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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1892
Page
4
Georgia Democratic Party faces division as farmers feel poverty hardships driving some toward Third Party. Leaders urge aggressive, argument based campaigning to unite Democrats and persuade disaffected voters, including African Americans, that Democratic victory brings relief and protects white political dominance.
The piece warns white Georgians that a Third party split threatens Republican comeback and race tensions. It argues unity is essential to peace, rejects alarmism, and cites risk of negro power and lawless elements if power shifts, urging preservation of white supremacy to maintain order and safety. It also critiques tariff on cotton ties and calls Georgians to hold representatives to support free coinage and policy unity.
A partisan editorial argues that only the Democratic Party upholds true democracy and voter freedom, while Georgians face farm debt and low cotton prices. It urges unity within the party, relief for farmers, and reintegration of members who left, warning against abuse or suppression of differing views.
The piece declares responsibility for division in the South lies with Democracy. It argues Democrats saved the South during reconstruction, protected social order, and kept white supremacy for twenty seven years. It warns not to shift blame to Democracy and notes departing Democrats are honest in protecting their families and state interests.
The text debates the rise of a new party and whether farmers mainly support Democrats or Third party members. It asks if Third party candidates are drawn from their own ranks and questions the expediency of a Third party path for Southern voters, considering right and wrong.
The speaker urges reconciliation with opponents rather than vindictive clash. He asks Georgia’s friends to approach rivals in friendship and reason, to persuade them toward unity in the Democratic ranks, and to prevent secession from the party. A united South would aid the fall of Republicanism and plutocracy.
The piece argues the Democratic platform will feature a sweeping tariff plank and a push for a free silver plank, with Ocala demands likely influencing reform and economy. It urges Georgia counties to elect delegates to shape a state platform for Chicago, stressing majority rule and unity among farmers within the party.
The Clarke County meeting will be held April 23 at the Opera House in Atlanta to select delegates for the State Convention. All Democrats in Clarke County are urged to attend and express their views, with seating for 812 and capacity up to 1200, starting at ten in the morning.
Editorial urges Democrats to heal factional rift in Georgia by persuasive argument not vilification, defending pensions and cotton costs while warning of third party threats. It praises Speaker Atkinson and Clarke County support, notes the St Louis platform and white supremacy, and predicts farmers’ yields and price pressures.
A neighbor’s rooster moves to a new yard and disappears after a clash with the old bird, described with rustic humor. The piece then shifts to Georgia politics, noting Colonel Winn shifts to the Third party amid party conflicts and urging calm public judgment.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money back claim. It features F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and asserts the remedy cures catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. Local druggists are listed as sellers with testimonials offered free.
In the Ninth district Congressman Winn's party betrayal prompts Democrats to look to Allen D. Candler as the man to remove the kinks. Politically, Colonel Candler is portrayed as a kink eradic ator.
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