Democratic party voices and third party talk in Georgia
A Savannah Morning News summary notes political agitation around Third Party ideas, with Livingston and Moses cited and references to the Alliance. It discusses cotton prospects, farmers planting, and expected lower cotton prices, alongside endorsements and criticisms of fusion politics and reconstruction-era debates. The document records a message from J. F. Gorpes urging unity and the importance of Democratic cohesion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
A Word in Season from a Georgia Democrat
A Georgia Democrat letter warns that division in the party will invite negro supremacy, urging white unity to preserve Georgia’s political power, condemning third party ideals, and urging Winn to resign while praising white supremacy and democracy’s strength.
Nation Faces Civil Revolution If Demands Met Says Speech
A speech warns that if all demands from the St Louis conference are met the nation would suffer civil upheaval. It condemns government control of transportation and communication, fears perpetual party rule, and anticipates widespread poverty. The speaker questions pension payments and cotton crop prosperity, arguing past payments and current policy are flawed.
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Louis
Georgia Needs Better Debt Collection Laws to Lure Investment
A Georgia writer argues that harsh exemptions and weak collection laws choke foreign capital and keep interest rates high. He says honest laws would unleash investment, force competition, and lower rates, helping borrowers and the state alike. He laments the debtor class benefits and urges reforms to let property secure debts.
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Georgia
Herald
New York
Albany Herald
Our Only Hope in Democratic Victory
Opinion piece praising the Democratic party as the sole path to reform. It warns Southern voters against third party schemes and radical northern influence, denouncing defections by some Southern legislators and urging unity to protect the South’s interests. The writer invokes Civil War era figures and laments recent shifts that threaten white political unity.
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South
Democratic Party
People's Party South
Radical Party
Weaver
North
Lee
Jackson
Johnson
Hood
Democratic rally around the only standard, safety in the South
The Free Press quotes a heated political appeal urging neighbors to resist treachery and “Africanizing” influences. It calls on Democrats to unite for safety and to protect wives and daughters, appealing to loyalty to the party as the nation faces threats from bitter foes.
White rule and race in Georgia split dangers warned
A Georgia political column warns that a Third party split risks Republican power and a return of negro influence, threatening white supremacy and lawfulness. It urges Democrats to preserve unity, noting potential jury corruption and violence if division proceeds. The piece ends with the verdict in Landberg’s assault trial in Savannah.
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Cartersville
Tor
Ephor
Vie
Georgia
Democratic Party
Congress
Judas
People’s Party
South
Baltimore
Charleston
Republican Party
Landberg
Savannah
Miss White
Allianceman or Third Partyite The Question of Reform
A composite excerpt reflects 19th century political debate on tariff reform and third party influence. It cites The Indianapolis Sentinel on public opinion, notes on Democratic outreach to Third Party supporters, and a series of Georgia Alliance concerns about leadership, discipline, and nonpartisan aims. It mentions Joe Stevens, J. M. Massey, and editor Irwin, plus a fire at a state technical school in Atlanta and remarks on Sherman’s paymaster Nicholas Vedder.
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O. B. Stevens
Stevens
Congress
Southern Alliance Farmer
Nicholas Vedder
Sherman
Georgia
State Alliance
Atlanta
Irwin
J. M. Masseyy
The
Thomasville Peoples Economist
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Cate
Savannah Morning News
Third
Savannath Press
Livingston
Andy
Brd
Onsohlior Phink
St. Bois
Wilbard
Powderly
Moses
Fonlon
Athimt
Han Wy
Atkinon
Ty Moergey
Thiat
Tvivws
Essary
Tuch Eathwass
Northwest
Cincinnati
Winn
Ruth
Naomi
Democrats of the Ninth
T. Warren Akin
Indianapolis Sentinel
United States
Tombigbee
J. A. Wills
St. Louis Republic
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Tatum
Knoxville
Alliance
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