The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-25
No scheme in sight.

No scheme in Sight.
What's The matter with orr esteemed
/ contemporary. the Atlanta Constitutioh2
/ il appears 70 be a little OF its base In
I fact. nervous almost 10 the verge or hys-
/ terics. A few days ago. in calling attsa-
tion to the fact that two or three eoun-
/ ties had called primaries for June C win
/ out providing for a choice OF a senatorial
candidate either in June or October. it
warned the people Ito look out for pit
I falls" though it was not exactly clear
tha1 anybody was in danger from pit
falls. We took occasion TO say that as
neither the last state convention nor the
state democratic executive committee had
authorized a primary 10 make a choice
Of a senatorial candidate the counties
were at liberty to have senatorial prl-
maries or not just as they pleased. and
that in the absence OF any authority for
senatorial primary or any agreement or
the candidates, primaries would hardly
have any binding authority if some coun-
ties neglected to hold them while others
held them in June and stin others in Oc-
tober. This expression Of opinion of ours
which seems TO US a very reasonable
opinion. appears TO have been regarded
by our esteemed contemporary as evil
dence Of deep. dark and damnable plot,
for in its issue of Thursday, it cries out
the scheme unfolds." What scheme, es-
teemed contemporary? We have no
scheme, we assure you. We are simply
are not plotting and planning and are not
in the confidence of anybody who has
plots and plans. If there is any scheme
unfolding We are not aware of it. We
are not trying 10 run conventions. or to
mislead the people or do any other thing
that any fair-minded man has a right TO
complain Of In this senatorial matter
we simply say the counties have a right
to express a choice of a senatorial candi-
date or not, as they please. Are we not
right?
our esteemed contemporary says it
wants democrats to make choice of a
senatorial candidate either in June or
October. Wen, we have no objection
Did our esteemed contemporary notice
an interview with Mr.. duBlgnon in Fri
days Morning News? Perhaps it pub
lished the same article. In it, Mr.. du-
Bignon says:
Nothing is farther from my purpose
than TO do or say anything which savors
of dictation to the people, but realizing TO
the fullest extent that the right to select
those VINO shall fill positions Of public
trust belongs absolutely to the people, ana
being one of those who believe that the
more directly the popular choice is ex-
pressed, the better for all concerned.
Il now stand ready to unite with Mr.
Crisp in joint letter addressed to all the
democrats of Georgia, expressing our de-
sire that they shall vote directly al the
october election, at every precinct in the
state, upon the question of who shall be
the senator from Georgia. If the plat
form of the national democracy is one
which can conscienuousiy defend as a
candidate. i pledge myself to abide by
that vote. If that platform should be
one one, which l cannot eonseientiogsly de-
tend as candidate, l win fall into line
in the ranks as a voter and WELD obedi-
ence TO the mandate of the people thus
expressed
There is no scheme in the foregoing. is
there? We hope our esteemed contempo-
rary viii not think there is. 1t seems to
US to be a very straightforward propo-
sttion-a proposition in harmony with
what Chairman Clay and Gov. Atkinson
think would be for the best interests of
the party in the state. 1t may not suit
Mr. Crisp, but he cannot have everything
his own way. He says he is not afraid
of the people. Wei, here is a chance for
him TO show that he is not Let him ac-
cept Mr.. duBignon's proposition; and, IL
seems to us, that our esteemed contem-
-
We feel confident there are no pitfalls
in it, and our esteemed contemporary,
if it will accept it in good faith, will be
relieved of the strain of watching for
schemes to unfold