Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-17
HE WANTS TO Be SENATOR
Fleming G, DuBignon Announces
His Candidacy.
STARTS OFF WITH A KICK
He Had a lIfe s in Which to Announce
4 v-Himself
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BUT juE 81 ON Ex-sPEAKER CRISP
BecausL Siat Gentleman Got a Months
Ste Ind Left Him at the Post-He
SIN Withdraw After the Chi
cago Convention.
OFF WITH A KICK
BUT JUv = ON Ex-sPEAKER CRISP

Savannah, Ga, April 16.-The follow
ing explains itself
To the People of Georgia.
l take this method of formally an
nouncing my candidacy for the United
States senate for the term beginning
March 4, 1897. I address you in this
way because it will be impossible for me
to meet all the people face to face. 1
shall go from county to county and Will
endeavor during the campaign to speak
to you from the hustings, but the pres
ent peculiar tactics that are being em-
ployed to hasten an expression from
the democratic voters of Georgia render
1t 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 PROPOSE
ton to preciptate an expression on
June as to a choice for United States
senator should not be adopted. Such
course Is hasty and ill-advised, and not
only complicates the primaries with ex-
traneous issues, but forces a premature
decision before the candidates can be
heard, before the financial Issues can be
adequately discussed and before the peo-
pie have made up their minds upon the
important public questions involved.
II lS perfectly Piopci ia MY JuoRiiShs
to refer the selection of United States
senator to the people for settlement. 30
far as am concerned, / ehall go directly
to the people and combat what / believe
the fallacy of unlimited coinage of silver
by the United States government at
ratio of 16 to l. have no doubt Of tho
decision of the people when this matter
has been thoroughly considered by them,
but l must protest against the use or
party machinery in the Interest OF any
man or set of men to take snap 1udg-
ment or to force q verdict before both
sides can be heard. l shall explain fully
my position upon the currency question
and all public issues in my speeches be-
fore the people. At present have only
to ask the legislative committees of the
different counties, in the interest OF fair
play and party harmony, to see that all
sides to the present discussion have q
full and fair opportunity to be heard.
The democratic party in Georgia Will
have determined opposition this year In
both state and national elections. We
cannot afford to stifie discussion In our
own ranks, or to take an unfair advan-
take in construction of a platform from
which we shall all fight the common en-
emy.
Asking this much in justice to my own
candidacy and to the principles which l
represent, 1 do not hesitate to say that
if the national party In convention as
sembled at Chicago adopts platform
for the unlimited coinage of silver at ~
to 1 / shall not further urge my candi-
dacy for the. United States senate, but or
course shall support the nominees OF the
party.
l have been impelled to write this
letter because four weeks ago letter
signed by Hon. Charles f. Crisp was IN
dustriously posted to every member OF
the democratic executive committee OF
the several counties of Georgia, suggest
TT.ztta dtatn
ator be speedily and finally made on
June 6. The state executive committee
declined to make such recommendation
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 ana
the executive committees of the various
counties to walt until the issue Is fully
and fairly Joined before verdict Is
made. FLEMING @. DUBIGNON.