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' FktaBLISHSB I*o- INCORPORATED 1888. V
) J. H. EBTILL. President. 1
j FIERCE FIRE ON QUAY.
FIGHTING 808 KENNEDY CALLS
HIM A JUDAS ISCARIOT.
He Advisee the Bose to Follow the
Biblical Traitor’e Example and Go
Han? Himself— Quay’s Failure to
Face the Chargee Against Him a Con
fession of Guilt.
Washington, Sept. 3.—ln the House this
ifternoon “Fighting” Bob Kennedy, a re
publican member from Ohio, took advant
age of the debate on the Clayton-Breck
luridge case to make a fierce attack on
equator Quay. His speech is the sensation
of the session.
Mr. Kennedy spoke right out, just what
so many other republicans have thought
but what no one, republican'or democrat,
aas dared to say about Senator Quay. Ho
read it from manuscript, eo that there can
be no question about his language or about
his purpose. He said himself to-night that
be had prepared it carefully,and thought be
bad succeeded In keeping within parlia
mentary bounds by referring to “Mat”
Quav as an individual and not as a senator.
At all events he was not called to order,
although he may be called to accouut to
morrow.
CAME LIKE A CLAP OF THUNDER.
Mr. Kennedy had not told any one what
be was going to say. He is not usually a
very interesting speaker, and when the
members found that he was the last on the
list for the day they very generally chose
to go to dinner. Consequently he read his
speech to a small audience, not exceeding
two score, on the floor, about half of whom
were republicans. Neither Julius Ceesar
Burrows, occupying the chair in Speaker
Keed’s absence, nor any one of the other
republicans present interrupted Mr. Ken
nedy. They sat spellbound under bis elo
quent philippic, and some of them even
joined in the applause of the democrats at
the end.
THE TOPIC OF THE HOUR.
But quiet as they were then they have
been talking about it ever since dinner, and
so have the senators, who got wind of It
when the Senate reconvened at 8 o’clock. All
realize that Mr. Kennedy struck a terrible
blow at his party, and many think that it
will force an auswor from Senator Quay.
Senator Quay had no answer ready to-night,
however, and on being told of the attack he
continued to maintain his characteristic
silence. The force bill repablicans in both
housei have been talking privately just as
Mr. Kennedy talked in the House to-day,
and they echo his sentiments, although they
regret, for expediency’s sake, that
he should have uttered them publioly.
They fear the effect on the elections. Gen
erally they would rather than not see Sen
ator Quay defeated by it in Pennsylvania.
THE DEMOCRATS DELIGHTED.
The democrats are delighted with this
worst of all the earthquakes in the Repub
lican party. They do not see how Senator
Quay can dodge the issue Mr. Kennedy pre
leu tei.
_ borne of the republicans condemn Mr.
Kennedy severely, especially those who
were opposed to the force bill. Tuey say
Mr. Kennedy is suffering from the snub the
anti-force bill republicans gave him through
Senator Aldrich when Mr. Kennedy
brought over to the Senate the pledge which
be had been passing around among the
House republicans to stand by the
force bill, and shook its fifty signatures
in Senator Aldrich’s face. Senator Aldrich
told hnn bluntly that he had better let the
Senate attend to its own business, and that
if he flourished that pledge much longer
there would be fewer republicans in the
next House than there were signatures to it.
THE SENSATION OF THE DAY.
Mr. Kennedy drew from the details of
the Clayton-Breckinridge case the conclu
sion that a federal election law should be
enacted. He made a fiery attack upon the
senators who have been opposed to the
Lodge bill. For himself, confident iu the
doctrines of the republican party, fully
committed to the principles of that party,
he must forever dissent from the cowardly
surrender which hauls down the flag and
strikes the colors of the Republican party to
a defeated foe. Continuing, Mr. Kennedy
said: Speaking for myself, I shall nail the
banner of the Republican party at the
masthead with the doctrine which has be
come inseparable from the history of its
existence and which extends protection to
the humblest citizen in his right to an hon
est ballot and the protection of life and
thaP ert /’f aud s . taud read y defend
..W doctrine to the last. * * *
“That the election bill has been killed bv
republicans or pretended republicans is true.
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UNFAIR TREATMENT.
fair treatmont a hill, which the
House of Representatives said imperatively
ownl’ manileil . f i )r the Preservation of its
of h °r, a, ‘ and for th ’ safet T aud stability
hnn , W ° le °™ ntr - v against outrages and
violence, is deliberately put
tTn d i v W ‘ h “ Ut V mann h' and without oppor
c,°. When before Tall
mkhthl n. Kep T BS f ntativßS that door
to r rKed ° f , thoße who are cabled
The SeiiHtl Af a .v Q T C ? vi °lenoeand murder.
that United States ">‘l learn
tha- at thH a , of P ublio opinion, and
at that bar it is now being tried.
“T T “ E SENate is former days.
''Vete I aV n b i Co o, a aenator in the days of
have n nd . C i ay ’ Bnd Calhoun wag to
the admirat rt ° l f b ° dy that won and held
south To hi° n ,° f the People north and
of Waite “ ava , bee s,a senator in the days
tenden Fessenden, and Crit
witb m... have been associated
Would ha.™ Wb °i S< L sonße ot honor
and would ,’ coraed the purchase of a seat,
one w , J have denied companionship to
suspicion fT? I ®, Was tarnished by even a
R mailing! nfam / or corruption. If the
filth a, and ,CL h / and ’!® n hcdragged In the
of senator,„r® f con turies, surely the cloak
the infam. c ° urtes .Y has been used to hide
honored aL* n A. oorrn Ption which has di
once the r dlß S ra ced a body which was
tne Proudest in the land.
The A STENCH Iw the nostrils.
come a°Btennk f - s *“ a torial courtesy has be-
In the mouth. -*} th n " ostrilß and a by-word
land, l _ , *** *** honest citizens of the
rant and * cloak behind which igno
wav to Wea *th can purchase its
bead be' inri^u 1 "* V 5 ®” bide its cowardly
‘‘senatorial .o h ® protection of
wtich shail means a cloak
of an ontro?°J er U P frurn the public gaze
wand invs and infamies which d’-
the pu n j. I and which m-rit
statutes ‘u 6 ? t ° f broken laws and violated
petty f j rt „ , m ® ans a cloak behind which
Party , : “mkerers may barter away the
'bafaceof th^Deo^e* 1 plaj ’ dem a gogue in
“It K 1,011 EaET FNDED FAIRNESS,
fairness h'd c i? al£ , be, dud which pretended
secret it , j. dishonest head, while in
rights and iiv r^ IDK , a " d trafficking in the
a cloak un-l,- 0 "? Pople. It means
cow ardlv cniih blCh not onl Y the timid and
' Politician can oover up hie tracks
fEjje JHofninfl s3>to3.
and be either foul or fair, aa neces
sity demand*. The hour for aenatorial
courtesy has passed. The ox-team of sena
torial progress must give way to the motor
of a more enlightened and progressive and
determined ago. Let the old and thread
bare cloak of aenatorial courtesy be hung
up witn the sickle and flail of bygone days. ’
QUAY A MODERN JUDAS.
Referring to the betrayal of Christ by
Judas, Mr. Keunedy said: “It was meet and
fitting that Judas should be paid thirty
marks of silver; it was still part of the
eternal fitness of things that, having been
guilty of the basest crime of all the centu
ries, he should go out and hang him
self. History is repeating itself. The
great party of tne republic,
naving'lived thirty-five years, has never
vet assisted in riveting shackles upon a
human being; and now, when it was to be
expected that it would redeem its pledges
ami be faithful to its history, it is about to
prove false, and the oft repeated promises
are not to be redeemed.
TRAITORS IN ITS OWN RANKS.
“It comes victorious from every field, and
if it fails now it finds in its own party those
who are faithless to the trust reposed in
thnm. If it is to be crucified, it is only be
cause its chosen leaders have bartered away
its principles for the tricks and petty
schemes of politicians. The Judas Iscariot
of 2,000 years ago is to find a coun
terpart in the Judias Iscariot of to-day. The
Judas who took thirty pieces of silver and
went and hanged himself, has left an exam
ple for the modern Quays that is well
worthy of their imitation.
THE CHARGES AGAINST QUAY.
“Some time sinoe I stood up in my place
on this floor and denounced the senator
f-om my native state because, when
charged with corruption and branded
with Infamy, he did not arise
in his seat and demand an investigation aud
luquiry that should establish the security of
bis actions and his personal honor. One
other man, holding a high place m the coun
cils of the party to which 1 belong, has suf
fered himself month iu and month out to be
charged with crimes and misdemeanors, for
which, if guilty, he should have been
condemned under the laws of bis state
and have had meted out to him the fullest
measure of its punishment. This man is a
republican. Shall I now remain silent? Is
it just and honest to remain in my seat
silent because one who is accused of crimes
and refuses to seek for vindication is a re
publican, and that republican a recoguizod
leader of my party ? Neither decency nor
honor would permit me to do so.
HIS SUSPICIOUS SILENCE.
“I do not know whether the charges
made against the chairman of the national
republican committee are trus or false, but
1 do know that they have been made by
journals of character and standing again
and again, aud I do know that in
the face of those charges Mr.
Quay has remained silent, and has
neither sought nor attempted to seek oppor
tunity to vindicate himself of them. I do
know, that as the great republican leader
he owed it to the great party at whose head
he was either to brand them as infamies or
to prove their falsity, or he owed it to that
farty to stand pside from its leadership.
Ie has not done ,either, and for this I del
nounce him. The Republican party connot
afford to follow the lead of a branded crim
inal. He has failed to justify himself.
Though opportunity and ample time baa
been given him, he remains silent.
A CONFESSION OF GUILT.
This silence under such circumstances is a
confession of guilt. An honorable man does
not long dally when bis honor is assailed.
He has delayed too long to Justify belief in
his innocence, and he stands a convicted
criminal before the bar of publio opinion
Under such circumstances ho should be
driven from the head of the party whose very
life his presence imperils. The Republican
party has done enough for its pretended
leader. Let him be relegated to the roar.
It is no longer a question of his vindication;
it is now a question of the life of the party
itself.”
The Breckinridge case then went over,
and the House adjourned.
ROUTINE WORK IN THE HOUSE.
Burrows as Speaker —The Bridge
Across the Eavannah.
Washington, Sept 3.—ln the House this
morning during the absence of the speaker,
on motion of Mr. Cannon of Illinois, Mr.
Burrows of Michigan was elected speaker
pro tern, and took the chair amid applause
from both sides of the House.
On motion of Mr. Blount of Georgia the
bill was paused authorizing the construction
of a bridge across the Savannah river by
the Middle Georgia and Atlantic Railroad
Company.
A TRIP TO THE TERRITORIES.
Mr. Mansur of Missouri reported a resolu
tion authorizing the subcommittee of the
committee on territories to proceed to Ari
zona and New Mexico to inquire into the
social, educational, financial and moral con
ditions existing In those territories and to
report whether they are prepared for state
hood; also, to visit Utah aud inquire into
the extent of celestial marriages in that
territory.
Mr. Buchanan of New Jersey objected to
its consideration.
PURCHASES OF SILVER.
The Government to Stick Closely to
the Monthly Quota.
Washington, Sept. 3.—The silver offer
ings at the treasury department to-day
amounted to 2,003,500 ounces. The amount
purchased was 300,000 ounce*, as follows:
One hundred thousand ounces at $119)4';
200,000 ounces at $1 Secretary Win
dom and the director of the mint had a con
sultation this afternoon in regard to the
new silver law, one result of which was a
decision that the department will purchase
4,500,000 ounces each month,reckoning from
Aug. 13, the date when the law took effect.
It was suggested that the department pur
chase 54,000,000 outioes a year, and merely
average the monthly purchases, but this
plan was thought to be open to objection,
and it was decided to adhere strictly to the
letter of the law. This action ac
counts for the comparatively light pur
chases to-dav, as the totel purchases since
the 13Hi ult. amount to within 250,000
ounces of the monthly quota, with ten days
remaining within which to complete it.
BAUM’S BHORTCOMINGS.
The Committee Discusses Questions of
Procedure.
Washington, Sept B.—With the addi
tion of the new member, Mr. Flick of Io ,> a,
to replace Mr. Smyser, resigned, the special
House committee investigating the charges
againt Commissioner ltaum resumed its
labors this afternoon. The session lasted
two hours, and was devoted to discussion of
questions of procedure. No testimony was
taken.
A New Commissioner.
Washington, Sept. 3.—The President
to-day nominated John W. R >ss to be com
missioner of the District of Columbia, to
succeed Commissioner Hine, resigned. Mr.
Hine is a demoorat and so is Mr. Ross. Mr.
Ross is at present postmaster of Washing
ton, and bis acoepranee of the c-ommissiou
ersbip will create a vacancy in that office.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1890.
niGH TAXES ON IMPORTS.
THB BBNATB DEVOTHB THE DAY
TO THE TARIFF.
Senator Edmunds Replies to Borne of
Senator Vance’s Assertions The
Senator From Vermont Points Out
the Injurious Effects of Reciprocity
With Canada in 1854.
Washington, Sept. 3. In the Senate
this morning the tariff bill was taken up,
the sugar schedule being under considera
tion. Mr. Edmunds addressed the Senate.
He referred to the assertion in Mr. Vauce’s
speech last night that the farmer bore all
the burden of the customs duties, while he
had no benefit from them; that the senator
had named a variety of article* that were on
the free list, but he had not named the arti
cle of mica, found in North Carolina, on
which there is a duty.
Mr. Vauoe—There is no duty on mica in
this bill.
Mr. Edmunds—Then there ought to be.
Mr. Vance—Put it there.
Mr. Edmunds—He did not speak of the
duty on tobacco nor on rice, which the farm
ers of North Carolina raise. He forgot the
lumber interest of North Carolina. He shut
his eyes to the importance of the pitch and
tar and turpentine that have given such a
wholesome and odorous name to the people
of that state.
Mr. Vance—They are put on the free list
also; and the duty on rice is reduced.
Mr. Edmunds—Well, let us unite to put
them where they belong. Th* fact is that
the farmer of North Caroliua is in respect
to every material Interest precisely in the
condition of the farmer of Vermont, and if
the tariff is bad for the farmer of North
Carolina it is bad for the farmer of Ver
mont.
Coming to the question of reciprocity,
Mr. Edmunds recalled the history and
practical operation (injurious to the United
btatea) of the Canadian reciprocity treaty
of 1854.
MORGAN’S AMENDMENT.
Mr. Morgan addressed the Senate in sup
port of the amendment heretofore proposed
by him as a substitute for Mr. Aldrich’s
amendment. It provides for a
duty of 30 per cent, ad valorem on
corn, wheat, rye, barley, oats, hay, straw,
potatoes, cotton, live domestio animals and
on esses, mules and ho ses, and that when
any of suoh articles are exported a premium
of 3 per cent, shall be paid on their valuo to
the owner. He opposed the reciprocity
amendments, and said that their ef
fect would be a surrender to
Great Britain, because they would apply to
sugar, molasses, hides and coffee, all of
which were largely produced in the British
colonies.
THE CROW AND THE FARMER.
Mr. Voorhees addressed the Senate. He
compared the seuator who supported the
pending bill, but who withdrew from the
Senate chamber when its iuiquitiei
were being exposed, to a rapacious crow
w. o stole his corn, but got away without
listening to the argument of the farmer’s
shotgun. The bill, he said, was full
of nuggets of gold for the manufact
urers, hut was as barreu of fruit
for the po r man as the tree that
was cursed bv the Savior. Most of Mr.
Voorhees’ speech was devoted to vivid and
picturesque denunciation of the McKinley
bill as the anti-Christ of all preceding legis
lation.
EVARTS ON THE ROBBER CRY.
Mr. Evarts was the next speaker. The
staple of the democratic oratory on
the bill, he said, was that
the supporters of protection of
American industry were robbers, and were
hiding and skulking behind evasion, pre
varication and fraud —an oratory which
was perhaps justified by the same round
statement on the republican side that the
democratic senators were all munte
banks on the subject of free
trade, and were not entitled to any credit
for thepriuciplesor forth*arguments which
they expressed. If there was any credence
to be put in the monstrous pretension that
every burden on imported goods was
not only borne by the consumers
of those goods, but that an equal burden
was transferred to the shoulders of those
who consumed like goods produced in the
United States, then the Democratic party,
he said, ought to turn free traders to
morrow.
DIRECT TAXATION NOT WASTED.
But such vague and general propositions
could stand no examination. Nobody had
ever dared to propose to the American peo
ple that they should avoid the tariff burdens
by paying their taxes to a tax gatherer as
he went around from door to
door. What then, he asked, did
the senators on the other side
mean? There was very great ooncurrenre,
between the views of the British merchahts
and those expressed oq the other side of the
chamber. It would not be polite, and
might not be true, to say that the Demo
cratic party waßon the side of England.but it
was certainly polite and credible to say that
England was oti the side of the Democratic
party. The distinction was obvious and
vauable. [Great laughter on the republican
side.]
AGAINST RECIPROCITY.
Mr. Evarts had several good words for
the policy of fostering Americau trade by
such measures as the poatal and steamship
subsidy bills, and then went on to speak of
the various reciprocity amendments, and
to criticise them as being objectionable
under "the favored nation” clause of in
ternational treaties.
At the close of Mr. Evart’s speech the
message of the President in regard bo inter
national arbitration was presented, read
and referred to the committee ou foreign
relations.
Mr. Gray consumed the remainder of the
time of the session in a speech upon the
general subject of the tariff and in criticism
of the bill. Mr. Gray closed his remarks at
5:80 o’clock, and a recess was then taken till
8 o’clock.
There was but a small attendance of sena3
tors at the evening session, which was
mainly occupied by Mr. Pierce in a speech
advocating the idea of reciprocity. The
Senate at U:45 o’clock adjourned.
DENNING TO BE CONFIRMED.
Wanatnaker Makes a Favorable Re
port to the Senate Committee.
Washington, Sept 3. —Post mister Gen
eral Wanatnaker went carefully through all
the papers in the Augusta postofiice case to
day and then decided not to send another
inspector to Augusta to reinvestigate the
charges, but instead he wrote a letter to the
chairman of the Senate committee stating
that he saw no reason why Col. Denning’s
nomination should not be confirmed. It
probably will be unless some change occurs.
Prisoners Off for the Pen.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 3.—United States
Deputy Marshal J. F. Carter left here tc
dav with three prisoners, Christopher
Clarke, John Gilbert and Burgln Holden, for
the United States prison at Columbus, O.
Clarke’s sentence is six years, and those of
.Gilbert and Holden throe years each.
KILLING OF BA&RUNDI&.
Senator Call Declare* it an Insult to
the United States.
Washington, Sept. 3. —In the Senate this
morning Mr. Call offered a resolution, which
was referred to the committee on foreign
relations, declaring that the murder of Gen.
Barrundla on the steamer A am 100 by the
authorities of Guatemala while under pro
tection of the flag of the United States
was an insult to the people of tho United
States, and demanded prompt action t.r the
government of the United States for redress
of that injury, and for security against a
recurrence or such cases.
HARRISON’S REPLY TO THE WIDOW.
Acting Secretary Wharton to-day sent
the following telegram to the widow of
Gen. Barrundia in reply to her message to
the President Monday: “The President de
sires me to say that he has received your
telegram announcing the death of your
husband, Gen. Barrundia. While deeply
sympathizing with you in your affliction,
he awaits the official details of the occur
rence necessary to determine his action in
regard thereto. Tho matter, you mav tie
assured, will receive most careful attention."
pan-ambrioan peace.
The Recommendations of the Confer
ence Sent to Congress.
Washington, Sept. 3.—The President to
day transmitted to congress the recom
mendations of the international American
conference touching international arbitra
tion, together with a letter of transmittal
from Secretary Blaine. In his letter the
secretary says: “The act of congress, ap
proved May 24, authorized the President to
Invite the several other governments of
America to join us in a conference ’for
the purpose of discussing and recommending
for adoption soino plan of arbitration for
the settlement of disagreements and dis
putes that may hereafter arise between
them." In pursuance of this invitation the
conference recently in session at this capitnl
adopted three reports: 1. Recommending a
definite plan for arbitration for tho rettle
ineut ot differences between American
nations; 2. Recommending tho adoption of
a similar plan by the nations of Europe; 8.
Declaring that the right of conquest could
not be recognized by American nations.
The President, iu his letter, says: “Ratifi
cation of the treaties contemplated by these
reports will constitute one of the happiest
and most hopeful incidents in the history of
the western hemisphere."
Purchases of Bonds.
Washington, Sept. B. — The bonds pur
chased by the treasury to-day aggregate
$63,650. All are 4)£s.
VERMONT’S ELECTION,
The Prohibition Issu9 Costs the Re
publicans Many Votes.
Rutland, Vt., Sept. 3.—The election
passed off quietly and smoothly except for
town representative, for whom the fourth
ballot was held to-day. P. W. Clement,
president of the Rutland railroad, tho re
publican candidate, being the loader of the
high license movement in Vermont, was
bitterly opposed by a small minority of the
republicans, who are strong prohibitionists,
aud wore determined to elect the democratic
candidate (also high license) by voting for a
third candidate. There are very significant
gains bv the democrats of representatives in
the legislature. The general returns of the
state show large democratic gains in the
House, owing to the opposition of the pro
hibitionists, and many high license repub
licans are eleoted.
RETURNS FROM THB TOWNS.
"White River Junction, Vt., Sept. 3.
One hundred and sixty-six towns give Page
rep., 25,724, Brigham, dem., 15,024. aud al
others Sfc.s. The majority for Page
is 9,775. The same towns in 1888
gave Dillingham, rep., 36,927, Shurtleff,
dem., 14,650, and all others 1,074, a majority
for Dillingham of 21,203, showing a de
crease iu the republican vote of 11,428, and
a democratic gain of 3,747, while the pro
hibition vote is less by 150.
THE MAJORITY IN THE STATE.
If the vote of the remaining towns is rela
tively the same as those hoard from the
republican majority will bo only about
16,000 iu the whole state.
There were only eighteen democrats in
the assembly in 1888. Thirty-seven have
been elected in 135 towns already heard
from, and two farmers’ league candidates.
An unexpectedly large number of high
license republicans have been elected.
The congressional vote in fifty-eight
towns in the first district gives Powers,
rep., 9,529, and Maloney, dem., 5,448, a
majority for Powers of 4,081.
In the seojnd district fifty-nine towns
give Grant, rep., 9,577 and Shurtleff, dem.,
4,301, a majority for Grant of 5,476.
RALLY OF THE BANKERS.
Tho Annual Convention of the Asso
ciation in Session.
Saratoga, Sept. 3. —The annual conven
tion of the American Banking Association
began shortly before noon in the town hall
auditorium. A large number of representa
tive financial men of the United States
were present. After the opening exercises
President Charles Parsons, president
of the State Bank of St. Louis
delivered his annual address He treated
of all financial questions of importance
particularly of the silver question. On this
latter question he argued that as congress
had already passed a law for its solution,
that law should be given a chance to show
how it worked. Agitating the question at
present would result in harm to the country.
REED SPEAKS AT BOSTON.
His Allusions to Politics Brief—He
Greets the New Englanders.
Boston, Sept. 3.—Speaker Thomas B.
Reed, of the national House of Representa
tives, who is on his way to Maine
to participate in the political cam
paign in that stale, addressed a
large audience at Faneull hall to-night.
He spoke but briefly upon politices, saying
that no did not come here to outline the
policy of the Republican party, but stopped
merely to give the greetings and thanks of
the Republican party lor the help which
Massachusetts has given to the party dur
ing the past year.
TEXAS REPUBLICANS.
The Colored Contingent Captures the
State Convention.
New Orleans, Sept. 3.— A special to the
Time*Democrat from San Antonio says:
“The republican state convention was oalled
to order at noon. There are something over
500 delegates present, 40 per cent, of whom
are colored. Nothing was done to-day be
yond effecting a temporary organization.
Mr. Wrigbt of Lamar county was put up
by the whites for temporary chairman, arid
Cuney and his colored following pitted R.
B. Hawley of Galveston against Mr. Lamar.
Tho Cuney side won, and will perhaps con- I
time to win throughout the Convention.” |
FELTON UP FOR CONGRESS
THE CONVENTION OF THB JEFFER
SONIANS AT ROME.
The Doctor Not Only Denounces the
Bub-Treasury Bill But the Alliance
Itself— lire. Felton as Enthusiastic as
the Men—Gov. Gordon Indorsed for
the United btatea Kenate-The Plat
form an Antl-AHianoe One.
Rome, Ga., Sept. 3. Dr. W. H. Felton
of Bartow county was to-day nominated
for congress in this (the Seventh) district.
He accepted in a two hours’ speech, in which
he did what no other candidate in the
United States has heretofore had the hardi
hood to do—that is he, stepped hot in at
tacking the sub-treasury plan, but he
thrusted a two-edged sword of eloquence
into the body of tbe alliance itself, laying
bare its Inside follies to the gaze of the
public at large. The speech is the sensa
tion of the season, following closely as it
did upon the action of the oonventiou,
which created anew liemoorntio party in
tho district, and refused longer to be con
trolled by the dark lantern secret organisa
tion, as the farmers’ alliance was termed.
organization of the convention.
The convention was organized at 1 o'clock
by the election of Col. Martin Vanßureu
Ake of Folk county as obairtnan. It was a
cat and dried affair, and on taking the chair
the colonel road a speech cut out some time
ago and dried for theocoasion. He referred
to the farmers’ alliance os tin organization
composed of democrats and republicans, and
yet seekiug to control the Democratic party
of the district. He referred to himself as a
true and tried fanner, but a man unwilling
to bo gagged by tho alliance.
OOL. YANCEY’S SPEECH.
A committee on platform was appointed
ami, while it was out, an old man with tot
tering frame aid whitened hair, a man with
memory of secession clinging to him, arose
and started to address the convention. He
was called to the stage and there spoke, in a
voice tremulous with age and yet strong In
delineation of tho glorious principles of
the democracy bequeathed us by our
fathers. The old man was Col. B. C. Yan
cey, a brother of the celebrated William L.
Yancey.
A NEW EXECUTIVE OOMSIITTEE.
A motion was made to appoint a now
democratic executive committee for the
district, as the alliance bad. In many cases,
absorbed the present members.
A delegate objected to the word absorbed,
as he said the democrats would do tho ab
sorbing if there was any to be done. He
wanted the motion worded that there was
a conflict of opinion. Another delegate,
who was from Walker county, agreed to
the change, but said he wanted It distinctly
understood that the alliance had absorbed
the Walker county meruler of the oommit
tee. Anew democratlo executive commit
tee, to serve for two years, was then
appointed as follows: W. G. Cook of Ca
toosa, W. C. Tilton of Murray, J. M. Head
of Whitfield, Chuck Anderson of Cobb,
Robert I. Battle of Bartow, J. C. Wardlaw
of Walker, Julius A. Peek of Folk, J. C.
Garlington of Floyd, J. M. Taliaferro of
Chattooga, J. K. Ragsdale of Paulding and
John M. Lephamof HarraGon.
the platform.
The platform committee then returned
and reported the following platform, which
was unanimously aud enthusiastically
adopted.
We, the representatives of the Democratic
party of the Seventh congressional district of
tho state of Georgia, lieing in convention as
sembled, do hereby reaffirm ur devotion to the
fundamental principles of the Democratic
party as contained in tne platform of the party
adopted at St. Louis in 1888, and wo recognize
the utterances of the national Democratic
party, when in convention assembled, us en
titlod to our supreme political alleziance.
In the platform of the St. Louis convention
we note these words: "That believing In the
doctrine of equal rights to all and special fa
vors to none, we demand that taxation, na
tional and state, shall nor bn used to build up
one interest or clohs at the expense of all
others.” Therefore, the democracy of the
Seventh district plants itself unflinchingly upon
this platform in opposition to a scheme
Known as the sub treasury scheme, which pro
poses to tax all classes and all industries in this
government to build up one Interest or class at
the expense of all others. We plant ourselves
upon the Jeffersonian principles of equal and
exact justice to all. Therefore we are unalter
ably oppoied, as democrats, to giving power to
any s cret political organization to suggest
candidates for office or adopt platforms of
political principles unknown aud unrecognized
by the national Democratic party.
AUAINST GOVERNMENT TEI.EGISAIIHY.
All are opposed to authorizing the govern
ment to seize railroad and telegraph lines in
this country, except In time of war. We be
l.evo such a demand to be the beginning of a
general attack on the rights of all private prop
erty, and if successful would result in the over
throw of civil and religious liberty, to say noth
ing of the tendency of such legis'ation to the
centralization (of which we have already too
much in this free republio), and the foisting
upon the country of a swarm of officers to do
the bidding of the government.
We are opposed to class legislation and class
representation In our legislative councils, state
and national. We believe in a government by
the people and for the people We believe In
the Jeffersonian doctrine of “encouragement of
agriculture, and of commeroe as its handmaid
“The diffusion of information and the arraign
ment of all abuses at the bar of public opinion."
DON’T LI EE THE ALLIANCE.
We deprecate any political movement which
seeks to ostracize any of the industries of this
country, while we cheerfully accord to the
agriculturist every right under the constitution
which belongs to a highly honorable and essen
tial industry. We are in favor of granting equal
rights and privileges to everv other honorab e
and wealth-producing industry in this country,
and the giving of every profession, calling and
occupation a fair and equal chance of prefer
ment in the race of life and In conducting the
affairs uf the nation.
We believe all taxation should be reduced to
the lowest possible limit consistent with the
maintenance of the public credit and the neces
sities of the government. The taxes should be
laid on the luxuries rattier than the necessaries
of life.
THE CURRENCY.
We believe that the volume of our currency,
founded on gold and silver coin, should b > In
creased by the free ooinage of silver, by Increas
ing the number of gold arid silver certificates,
bv authorizing the national banks to Increase
their circulation; by authorizing the national
tranks to loan money on real estate;
by the repeal of the tax on the
issue of state banks, and if necessary by in
creasing the volume of our greenback currency,
and any and all these Issues redeemable by the
government at the option of the holder in
con.
All are opposed to the Lodge force bill ard to
any legislation looking to the control of sover
eign states by federal bayonets, and we ball
with joy the action of the federal Senate in de
feating for the present this force bilL
oeoroia’s prosperity.
The great increase of taxable property in the
state or Georgia, as shown by the tax returns,
the easy terms upon which the state refunds
her bonds as they become due, trie splendid
revenne which she will drive from the new lease
of her railroad property, the handsome increase
of her common school fund, the rapid develop
ment of bor agricultural and mineral
wealth, the good order and
well being of her citizenship, ah testify to the
wisdom, justice and moderation of her con
tlnued democratic administrations. With a re
duction of national expenditures and national
taxation our future as a state is enviable and
encouraging, and we look with apprehension
and aiarm on entangling alliances and feder
ations which threaten the unity and safety of
the democratic party.
ALL UNANIMOUS,
A motion was made to a lopt the major
ity rule, but a country delegate aroac and
abouted: “Thar’hain't no majority rule
needed. All of ua here ia unanimous,”
which was the truth.
me felton’s name proposed.
Dr. N. H. Davis of Dade county, a second
Sam Jones iu style, nominated Dr. Felton
for congress, fie referred to him as a
LL. D. and D. D. of the first water,
and the inan be * anted to send to Wash
ington to preach Tom Heed's funeral, for
he believed U there ever bred a man who
could puncture Tom Reed's rhinoceros hide
and tell anybody else about their own
meanness in a tiptop style, that man was
William H. Felton of Bartow.
The nomination was seconded by numer
ous delegates, aud then a committee was
appointed to notify Dr. Felton, who was at
the Armstrong hotel.
A resolution was passed requesting each
county to orguulse a campaign olub to
work for the eleotion of I)r. Felton.
GOV. (JORDON INDORSED.
The convention then adjourned and or
ganised Itself into a msss meeting for the
purpose of indorsing Gov. Gordon.
Mr. Harris of Bartow began speaking,
but a band, accompanying Dr. Felton
and his wife to the opera house, was heard
approaching. Mr. Harris made his speech
very short, hut Gov. Gordon was indorsed
and the foot of the meeting was out upon
all opposition to him, in the midst of the
wildest enthusiasm, just as the brass hand
sutered the opera house.
MRS. FELTON IN THE LEAD.
Mrs. Felton was In the lead, and the dele
gates literally went wild with enthusiasm,
while she took from her belt a handkerchief,
waved it toward them and looked ns if she
would like to “holler" a little herself. The
doctor then came In and the wildest scenes
imaginable wore enacted, men waving their
hats and umbrellas, in the air, and one old
soldier, minus an arin, waving his empty
linen duster sleeve frantically around hU
had, whilo he yelled himself hoarse for
Dr. Felton and his wife.
Henry Bass, a drunken man, tried to
make a speech at this juncture, hut ho was
unceremoniously put out,although he fought
like a tigor and it took a dosen uieu to eject
him.
DR. FELTON ACCIKPTS.
Dr. Felton, in his characteristic stylo,
accepted the nomination as a duty ho owed
to his brother farmers aud to the Demo
cratic party. He referred to himself ns a
farmer, and then he got down to the old
hallelujah lick in doad earnest, and for
two hours he made the fur fly.
He referred to the farmers as
his brothers and reviewed his record, defy
ing any one to furnish any proof of a single
instance in which he hud ever voted con
trary to their interests. He reaffirmed his
love for the farmers, and said he had ac
cepted the nomination to warn them against
the demagogue* who were seeking to despoil
them. He said he bad boon a farmer long
enough to know that other callings needed
protection os well as his, and to know that
what would injure one would Injure all.
Tint BOYS IN GRAY.
“Thirty years ago,” said he. “when com
pany after company, battalion after battal
ion, was wheeling into line under the lead
ership of the grand and immortal lajo in de
fense of this southern land, did each soldier
turn to his fallow aud say, 'Comrade, are
you a lawyer? Comrade, are you city
preacher? Comrade, are you a blacksmith?’
and if he was any of these aud
not a farmer would he have been ostracised
and kicked out of tue ranks? Now, when
sectionalism is arraying its impudent front
against us, when the bloody shirt is being
flourished over us and the cry is going forth
that the south mutt again he whipped into
line by federal buyonets, must every one
hut the members of the farmers’ alliance be
kicked out of the democratic part y ? Now
it Is that tbit secret p litioal organization
comes spreading oonfusion In your midst.”
SC'ORINO THE ALLIANCE.
He then referred to the alliance demands
upon a free born legislature and laughed
them to scorn. He declared that the farm
ers’ alliance was born in Bt, Louis, its
parents being a perfect conglomeration of
isins, factions ami soreheads. He drew a
line as broad as that between heaven and
hell between the farmers who had gone
Into it for honest purposes and the cunning,
crafty leaders, the demagogues who were
seeking political advancement. He said
the llttlo crowd in St. Louis that had or
ganized the farmers’ alliance had about as
much use for the national or state democ
racy as the devil had for holy water. Ho
likeued the alliance to the star chamber,
the Spanish inquisition and the Venetian
oouncll of ten. lie ended by advising every
farmer to quit the alliance, since it refused
to admit city preachers into its ranks.
The regular county executive committee
mot to-day and issued an address calling on
all voters to stand by Cob Everett, the
regular nominee of the party,
HIAWATHA HOOKED.
Borne of the Town’s Best Blocks Laid
in Ruins by Fire.
Hiawatha, Kan., Sept. 3.—The worst
Are ever known In this city broke out at 1
o’clock this morning in William Horner’s
livorj stable, and In lasi than three hours It
had destroyed two and a half blocks in the
business center of the city, causing a loss of
at least $150,000. The greatest loss was the
First National Bank building, owned by
Congressman Morrill. The vault, contain
ing $50,000 in currency and many val
uable books and papers, gave way
under the Intense heat and
its contents were entirely destroyed. For
oyer two hours a furious wind from the
north drove the Are southward, but about 3
o’clock the wind died down. There was
only one Are engine in the city. The de
struction at 3 o’clock this morning included
the First National Bank building, Odd Fel
lows building, and two of the best livery
stables In the city
A SINGLE TAX PLATFORM.
Utterances of the Convention Now
Bitting at New York.
New Yoke, Sept. B.—The single tax con
vention to-day adopted a platform pre
sented to them by Henry George. The
main points were that all men were created
alike, with certain inalienable rights. No
one shall be permitted to hold property
without a fair return. There shall be no
tax on the products of labor, and the rev
enues for national, state and municipal pur
poses shall be raised' by a single tax upon
land values, irrespective of improvements,
and absolute free trade. The platform was
loudly applauded.
BOARING LIKED AN BAGLB.
The Democratic Majority in Arkansas
• Not Loss Than 27,000.
Little Rock, Ark., Sept.E-Returns from
556 out of 1,020 townships in the state give
Eagle (democrat) for governor, a gain of
9,920 over bis majority in the same places
two years ago. This includes losses In
Greeu, Falkoer, Desha, Benton, Lincoln,
Craighead, Jefferson, Foist Settle and
Crittenden counties, and includes partial
returns from forty counties. If the same
ra io holds up Gjv. Eagle's majority will
approximate 34,000. Conservative" esti
mates give 37,000 as a minimum.
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BERGEN MARKS A BREAK.
BKBCKINBIDOB TOLD THAT HB
6HODLD HAVE RESIGNED.
The Now Jersey Man Charges tbat the
Bitting Member Profited by the
Assasslnatlon-It is Shown, How
ever, that the Certifleate of Eleotion
Was Issued Before the Crime Was
Committed.
Washington, Sept. 3.— The Houee this
morning proceeded to further consideration
of the Ciayton-Brecklnndge case. Mr. Ber
gen of New Jersey resumed his argument
in favor of the un'eatlng of Mr. Breckin
ridge. After depicting the assassination
of Mr. Clayton, he critized Mr. Breckin
ridge for not resigning his seat and thereby
disowning the advantage he had gained
from the murder. He had not done so, but
had stood by those who had stood by him
at the death.
Was Mr. Breckinridge a party to the con
spiracy which ended In the tragedy? He
trusted not. He was almost ready to say
that he believed not. He would feel very
sad to make any statement on this floor that
would he as terrible as that. But it had
lawn iu Mr. Breckinridge’s power to save the
life of Mr. Clayton. Had he done it? It
was said he had. He (Mr. Bergen) trusted
that ho had, but the gentleman evaded say
ing so.
CRISP CRITICISES THE REPORT.
Mr. Crisp of Georgia ortticlsed the report
of the subcommittee which visited Arkan
sas, charging the majority of the subcom
mittee with omitting evidence from the
record aud with refusal to take testimony
for the contestant. To his mind the major
ity report was Incontrovertible evidence
that the majority members of that subcom
mittee had started upon their investigation
determined to find something to sustain
thoir preconceived ideas as to what the con
dition was In the Second district of Ar
kansas. The whole majority report was
founded upon “suspicion” aud not upon
"proof." Continuing his criticism of the
report, be quoted as “the milk in
the ooooanut," the following extract:
“The necessity for the enaotmeut of
some laws which will prevent ballot
box stealing aud murder from conferring a
prima facie title to a seat in congress is evi
dent from the result iu this contest. Had
such laws been In force as would have pre
vented the coutoetee from taking his seat
with such a title, no one would have at
tempted to oonfer suoh title by stealing the
ballot-box.” Tbore had been ono ballot-box
stolen, but, giving to Mr. Clayton
every vote contained therein, there
would have I ern no chango In the pri rpa
facie case. The certificate had been
given to Mr. Breckinridge long before the
sad assassination of Mr. Clayton. Whether
Mr. Clayton were dead or alive would not
have interfered with the organization of the
Houee. The certificate had been issued by
the lawful authorities before the death of
Mr. Clayton, and if that gentleman had
lived he would have been here simply as the
contestant.
Alter arguing tiie case, Mr. Crisp gave
notice that he would, at the proper time,
move to recommit the pending resolutions,
with instructions to the oommictee on elec
tions to ascertain whether Mr. Breckin
ridge or Mr. Clayton received a majority of
the votes cast at the eleotion.
Messrs. Lacey of lowa and Kelly of Kan
sas argued In favor of ihe majority report,
and Mr. Outhwalte In support of the right
of the sitting member to hie seat.
The matter went over till to-morrow.
MISSISSIPPI CONVICTS.
The State to Have the Right to Dae
Them on the Levees.
Jackson, Miss., Bept. 3.— The constitu
tional convention met at 3:30 o’clock this
afternoon and resumed consideration of the
report of the oominittee on penitentiaries,
providing for the abolition of the convict
leasing sys'.ein. After two hours’ debate
the following proviso was adopted;
Provided, That nothin - herein contained shad
prohibit the legislature from authorizing the
employment under state supervision of convict*
by any levee board on any public levees, under
suoh provision and restrictions as It may from
time to time see proper to Impose.
Provided, further. That said convicts shall
not be let to any eoutractor under sold board.
AN EXPLANATION OF SOME OF THE VOTES.
A great many of those who voted for this
proviso, although opposed to the leasing of
o mvlots to the levee boards, did so upon the
theory that it is unwise to forever tie the
hands of the legislature on a penitentiary
system that has not yet passed its experi
mental stage. It Is argued that while the
legislature refuse to sanction the employ
ment of aoDviota on levee works, it is
proper to give them power to do so, inas
much as it may happen that the prison
farm scheme will prove|a failure.
The convention, st 6 o’clock, adjourned
without Anal disposition of the penitentiary
clause.
ThAfranchlse committee decided unani
mously to vote as a unit hi favor of its re
port on the suffrage question.
Up to tine time, the convention has been
deluged with tracts in favor of woman suf
frage, published under the auspicen of the
Woman’s Huffi-age Asoolatidn.
RATIFICATION NOT NEOEBB.IRT.
At a meeting of the Judiciary committee,
held to-night, it was (leelded unanimously
that the convention had authority to enact
a constitution without submitting it to the
people for ratification. A re ort to that
effect is in course of preparation aud will be
prevented to-morrow or next day. The con
vention will probably be governed by this
view of the case, although opposition is ex
pected from a powerful minority.
LYNOHH.D IN THE DAYTIME,
A Negro Who Fractured a White
Man's Skull Hanged.
St. Low is, Sept. 3.—A special to the
Republic from Poplar Bluff, Mo., says: “An
altercation yesterday between Mr. Albright,
proprietor of the Gifford House, and Thomas
Smith, a negro, ended In Smith throwing a
rook at Mr. Albright,and his skuil was frac
tured. Tliia morning Smith’s body was
found hanging to a bridge aoroas Black river,
riddled with bullets. After the trouble of
yesterday Smith was arrested and placed In
jail. At 9:30 o’clock this morning a maskod
mob broke down the outer doors of the jail,
battered the stoel door to the prisoner’s
cage in, and in spite of the man’s plea for
merey took him across the river and
lynched him."
KANSAS REPUBLICANS.
The Incumbents In the State Offices
Renominated.
Topeka, Kan., Sept. 3.—The republican
state convention met hero to-day. A. H.
Horton, chief justice of the supreme court;
L. U. Humphrey, governor; W. M. Hig
gins, secretary of state; A. F. Felt, lieuten
ant governor ;L. B. Kellogg, attorney gen
eral, and G. W. Wiuans. superintendent of
public instruction, were ail renominated by
acclamation. The contest for treasurer is
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