The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-02
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.


The friends of Hon. John ]. Black, who
has been tax collector of Floyd county for
about fifteen years. suggest his name as
a suitable one for state treasurer. TO sue
coed Hon. r. u. Hardeman.
statesboro Times: There is sure TO be a
division OF the democrats Of this state on
national issues this year, and our leaders
cannot afford to sacrifice harmony In state
affairs by trying to combine the two con-
ventions.
Lincolnton News: The single convention
scheme "in the interest of harmony" II
carried out would be a double fraud upon
the democratic party and prove TO be an
apple of discard rather than an owe
branch, and appears to us TO be faint
expiring echo from the Griffin convention.
Gainesville Cracker: This is bad time
for calling snap conventions in Georgia.
II is not the occasion for tampering with
party machinery. This kind or thing
smacks of petty politics. The fate OF the
snappers in New York should warn GER
tain Georgia democrats that II is DANGER
Gus to trys to change dates and alter long
established customs for partisan adVan-
tage.
Gibson Record: The effort OF the Consti-
tuition and its cuckoos to stampede the
state of Georgia into holding one conven-
ton which would combine the functions OF
a gnDefnaIOrldl ana OF n pftSlutillltli B1eh-
ering will not prove successful. IL Is a
long established custom TO have two con-
ventions Let the Institutions which have
been desired by wisdom and consecrated
by tradition remain inviolate.
Madison Madisonian: Make the issue
in the May convention. elect our dele
gates to Chicago, and then when the ma
tional convention shall assemble, Geor-
gia democrats will bury all differences
and close up to face the enemy. We DO
not consider this fight for either free
silver or sound money, but Tor demo-
cratic harmony and integrity. IL the
state convention should adopt platform
that will not harmOnize with the plat
form of the national convention there
will be trouble, as there usually Is when
state and national politics are confused.
The argument that one convention VIII
economize time can hardly be considered
good one.
Telfair Enterprise: At present there
are two wings OF the democratic party,
namely: The free silverites and the
Sand money men, and as every one
knows, the money question Is not state,
but a national issue. Then, II Tor no
other reason a separate convention should
and for coming to an agreement as 70
whether the democratic party or Georgia
is a free silver party, or SOUND money
party AS things now stand, 1t Is q hard
matter TO distinguish some men who call
themselves democrats from the populists,
but in a separate convention distinct
line would be drawn between the two fac
lions, and the majority would carry the
day, and the majority rules Is prin-
chile of democracy No mans opinion
would be changed by the action of the
convention, but party loyalty and party
unity would draw the two FACTIONS to-
gether in supporting one common cause.
We cannot yet see into the
mystery, but the Constitution has got
some scheme on foot, and as we lost con-
fdence in that organ long ago, we had
rather have something that we have tried
and that we know Is safe.