The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-20
SILVER MEN TAKE A STAND.
GOV. ATKTNSON's SPEECH Put
THEM on THEIR METTLE.

They Are Disposed 20 Argue the Mat
ter With the Gold Men Nova
Proposition For a Joint Debate BE-
tween the Champions of the
Bryan-SewaII Club and the sound
Money CIub-The SOund Money
Movements Progress-The Govern
or'S Position on stage Issues Pret-
~ Generally Endorsed.
Comment on Gov. Atkinson's speech was
pretty much one-sided yesterday. This
was because nearly all the crowd thst
heard the speech and accepted the Chi
cago platform had gotten into line with
the governor.
The out-and-out &c TO : men were en-
thusiasuc and declarad that the presen-
tations Of their side OF the case was as
good as they wanted TO hear. They were
especially pleased that there was nothing
Of the defensive in the address, but thar,
on the contrary. It carried the war right
into the enemy's camp and assailed The
pet arguments Of the gold bugs.
one noticeable effect OF the speech Is
that the silverltes who have been few
and very quiet. have come out OF their
shells and are disposed TO argue the ques-
ton. Silver arguments could be heard
freely on the street corners.
Il tell you the governor woke things
up" said one enthusiastic democrat. 1T
Will set the people to thinking here. 1t is
the first time that the question has been
squarely put before the people here. When
you consider that we have never heard
anything here but the gold doctrine, that 1t
has been preached in every banking house
and on every corner, it is not to be Won
dered at that our people have been rather
lukewarm in their support Of the dem
ocratic ticket 1t Is about time that our
platform was fully eXpatiated on and
that we were given some reasons for the
faith which were expected TO maintain.
II Is about time the gold men put up an
orator now for us to see IL their argu-
ment is as strong as their preiudices.
The gold men who heard or read the
speech did not have many comments 70
make except that there was nothing new
in the governors address. and that he laid
himself open to attack in many Of his
statements.
Col. Clifford w. Anderson wants to get
a public debate on the question between
the Bryan-Sewall Club and the new sound
money club, which his relative Randolph
Anderson, Esq, IS booming, each side to
select its champions. He is confident that
the sound money men would not find their
position as sound as they believe It to be.
The governors position on the leading
state issues, prohibition VS.. local option and
the convict lease system, is pretty gener-
ally Endorsed. His position is regarded
as sound on both issues.
Dodgers have been distributed on the
TO- anNa
Wright the populist candidate for gov
ernor, will deliver an address here on |
Aug 81. The circulars contain an appeal
in behalf OF prohibition. Mr.. Wright is
likely to get a large crowd to hear him here |
out Of curiosity, but he is not likely to
make many converts.
Those interested in the formation of the |
sound money club of Chatham county
have made considerable progress with the |
work of securing signatures to the paper
which has been prepared and a copy of
which was published in the Morning News
yesterday.
Only one or two gentlemen had the doc
uments out yesterday, and then some 200
or more signatures were secured. They
were only able to work at the matter for
a little while, owing to their business en-
gagements, but within that short time, It
appears, very favorable progress was
made.
In spite of what the Chicago convention
did 1t appears there are still a good many
sound money democrats in Savannah,
and all of them will sign the document
with the exception OF a few who think
they must stand by the party and sacri-
flee principle.
The new sound money club will be or
ganized the latter part OF the week or the
first part of next week, just as soon as
the enrolment of names has progressed
far enough. The club, however, is not go
ing 10 have any political meetings or big
powwows unless circumstances should
make II necessary, its members simply de-
string to enroll themselves against the
free silver movement. Those interested
in the matter feel no hesitancy in saying
they think they can secure 1000 names
without any effort
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