New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-25
POLITICS IN GEORGIA.
NO GENERAL FREE-sILvER CRAzE-REPU BLIcAN
PROSPECTS IN NOVEMBER


To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The election that takes place In Georgia on
October is only for State and county Offices
There are but tickets in the field the Populists
and the Democrats; the Republicans having no
State ticket and therefore, no particular interest
in the State election. At the present time the
chances seem TO be in favor Of the Democrats
The Popusts are handicapped In their PLATFORM
by prohibition plank. There is already local
ontion law in this State which is giving general
satisfaction In the agricultural districts the Id"
is in many counties. voted for and enforced IN
the cities high license prevails Inc TACT that 'he
Populists have prohibition plank in their platform
has brought out the cities against them, and TINS
vote will tell heavily the day OF the election
The Renublicans will undoubtedly be benefited by
the State campaign, matter which party sue
ceeds In the first place, if the Popuiists are ue
feated IL IS likely that many of them Will support
the National Republican ticket. In the second
place a very strong bid is being maze lof inc
negro vote and the Democrats are using all means
~ their command to bring out large negro vote
for their candidate This will undoubtedly get 1t
IN readiness for the National election. and that
vote will be cast for the Republican party
In other respects the prospects for large Re-
publican vote in Georgia at the November erection
are good 1t is not that the people or georgia
have zone GRAVY over free silver is 1t true that
the country people are In distress. The farmers IN
Georgia were never in a better condition IMAM tney
are now They planted their crop ana nave maui i
II with the expectation OF receiving q NeIS ~"
nrice on the contrary, they are getting AT ietlst
tbree cents a pound more for their cotton lhah
they had calculated on when the crop was pidi. -
one of the largest cotton gin mdnulact IeIs III us
section told the writer that he had sOIu more NJ,
chimes for cash this year than ne lau ever sou
fore since he had been in the business Inc iner-
chants in the country towns report tnas tie{ ~
a larger cash trade than they ever hdu peioi . :,
The BANKERS in the small towns also state thal the
farmers this year will get entnely ou. ., uc bs .
viii have a cash balance TO their credit Ihese
conditions the writer found TO be true from d per
sonal visit 20 the interior ana inquiry 81
farmers themselves. II follows therefore that ue
CRYING out distress and advocating nfty-cent DOL
Ia uSiu NOT get a very enthusiastic audience Inc
writer personally asked a number OF farmers tneI
views on the silver question Win the eAcePtioii
OF all stated that II they hau sii'e' '''0' "
il as good gold. =, 1,... hota cood
The conditions that prevail In georgia hoiu soou
largely throughout the whole cotton pell. WHEN
we come to the business men. merchants ana me
chancs there IL little doubt that threeloui thS VI
tbst vote Will leave the Democratic party In the
national election IL is great pity that the reai
condition in the South Is not realized by the he-
nublicans in the North IL such campaign were
made in Georgia as is being made IN me western
states we might expect a revolution mere. II -
not TOO late 10 make OF the opportunities which
the Southern States offer 10 get hePuDncan ere
toral votes Never before was the South WlhIhs
IN listen TO Republican doctrine. NOW is tle &C
cented time and IL should be improved We are
C'Iuh In Atlanta has membership OF more
,han 200 and new members are joining az tlie fdH
~ ono hundred names at a meeting All OF tneh
are good and some OF mem are leauins nIe. ia
inritv on The day OF the National election VIII be
the smallest II II does not wholly disappear that
snv president has received within our time