The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
HOGAN TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR
ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION. OF THE
POPULISTs.


Sacrifices Himself on the Altar of
Defeat to Maintain the Organize
ton of His Party-Adlnits- in His
Letter That He Has No Hope of
EIcction-DecIares POpulist Party
Is Needed rs n Balance wheel.
Atlanta. Ga, June 17.-Hon. ]. R. Ho-
gan Of Lincoln county, the nominee of
the Populist party for Governor. vice Hon
"om Watson, who declined has accepted
the standard of his party and for the sake
of its existence will sacrifice himself upon
the altar of hopeless defeat in the October
election.
Mr.. Hogan's letter. addressed to Hon.
w. F. Carrier of Meldrim, is made public
in to-day's issue of the Populist paper.
He says: IF 1 had been in the con-
vention. 1 would not have permitted my
name to be used But as the convention
has done its work and adjourned, 1, after
thinking over the matter well, have de-
cided, under all the circumstances to let
the nomination stand as the convention
made it, not for any Benefit l may derive
from it, for if l knew that 1 would be
elected, then I would not desire the nomI-
nation. But do so for the following rea-
cones: 1 believe that the principles pro-
mulgated by the PopuHst party are the
principles originated by Thomas jefferson,
and that they should be maintained and
carried out by the people.
'I believe it is necessary that the Peo-
pies party should live in order that this
may be done.
but, if we had no national issue, and
if the government coined all the silver
free and issued ali the money necessary
TO do all the business, even then it would
be necessary to have two parties, in order
that we might have good state govern
ment
with only one party to manage state
matters all the while, with no one to
look after the record, and report to the
people, and expose its bad acts, is sure
TO breed ring rule. is certain to cause po-
litical corruption, and is bound to create
dissatisfaction and strife among the COM
mon people, just so sure as night follows
cay.
IF the half we have seen and heard
from the Democratic candidates for Gov
ernor within the last few months is true,
then they verify the truth. Seeing the
necessity, as l do, for two parties in this
state, and being afraid that should 1 de-
cline at this time, we might have no state
ticket, and thereby lose our state organi-
zation, and believing that this would be a
serious blow to the party whose mission.
| believe, is to bring about the reforms
demanded by the people of this state, is
why l accept the nomination.
Now, l would suggest to our Demo-
cratic friends, that they, while trying to
destroy the POpulist party, may think that
they are doing Gods service. but, in my
judgment, no greater calamity could be-
fall the people, than for the Populist party
to'cease to exist If our party were com
posed of foreign carpet baggers, trying to
get control of state affairs, then you
might have some excuse for the way you
treat this party. But we are Georgians
born and reared on Georgia soil, bone OF
your bone, flesh of your flesh, and blood
of your blood and we feel as great in
| terest in the welfare of our state, and are
striving as hard for the prosperity of the
people as you Therefore, we think that
We deserve fair and honorable treatment
and that is all we ask on the part of any
body.
Now, one word to our people: Friends
of the state, be not discouraged, for ouI
principles are just as dear, and the neces-
sity for them to be enacted into law is
| just as great as ever.
Il know that the fusion deal two years
! ago created some confusion and dissatis
faction, but if you will look around yoI
will find the other parties worse divided
than ours We disagree only as to policy
while the other parties cannot agree as
to their most vital principles
Then, let every man take fresh cour.
age, and with renewed energy, go to work
and organize in every county, nominate
! your best men for all the offices, and es
pecially for the Legislature men that are
| tried and true, and will do after the cleo.
ton just what they promised the people
| they would do before the election.
by having good men in office, should
our party never get control of state affairs
it will act as a great balance wheel, anC
will be of much service to the people O.
! the state" "