The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-04
DU BIGNoN TO DEMOCRATS.
NO PATIENCE WITH THOSE WHO
SEEK TO CREATE DISCORD.

ferenccs Within Farty Lines ana
Present n Solid Fr0nt-Necessity OF
Maintaining Party Organization.
Democratic Regularity Must he Re-
spected-Should BE no Further Di-
vision Among the White Men of
Georgia and the south.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
Hon. f. G. duBignon of Savannah.
prominent member Of the state executive
committee and a candidate for United
States senator last year on what was call
ed a sound money" platform, gave
ringing democratic interview to a Consu-
tuition reporter yesterday.
Mr. dgBignon emphasized the fact that
the national platform must be the test of
party loyalty, and he gave some excellent
reasons in sustaining the statement.
The interview was had in casual con-
versaton with Mr. duBignon on his re-
turn to the Kimball house after having
seen his venerable mother and his aunt,
Mrs. David J. Bailey off at the depot for
a trip to Virginia resorts. Mr. duBignon
discussed political conditions fully, but
with no intention of seeing his views pub
lshed The reporter, however, put his
statement and his arguments, as outlined
in the conversation, in writing and sub
mtted the manuscript to him yesterday
afternoon, asking if he had any objec-
zion to the publication of the interview.
Mr. duBignon read the interview, which
follows, and replied:
Il did not intend to be interviewed, but
this seems to convey very clearly my sem
timents as expressed in personal conversa-
ton; and if you care to publish the inter-
view, you are at liberty to do so. l think
it is the duty of every democrat to do his
part toward maintaining the integrity of
| democratic organization, and l am willing
| to do mine. The interview outlines my
opinion of democratic duty, and l believe
the position taken will be sustained by eV-
cry regular democrat in Georgia, who hav-
ing opposed free coinage declaration in
advance of the action of the party, ac-
cepted the action of the convention and
contributed by his work and his vote TO
democratic success"
During my recent trip to Washington"
said Mr. duBignon, Il was impressed with
the good feeling existing among democratic
representatives in congress. | have never
seen them more confident Of party sue
cess. II.
| They expect large gains In the elections to
be held this year in Kentucky, Ohio and
Iowa; they are receiving encouraging re-
ports from every part of the union, and
| the regular democrats are a unit In the
opinion that the next congressional cam
| paign throughout the union VIII be fought
chiefly on the currency and tariff questions,
and that the declaration OF the Chicago
platform on both of these issues Will be
| the standard around which the regular
| democratic organization will of course
| rally. There is NJ division among regu-
| lar democrats on this point"
do you find any disposition among the
| democratic congressman who disagree
with the financial plank Of the Chicago
platform to sidetrack this issue?" Mr.. du-
| Blgnon was asked.
"Only among those who bolted the party
| organization in the last national cam
paign," replied Mr.. duBignon. Those
who stood true to the party, however, and
accepted the action of the national con-
vention as the voice of the party, are CO.
| operating with the regular organization
and do not hesitate to proclaim their 10y
| atty as democrats 10y announcing their ac-
| ccptance Of the verdict of the party. This
seems to me to be the only consistent and
patriotic course for all democrats to pur-
sue. and / have no patience with those
| who, protesting to be democrats, are
! seeking to create discord IN the party and
| TO discredit the regular organization of
the party by involving It in confusion"
| what, in your opinion, will be the att-
| tude Of those democrats in Georgia who
were opposed to the national convention
| at Chicago committing the party to an
| uneQuivOca free coinage declarations"
THAT question is answered by the atti-
/ tude OF my home paper the Savannah
| Morning News. which before the convcn-
| ton took strong ground against free coin
est 40. Ia f,feH sf.ff
| ccpted the verdict Of the convention, how
ever, and led the fight Ia South Georgia
/ for democratic success. OF late, IL has
! been particularly urgent in its position
/ that democratic regularity must be re-
| spectod What It has said OF the IMPORT
anco Of the recognition of party organi-
ation reflects the sentiment Of practically
| an of those In my section OF the state
| who. having been opposed 20 the action
| taken on the currency question by the
| Chicago convention, yielded their opposi-
| ton Ia response to tho voice OF the party"
As for myself" continued Mr.. duBig-
| n on "l do not hesitate TO say that as far
a. / am concerned. I did my duty as a
! democrat after the action OF the conven-
| ton, ana 1 accepted the platform OF tho
| party and voted for les nominee Not only
! that but chcerfuly co-opcrated with the
| state executive committee ln the effort
i Go have Georgia roll up as big a majority
| for the democratic ticket as possible.
| There was no other course Loft me as "a
] good democrat for ! have been voting
| tine democratic ticket too long 20 think
/ of forsaklng the party simply because
! had been Boz the minority on one OF the
| many questions at issue. In The last cam-
palgn ! was opposed 90 the efforts 20 COM
| mit the party 90 an uncQuNocal dcclara-
] ton w behalf OF free coinage. and ! made
| my race for the senate a. opposed 10 that
! issue, yot, when the party acted. ] did
| not hesitate 60 DO my duty as n democrat
/ ANA 90 accept the urbitrament of The nae
| uunHi convention ON a. question upon
! which democrats had been divided. In
/ hIs connection ! reclll very well the let
| ter of Mr cleveland after hIH nomination
| DOB 1892 in which. in expressing pleasure
| mat noe democrats Who hhd most bitterly
opposed hIH nomination were giving him
| tlrif active support boz saIdl d think
thr underlying principle IN party orTanlgn.
uQn ~ che acceptance 0f che arbitfament