The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-10-22
The Campaign In Georgia.


weekly paper and a monthly magazine, and to
keep ones private affairs in shape at the same
time, leaves so little of the week for speech
making in distant parts of the State that we
have not been able to cover it as we had hoped
to do. But wherever we have gone we have
been touched and encouraged by the enthus1-
asm shown by old friends.
The series of meetings last week-Sylvania,
Statesboro, Stilmore, Dublin-were almost
revelation of the living force of Populism. 1t
is neither dead nor sleeping It seems to be as
ready to answer the drum tap and the bugle
call as in the COS. Not only is the fire of en-
thusiasm burning brightly in the hearts of the
men and the boys, but good women, wherever
we go, give us evidences Of heartfelt SYM
pathy.
We expect to continue the work, as per the
list of dates published in this issue of the JEFF
fersonian, up to the very night before the cleo
ton. We earnestly urge our friends through
out the State to cooperate actively, earnestly
and untiringly with us until the polls have
been closed on November 3rd.
Let us show to the world that there is life in
the old land vet. Let us show to those North
ern fellows that we Southern people don't be-
long to them. Let us prove to them by the
size of Our vote that we are determined to make
a desperate effort to escape from an economi-
cal and political bondage, to make our way
through the wilderness, no matter how many
years it may take us, determined to regain the
lost prestige and power of our forefathers.
In every State where we have tickets in the
field, we hope that Our friends will do every
thing in their power to impress upon those who
believe in JeffersOnian Democracy the impor-
lance of going to the polls and voting. Let
each man do his full duty. There should be tens
of thousands of Populists in every Southern
State who do not need to be reused by speeches
in order to become good Populists, They
already so. Let them simply take interest
enough On election day to go and vote their
conscientious conviction.
Ask your Democratic neighbor and friend
if he is willing to vote for man like Bryan, who
was born and raised in Illinois, who in 1901
said that he could not afford to vote for an ex-
Confederate soldier; man that has expressed
no regret that in the convention which nomi-
mated him this year the Bryanite band insulted
the South by playing "Marching Through
Georgia, as they pranced around the Georgia
delegation, amid hooting and jeers and scoffs-
nor for the conduct of his convention in Missing
and hooting down the Southern delegation
when it was proposed that the name of Robert
E. Lee should be mentioned with as much hon
or as that of Abraham Lincoln.
Ask your Democratic neighbor and friend if
he is willing to endorse with his support
Democratic candidate who practiced social
equality by sending his own daughter and his
own son to be educated in college on plane
of social equality with young negro men and
young negro women,-as Bryan did with his
son and daughter in the University of Ne
braska.
Ask your Democratic neighbor and friend if
he is willing to vote for Democratic Candi-
date one of whose speakers in this campaign