The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-06-01
The Wap To Get Together.

The Constitu ton is honestly graft
fed to find our valued contemporary,
The Macon Telegraph. showing gen
together" enthuSi ISM 1t is pointing
its political theodtlite in the right di
rection, but losing some valuable time
by insisting on back-sighting over
abandoned routes.
; In congratulating our friend on its
evident desire to see a reunited and
triumphant democracy we are COM
PEELED, for the truths sake, to contest
some of its premises.
The question on which the democra-
cy suffered division in 1864 division
that could not be healed adequately
in 1900-was the currency question,
TO be sure. But to argEle at this late
day that Grover Cleveland, more
than any man living or dead" stood
for life to legitimate business and
protection to honest trade" through
the medium OF the single gold stand
ard. is too far+fetched to be considered
seriously. OF course, since things are
now as they are, it is 4 convenient
that claim, ignoring acts of Provi-
dence. new gold supplies and all the
trust and financial agencies that pull
ed the Prosperity band wagon.
1t should not be forgotten that 1t
took some time after the Mr.. Cleve-
land performance with the Joab's
blade on the democracy to produce
conditions in which any Clevelandite
say: Il told you So"
1t should, especially, not be forgot
ten that today even, with all our pros
perity, neither Mckinley, nor Cleve-
land. nor Hanna. nor anybody else
would dare claim that had the gold
supply of 1896 remained at level
from then until now any prosperity
would have been visible or possible
in this country.
The whole free silver issue arose
out OF a patent insufficiency of re-
demption money. Professor Andrews,
whom The Telegraph says has confess
ed his errors of the years 1896 and
1900. has done no such thing. He has
simply done what ninety-nine hun
dredths of the free silver men have
done-declared that the monetary con-
ditions of 1896 are not those OF 1903,
and the remedy proposed as whole
some then is not necessary now.
With that simple truth writ large
on every progressive democratic ban
ner of today, the end of the bug-bear
called "Bryanism" is signalled from
every quarter of the republic. Why
discuss it any more?
1t should be plain to our esteemed
friend. The Telegraph, that when it
cogently says mo harmony can come
without removing the cause of the dis
cord" it cannot avoid pointing all true
democrats TO Mr. Cleveland as certain
II one OF the remaining causes of dis
cord. The abandonment of Mr.. Bryan
as the party leader would find no log
zeal sequence in readopting Grover
Cleveland for that office. The times
require that both of them should abne-
gate all claims to any position i'll the
party that would prolong discord
The democracy is great, living
mass of American citizens who have
a changeless creed of equal rights to
all special privileges TO none, man
hood rights superior to the rights Of
money. traffic and trusts, govern
mept of the people, by the people and
for the people Such men will never
~ anvth- =. other Than democrats.
Thev cannot be bought with a price.
Tbev will not a second time admit
anv Trojan horse within the walls of
her camp. They are determined TO
fiqht for the causes created by Jeffer-
son and if they do not win the battle,
thew will carry no shame out of the
conflict