Show SOUTH is FOR SILVER I + And Bryan Is Its Candidate For President 4 VIEWS OF MR HMPHIL 1 ART OWNER OF THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION t Says the Sentiment of the South Is For Bryan and Free Siverouth er People Loyal to Iree Coinage Causeeleve the Philippines Should Be etned 4 At present the Eentment of the south i for Bran and free silver sail r A Iemphl of Atlanta Ga at the Walker House yesterday Mr I Hemphl Is one of the owners of the Atlanta Constitution of which Hon Clark Howell the national Democratic committeeman from Georgia is editor and Is one ot the best posted men In the southern states The south has not yet changed Its attitude for the fee coinage of silver and I do not think it wi said he Such being the case Bryan is the logical candidate for the presidential nomination at the hands of the next Democratic national convention Unless Un-less there Is a complete revolution in the sentiment that now prevails the southern states will be unanimous for him and he will get a sold deleg ton from ever one of them Cotton Is the great staple crop of the south on it our prosperity is dependent and our people feel that the free and Unlimited un-limited coinage of silver would not only enhance Its value but would put the producers and creator of wealth beyond the reach of the money lover that now controls tie market As to the war and its result so far as the acquisition of the Philippines Is concerned the people of our section fee that we must keep them The islands is-lands came to us through the magnif cent victory of Admiral Dewey and his men and we were compelled to pursue i the acton we did on account of the I declaration of war against Spain Ye cannot allow any foreign power to have I them and that would be the result i we should relinquish them The Spanish war was all that was needed to obliterate sectionalism I was already lrety dead but that war completely and efectual wiped out all trace of It The southern boys sons of veterans of the confederacy shared the llrdships and perls of war in defense of a common fag side by side with the sons of the Union veterans of a third of a century ago Two of the most distinguished confederate major generals rendered conspicuous service against the common enemy and the bonds of brotherhood are again firmly cemented between those who were arrayed ar-rayed against each other more than a generation ago Hereafter there will be no north no south but one common country and all anxious to defend the tag of the Union against any foreign i power The only regret of the south crer Is that the war did not last I longer in order to enable us to have I given the Spaniards the thorough drubbing that they needed I The while south i prosperous and on the gain Atlanta Is the most pro gresive city In that entire section and Is Constantly moving forward Crops this year are big and our people are con ten ad prosperous |