The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-30
PALMER AND BtCKNER RALLY.
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,+ation who is supporting Bryan and his
nlatform to-day, the names of at least five
democrats of equal if not greater repute,
Who are opposed to him and his platform,
can be easily mentioned"
Mr.. Adams strongly opposed any sup
,ort of the republican ticket by democrats.
nAmocrats WHIP desired to rebuke their
Ieadsrs should vote the Indianapolis tick
et and not support men entirely opposed
TO them in principle.
.eThis Is a figh for principle said Mr..
adams, in conclusion. 1T is a fight for the
nartv. its real, It's permanent good and
ra invite democrats who believe in the
nartv principles rather than in the tech
Iptcal regularity of the nomina ton, to stand
with US for this principle
Mr.. Adams was frequently applauded,
md there was quite round of applause
al his conclusion. There was applause at
one time when he did not expect 1t, and
mat was when no expressed his belief in
the honesty of Mr.. Bryan. This showed
,bat the audience was not all of one way
of thinking.
The band In the gallery made an at
+omnt at playing Columbia or some other
natriotie tune It's effort was brief or the
audience would have rebelled.
Afr Anderson then presented Col. A. r.
1swton. she elector upon the Palmer and
9uckner ticket from the First district,
and said that he hoped he would receive
tbe support of his fellow citizens.
Col. Iawton said he had no fear of be-
he read out os the democratic party on
areount of his action. 1t was the true
democracy that was represented there at
The meeting. He did not deny that he was
hotter and he was ready to give his ren
sons for being a bolter. A bolter was
man who would not be biindly lead he
said. but who held principle above party.
Col. Lawton proceeded to give his reasons
whv a democrat should not feel bound to
rnnnort the nominees of the Chicago con-
vention For one thing, he said, the Chi
cago platform was so nearly like populisJ
nlatform that he would like to have some-
bodv tell him the difference. About the
only difference, he said, was that the DEM
ocrats wanted unlimited coinage of silver
at IS to l and the populists wanted also
unlimited fiat paper money. He contended
that the democrats, in their primaries,
did not pass upon the questions which
were taken up in the Chicago platform,
among them the condemnation of Mr.
Cleveland and the endorsement of an
archy socialism, Altgeldism and Tillman-
ism. all four of which words meant the
same thing, he said.
Col. Lawton proceeded to argue that
there were just as many reasons why dem
ocrats should not vote for Mckinley as
there were that they should not vote for
Bryan. Where he found democrats who
expected to vote for Mckinley, Col Law
ton said that he usually found them to be
favored with slight tinge of protection.
The republican party advocates a high
protective tariff, believes in Capitalization
and has put men in office whom we never
care to see there again. 1t advocates prin-
ciples to which every true democrat and
southern man is opposed. 1t might be taken
for granted, he said, that Georgia would
60 for Bryan, and that there were not
enough sound money votes in the state if
cast for Mr. Mckinley to carry the state
for him and consequently sound money
democrats were at liberty to vote accord
ing to their principles without being con-
oerned as to the result
Col. Lawton concluded his remarks by
reading a strong letter from DR.. Samuel
D. Irwin of Wadley, endorsing the posi-
ton of the Palmer and Buckner legion"
The band then proceeded to horrify the
crowd with a parody upon the Star
Spangled Banner"
Mr.. George w. Owens moved that the
band be choked off for the balance of the
evening.
His request was Immediately complied
with by the chair with the approval of
the crowd.
Hon. Albert H. Cox of Atlanta, was pre-
sented by the chairman and warmly re-
ceived
Mr.. Cox opened his remarks with some
pleasant illusions to Savannah, her COM
mercial Importance and her historic re-
minlscences. Mr.. Cox said that he had the
honor to make the last fight in Georgia
against the principle of high protection,
his opponent being Hon. Patrick Walsh of
Augusta, supported by the Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
The men who lead that fight for high
protection are not leading the fight for
this new heresy, he said. Mr.. Cox declar-
ca against that principle of party fealty
winch demands of the sovereign voter that
ne shall give up his independence and vote
according to party dictates regardless of
principle. He quoted Jefferson Davis as
saying that IF the democratic party has
4 ieit the principles which vitalize it l will
leave it, Thomas Jefferson was quoted as
saying that he had never submitted the
creed OF his opinion to any party or sect,
either in politics or religion.
Mr.. Cox took up the frequent statement
mat the white men of the south are COM
PEELED to stick together. 1t was bad poll
ey, at least to assist such a thing, he
SAID 1t would give rise to the belief
ELSEWHERE that there was a sleeping VOL
caho here and that society rested, as it
were, upon thin crust of lava. He as
serted that this was not true. 1.-THE float
ing vote of Georgia is not as dangerous
as that of some other sections" he said.
- mad rather have the negro vote of
ueorgla than to have the vote of the an
grehlsts and bomb throwers of Chicago"
Ins statement was received with APP
Mr.. Cox proceeded to warm up somewhat
ana to arouse his audience to occasional
bursts of applause.
ne TOOK up the issue of sectionalism
@hleh has been raised and condemned it
~ uhspalring terms. Should the west and
ne south form an alliance against the
north. he said.
we were welded to New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut. We needed
trends and we needed them sorely.
mhere were the ballots from the north
west the last section of the country to be-
vome reconciled until they found a sill
'gr 81, ak for the south to grind"
mere were no trade relations between
.he south and northwest, he said, except
Nlis They buy nothing whatever from
sou, and you buy nothing from them ex-
'spt what you ought to raise at home"