The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-09-29
THE .JEFFERSONIAN


white Democrats of Georgia had voted, and they
were denied that privilege. applause and
cheers) They asked for the right to be represent
ed committees and they were denied it. Old
Thad Stevens, in Reconstruction days and Charles
Sumner and Ben Wade never did go to that
tent of denying to the minority the right to say,
1--WE are in existence No. they had more re-
gard for constitutional liberty than that. CAP
plause and cheers.) 1t is true they would not let
them do much; but they allowed them the salts
faction of going through the motion. (Laughter.)
While what they said did not amount to of
pins they given the privilege of saying it.
(Laughter.) Even in the Legislature which
made up of white scalawags, and made up of mig
gers, the minority was never treated that mi
nority the other day. (Cheers and applause.)
So they said, eve all agreed, and the verdict
is True Bill. Daniel Dennis, Foreman (Laugn-
teri
But you will be amazed you will be amazed
when you hear the facts and listen to the reason
that the outrage perpetrated on the minority was,
in comparison white as compared to the
black crime committed upon the majority. Gap
pause and cheers voice, "That's right; tell it
to them.') The representatives of 81 900 Geor-
gans believing themselves to be members of
convention which had the usual powers of deliber-
alton and of voting and Of governing itself by thes
majority vote was, in advance of it's meeting, de-
prived of the power to deliberate deprived of the
power to vote deprived of the power to appeal
power to discuss the platform, to change it in
any way.
These Rules, which called the Rube Arnold
Rules daughter and cheers), but which had their
birth in deeper darker genius than that of Rube
Arnold, rules which would have made Hon.
Joe Cannon feel that he was model Of Jeffer
sonan simplicity and of true Democratic practice.
Now, follow me, if you please, few minutes
intently and catch the thought. When leader
who is worshipped by 81, 900 volunteers who voted
for him in spite of warning in spite of reason, in
spite of facts derogatory to him, the leader of
$4,000 men, deliberately concocted rules which
deprived themselves, those $4,000 men, of the
right to know what measures we're being proposed
to them the right to discuss those measures; de-
prived of the right to submit question to
jority vote; the right to overrule the chairman,
if they thought he was wrong; the right to dis
cuss the platform, upon which they expected to
fight; the right to amend that platform or strike
out insert; while an outrage was committed
upon the feelings of the minority the outrage COM
mitted upon the majority strikes at the very
foundations Of popular government, and if you
submit to it you deserve to be the slaves you will
be. applause and voices t'WE not going to
do t")
Now, with these rules in view, let me carry the
argument little further. Listen era in
Georgia history arises with this night Notice
the vast change and vast difference.
In the platform which hastily read and
hastily adopted without being discussed and with
out anybody having the right to amend it, there
inserted without any notice to the people,
without any previous discussion, there was in
serted plank artfully worded to escape detec-
ton plank which strikes at the constitutional
rights of the country countless over one hundred
country counties; the constitutional rights which
they have enjoyed for the last thirty-one years.
Now, gentlemen, you why they did not al
low the minority to nominate their man. Don't
you the trick? Don't you see? Don't you see
what meant when the minority were not al