The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-26
URGES DEMOCRATS
To TURN OUT
ON STATE ELECTION DAY
IMPORTANCE OF A LARGE DEMO-
CRATIC VOTE.

Chairman Yeomans of the State
Democratic Executive Committee
Wants To show That the Party
Is SOIidly in Line for Parker and
Davis-VOting an Easy Matter and
no ReHson why There should Not
De "A Large Ballot.
Atlanta, Sept. 25.-Chairman M. ].
Yeomans of the State Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee gives the Morning
News an interview to-day in which he
urges the great Importance of Georgia
Democrats turning out and giving the
state ticket a large vote.
Georgia Democrats should not take
1t for granted that their work has
been done when they cast their votes
in the primary" Chairman Yeomans
says. 1T is just as important, and
sometimes even more so, that they
should cast their ballots in the general
election, even where there is no oppo-
stion. The figures of the general cleo
ton are official. they are given out to
the world and are those by which it
judges the Democratic sentiment in
Georgia.
Georgia Democrats Duty.
Then again this is national election
year and the whole country, while it
Is well known that the South is solidly
Democratic, is looking to this section
TO see the true strength of the Demo-
cratic sentiment. A large vote in the
state election will indicate Georgia's
attitude towards the national nominees,
and will demonstrate the fact that the
party is solidly in line for Parker and
Davis from Rabun Gap to the Florida
line. Then too. Georgia took a very
important part in the nomination of
Parker and Davis and every Democrat
in Georgia should go to the polls and
vote on Oct. 5. that the world may
know that we have lost none of our
Democratic enthusiasm and that we
are ready to stand by the action of the
st. Louis Convention.
"A large vote in Georgia on Oct.
Will encourage our Democratic brethren
In the doubtful states. and will make
the election of Parker and Davis more
certain.
A United state Party.
There are many other considera-
tons outside of the mere duty DEM
ccrat owes to his party, besides the
reasons | have named, why every
Democrat in Georgia should 60 to the
polls and vote on Oct. 5. We have
declared TO the whole country that the
Democracy of Georgia is unit
ed; that thorough harmony pre-
walls, and that there is not
left one discordant element. In
no better way can we demonstrate this
fact beyond all peradventure than by
a full vote for the nominees of the
state primary. Then, too, the state Of
ficials who have served Georgia so we'll
In the past are entitled to the indorse-
ment which a full vote would give
them. They were not elected in the
primary, but merely nominated. 1t re-
quires the vote of the people of Geor-
gia on Oct to formally place them
in office. Should they not then re-
ceive fully as large a vote in the reg
ular election, if not larger, than was
given in the primary?
Voting Made Easy.
1T is a far easier matter to vote
to-day than it was ten or twenty years
ago. There are more polling places.
and few voters have to go much out
of the way to cast their ballots. IL
is a small service, therefore that the
party asks of every Democrat on this
occasion. and ! earnestly hope that
there will be full response.
A. 10 Amendments.
lone of the strongest reasons that
demands the presence of Democratic
voters at the polls on Oct. is the
fact that there are four very impor-
tant constitutional amendments pre-
scented for ratification. Every one of
these proposed amendments to the con-
stitution is a necessary and important
addition to our organic laws. They
provide for limiting the tax rate to s
mills; for giving 10 each locality the
right to levy taxes for public school
purposes, which, of course, will be in
addition TO that received from the
state: for increas sing the number Of
counties TO 145 and the number OF rep
resentatives accordingly. These are
all Democratic measures. passed al
most unanimously by a Democratic
Legislature and approved by a Demo-
cratic Governor. and while they are
not, strictly speaking, party measures.
are 10 my mind all meritorious and
deserve the careful consideration OF
every patriotic Georgian.
The Constitutional Amendments.
Il do not know that there is any par
tieular opposition 20 any OF these
amendments. but Democrats every.
where who favor them should take no
chances on that score. but should gc
20 the polls and vote for their rafi.
hcatiOn. Two % these Amendments
the one irereasing the number Of
counties % i46 and the other which
provides method for local taxation
Fer public schools. are almost alto.
Eefher local in fhflf nppiica lion. ana
u rallied nll simply give the people
in certain localities fhr right ~ aas
what they want
There ers insny iaesrtiss ~ m,
natf which, Ann sure arc nof ouit
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