The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-17
DU BIGNM TO GEoRGIANS.
HE MAKEsA FORMAL ANNOUNCE
MENT Of HIS CANDIDACY.

he OpPcss the June Primary for
Choice II Candidate for the SEN
ate-Tbnks There should BE
Full I'D Free Discussion of the
sfIverQuestion Before Choice of
senaprfaI Candidate is sIade-WIn
Not Femain a Candidate IL the Va
tionh Convention Declares for
FREE silver Coinage.
Hon Fleming G. duBignon furnishes
Tor piblication the following letter. max
ing armal announcement OF his candida
CIV Jr the United States Senate:
I'd the People of Georgia: I take this
me nod OF formally announcing my can
d.Hcy for the United States Senate, for
rhfterm beginning March 4. 1897. address
v1 in this way because il viii be impossi-
II for me 10 meet all the people face 10
dee I shall go from county 10 county,
snd will endeavor during the campaign to
,Deak TO you from the hastings. but the
present peculiar tactics that are being
Employed 10 hasten an expression from
tine democratic voters Of Georgia render
liz important that 1 should not wait to
meet you in your home counties.
There are vital considerations outside
OF the candidacy of any man why the
proposition TO precipitate an expression
on the 9Th of June. as TO a choice for
United states Senator should not be
adopted. Such a course is hasty and Ill
advised, and not only cOmplicates the
primaries with extraneOus issues, but
forces a premature decision-before the
candidates can be heard, before the finan-
cizl issues can be adequately discussed.
and before the people have made up their
minds upon the important public ques-
tions involved.
II is perfectly proper. in my judgment,
TO refer the selection of United States
Senator to the people for settlement. So
far as I am concerned shall go directly
10 the people and combat what believe 10
be the faIlacy of unlimited coinage of
silver by the United States government
al a ratio Of 10 TO I. / have no doubt
of the decision of the people WHEN this
matter has been thoroughly considered by
them, but l must protest against the use
OF party machinery in the interest of any
man or set Of men 10 take a snap Judg-
rnent or 10 force, verdict before both
sides can be heard
/ shall explain fully my position upon
the currency question and all public is
sues in my speeches before the people. At
present 1 have only to ask the executive
comittees of the different counties, in the
interest of fair play and party harmony,
cussion have a full! and fair opportunity
10 be heard. The democratic party in
Georgia will have determined opposition
this year in both state and national cleo
tons. We canont AFFORD to sthe discus
sion in our own ranks, or TO take an I'M
fair advantage in constructing platform
from which We shall all fight the common
enemy.
Asking this much IN justice to my own
candidacy and TO the principles which
represent, l do not hesitate TO say that If
the national party in convention assem-
bled at Chicago adopts. a platform for the
unlimited coinage of silver at is to l, l
shall not further urge my candidacy for
the United States Senate. But, Of course,
l shall support the nominees Of the party.
l have been imDelled to write this let
ter because four weeks ago a letter sign
ed by Hon. Charles F. Crisp was indus
triOusly posted to every member of the
democratic executive committee of the
several counties of Georgia sugges ting
that a choice for United States Senator
be speedily and finally made on June 6.
The state executive committee declined to
make such reconme ndation TO the county
committees, but left the matter entirely
for local determination
Judge Crisp and myself will engage in
a number of joint discussions as soon as
his public duties permit him to return to
Georgia.
IN the meantime I ask the people and
the executive committees OF the various
counties, to wait until the issue is fully
and fairly Joined before the verdict is
made. Fleming G. duBignon.