The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-13
SENSATION IN THE SKIRMIsH.
DODGER ISSUED ATTACKING THE
RAILROADS.

Had the Appearance of Being Issued
by Gov. AtIsinsOn's Friends to-
Hurt Mr.. Clay ON Account of Mr..
duBignOn's SuppOrt-The Governs
Or's Friends Deny the Charge and
RetOrt That 1t Was. Issued to
Hurt the Governor.
Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 12.-The sensational
feature of the senatorial campaign to-day
was the circulation of the following an
nonymous dodgers which explains ITSELF
The circular appeared mysteriously in
the lobby Of the Kimball just before the
meeting of the caucus. 1t had the APP
pearance of having been sent out by Gov
Atkinson's friends TO hurt Mr.. Clay on
Mr. duBignons account, Mr.. du5lgnon
being the railroad attorney referred TO in
1t, and also to injure Capt Howell on ac-
count of his railroad connections. This
governor, however declares positively
that he nor his friends had anything to do
with the circular. They declare that it
was issued to hurt the governor by act
ing as boomerang, and on this theory
say that 1t came near nominating Mr.
Clay at this afternoons caucus. The cir~
cular reads:
ITO the Members OF the Legislatures
In the pending contest for United States
senator from Georgia you, or some Of yous
without knowing 1t. are standing on
treacherous ground. 1t behooves you to
heed this warning, and to be on your
guard. Your own future, and the future
of the democratic party in Georgia, are
in great peril. Corporation influence ap-
pears to be the strongest single power
in the contest for senator. While the
people were fighting for free silver last
summer, the railroads were carrying on p
campaign to elect legislators to serve
them. They are now working to elect a
United States senator to represent them
in the highest legislative body on this
earth. DO you not see their hand? 1t is
plain to all observers. Analyze the votes
cast for senator. Trace the railroad line
In Georgia, especially South Georgia, and
you can see 1t as clear as
day. Where go the votes along
the line of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway BY what influence
and at whose instance are they cast?
Count the railroad attorneys and agents
in your body, and see where their votes
fall Has q Georgia legislature ever be-
fore been so insulted-treated as menials
and mendicants-as you have been by the
Southern Railway Company? A notice
posted at the peoples capitol, telling their
representatives that they can get crumb
from the Southern's table by calling. hat
in hand. and asking It's attorney of the
crumb. You should have torn the INSULT
ing, degrading invitation into shreds, and
called on the author for an apology. DEM
ocrats are watching you with painful an
xiety. Populists are drawing comfort in
the situation. They are waiting to see
you elect a railroad man, a director and
attorney or agent of corporations, as sem
ator from Georgia. II you do, you will
have ample time in private life to repent
your folly, and the democrats
win have before them the hard
est fight they have ever had In
Georgia to retain control Of the governs
ment. II you elect such a man you Will
breed many thousands of populsts, and
Tom Watson will make a fioor-cloth OF
your party. You were elected as bimetal-
lists You came here to record the peo-
pies judgment in favor of bimetallists,
chosen by them in their primaries, Judge
Crisp, and against an avowed miscalled
sound money man, who was and is
railroad attorney. That Judgment was as
much against the single standard railroad
attorney as It was in favor Of Judge Crisps
no more and no less. Do you imagine you
can escape their fiery indignation If you
disregard their will and judgment express
ed by a majority never before given in any
contest in Georgia? The issue was fairly,
squarely made. You know 1t. You know
the result. Don't allow any one, with fair
speech and working under cover, to be-
guile you into a trap. The trapper don't
care a fig for the thing he traps. When
you are politically dead, he will be smiling
at your funeral Bimetallism is not dead.
Even II 1t was, you are under positive in
structions by the primaries, and by what
| logic could you defend a refusal to obey
your instructions. when you go home and
have to give an account of your agency
Many of you are young. You are ambi-
tious. You have a future. Don't dig your
own graves. Don't betray your trust"