The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-17

prOh!bitionists ana p0pulsts have gone
70 work with their usual flourish ot tr1lm-
pets but they Wiil he unable tu frs lfen
Fb0dy Wlta the rattle Of tleir tom ioins
or fhe bray ~ their slogan They always
starr OUT thus ami end up ln defeat ana
appointment The demorraUr press ~
the state is solidly against them. as are
the people who believe On democratic prin-
ciples.
Washington Gazette. Hon. William II.
Fleming has been nominated for congress
in the Tenth district. Hon J. c.. C.. Black
Fleming has been "a conspicuous hslre
in the Georgia legislature for some years
ana has been speaker Of the House lie
Is one or the braiuiest men in public lie
In the state. and shows force " char
acter that makes as believe he will make
an able and useful member OF congress
HIS election 20 the position for which he
has been nominated Is a fOregcue cOnclu-
sion.
Dalton Argus. 4 Georgia newspaper
which has been a consistent and red hot
advocate Of silver. and is now advising
"A campaign Of decency ana moderation Of
language, goes about pouring oil upon
troubled water somewhat upon this style:
Those blank blank enemies OF clviliza-
ton, the sOrdid, corrupted, time-serving
English gold standard press, the toOls Of
the ShylOcks OF Wall street and the Blood
sucking money power. had as well take
notice that We arc not 10 be won by being
called repudiatOrs and anarchists; we OBJ
Ject 10 being called vile names"
Thomasville Times Enterprise: DR.. W.
A. Gambler. president of Emory College,
one Of the most distinguished divines in
Georgia, VIII not be drawn into the pres
ent programme for forcing "A dispcnsary
plan, or something worse. on the people
OF the state. He says: When prohibition
Is presented as an issue separately, when
II Is non-partisan prohibition ASSOCIATED
from persons and parties-I see no impro-
priety IN preacher urging its adoption:
but when entangled with party issues ana
mixed with questions as to the rela tive
htness OF persons for office, he cannot,
ter"
Hon. Patrick Walsh, who has just re-
turned from New York. expresses him
self as greatly ENCOURAGED by the out
look for democratic success, which is as
sured now unless some remarkable sur
prises are in store for November Mr.
Bryan's speech was disappointment to
the gold press of New York They
hoped for and anticipated an oratorical
flight which they could deride and attack
Ihey were not prepared for the patriotic
appeal TO the people, the absence Of sec
journalism, and the cold reasoning Of logic.
Mr. Bryan's speech was absolutely void
or prejudice or passion. There was no
attempt to array the masses against the
CLASSES.
The state democratic committee has
announced the following appointments
for party rallies. additional dates to be
made later: Alpharetta, Milton county
Aug. H.-Robert L. Berner of Forsyth,
democratic nominee for state senator, will
De the principal speaker; Mount Vernon
Montgomery county. Aug. D. Chairman
Steve Clay will he the principal speaker.
savannah, Aug. IS. Gov. Atkinson will
make the principal address, Cumming
Forsyth county, Aug. % speakers not Sc
lected; StateSborO, Bullock county Aug
address, and Col j. W. Robertson of
Habersham will also speak; HartweH.
Hart county, Sept. /, Gen. Clement A.
Evans Will make the principal speech;
Other prominent democrats not yet Sc
lected will address these meetings.
Waynesboro True Citizen: Col. Tom
Watson is always posing as a martyr. He
once had his friends and benchmen around
his house in Thomson guarding him from
asss ssination because he met a democrat
going after doctor in a studying wrap
per. This was good enough KukuN for
his purpose and there was enacted one of
the most miserable yet amusing farces of
his first Black-Watson campaign. Never
Wo THIS day has there appeared the slight
est justification for this ordering out the
Winchesters of his district for his pro-
lection. and Il is a subject too ridiculous
to mention even by him with all his gall
and brass. Now he is continually harm
ing on Jones insult to him and his popu-
list friends, which he knows since Chair
man Jones has denied Il and explained
what he did say that the Worlds reporter
tod a deliberate falsehood