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


Hin OF Macon. who has toI years been the
leading prohibition spirit % the state. de-
clared his allegiance 10 the new ticket
and win take the stump for IL. Dr. Gam
brell. the original figure around which the
fusion movement was fosterce, WEI 90
the same, and through the Instrumental
ity OF ". <. Sihley OF Augusta. VINO y as
formally indicted into the party to-day.
and given a place on the ticket, u Is de
signed to bring new force into the ngAt
w. c. T. L., and the Temperance women
OF the state. Mrs ". c. Sioley, the pres
fdent OF the W. G.. T. L. b. the vile OF
treasurer. Added 10 these influences, the
church will be challenged 10 take an ac-
tive part
liant young man-briliiant especially ih
the art OF stump speaking he IS az
gressiVe and fun Of energy ana mas ndd
success at the bar. Before ne was y ne
was a powerful factor ln the pOltlcs or
his county. He made the race for the
House Of Representative In the state Reg
islature the same year that me- graduated
from Mercer University. and was elected
as an independent democrat. from Lndt
time on he has always been an ludepend-
ent though he has never since held pub
lie office, outsi2e Of the county. lie is
wealthy through marriage with Miss
Moore Of this city. who brought him
dowry OF a quarter OF a million to add TO
his own snug personal fortune. Ihis
equips him 10 make a determined cam
paign. and he may be depended upon 10
In accepting the nomination, Mr.. wrlgh.
made a short speech. I'm spite Of what
has been said' he said. las TO my seek
ing this nomination, / call upon you my
fellow citizens TO witness that ] have not
sought IL. / have not asked man 30
vote for me, but have done all that
could to avoid personally making this
race. As / grow old. the more / love my
home. the more repugnant to me becomes
the idea Of entering the field OF politics.
But there are duties that no true cltl-
zen. no brave man can shirk. was can
ddate for office but once before In my
life. that twenty years ago, when was
elected as an independent to the state leg
islature from Floyd county. When ]
went back home and my friends rallied
around and wanted to send me to the leg
isiature again. / replied that never again
would l be a candidate for any Office until
I could stand upon platform, the chief
plank In which was war on the demon Of
the liquor traffic.
] am no fanatic, have no personal i'll
will toward the men who are engaged in
the business. They are not responsible.
But before the bar OF the great God, Il
viii be the men who vote TO sustain the
system. who viii be held responsible.
But few words as TO the situation that
confronts u.s. Il is a most remarkable
condition Of affairs that exists in this
country at this time. For years the popu-
lists have been abused. denounced and lied
about by a set of ring-tailed democratic
politicians Never until these men were
driven TO Il by the fear OF losing the offices
upon which they have fattened, did they
adopt a platform that was IN the interest
of the people. Then they took the prin-
ciples that you have been denounced on
account OF, and / say that II does not lie
in democratic mouths to ridicule populists
now. When those men at Chicago threw
off the dominion of the north and the
east and planted their feet upon a plat
form, then you had the battle whipped.
They can't deceive anybody about It
either, except a few free silver democrats
an anomaly in politics. There is but lit
tie difference In the platforms Of the Chi
cago and the ST. Louis conventions. The
chief difference Is on the railroad ques-
ton, and they will sooner or later come
TO that as sure as God reigns in heaven.
Another point of difference is the per-
sonnet of the candidates for Vice Presi-
dent. OF all the cowardly animals of the
earth is the southern democrat politician
bowling the knee to the Tammany Hail,
and selling out for gold the inheritance Of
the south.
The Chicago convention went to the east
and took a man for Vice President who
You populists went to St. Louis and nam
ed man for Vice President from the
south-a man who has stood the white
heat of the fire and come out unSpotted
Are you then to let a few ring tailed
democratic politicians stand between YOU
and such a man?
If you are men then stand up for south
ern rights. AS In the old days the south
furnished Washington and a Jefferson,
let her now furnish a Watson.
Don't be afraid of criticism. You are
standing on a rock from which they can
not push you off now If they are honest
men with principle above offices and the
spoils, they would come forward and take
Watson by the hand. In this fight, which
we have before us, lay aside extreme par
tisanship but go before the people and
denOnnnR all IN nffica wi on ,af Il
10 administer the affairs of the state
1 have heard at my home and / have
heard II again here in Atlanta, that the
high offices Of the state are bartered and
traded off by these hungry politicians. And
Yet they have the effrontry to come before
you and ask for your Endorsement.
Make the fight straight. They have rid
iculed and denounced you-give them
what they have given you. If they repent
and Will quit their trickery and
VIII come and go with us, why
let them come"
In conclusion, Mr.. Wright said: LET
us rise and clean out the cesspool of poll
tics and establish a reign of purity. | do
not know what the result of this fight
VIII be, but l do know that l will never
feel ashamed of leading you brave rRen in
this struggle for moral reform. l know,
too, that the memory of this days action
VIII be precious legacy to my children -
The populists are enthusiastic over the
nomination as rule. Col w. L. Peek
middle of the road spirit are, however, In
the sulks. They fought the idea of prohi-
bition Hereby, first, when ii was proposed
70 nominate DR. Gambrell, and then again
IN the platform committee. At one time
II looked as If they would succeed and
prohibition would at least be left out OF
the platform
A deadlock, or minority report, was i'm.
minent Then Hon. Tom Watson was sent
Tor, and went in the committee room, and
as he has always done, forced the recall.
citrants back TO the level of harmony and
the prohibition scheme was evolved with
out a flaw.
Democratic leaders generally regard the
work OF the convention with more thar
passing concern. They recognize that
there is fighting ahead with the liquor
traff1c, as the rallying cry of the cam
paign, though little fear is felt for the
mai result. One of the notable things
about the convention was the small mum.
per OF negro delegates in attendance as
compared to former populist conventions
democrats view this as an indication thai
tne negro vote will so almost solidly for
atkinson, thereby cutting off great por.
uon OF the strength. The negro delegates
present voted solidly for Wright and C.
n. walton, the negro leader of Augusta
pledged the support of sixty per cent. OF
negroes OF Georgia to Wright He predict.
cd that the all white ELECTORAL vote of the
republicans would drive the negro republi.
cans into the populists ranks.
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