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MACON, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1895,
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That Was the Key note of the
Delegates to tfte Mem
phis ConYention,
SECRETARITCARIISLE SPORE.
It Was Eccsived With a Thunder of
Applause by the Thousands
Who Heard It.
HO FREE SILVER THERE.
From the Opening Speech It W«i Evi
dent That the Convention Wm on
the Slilo Thftt Meant Dollar
for Dollar in All Duel-
non Transaction*.
Qtamphtej 31-ay 23.—Umder a bauiner
with the imscrlptioni “Bound currency
Bind bettor banking Uadi l ties,” between
700 and 800 represeritalttvo men of the
Southern states assembleid at the audi
torium «tb'.s afternoon rtio express their
oppaslUoa to the doctrfue of the free
Hind unlimited eolinu-^e of silver and de
claim la favor of the ooaatteuanoe of
present mon^tairy condltj-'ans. It was
essentially <n Withering of “solid men/'
batnikera «ind Tuerchiamts, fanmers a*nd
ma'imfaeturers, storekeeipers and mem
bers of -xmofesstoiiB attlHod rwlto indus
trial industries. It wus eiipecbjUy coin-
1 monited upon itaut the politieluns -were
conspicuous for their absence.
The delegates bcigam to assemble o't
the auditorium sfijoiuly after 1 o’clock.
There were few men of ntfitionul rep-
utadlani 6d the columps that nkiirchcd
up ttbe ®4sl« with mflltory tread, but
those that were recognized came in for
a hearty greeting.' Gen. .Thomas C.
Gitchfargs of MCeshBlppr, who has
parted -with life flowing board since tho
ndjournmant of ©oJogreBs, was recogniz
ed at first, but when the assemblage
ktiow -him, d't madci the rattens ring.
Others who came to for a. true South
ern grecttl'ug as they appeared at the
head of 'thoir state delogat Some, were
, Coogressmen Kyle of MtssIssDppI,
Clarke of Alabama-, Piaittersom of Ten*
EKtsee, Lieut. 'Govorniar Alton! of Keur
tucky, and Iieut. Govern tor Stuinnard
of •Missouri.
When Obtifleznea} Cmiwford of the .local
committee of fifteen/ assumed ttw gavel
at 2 p. m., there was 620 delegates on
the floor and 1*500 spectators of both
sexes 5fo the galleries.
Tho few words of •welcome In behalf
of the Bluff City were prettily and
quickly spoken, mnd permanent angaml-
z&t.on wus !then In order. The Alabama
Coaugrq3sm'a»n, -Mr. Clarke; was rocotg-
nitecd for the purpose of presenittog the
name of “Little Giant” from Mississ
ippi us chair mu ut, but he availed him
self of a call to the plaibform 'to laid off
(the oratoitoal fin works wit h a. speech
that aroused all the emergetx> cpthusl-
usm el hfe audum.ee.
"We are not a forlorn band making
a desperate and hopeless fight/' said
-Mr. Clark, ">but we are here to give
form and organization and voice to a
deep-rooted and widely spread public
opinion that is growing In volume, and
whioh^ is destined to mould the finan
cial "policy of this country. Wo have
nothing to fear fii the flgnt that has
been forced upon us.- The conservatism
of tDe'Ameflhan people. Will hot ulk»w
. Its monetary systems to bsS dragged
>, down to the debased level of MexDco
and China. The roar of the free Bll-
^ | verites la as the roar of a fire fed upon
J chaff that soon burns Itself out and
- leaves nothing but ashes and smoke. It
is but the echo'of «he fiat moneyItes.
Standing here as a Southern man, I
say that I have firm confidence In tih«
sound sense and integrity of tluui sec
tion of the country in the cotton men
and the industry that has made Mem
phis one of the most important cotton
markets'In it’he worM. We are not the
blind followers or tools of any man or
set of men, but we are led by a man
who has, like up other man since Jack-
son the confidence of the American
people. (Applause). Why? Because the
American people know that their presi
dent Is honest (Cheers); Hihat he pos
sesses mental and moral courage (ujor®
cheers); that he Is not only a man, but
a whole man; that he has a wisdom
that nobody can •darken."
Shouts and stamping followed the
topeaker's retirement from the plat
form. There was more of the same
kind when the meftion. was put and
Gen. Catchlngs declared selected as ti
permanent chairman. On being escort
ed to the chair, he gracefully ncknowl-
edged the honor and continued:
•\N T o convention has ever assembled
Irv this region for a higher or nobler
purpose. Not a man has come here to
avance any personal end or to accom
plish any selfluh purpose. We came
here believing that the free and unlim
ited coinage of silver would be disap
pointing to Ha advocates and disastrous
to all public and private interests. We
are assembled for the purpose of giv
ing expression to our fateh. AH kinds
of charges have been made against
us. We have been charged •with seeking
the Interest of the money lenders. Let
tis gi\«e the lie to tbne. We bnve been
accused of being In league with Wail
street. Let us give the lk- to that.
‘‘Let us go home determined to stand
resolutely tor sound morte? through
•the world, though the flc*h and the
dovil be against jus. Our views are
sanctified by the'approval of all the
intelligent people, anri iifteHlgence of
the country outside of political life.
Let us stand by oiur colors Ofid fight as
the American flights when he knows
he Ima right on nifl ©Me. The great
heart of the American people always
responds lo the tru A at the -proper
Ome, and R is Impossible *o believe
that 67.u00.000 people, composing the
grdaftest government. would deliber
ately cut themselves loose from tbe
civilization of the world and ally them- J
selves with Mexico, China. Japan and
people of that sort.
•‘Speaking for myself, before this
•great audience I say I stand for Gro
ver Cleveland and John G. Carlisle.
(Prolonged applause.) Why * should
ttheae men desire to engraft upon the
people a poHtay -which Is burdensome
them when these people have given
to them wltfi a free band every honor
■that has been conferred upon them?”
The selection oB a committee on
resolutions wa3 next in order, a* fol
lows: John M&thernson of Kentucky,
B. H. Richardson of Georgia, S. Cox
of Florida, George M. Trenholni of
Soudi Carolina, George Leighton of
Missouri, Joslah Patterson of T ennes
see, Richard H. Clark of Alabama, U.
M. Rose of Arkansas, Leroy Percy of
Mississippi, J. C. Morris of Louisiana,
Rufus Hardy of Texas, Daniel Miller
of Maryland, W. R. Ray of Virginia.
There as no response when the states
of West Virginia and North Carolina
were called. Just as the committee had
■been completed the tall form of Secre
tary Carlisle emerged from the stage.
In an instant delegates and specta
tors, women and men, .were on their
feet and a mighty shout went up. It
was succeeded by a yell dear >to South
ern hearts, and then again, with a
volley of cheers, with tho waving of
hats and canes and other accompani
ments. The ovation continued for sev
eral moments and was roewed when
the secretary-of the treasury was for
mally presented. Silence bavins been
with difficulty restored. (Mr. Cojlisle
began his speech, the delivery of which
oooupled precisely one and! a half
hours. He spoke with unwon ted energy
and mad© frequent references to Ills
notes. Profound attention .was paid
him, the audience beiilg anxious to
grasp and follow, -the trend of his argu
ments and the mass of figures with
which it twas supported and there were
few Interruptions of approval until to
ward the close. Then, when with
quivering forefinger Die declared that
the hard earnings of th<» poor ought
not to be sacrificed to the .avarice of
the wealthy mine owners or the ambi
tion of aspiring politicians, his hearers
fairly went wild,and when in his pero
ration he urged that there could be no
prosperity or one section at the ex
pense of the other, but that all must
stand or fall together, It looked or a
moment as though the enthusiastic
auldence ould storm tho platform.
. THE RESOLUTIONS-*
Tho committee on resolutions wont In
to session at the Gayoso hotel with
Judgjj Ruse of Little Rookas chairman,
and when the convention re-assembled
at S:3 Olt wag presented with Ihe fol
lowing plaform nnd resolutions:
“The people of whe southern states
who believe the maintenance of a sound
and stable currency 'to be essential to
the prosperity of the whole country and
the welfare of the people of all divisions
of life do Through thei'r representative**
In convention assembled at Memphis on
May 23, 1S95. make the following decla
ration o-f their matured convictions:
"1. Believing a platform .and certain
standard of value necessary to the
agricultural, commercial and Indus-
•rival development and prosperity of
our common country} we favor the
maintenance of all our money whether
gold- sliver or paper, on a parity to tho
end that each dollar, whatever may be
Its composition! shall have equal pur
chasing and debt paying powers with
every other dollar.
”3. 'Profiting by tho experience of
Waskifogton, Jefferson and Hamilton
and the -teachings of the great students
of the monetary science, from the time
When John Locke wrote, to the discus
sion of the present day we accept the
truth of the principle now universally
recognteed and applied in tho eommer-
cannot bo maintained where the ratio
fixed by law far the fro© coinage of
gold and silver does not correspond
w*Qh the market Tatlo of the two metals
and that wherever nnd whenever the
legal coinage ratio varies from the
market or commercial ratio to any ap
preciable extent, the dollar, whether
gold or silver, which thereby becomes
more valuable as bulllpn than as money,
will, go to a premium and retire from
ett teulattdn. We saw this principle
ojpphcd In our national experience when
under the act of 1792, which fixed the
coinage ratio at 15 to 1, gold retired
from circulation -because at itha slight de-
- cli-no In the price of silver fcn the open
marfeet, Whereby the builHon in a gold
dollar became worth a few'cento more
Ub&n the bulHen in a stiver -dollar and
was therefore sold as a commodity be
cause It was worth more «e bullion than
as money, and agato -under tue act ot
1894, -wtoBdh fixed -th« ratio ait ltf to , wne-n
the silver coin retired for a like reason.
We are, therefore, opposed to the free,
unlimited and fcndeponklervt cortnag of su-
vr at t'he ratio of 16 to 1 whom tine mar
ket or commercial ratio is more t-nan
thirty to on« and -the difference between
Che bullion value of a gold and a sliver
dollar la about 50 cents, on the ground
that such aJotlan, Instead of restoring
the bi-me<taiiiic etandaM would inevita
bly rreuJIt hi silver momounota 1 li«m.
“At -bills time there is no country in
•the world which maintains the bi
metallic standard, and neither is there
any country where the free. OOlQfigO
of stiver obtains which is not on a sil
ver basis. EacE country, on account
o Its inability to adopt independently
any bimetallic standard must elect for
ltaeKf iwhtch it prefers, the gold or the
silver standard. We, Therefore, favor,
In the absence of international co-.
operation, the retention and mainten
ance of the existing gold standard,
because a chage from the gold to tho
silver standard would have the effect
to repudiate all pufbllc and private ob
ligations to the extent of the difference
between the bullion value of the gold
and the silver dollar; because when
ever such change should be seriously
threatened it would cause an Imme
diate attempt at a collection nnd liqui
dation of all debts In anticipation of
the Teeult It would produce; because
niK'h transition from the gold to the
silver basis would destroy public nnd
private confidence and would involve
th * country in erach panic, conifuslon
ad distress that the products of agri
culture and the wages of labor would
be unremunorative, the business of
commerce would become unprofitable
and our people engaged In Industrial
occupation would be Thrown out of em
ployment; because there is not a pro
gressive and enlightened country In
the world which has not elected gold
as the preferable standard; btaiia—
gold standard countries retain sliver
In their circulation on a parity with
gold, whereias there Is no silver stand
ard country which does or can utilize
gold as money; because there Is not
a sliver country on the globe where
the wages of labor are sufficient to
sustain the working classes in comfort
and Independence, and, finally, because
the high destiny of the United States
demand for the use of the American
people the money which experience
has tAUght mankind to be the best
suited for the promotion of commerce
the* development of manufacture, the
encouragement of labor and advance
ment of civilization.
“4—We would rejoice over the adop
tion of real bl-m«*aHl»m, but In view
of the continued fluctuations of tile
price of sfh*er in the open market we
milizf <ltoaA It 1b impossible for the
rniref'Slates independently to adopt
a W-metaWc standard; and w<f deem
it unwise and hazardous to the best
interests of the people tor thte coun
try to attempt Ks establishmen't. We
favor the policy of this country stand
ing in the litti'tudt^bi’ readiness at ail
times to oo-openate -wivh the onher
l>owers In any effort they may Inau
gurate looking to t'he adoption of 'lure
bl*mauiljiam; but in the meantime and
until successful co-operation Is Insured
bo mtUntalr* bio late its existing stand
ard of value.
“5—We favor the retention as part of
our money the silver now coined, and
fn order Ko give a wider field for the
use of sliver we favor the funding of
al| money other than silver m\ silverd
certificates below the denomination of
ten dollar^ Into* higher- denominhitionH,
so as to make our entire circulation
below the denomination -of ten dollars,
either silver or sliver certificates, and
to This end the secretary of the treas
ury should <bo authorized by law to
coin from time to Tim© as -the people
may require them silver dollars until
demand of commerce for money
below the denomination of ten dollars
*8 A* all times satisfied.
, realize that our motional
bunking system was adopted during a
time of war, and that U \» not adapted
to existing conditions. We, therefore,
favor such legislation as will secure
to the people a system ot banking sur-
ro ’ un< J eK J by sucili safeguards as will
at nil times funrlsffi thorn a safe, eias-
c “ r <'ency 10 , ;ne trana-
action of their business.
"7. We cannot too ‘highly cowmenu
tbe upflaaviUn-ar courage ad) stury pa
triotism of rvcoMont Cleveland in his
efforts to protect -tho neutlona*. honor and
to maintain the public credit during a
Period <oif great financial distress and un
der condition a Which ‘threw/toned dnpger
to both-. Wo congratulaTS him and tno
entire couovtry on 'the evidence of return
ing prosperity.”
These resolution's were real} with delib
eration and were Intently followed by
the convention mind each was applauded
util tho reference to President Cleveland
was reached. Then, there who a succes
sion ot cheers amW a Mississippi doJe«ato
yelled: “Read 1t agaJn.” T’he dMMM
was compiled with and there was more
ejjithuflSjusm.
When the vote was Taken the resolu
tions were adopted without oppoerVUonv.
Not a bote Was heard in the negative.
Then resolutions were passed giving
hearty Indorsomcnit to tht work of the
Reform Commit)teo on Sound Currency
of New York, and also urging tno forma
tion of sound money leagues and clubs
throughout the South, and, after a fare
well address from Congressman Patter
son., the convention, at 9:40 p». m. ad-
Jorned «ine dDe.
SDCRETARP CARLISLESPEECH.
Mr. President and GenltJemon of tho
Convention: ,
I cxjngratulrttc myself upon my good
fortune In having the opportunity to
appear before this large assemblage- of
southern business men, and I congratu
late the people of t'he south upon their
good fortune In being able to send here
so many real representatives of their
great industrial and commercial inter
ests. It has frequently been my privi
lege to address commercial and finan
cial organizations la oilier parts of the
country, Jbut nowhere have I mot a
greater (number of earnest and intelli
gent gentlemen than 1 see before me
today. I am sure that nobbing less than
a Cult appreclolton of tho "vast import
ance of the questions to be considered
could lifive secured the attendance of
ho large a number of active biiwlii'-sa
men upon this occasion, and the fact
thiU they have voVuritarlly abandoned
their usual avocaitk/hs participate In
the proceedings of this convention, en
courages mo to believe thait their ef
forts in behalf of a sqund financial pol
icy will not cease .when it has ad
journed.
■Mr, President, I do <not think the im
portance of the questions you are
called to consider can be overestimated
or tJbait the gravity of the situation can
be overr-atated. The proposition to rev-
oulflonlze our monetary system and
thus destroy the credit of the govern
ment and fhe people at home and
abroad, violate the obligations of all
contracts, unsettle all exchangeable
values, reduce the wages of labor, ex
pel capital from our' country, and se
riously obstruct the trade of our people
among themselves and ivi-th the people
of other countries, Is one which chal
lenges the Intelligence, patriotism nnd
commercial honor of every man to
whom Bt is addressed. No matter what
may be the real purposes .and motives
of (those who make the proposition' to
legalize th£_free and unlimited coinage
of silver art the ratio of 16 to 1, these
are the consequences involved in their
scheme, and, la my opinion, they dau-
not be avoided if it should be adopted.
In no part of tho country will the con
sequences of such a policy prove more
Injurious to the material interests of
the people than in the undeveloped and
progressive south. When tho great
civil wer closed your Industrial system
WW destroyed, your commercial rela
tions were all broken up. your currency
was worthless, your farms deva.«?tated,
your mines were closed, your forests
were untouched* your water power
was USitaAs nnd yout* (railways were
unsafe and inadequate, even for the
limited service th^y hod to nerfonn,
but your great natural resources were
slill -unimpaired, and upon that founda
tion you have constructed, and are
still constructing, a system of dlverd-
fled industries nnd interstate and In
ternational commi-’rcv* whlcn, if not
dlstunbed by unwise experiments In
financial legislation, must attract to
your section of (the country all the ac
tive capital and skilled labor necessary
to make it the most prosperous part
of ithe continent. Your maignlrtcent
deposits of coal «nd iron, your fertile
soil, adapted to the growth of cotton,
sugar and many other products which
no other part of the country will yield
your unrivalled facilttlen for the manu
facture of iron and steel, cotton goods,
lumber, oil, furniture and almost In
numerable other articles which can be
cheaply produced from the raw mate
rials within your limits, constitute the
elements of a marvelous growth and
prosperity Which nothing can prevent
if the people of the south will continue
to exhibit in the future the same spirit
of conservaMlnm and the same devotion
to principle that have always charact
erized them In the pant. The world has
never witnessed a grander, exhibition
of courage and fortllude than was pre
sented here When a defeated and im
poverished people, without money or
credit, and almost destitute of the
tool* and Ijnplement* necessary to 1he
performance of manual labor, went
uncomplainingly to work to re-establish
their social order, renew their commer
cial relations, and reconstruct their In
dustrial system; and I am unwilling
to belterye that the same people can
now be so discouraged by a temporary
buMnees depression, or so mov«d by
appeals to their prejudices, that they
will hastily resort V> new and hazard-
oiis expertmon*t» with the currency In
which all their transaction* must be
conducted.
I do nog charge that our fellow citi
zens who propose to revolutionize our
monetary system by a sudden ehajigo
in the gg&mford of value really desire
to see the business cf the country ruined
or even Injured, or that they believe
any injurious oonaequences would fol
low the adoption of their oollcy, but.
In my Judgment, the results would be
most AMamroua to the roateriaf Inter-
DUE REUNION.
TIio Great, Enthusiastic Moetiug of
Confederate Veterans at
Houston,
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
The Olrmlngham t-'ommtUee Has Keen
Continued and the Committee on
on History I* a Flxture-~l»Iany
tteceptions to lponeor*.
(Continued on page 2.)
Houston, Tex., May 23.—The voutker
ccmit.:in!ue.s ./iuctom<ea>t, apt! dark gray
clouds lowering over Hie city and o
ohtliy rotwine* pemulte tho atmos
phere, but the joy find omthusinsm of
dih*e TetemidM eomiMonies, ami when- Gen.
Gbrdctfli allied ttio wniventlom to onlar at
10 a. in., hbo audJucxPhim wus agraln
full to oYerfiotwifcg. The tneciUag -was
much mica*© orderly today 'thani yester
day, liowever, a.ml the iniskieflb of tho
moethug wus conductod mere sat'fefucto-
ruiJly. Oaj>ki‘in Gen. J. AVllllum Jodies
invoiced dlvllcKi blesg'JOg on: the dcD.bera-
t fens ot the mootin'#.
ft was undeiNtoo<l thiait Airs. Chap-
maip, tba dokishiter of Gi’jni. Leonidas
Polk, ivas i*u the oudl'entce, cuud tho
chu[Ermiiov asked <t%tt she oomo to tlic
•tffige Cf she were presciuit. iSlie' d'.<l
not raspond* hoivovietr, amd 4*t was an-
nwowoetl thait she would be expected
on the stove whenever she retched tho
hall, ui slhiriflir Intyi^Uitlon was extend
ed ithe daughter of Geni. ID. H. Hill
and Mrs. J. D. Pea chill.
Gen. S. D. Lee o>f ithe oemmlttee om
cou^tdt.'ion, reportpkI that 1hey had unun-
imously agreed ont a constitution.
They have fully accepted the old con*
sSJturtoa! fcainiulaitod ait J^eksem This
occst'atutton oomtKnues in» force the oem-
mlftee an» titol’ory which, the Birin'hr-
bfam const>tuitIoini d'!e»oh r ed. Tlie prln^
cllpnl (aunendmeoit ds to define the duties
of officers* unkl' (mislead of two dep^rt-
jnciais end of the ’M'eutiqstasC; cud
ttvnie-MisslssIppr, -thare shall be Ui.rt'e
departments us follows:
The Depa-rtin'^imt of the Army of Vlr-
g'nt’a, composed of, tlie states of VCt-
e nlia, IMuryland, Noafih amd South Car
ol Id j. acd Kentucky; Depamtmen't of tho
Army of Temmie!?see, coraposed of the
fftsutel? cf G rorgAi, 'A Vabaann, Tonmesflee,
Loulblunu and ^'lorkla; the
tra.EU-4Milss!«‘l'pp^ depairlmcin-t conu>os-
ed of all 'the oilier stuites anid itorrlto-
ates west.ofthe ‘ fftteMteltpijil except
IiOuIsMad. There wau d iwotvenKnit om
foof to fix the saime memorial day. for
all stages, but the mew cadst/ftaiWon
provides thait each oamp may fix its
ownt
*Geu. M. J. Olalborne objected to Ihe
pQ(Pt o/f the ocnusHtatOorpi eeparatjng
Texas into five dlvlalonb, saylaig *.t was
done for poKttaal purposes. Gen*. Low
explained that tbe stole wus noj nr-
raarged dllTerenitly (from other skotow.
Ttuso sttb-dlrkJ Kmw were merely for tho
safloe of codren'lenods in. a. slate so Idige
ms Texas. There was but one major
general (Gen. <Rctu>fior the state, the
other faoccute beting mere brevetw. Gen.
Cb.borDo rptnnwed his objecttoni, which
was fallowed by a itiottom to (table. A
vote was lakm and the 'motim wus
tabled, defdaitnig the mt'tenj'pt to- muke
but. one division' of Texas, The eon*
stituttoni was •then, adopted oinid loud
a.-pplause. The report of tho commi'tteo
on creclentiwks iwau ihcb read In full.
The commltteo on oradonMals then
reported tha number of delegates as
follows:
Loulfllana, 176; Tennessee, 89; Florida,
36; Alabama, 191; Mississippi. 128;
Texas, 654; South Carolina, 86; Indian
Territory. 15; Missouri, 1S7; Kentucky,
67; Arkansas, 07; Washington. D, c.,
11; Evansville, Ind., 2; Virginia, C4;
North Carodlna, 21; Georgia, 76; Mary
land, 2; Oklahoma, 2; West Virginia, 2;
New York, 1—«;otal, 1,602.
The report of the comhaltteo was
then aJQbpted as rend.
The Hpecdal order for 11 o’clock thfe
morning was the report of tha .leffer-
won Davla monument committee. Jt
was noon, however, when the matter
was reached.
Chairman Cabell of the committee
from the veterans, made a speech re
porting progress and Introduced Chair
man J. Taylor Ellyson of the Richmond
committee whose report was embodied
oa part of the veterans’ committee
ropoiv. Col. Kllyson made a stirring
ffpeech and said that President Davis’
birthday, June 3, It was the desire to
make a collection for the monument
from the whole country. The indica
tions ore, ho said, •tihmrj the vchponses
would tre generous, die thought tltero
would be enough funds on hand by
next opring to build the monument
and It was expected to make, tho lay
ing of Ohe corner wtotv an occasl(w of
great tnagnlfi.’ence at which he hoped
olL the -v-ctoranii would Ire presenv,
fin seconding tlie motion to adopt
•the report. Chaplain J. W. Jones
mane an eloquent speech, saying that
Jefferson Davl* noodetl no monument
to iperpettiato hl« noma In th(* hearts
of his countrymen but we owe It to our*
selves. The man who bore the coun
try's IIag in the battleftoid* of Mexico;
who #a>& Cn the United States senate
whv'n It was a body of gianjs; who
was the peer of WeHNNtf. Clay nnd
Calhoun needo no shaft to keop tls
memory green'.
"Wo owe this monument to our-
cslves,” he safd, ”hecauio? Jefferson
Davis was th/* embodiment of southern
principle*. We thought vre were right
and. wx» know It now. I am no rebel
and I am not going to make a rcl»cl
speech. I never made a rebel speech
In my life; we were neva- rebel*. 1
will shout for old glory *« loud and
an long as any man and I remember
that tho *Sta*r Spangled Rannei’ was
written by a southern man on southern
noil. True (tlaere was a right smart
between us and ’Old Glory* In the dark
da<ys of the 60’«. That wa* before ’Old
Glory' was bfkif waved for other pur
poses than St frm Inteded for.”
dfo paid a high tribute to Gen. Gor
don. which was greeted -.vfch loud ap-
plauao which continued for some time.
Whon thp» knightly and chivalrous gen
eral on the floor of the United otat«*s
wmate pl<Hlg***i to iSie loyal a/distance
of southern states to put down the,
Chicago rebellion—he bu: voiced our
sentiments.
Dr* Jones proposed that tho roll be
called by camps and that each camp
would say how much it would raise
for the monument. Before tilts was
begun, there iwhs several i-pontaneous
off(W. R. E. Leo Camp of Richmond,
pledged $500 and J. R. Hubhanl Camp
of Baltimore, only one month old came
to tlve front with $t00. Gen. Gordon
gave $100 and Gens. Leo and Stewart
(put down $50 each.
Tlw Charleston Camp stated that a
movement wa«s now on foot In frhat
city by which $1,000 would bo raised.
The call of the volt was begun but
was found to be too long, so she camps
were requested »to send up the amount
they would obligate themselves to give.
The wholo amount when subsequently
footed up was found to be $9,017.
Durtntg tills Interval there wan a hurst
of applause «.s several historic old (hat-
tie flags uvere brought up. Tho first
was tho Oobb Legion colors borne by
Oapt. John C. IIlll of Augusta; the sec
ond was «the flag of the Third Georgia
regiment (borne by Mr. K. W. Bngby
ePWHb ntyfih otdfi UTae urgRl olbe na
The llngiwblch floated over Itort Bunvtcr
all during tho war wns also presented.
The Third Louisiana flag was the last
of the Confederate flags. Each was
greeted w&th loud) applnu»> and the
cyfior-bcarers invited to seats on the
stage.
'Am efluboraite rocqptJ'Jon' av.is icmctercd
Mens W-kjw'jo ’IXtvfe ait Ihe Capitol Ho
tel by 'Mms. 'M. dV. Jlfco bctwoicin 1 the
houm of 11 \amd 12 oclodk. Gen . Roes
and attu/f called olfictally on Gen*. Gor
don nml staff cut die llutclu'inw House.
A reception was temdoretl tho nteUimg
gODJ'.iinla at tbo Light Gnund^ .vrinory
from 12 Mill 2 o’clock 'today, amd a> re
ception v>\\3 tondcnxkl Hie vf.«it2o(g lndloi
wt the Capitol Hotel Omd HutohCflJfl
House by t.lie ImkIIch a'etepMbni comm 11-
tee of •Houston' fii^iu 10 to 12 o’clock.
Gen. Gordon next displayed -the
standard whlcftt waved in the decisive
fight of BUfina Vista at tlie head of
Jefferson Davis' column. Gen. Gordon
paM tlie flag an eloquent tribute amid
a round of Jrearty cheers. The selec-
tlou of the place for the next reunion
was the next and final business in
order. General Peyton Wise of Vir
ginia was Introduced, anvl In nn elo
quent, speech, which was frequently in
terrupted wdili /ufiplause, he nominated
luchmond, Va. ( <is the place of the
next reunion. He said file very spirits
of tho dead 'bade the voteranH come
and be present at the laying of nhe cor
nerstone of (the Davis monument.
Comrade Pickett seconded tiho ndni'iia-
tion>.
‘.Major Theodore Barker, Major T.
Grange Simons and Mr. J. Smyths
presented Charleston’s claims. Gen.
George H. I/UWBe from Florida second
ed the nomination «xf Charleston. Gen.
Joe fc?hel)by of Missouri introduced
Mttyor Davis of Kairsas City claims,
and Gon. Lee introduced Gen. O. A.
Evans, wlio npake in behalf of Allamta.
Judge Lawdner Calhoun soconded the
nomination. It wtta arranged that the
major-geacral ot oach division fVhould
cast tho j'ote for the sttute, and m re
cess of half an hour was taken, in order
that delegates of tho neveral ntaite^
might arrange their voles. When the
vote wus token tho result wna an fol
lows:
Richmond. 780; Charleston, 444; Ait-
Fa<nto, 208; Kansas City, 40.
Major Barker moved that the vote
for Richmond be made unanimous. It
was seconded by Gen. C. A. Evans
ttoid carried amid applause. General
Wise Expressed thanks in behalf of
UIcbmond.
The convention then adjourned unitil
10 o’clock tomorrow. From 11 ito 1 there
will bo a p;Irado of oil tlio vet,ran,,
and of tho Texas companies how In
camp (here, which will t>o tho event of
tho wook.
The Vlrslwhi delegation are the h,np-
piost peoplo In Houston tonight, and
every three tithes three for the South
nnd her cause concludes with “Here'S
to the Old Homlnlon, drink It OoWn"
No wonkier they nre hteppy, for they
lin'vo achieved tho <md towari wltleli
they struggled so long and so IWbovI-
ously, and tonlgtut tho fact that ltl< h-
nioml \vdll be the place of the next ro-
urtlon will visit their tranquil dreams
and trace n smllo upon their sleeping
1»P». Here sixty w four delegates, togetli-
er wlrh their friends, eauno fourteen
hundred miles ito be present on I ills
occasion nnd work for THelnnond ns
the place of the next reunion. They
did not cotnn In vain, and, of courts,
ure delighted wlttti their hi." ■■ ‘.s
Another gratifying fact which devel
oped today Is the fact (Mat nearly
110,000 was subiierlbcd to tho JefforeOQ
Davis monument to bo erected at HtcS-
mond, for which ,30,000 arc already 0 n
hand, mid when the veterans go to
Richmond next spring they wilt wit
ness the laying of the cornoralone of
tlie memorial to the Confederate presi
dent.
QTfyObA’NTIN'B IGNORED.
Waohlnglon, .day 23.—Acting Hoere-
tary Wyke of the treasury to-lily or
dered lliat ail vessels from Infected
ports entering the SIlleldKboro (Miss.)
dtstrlot, whlelt^-oxtondH from Hay Hit
Douls, .Mbs,, to'tiro mouth .of the Pn«-
oatgouiot river, tiefc.ro they arc allow.-l
to enter any port by tlio collector of
customs, must produce a pratique
signed by the marine hoppuAl olllcer
M.f thp Ft Ttortugas or at tflilp Island,
iho effect of tilts older Is to Ignore
the Jltsslsdppl state quarantine nu-
horHtes, The revolution in Ecuador
has assumed no tlfre.Htng an nst>.- t
thut hll<! navy derjarrinent tills otNer*
ttoon cabled the oomiiNvudor of the
tJ. H. H. Hanger to proofed with his
vessel to Guayaquil,
union Borcorgm).
Pittsburg, Pe.nn., May 23.—'The Pres-
byterjan general assembly entered up
on its second week’s wsston tills rnorn-
h^. First In Importadice nniontg the
overtures and ittmwers of the commit
tee was thog touching tho students alt
Union Homlnary. Hocrvbtry Lnmore of
tile commltuo read the aturwen. To
the surprise of every one, the answer
boycott big the Union students was
adopted without .lotahs, and by a ris
ing vote, thereby the assembly tat the
opportunity of bearing a half dozea
speeches prepared for delivery hi sum
port of the resolution.
FLORIDA'S BANKS. lie
WVudilngton, May 23.—The eighteen
national banks of Florida had on May
7 34,025,000 In loans and dlsonirits, $614,-
47* In lawful money reserve, $112,564 in
gold, and $*4,024,000 In Individual depos
it*. (The average reserve Is 23.3S per
oent. The ten ' U. i I’d 11.1] banks of Mis
sissippi had $1,560,000 In. loans an.l d| H -
counta; $203,550 hi lawful 'money re
serve, $24,478 In gold and $1,036,907 In
Ir.HvHual deposits. The average re
serve wax 40.21 per cent.
CANDIDATE FOR GOVF7RNOR.
Dexlngton, Ky., May 23.—A man close
to IAeutonant-Govemor At. o. Alford
says he will nmioun.-.,- hhnself a camll-
date for goverrv.r as soon as he return,
from lii- 0k,un! Sk.n. y Convention at
Memphis, where lie Iras gone as a del-
egaie from Lexington. lie is a sound
money man. uud both Clay and Ha
dtn are for fi-'.- stiver. Alford's friend,
think llratt b>- wIM not only win the
nomlnatta, but h» t. the only man
who can poll the full Democratic
strength.
SIS III
Tho Object of a New Association Which
Was Formed Yesterday in
Chicago,
THE SECTION’S ADVANTAGES.
They U'tlt Be DU|itay«<l la All Available
Places and Every Inducement ’Will
lie Offered to Immigrants—
Prominent Attendant*.
Chicago, May 23.—The Chicago
•Southern Association Is icing formed
<*t a meeting in progress at the Am
ditorium hotel today. The m-'etlng Id
the outgrowth of a oall i«?u<xl some
time ago by a number of men Inters
ested in Southern Iminigratloiu tiro
Object of the proposed association, <ia
stated in t)io call, being lo develop tho
resources of the Sout h. The mem berg
of the new os»oclu.tlon ’are .to be rail”
road officials of Southern lines or lines
lending from Chicago, laml owners in
the South and members of companies
doing (business in the South. Its Object
torn It bo to Interest fc&pltallsta auii
Immigrants to look (Southward, it is
■purposed that central Pofllces sliall bo
maintained at Ohlcago, -where a com-
pl te library concerning every state,
railroad nnd ictfustry of the South
shall bo established, also carefully
compile doffiolal reports of tlio various
counties of each state, cuts of every*
thills 'pertaining to Southern lii'Iu.-try,
Indus!rial •papers, magazines, $tc.
Tlie meeting <\ras called *to order by
C. L^ Stone, general passenger agent
of tho Chicago and Eiatern Jlliu'ols
Tllroad. Mr. Stone said the
was open to suggestions from any one
present. Rev. John Rusk, president of
the Soolety for the Proventlou of
Crime, made a speech, in which he
painted tho advantages of the South'
in glowing terms. Other speakers foL
lowed. ,
Among tho prominent men present
wore the following: C. C, Walton of
tho Central road of Georgia, E. 13.
Sabin, Florida Immigration Company]
B. Hill, Northern puj*«enger agent ox
the'Nashville, CuatjUUloogn and St.
Louis railway J. J. Anders, general
Western passenger agent of the South
Carollha and Georeta; C. IS. GueUrig,
roprcBlntlng the National Colonial
Club;'H. J. Meagher of the Southern
Colonization AsrocIa’Ion; C. V. At-
more, general passenger agent I^ouIh-
vllle nnd Naalivllle railroad; G. A.
McDonald# trsuwal passenger agent of
the Ceorala Southern and Florida; A.
II. Ford, editor of the Homeeeekers'
Journal. i
FUNERAL OF M1W. MURPHY'.,
Relative* nnd Friends Attend (d fro rat
All Over the State.
Barnesvllle, May 23.—(Seclal)—The
funeral services of Mrs. E. J. Mur
phy aver*? held at the Methodist oifluroh
this afternoon at 2 o’clock and were
largely attended. Rev. H. J. Ellis, .
pastor of the Methodist church here;
Rev. J. B, Johnstone of Fort Valley.,
Rev. T. G. Scott of Brent mil Rev.',
A. B. Pope ot Milner conducted the
funeral, (which was an unusually Im
pressive and solemn one. Large num
bers of friends and relative* from
other places w re present. The Inter
ment took place in Greenwood ceme
tery. |
jfidge T. J. Biaeiniwne of zebuion,
who |h the efficient ordinary of iik»
county, spent today In Bnrnesvui*.
He was clerk of the superior cour* of
tills county for sixteen years anil la
one of the most prominent and fcnflu-
etlal men In this section.
Df. B. J. Clark la In the city for at
few days. Ife has a position .with Ap
pleton & Co. ot New York and travels
•Georgia. He formerly practiced medi
cine Siere.
Tax Collector T. J. Carreker is m
the city today. He reports that ho hau
a large number of tax II. fas, yet on
hand, It being a difficult matter to col
lect taxes for last year. Negroes are
principally tho ones behind.
Mf. O. H. King, a prominent Ma
rietta g<*ntl?mnn, is In the city today..
The cold snap of yesterday and today
has CAiw«nl uneavlnesg among some ort'
account of the fruit crop. It Ik Irardly.
piv>bable, hCpYever, that it will be cold
enough tonight to do any damage,
though ftren have felt very comfortable
during the tlay. k.
•MIhh Minnie Merritt, a teacher in
the Georgia Female (Seminary a8
Gainesville, Is in the city.
-Cap!, wr P. Becker returned last
nighi from a business trip of a fcvfl
days to Atlanta.
Mies Kale Ford nr rived In the dty
last Mlkh from Forsyth to visit rela
tives.
Mr, J. H. March man of the RocW
Is In tho city today.
MATHEWS IS DEAD.
Result of u Ufiilw.ij Oolllrttori—
(P buffer Dead.
T>nikr- City. Fin., Muy 2.'!.—(Special,)—
Su|>erv.U>r ,T. D. *MatlKivvH of the fJeor-
g h Southerns and 'Florida raSlroid died
1. t'.-'t or (rtvt from I'injuries muhi ifintl wh!3«
op h»*4 crank cor, when it colUdiJd xvlthl
(h ]n.4T« mcer *t r:i ins a* ritpcwtod. HU n*-
nriiriM were token t > Conlde, Go., thfji
SDattnUi*? f- v r IrttMDfot.
•Garlkftd. mmi of PcHtraugter W, H,
Perry, dl«l today of t>vis*ot> oaneed
from i woquid fnii^lted whi!.*, p>ayhi(|
t*aHel>nll last Friday.
DEATH OF JUDGE .HARDAWAY.
fiMroimsir n, May 23 {Bpeei.d.)—Judga
14. D. H-.ml.awuy died a*t tvfe home bere
this tticnrf'n# r> ofcLook. The newts
of h : * death \V!M not n Hurprt^*. II'n
coTnlU^<Hti of h.-aln’i waa ktunvrt
by all. He w»im for nu»ny y<*arsu prom
inent; niemitf-r ,,f th.* Uir und served
wenr.il ‘Rm'jim ik Jud^e -of th:* <y?unty
court. He \va;« or^ county tr»*asurer
fleni nerved a> term ms ma.yor. He held
other office* of hoivor a.ml trust.
OFF FOR NEW YORK.
Atl'iwtfl, M*Jiy 23 (SpecSal.) -Gorer**
nor Aik (unm \vlll hove fi»r New York
t^unorrenv to carry the nxsv l?wue of
l*ci fls tiiere tor deb very. 'Phe tK*nds.
$200,<XX), were bnight by tbe Colum
bus Havtogs Bunk, to Ik* delivered ;n
New York, and th*- gJV*s*nor will per?
form the iu ; ^sk*u himself.
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