People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-09-04
AS to Chairman Jones.

Bryan and silver for the sake OF the
state tickets. They care nothing for
silver and less for Bryan. They
simply wish to control the state ma
chinery. We regret to say that
many of these are southern men.
Senator Jones is southern man.
No one doubts but that it was the
result of southern influence that
caused him to make the remark,
''let the Populists go with the ne
groes where they belong" That ne
cares nothing for silver is clearly
shown by the way he has had Mr..
Bryan dangling around the heels of
eastern Democracy for ten days,
making eyes at David B. Hill, who
was SO gloriously snubbed at Chi
cage.
If Mr.. Bryan had been permitted
to say one word in Madison Square
Garden about Mr.. Watson or the
Populist psrty it would have won
him more votes than all this cring
ing to David B. Hill and eastern
Democracy. The Populists are the
natural allies of Democrats in this
fight, but rather than give oounte-
nance to the southern wing of the
party Chairman Jones would put
Mr.. Bryan in the humiliating posi-.
tion before the country of boot-liok-
ing gold-bugs. Mr.. Bryan and the
trus friends Of silver may well ask if
Chairman Jones wants Mr.. Bryan
elected,
The writer OF this srticle during
conference with Chairman Jones at
St. Louis pointed out the possibility
OF some of the southern states going
for Mckinley.
"Well," said Chairman Jones quite
oomplacently, ''if Mckinley gets the
most votes he should certainly be
elected"
There are developments in Geor-
gis that would lead the prudent to
fear that jones' complacent acquies-
cence to McKinley's ele ction had
grown into fixed determination. It
is admitted that the election of the
Democratic machine in this state de
ponds entirely on the negro vote.
Tremendous and unheard of eff
forts are being made to secure that
vote. The negroes are naturally OPP,
posed to the Democratic party.
Perhaps the most suspicious thing
that has occurred ID The announce
ment that Colonel Bill Pledger will
stump the state for Democracy over
an open letter from the said Pledger.
Pledger is negro Republican,
lawyer and a man of influence in the
Republican party of this state. He
is second only to Colonel A. E. Buck
if second to him.
1t is well known that Colonel
Buck had to make concessions to
Pledger as to the delegation from
this state to the Republican national
convention. The man is a consist
ant Republican, it would be ridiou-
lous to say that he loved Democracy.
1t would be just as ridiculous to
say that he could be bought. He
has perhaps had at his disposal
when the delegation from Georgia
was needed to nominate certain Re
publican candidates for president)
more money than all the Democratic
executive committees that have ever
existed in this state. Money can't
be an object to him.
Then what is the attraction
viii the electoral vote OF the state
be bar:ered to Mckinley for the state
house Offices, and then the whole
thing be charged up to the Populists,
the Democratic press declaring it to
be the result of third ticket, when
it is we'll known that while thou.
sands of Democrats are declaring for
Bryan and Watson that no effort is
being made by the Democratic ma.
chine of this state to consolidate the
ticket. 1t will be we'll for the
friends of Mr.. Bryan and silver to
keep an eye on the southern situa
ton, and if Chairman Jones fails to
win gold-bug Democracy to Mr..
Bryan, he may prefer gold-bug Re-
publicaus to southern Populists who
he has denounced so bitterly.
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