The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-11
..McKinIeY Democrats"

Atlanta. Ga, July 1O-Editor Morning
News: l find in a clipping from your pa
per, published In the Atlanta Constitu-
ton. the following language: 1T is to be
hoped that those democrats who were so
outraged by the nomination of Mr. Bryan
at Chicago that they had to salve their
injured feelings by voting for Mckinley,
have by this time seen the error Of their
way and repented Of their SIM"
There are thousands Of good democrats
who refused to vote for Bryan, and who
will refuse to vote for him, or any other
man nominated on the undemocratic plat
form adopted at Chicago. who also, refus-
ed TO vote for Mckinley. Even those who
voted for Mckinley had good grounds for
doing so.
II is strange that some people cannot
see the drift of politics. but go on blindly
advocating things that they think 1.-THE
people" endorse.
Unless something is done TO bring the
two or three divisions Of the party into
harmony, Bryan or any other man on his
platform had as well try to dig a hole
through the earth as to reach the presi-
dency.
AT the next election the detection will
be greater by many hundred thousands.
than IN the last, especially II Bryan Is put
up for the presidency. He has made and
Is stll making an ass OF himself, and the
people will vote him 10 be an ass IL he
! ever again runs for the presidency. lie Is
no democrat. He is simply a political adj
Venturer, without the first qualification Of
a Statesman There is no doubt that he is
a demagogue.
II you really desire to do the party good.
cease to abuse those members Of the par
| ~ who honestly acted as they thought
best. II they are wrong. try TO convince
them Of H. and use means to bring them
| back into the party You cannot succeed
without doing this.
There Ia no necessity 20 recall what the
republican party has done or will do The
/ question among those people who have
always been in the democratic party r..
or should below can we get together"
/ The absurd position Of the Atlanta Consti-
| tuition on this matter Is well known. Be
fore we can get together, Bryan must be
/ put aside for a man who knows something
| about government. and who has some
| thing IN him besides words, mere words.
| There should follow some compromise on
| the ratio OF silver coinage Unless the
market value OF silver goes up, Il Is use
| less and ridiculous TO talk about free coin
| age az sixteen 20 one. am not opposed 20
/ free coinage. but to unlimited colnage az
/ Is 10 I. / ala not vote IN the last election
! for President. and will never vote for
/ Bryan on the present national platform.
/ There are Thousands who think as j DO
During the last campaign / frequently
/ asked persons what the ratio now was.
/ aud not one In ten could tell me among
| the country people. / asked an ardent sup
/ porter Of silver la Atlanta, what the ratio
/ was and his reply was, Damn n know"
Il They an seemed 90 think that t6 10 ] was
"a new thing and new idea.
/ write this letter IN the interest OF har-
mony. and with the hope that q will aid
On bringing the members Of the democratic
party together. Let each side make con-
/ cea1ions and let us get back 20 good old
/ democratic principles This can be done,
but not By force or ridiculc
AVN. ~ Calhoun.