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Cornwell Tells Cliicago Bankers
Wbat Course They
tliould Pursue.
IDB SILVER HERACY.
It H>» Lost Fierce Fight of
i„ ijaia'Ionlts-Mistakss of Past
I,,. s l.Itttlou Accountable for .
Present Condition!.
• ( , lR0 , Alpttl 27.—The monthly <71 n-
,i( the Bunkers' Ciub of Chicago
tu-ht itonlflht at Kinsley'a anti tho
.,,1 ,>peot* of the evening was de-
,‘l „ y "sir, William G. Cornwell
jin, the president of the New Vork
i; inkers' .Wioiallon. In apeak-
me subject “What Ought Bank
Do AJbaut Legislaitlon,” Mr.
well raid:
iwas * Dime, molt many years
whom tihe banker mvis content
atiU, a»l under She ban of curses
lijungahlotns to pursue his quiet
He would earnestly advise
ilssiion to any one of the fraternity,
RmutUng uiuler njustice, e.-retyed
•Pud against wrongful aooutuhinn
Institute nettl'd reibnma. Tlvis
slrtmoDit of guilt and the » ieuce
baUker on the Important ques-
' the day, for the sobetiloiv of
li the public looked Ho him, has
one of be most 'patent reasoaia
lu prownt uus-ntisfaetory coud r -
,f our smiMooil ttuuocrs and the
tore of our currency itreubles.
In 187505-7 and 8, ihe bankers nud
■ii i*l money men bad been organ-
as (they are organized now, and
spoken out as rheiy are gpeaking
low; had (Halted out on it cam-
of education as thoy one startling
(«v, tihe greenback wioull king ugo
been wiped out, the silver lunacy,
e li bad wrought tntxulcuJable
ge, iwwuUl have iboen coral ns tl to
sylunis where < t belionigs, and Pop-
'would In ve been promptly (swept
Into tho holes of its native prairie
which i t or: g: na by emeewed and
<1 ivivc botiome « raro qpeetmen of
dangerous inanlfeflt i tlirdi of tur-
m, utbicli now iniu hs puisomiusly
ist our ipossessiona ami our llber-
HSLlATUaN AND BUSDNF3SS.
at ought bankers to do atnat leg.
on?
s, H warts to me. C* the most 4m
in thing f,»r us lonigbt, or for anj
ot ilra.uk> rs in ibis omrotry, to
dor aisl to ootrtlor .it once. Ii
enii'rlir mat ir. u.ikli-,
the course of legislation at
is elrhor to make town ids a h did
n or. which all Hutu rc ibua.aess
Ik; based wiith success, or failing
we ore to go on upon tlho vlbrat-
tffoidtag which tus boon our only
islence for many years.
ien .wo come to consider it, svhat
iimmlajiie oandition of s dates we
in die business world of the
I States. We hive a country
iik vv*th millions of industrious,
'hiding 'pecple: sve hive unlimltcil
urvm of earth nud air—«i rk<h soil,
rable dlmiite. Immense deposit.,
fneml wiealih, f.nbulous mourecs
. oil, coal. Iron, s.lver and gold,
all '(those advantages sve have Hail
lure the dertmctloo of mlltiona
millions of .property by tihe blight
ires of panic.
not .believe that airy hur the
superflelal Investigator or a prej
1 detmigogue iwlH deny Chi t tho
We at the 'hise Is a trouble of cur-
Cor ulidy no honiegt and Intel-
it Ktudcmt of the iftulta can arrive
iny other eonrtuston.
imb ovnmmxiY.
at Is wrong with the currency?
a few iwortls the redemption of
Wire volume of paper money tails
,ihe treasury—a thousand millions
■liars d*ipending for rttU-tnipWon In
u,p.u on institution which has no
n of goMing gold in a legitimate
■ way to mUvm with, bis
of the machinery necessary for
lying on ithe note issuing business,
automatic way of gutting Infonna-
os to how touch money is ®eed«l
de, no possible way of gefftns
money cult when needed and no
of getting it back if by clumsy
re some gets out.
e the roan with too many notes
us lollg i*. things are prosperous
li- reii'iuv Is heavy tho notes float
h.> moment there Is a turn and n
pet ,if Insufficient revenue every
rants ti'n note* cashed. The rev-
condtaon then Is merely an In
i' not the cause of trouble,
must depend upon legtelarton to
w out of this condition, i|H<c«use
i-iLikes erf our law-timkeni through
years have brought us where we
Yuu arc well acquainted with the
V of these mistakes. I'need oniy
Igion them.
there was any experiment In
’■«. no mui ter btw many time* It
-xplodod In history, the United
< was ready to takc.lt up Dome
i'll writer, referring to this, has
i hat God Is good to little children,
' "n men and she people of the
1 States, and that any other court-
the world under like experiments
4 have gone to eternal du>tnucUon
ago.
like *1 her groat nations, when the
of iwor confront.',! the United
". It had no great financial b"ru-
* to luok t's it ml Tut only -kfiend-
!n a banking way was upon the
uids of small institution* of .the
try. It birnsd then h> Its extrem-
’ Uie fatal expedient of Issuing Its
"it* and the scluottve patron hs.s
r been .radicated. Through misery
' I'ritracttixi -ev slowly emerged
, the greeotnick era after the heresy
i«1»t more wildly over the western
■ ban the silver hermy Is sweep-
lay, after It hod taken portesaion
M»latlon more wholly then It his
’■ The glory of resumption of spe-
aiTnenh* was dhiunal by the ma-
T°gi <g Bland silver legislation In
and by the Woppaga of caitoella-
•r the greenback, aisl the spirit of
romUo and wrong, oomplrted U«
•I fatal treaty la the ehernun law
-ry person In Jtie Uidled Bates
>' Is euffislng mas' or less from this
k-rmw blight of flat money;
I lt 'i" Juncture when the »!niggle of
I k ivermju.-ni to nalntain Its vast
MACON, O. THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1895.
obligations In grtd, nearly failing, has
through the aigaicltiy and magnifleent
tumeu over to the strongest bankers
In the world, Who ore demottstraing
dally that tho government should re
tire from banking—at this time, we arc
confronroi Oincc mors In organized
masses by the silver heresy. I cannot
but feel that thta Is the lost desperate
onslaught aisl that these wild delu-doti-
•eis are making thetr last fierce fight
before It Is too Tate felling that the grea,
American people, quick scholars, an they
have always proven, have become edu
cated by the stirring ovrinia of the past
three years to see things as they are.
On tho silver queulton the American
people are beginning to discard tin;
old delusion that Uaw can regulate the
value of coin or of anything else; that
law, covered with some vague power,
can decree that twice one are one,
whether It be standard metals, base
balls, or grains of wheat.
WHAT IS THE STANDARD?
They have asked themselves what
must be the standard of value, and
they have wrought out this answer.
It must be the thing that the largest
number of most intelligent people In tile
community Interested, decide wtnat they
would rather have for such part of
their possessions, as they do not wish,
temporarily to put Into ibe form of
food, clothes, real estate and 'like own
ings.
It Is, In other words:
What everybody would ratner have
than anything else.
Put tihe question to a thousand aver
age people:
“What material thing would you
rather than have anything else?"
Answer: “Money."
Qupestion. "What kind of money,
silver or gold?"
AUswer. "Gold."
"Why gold? Why nei suverr
"Because silver i» m dispute. Sil
ver‘is in doubt. There Is no doubt
about gold—gold Is the best."
Do you think you can change 'that
opinion by/law?
Suppose a thousand Intelligent, edu
cated people In the United States decide
that gold la the -best and tlias they
want their money in gold. Are you go
ing to change that opinion by law?
Will aojict of congress do It? Will ihe
combined command of all the nations of
the earth do It? And yet that is what
the International Bimetallists propose
to do. To change Intelligent public
opinion, the positive eonclulnon of a
vast army of people skilled in com
merce—to change by act of t«w—a
verdict which has been arrived at
through the operations and develop
ments of commerce through tne ages—
a development which tn tihe Vast thirty
years has been amazingly rapid. To
change all that, and waving back ihe
great brainy crowd that do the business
of the world, do It with marvelous skill.
Intelligence and honor, say to them:
"You do not know what you nre talk
ing about; silver is as good os gold.
We declare It to be so, and you must
accept this leclarailon as final."
These men. it seems to me, are as
suming Hie funcllons or the Almighty.
DELUSION OK INTERNATIONAL BI
METALLISM.
Then comes the theorist with the
honey of philanthropy on tils tongue
ali.l the distress, wrought by the very
UIlK'mim MS delusive SrafiJ he advo
cate.., hSfljr? Ill* eyEt and says:
"What are you going to do about
falling prices? Don’t you want pros
perity evcrywihcrc? Don't you alt want
to be happy 7"
These nre tho Illusions of Utopia.
You can’t help falling prices at times.
You can’t have prosperity everywhere
all the time.
You cafl’t all be happy always In a
material way.
You ask how to avoid the Ills of
shrinking prices and the hardships of
fluctuating exchanges that come in
trade.
They cannot bo avoided altogether,
any more than you can avoid, alto-
together, sickness ant! death, improved
int-thods of living may be adopted, mi
crobe and bacllH for numberless
diseases discovered and cradlcatei by
antidote, but sickness and death come
at last to the strongest consitutlons.
It is natural law. Legislation cannot
cure It. The same thing Is true In
trade. There Is as much clap-trap about
tho programme of the International
Mmetoiiiat as there Is In that of tho
circus doctor selling his universal
“cure all." And this International bi
metallist has wrought much harm
with his specious theory, his high edu
cational atmospere, his charming ora
tory. He haa lead men who had no
time to think to believe that the ro»e-
ootored theory must be true, because
honesty and Intellect and Boston In
dented it. Boston has wrecked her
reputation for conservative good Judg
ment, and done great barm to the West
by catching up this fallacy and un-
thlnktngly putting good sound names
on the list and letting It go out that
Boston Indorsed International blmctal-
Ism.
It Is time to tear off disguise. Inter
national bimetallism Is a traitor in the
eftrnp It lx a falKe fraud It can
never be accomplish«1. It to a will »’
the wisp dancing above the deadly
marsh. It Is as delusive as a dream of
magic; as Idle as the pursuit of per
petual motion; as dangerous as the
delirium of flat money.
If It could ever he accomplished,
which, thanks to the Inability of sev
eral great nations to agree. It never
can be, what would be the conse
quences?
A TRIAL OF UNIVERSAL BI
METALLISM.
The mints of the world would bo
open at the ratio of sixteen to one to
any one who oared to bring silver
bullion, and to any extent. Any one
bringing forty to fifty cents worth of
silver bullion oould carry’away a dol
lar. Do you know of any better busi
ness than* that—sixty cents on the dol
lar clear profit? Production of silver
would be stimulated enormously. It has
been estimated that the annual out
put would rtoe from BOO.OOO to (<00.000,-
000.' The producer with his 1*00 profit on
every 11.000 would carry away his
bagsful, and everybody would have to
receive his flat silver dollar under the
glorious International law. Where
would they go? Out of the packets and
safes Into tho banks, and then? More
and more encumbered and embaniroed
by the bulky sliver they would seek
to get rid of It, utterly unfitted as It
Is for large payments which the banks
are expected to make. Then would
come the struggle for gold—and then
the pr-mlan. , „ . „
But the premium Is the death knell
of the system. It Is a death struggle.
The Bank of England, the Bank of
Prance the Bank of Germany, the
banks of the United (States, all forced
into a struggle to keep the gold which
is the necessary Instrument of their
operations, and now very much harder
to obtain on account of Its increased
relative scarcity In comparison with
the enormous mass ot recentlymmoe
silver money.
lira premium on gold Is the death
knell and downfall of universal him' 'I-
Wan. The struggle fer self-prop a
ha* begun—the treatira are suspended,
five coinage slowed, amt tho double,
'if.
rt an dim? denouncer?, and Uqik'v/'ou
enU*i\*l unon. y .
What o liquidation! PnllonvlnB on t.io
eve of enormous eQver ooinage, and
cDtuK?quentiy of Inflation and specula
tion such an the world haa never seen!
Millions and thousands of millions of
dSejprectatetl coin redeemed! and if to
be redeemed ih goldr-amiver«al bank
ruptcy—universal ruin.
nuis BANKERS’ PART.
In these times when such' things are
preached as good) doctrine, when sound
money principles are saipped and weak
en'd by stirth euggeatlouB of compro
mise with the sliver lunacy as hiema*
tlonal JUmeUillsm, It seems, to tne that
E laln words are best. Gentlemen, I am
ere tonight to talk ovur with you tho
question of what rtiould be our part In
ihJs fight. Because the la on; th!«
U war for educaxlon and all disguise
should be thrown off.
The banker has a iflrge Influence if
Ive would only use It. He Is the confi
dential advisor of thousands and thous
ands olf (business men. The business men
or the United States, a great class* are
ipeaceable, industrious, Intelligent citi
zens. and the mainstay of this country
as against fanaticism and demagoglmu.
The laboring element conies closely In
contajdt with these laboring men. The
prosperity of the latter means the pi-os-
P'VJty of the dally wmge earner. Now
the banker’s part In tn make his clients
thoroughly understand the issue at
stake and tho effect of heresy upon
trade. To do this, he must himself bo
well conformed and every banker In these
times should go to the botlom of thews
question*. He should take a firm stand
on the highest piano of sound money
principles.
It I» a time for agrrotfelve notion, and
the Bankers could do a great work if
they would organize sound money clubs
In every community, Including business,
professional and working men. These
oould perfect and carry out programmes
for talks and connerenceK. *■ rjducauon
by pamphet and speech could be car
ried on.
A DEFENSIVE UNION.
Once created the clubs could unite un
der a central head similar to the one Just
formed in Germany, a “Union for the
Defence of the Gold Standard.” admit
ting representatives from all the leading
chambers of commerce. This action
would soon make Itself felt In the politi
cal tide. The politician would be made
to feel that the sentiment of the great
Intelligent majority is for sound money
and that in heeding the call of the Popu
list or even In endeavoring to concllate
the Si’.verite he is conspiring for his own
downfall. These are the things the bank
er could accomplish, and no one could
tnore widely disseminate sound doctrine,
more earnestly make known the slmp’.o
requisite of sound money, the essential
requirements in currency for solid pros
perity, than he. In the counting room,
in consultation with his own customers
at the board of trade and at the banquet
he could make himself heard and felt,
apd would become a tower of strength
for the conservation of what Is right in
money. A now sentiment would blaze
from one end of the land to the other;
a sentiment which, once established,
would mean quick legislation In tho right
direction, and a satisfactory settlement
of the currency question In the Unjte-1
States for all time. And the sentiment
which would thus bo crystulized by tb*»
organized work of the bankers «nd th* 4
fa- i that would lie demonstrated end
whl<*h U ,‘ru# today would ba this:
'Hi.- political party that pand* rs to fn-e
flilver. or that with a reputation for bsin^
a sound party endeavors to take a mid
dle course on the money question be
tween sound and * unsound muuc/, in
doomed and deserves to be.
And this other:
Tho politician, high or low, who today
turns from the straight course of sound
money and the gold standard, stabs dead
once roar aU his every chance for political
auccess, especially If he wants to be
president.
CRISP FIR FREE SHIER
Tho Speaker Declares Himself Em
phatically in Favor of tho
While Metal.
THE ONLY LIVING ISSUE.
II. Soy. It* Thluk. Tll.t til. Stir.r I’no.
pie Will tv lit the PIk>». o’ 1 * 1 1,0
Hope. Thot Th.ro Will Be
No P.rty Dlrl.lon.
AtkiitvUt, April 27.—Speaker Charles
F. Crisp.,in an Inierrto'v at his homo
in Amorim* doolarod himself todny to
a stiff esrrfwpoiKtent of tho Constitu
tion In favor o< the free oolntijto of Sil
ver. Ho believes the Do morals should
nomiinxte a Western min with a mili
tary recorit for president, ana rays tho
party should net nominate 'Mr. Olovo-
timl for <i third term; that tu> nwtn
should h*ve a third term. The sjtedkeT
Is In fe'.riy sood health, Iwt tda phy-
siefcrn te» ordered hint to spend tho
gammer auietly, and be experts to
l«ive rtvortly for Asheville.
"me ptotfoitn.” raid Mr. CHnp, ob-
servtanUy, “should declare for the free
oolnHKo of silver direct, and with a set
..t rwl mMik..; responding to the do-
in in.li of the common people. Wo
should seltti some good man from the
West; some mnn tv in a iiiiHU.ry record,
identified with the dominant sentiment
that nottv control* the parly, und go
forth with confidence to the victory
wih'ich the piwple nltvuys give those
who arc bruve enough to fight for it.
The only fear I have is, oat that the
people are not tn favor of free silver,
but thut the free silver people who
are the majority, may divide Into ftic-
Homs, running two or three Candida Ie*.
!o which event the dootton would be
thrown into the house, which would
qloct a Republican.
“Such u contest ns I have ounMned
would citise many p. .pie to in ike now
party alignments. There ore Demo
crat* strongly wedded to the ff-id the
ory and nuny ReprihUcut*, Just us
strongly roilded to free silver. Of
CoUrse the; ■ men .wmld have to rtio, s •
between. «lieir aid party and their cou
rted- im ...ii tii’s |.»tie. The Denxicn.it*
of the East iv im u .lil. the UrpuM earn,
of tho Wi*t wont * Ivor The re align-
will have their battle royal, when the
American’ people will award the vic
tory."
"IIow do you think the question will
be stttled?”
"The majority of the American peo
ple, in both political parties, are in
favor of die restoration of the freo
coinage of silver. They are a conserva
tive people, respecting all rlglitj and
moving slowly that they may not dis
turb them. They may be repri'BS'J
once tn a while, but once they take up
a question there will be no cessation
until It Is brought to a culmination.
The American people are today behind
the free silver movement, and they will
push It on to success and have silver
re-established to Its old equality .with
gold. When the people take up a ques
tion that party succeeds which has tbo
foresight and tho wisdom to con-.lnuo
Itself the agency- through which their
deaires can be accomplished.
"This great financial question, which
has come to us side by side with tho
tariff qustlon, will be settled likewise
by the Democratic party. In the next
campaign tbe reltabllltatlon of silver
will be tile main und controlling issue
upun which Democracy will appeal to
the people. Party platforms should al
ways be plain and direct. I do not be
lieve tn these planks which are so writ
ten us to catch voters, going and com
ing. Parties should be honest to tbo
people. Whatever room existed for
different construction of the platform
of 1892, should no longer exist and for
this purpose that to be adopted In
1896 should be so' plain that even ft
school boy could understand lt.“
Speaking of Secretary .Morton’s let
ter, Mr. Crisp snld:
"Yes, I have rend the letterdn which
Mr. Morton declares iilnisetf In favor
of the gold standard. But hive you not
noticed that President Cleveland has
disclaimed responsibility for the utter
ances of his secretary?"
Then be edited r
"If Secretary Morton had written a
letter favoring free coinage of silver
Str. Cleveland would probably have dis
missed him from his cabinet, instead of
merely disclaiming Ills act.”
TO REDUCE TEACHERS* PAY.
A Laic Wove on the Part of Atlanta’s
Board of Education.
Atlnta, April 27.—(Special.)—Atlanta
Is threatened with a strike among the
public school teachers. At a meeting of
1he Board of Education a few days ago
the advisability o,* making a general
reduction In salaries was brought up
and discussed. Some of tile members
of th • board took the position that the
salaries ought to be reduced tstoause
people In business are not now making
os inuch money ns they used to by
reason <X the hard times, and personal
services should fed tho brunt of the
utrlng-ncy aloe. A commit,tec was ap
pointed to tnvptlg.no the matter and
Is now r. work. Meanwhile the teach
er-. :ir; contemplating the result with
Iiosttle feelings.
"Very few of tlie teachers," said n
■well known teacher to the Telegraph
correspondent tod-ay, "in my opinion
would submit tn a redu. tlon and would
resign from the schools. This would bo
followed by the Influx of a lot of cheap
GIFFORD WAS LONG.
The Successful Forger Had Several
Aliases. ’
New Bedford, Mass,, April 27.—A letter
from Messrs. Cohen ft Wells, brokers and
commission merchants of Charleston, H.
C., recatved by Pardon G. Thompson of
this city, gives more proof of the identity
of Charles Gifford, who has been forging
so extensively along the seacoast from
Boston to Florida, and who Is now tn
Jail here.
The Arm recognised the photograph ot
Gifford as that of the same man who
under the name of Capt. C. B. Long,
cashed a check for f£S at their store In
January. if >, 1
Chief Douglass received a letter from
tho chief of police of Norwich, Conn.,
stating that he holds a warrant against
Charles Gifford, the alleged forger, on n
complaint for a similar transaction to
that In which he engaged in this city,
und that the amount of the forgery tn
Norwich la tZW.
SALOONS MUST CLOSE DOWN.
Huntington, W. Vs. April 27.—The sa
loons in this city will have to cloee up
shopriiext Tuesday night, as the council
has refused to grant license.
This morning Mayor Neal traced In
structions to the chief of police that al
ter May 1 all business must be closed
Sunday, including barber shops, hath
houses, restaurants, meat and confec
tionery shops and such like and all labor
shall be prohibited, including (he sale or
u.flvery of newspapers, Ice or milk. Drug
stores can oniy nil prescriptions.
MISS POLLARD GONE TO EUROPE.
New York, April 27.—Mias Madeline Pol
lard, the young woman who became fa
mous through a sensational suit against
W. C. P. Breckinridge of Kentucky for
breach of promise,was a passenger on the
French line steamer La Champagne this
morning. Miss Pollard. It Is said, goes
as companion to a wealthy Philadelphia
woman who Is Interested In the young
woman's future. Steamship officials de
ny that Miss Pollard was accompanied
by any one.
NO BOND ISSUE.
Griffin, April 27.—(Spcrtal.)—The vote
for tho court house and Jail bonds,
wtilcb -was held In the county yester
day. baa terminated In the failure ot
the Issuance of tbe bonds by the email
majority of B7. The vote cast was ex
ceedingly light and was only consoli
dated today. The country, wae almost
solidly against the bonds, as tbe people
did not fully understand the situation.
As R took two-thirds of 57* votes to
win tht light, the following count will
explain lteelf:
For the bond*, *27.
Against the bonds, 249.
It Is sstd that the county commis
sioners will be forced to build tbe court
house and Jail anyway.
FIRE AT GRIFFIN.
Griffin, April 27.—(Special.)—Laet
night an alarm of fire was given, and
the bouse of Mr. H. C. Cummings, on
Chappell street, was found to be on
fire. A heavy rain was falling and the
fire department responded In such a
prompt manner that no outbuildings
were hurt, though they were close In.
Too much praise cannot be given the
flre department for their efficiency, and
to Chief Brewer and to Assistant .Mor
ris, tbe thanks of tbe city are due.
iiilaht not lie allied ufun to i
qii> —■ i ■ n--tir.it i* ilio i' Wilde ortl'
nn intern lOonni .omiprcrace.
IV'did tie the hwst itid eisiist iii- h iil
of pf-oitiDH.-ii'ins: silver oml wtth 1
of the cUcnrnt of experiment in it.
If Hitch ft conference should ho called
nml It took nation restoring sUrer, so
thut the people wvnil l he raodUd. then
tve 'would have tho tlnul issue for lsild.
In the aeaotime, brnvrtrer, tho ikmjiI
of the United Scutes will lie ntov.ng
ahing 1o thot result In their own con
stitutional wuy. The people meant the
free coinage of silver, I am in favor of
id free coinage, us I home atomy* been,
anil the Democratic votwn will declare
for It next yror.”’
"There Is wnne folk,'' It twits sug
gested, “that you nvay be n OMKlklate
for llto prewideney next year)”
“I see.” said 'Mr. Ori*p, tgntllngly,
“that t’nr 'wuot of n bower subjix-t
many nmvwpiporg ere -printing edito
rials on that Une. Not in tho lifetime
of the generation, now passing off tho
stage, will u Southern nun be elected.
The qtiiwbion of residence, for a long
time <o come, m* 11 lte a omitifloUInc one,
and nr> man .who wia* ever In the Con
federate army ean aspire to Chat of-
flee. We 814>uld get .mr next eandkt.iite
from the Wert. The talk of Mr. ('-levi’
ll ml for a third term, under any eon-
d.-tions, has no basis. The people will
itot make thut break in tbe rcoord. His
veu-s o» the financial questiou* arc
not stored by the people and (he con
ditions win be, in many other ways,
different from whril they were In 180o."
PerromHy Mr. Crisp regret* the man
ner 1n which the allvor Issue is being
forced to the front.
"You have observed, of course, tho rap
idity with which the sliver movement has
spread since congress adjourned?" the
Constitution's correspondent remarked.
•*y<w.'’ Wits his reply, and, to be /bank
at the outeet, I regret «. Thto I* an
off year. It to fully six month* brtbre
the cunupalgn of lHflfl oan be .ntettl-
gently entervrl up in, and If the illacu*-
ston Is continued, as now seettw to be
Inorttsble, tt subject* us to a campaign
which will cover nearly two yttini of
political cxuRemont. Pii-sonaUy I
would have pntferred that alt discus
sion should hive been pofltflmul until
the coming winter, when, under the
conditions tbit iwHl then ei'mt, we can
enter upon the mce which will he run
for the rtupreenoy’ in (bis owintry.
“From the time of the tariff comnu-
slon of 1880, down to a v<—.7 «go, tour-
teen year*—the cry lot tariff reform
had Its varying fortune*, resulting at
las*. !. a revision which 1 believe Will
be so acceptable to tbe people that
there will be no general move nutdo
upon It for Tears to oome. The disposi
tion of the tariff clears tbe wav tor tho
settlement of the ellver question.”
"Thaf question.’’ said Mr. Crisp, em
phatically, “Is now fully before us."
"Will it be the one Issue before the
people oext year?"
"It will," said he, "and In such ft
way that ft must be settled directly,
not by auoterfuge or evasion, bra open
ly no that tbe people may understand
it. The fact that progress In silver
rehabilitation ha,7 been so slow should
not be discouraging. This Is a big coun
try from’ the Atlantic to the Pacific,
with probably 70,000,000 of tbe most
civilised people In the world. Tbe basts
of all law with us is tbe will of tlie
people. When, after years of discus
sion and often contrary action, they
made up their minds for tariff reform,
there was no power on earth strung
enough to resist h. The silver question
is going through the same course of
public discussion.. It la meeting with
defeats and victories Just tn the same
ratio as characterised the tariff fight.
Just as In that fight the sliver men
It ■ lo the lllti'r-
, inploye'l '" ' a-h lli'lr . llfl.fr. n. 1
, I, ,t '.... 11 "X.' Ill .1 III.' || Ml I . Ill fur
a ,i - in.-ni . n-i'l' i- 111y in n 'tit n>
reduce our salaries. Few people have
any Idea of the work we do. It N hard
work. too. Children must be studied
to -be understood and the sanie treat-
'irent can never be applied to two chil
dren lit a grade. Yes, we earn ev ry
cent we arc paid, and, If - anything,
ought to lutvo tnore."
DROWNING NEAR BUTLER.
Young Wlllle Colbert Sank While
Bathing In a pond.
Butler, April 27.—(Special.)—Wlllle,
the 15-year-old ran of Judge O. M.
CoMiert of till* place, was drwoneil at
McCant’a mill while bathing today.
(He was nn only ran and exceptionally
bright and energetic. Ho will be great
ly mined, ^specially by young people,
among whom lie was very popular.
The remains will be buried here tomor
row afternoon. Clifford Montfort, a
school mate, tn endeavoring to save
young Colbert, canto near drowning
also.
JOE HOPKINS PARDONED.
Atlanta, April 27.—(Special.)-Gov
ernor Atkinson today granted ft pardon
to oo JHopkins, convicted of murder
In Rabun coutrty and sentenced lo the
penitentiary for life. Hopkins and his
brother were both Implicated In the
murder, and tho officers of the court
who tried them naked the governor to
pardon Joo Hopkins, as It ha* nine*
appeared that he was not guilty of the
actual murder. Hopkins has serve 1
seven years. His broter to In for Ufa.
■HALfcrTOR FORRESTER.
Atlanta, April 27.-(»P'clHl.)--Gr«-
ham Forrester was appointed solicitor
of tho oounty court of Stewart county
by Governor Atkinson to.lay. The ap
pointment wa* made on recommenda
tion of the grand Jury and holds until
the legislature meets.
(SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY.
Celebration of the Birthday of Gordon
Institute’s Societies.
Barneavllle, April 27.—(Special,)—-The
twenty-fourth anniversary of tho Lye-
tan and Bunolan Societies of Gordon
Iusdtute was held In the school chapel
Thursday evening, and w** largely at
tended. A very interesting and enter
taining programme was prepared, and
greatly enjoyed by the large audience.
Si,. Lucian Whipple of Cochran, Ga,
the annlveraarian, delivered a splen
did address. Tbe music furnished by
the college orchestra was very tine In
deed. The orchestra Is composed of
thirty of tbe boys and girls of the
music department.
Memorial exerelsts were field In the
city yesterday. Judge M. W. Beck of
Jackson, Ga., delivering a very On*
address.
THE CANAL COMMISSION.
SWEPT BY J TORRENT.
French Villages Destroyed Iiy tho
Iturstinjr of tho liouzv
"l Reservoir.
3IANY LIVES WERE LOST:
No House, Remaining In Some or the
Thriving VUIngfii-Dumi Hodlu«
Everywhere—I«om Estimated
at $10,000,000.
Paris, April 27.—The Bouzy roeervoir
near Kplnnl burst to»lay ami flooded
a Jar^go oraot of country. The reservoir
ho*d a capacity of 7,000.000 culm- nu*i»•«•«.
The horrent carried off bodily Pom«>
oi the Mums in tho villntfe* of Bouzy,
Darn)cullca and Dotmovres, sjhI swamp-
ei! many others doniolNhinR
wdiil*, brld^ea, cropa and farm build lugs.
The hallway between ttpinal and Nancy
l» deeply flooded an-l a breach linn been
malic In tho road between KpLnul and
Chcnmikiult. A*-«dsta^oo was sent frc»m
Nancy, but it h;us not yet reached «ho
florae.
Tho disaster occurred at 5 o'clock
this morning. Tim rush of water
through the v(llfl<i >b wan so sudden
that there wm lrtrfliy any chance «.»
escape ami nrjny were drown* d In the r
btdr*. The nurral>#r of deatiiH will • \-
cead sixty.
M. Dupuy-Dutomcl -^ nsinlater of pub
lic wotkb, wno in vnriua-f fwilii- or$ r«-
orfving InftxhtAtlon ot tho dlsutler ■'• r.t
lelepr.LniM to the olllciala Instruct
ing thru im «| dieoutoh Jn devlrt*
ln^ nr, ii'-itrefl of relief for the suffrr- 's.
l^ve minister him • U iW0l ■ I irl imme
diately for the aceiu-.
Tlie Bouzy m*'-M v<dr ft^l the southern
bnuiHi of the eaBtonn canal. The wwer
folluw«<l the v*iky ot thv Avtere. The
sudden accretion °f t he «anal burnt lta
bajiks tho water poured from it
over «lx mlle« ot country until ih * chan
nel was empty. Tlie toiWDt, It jnn. d
In 3>y high hlll^. rushed! dewn the valley
^w* ping Che \i)llagit> mCfittoued, and
after a course of ton mile*, emptying
Into the Moseli • “J: Nomexy. At Le«-
for<p*i wry few bouses remain- u.ieie
there flre 1,400 habitant*. At Ux** vn* y
tjwcntv-thnv persons won* drowned.
Every building wan d> s royed 111 D.arn-
i' Ilf!’ ’. A lii.’ I /1. • P i;h;i( . C 1 7111 11 , ■ r :1
600. NotwtlMtanUIng the fact l Vit
Nomexy la tell mil o from the dam
many <rf tbe inh.ubitantH of that pi act*
ha*l not time to reach tihe upper por-
10 vu-f at their d»u« lllngs before tin* Mr-
rent wi» iifxm them. Th.‘ carf^. «
etern victims haw already 1»tv*u f- e
tboro. M iny fanirt-rv thr-Mi-hMUl
valley (II • m!n»-l and a larim n.mr
*** ' nr.* without food f>r eKi u
Tin
$10
IN FA Volt OF Tl lltXlOY.
Tin* Toning e (’.tmmrtJtee H.i.h Fin*
lulled Ii.h ln*v<i-in^.ition.
Narthvllle, April ‘J7,— r l.> v iinjnrfty <»f
1h«* eumniim«e t.f thev ^ntieral .•isuinHl-y
MHK for Lho list ttoTe« munilia ’
h'-’ ii Inv* >i ^itluj' t'holflirulto'Pm.tor.al
I If. I' m which l’-idl’d in a m iji.hiy
for ;lie Itrpu)>!.• m nod; 1 iM. II. d.-ij
rflttkrrw. id iy nr.ide iu report to th-?
speaker -f tin* It con^u'ici
In by every Dani<H*ra.t>ic tmu^r. h
Khovvrt a j/! u nil tiy of -,35 s if or Peter
Turtuty, D. inoontlc candidal* .
r r.»\ • ■ r \ 'w<. • ii .a roin.! i lire.* hun lre«|
ntwl (dchlyriulm* votm di iv.* b.-. n ca«t
out. The Ib.putHktin iminhers of tho
commlttUN* will iHe n minority ro;; rt
Momliiy. The niMj^.ty report s
len jthy, but Irt Anohsl mainly to a
»t4tMoan» of tflio rules which the com-
ndrteu adoptitl for its own goyeru-
maot.
ROdiB BANK FAILS.
The flu■ pensIon <*f the rnatltutlon a
Great Surprise.
Rome, On., April 27.—'"This bank
closed Temporarily by order of th**
board of directors," was the notice
!••"* ' '• ’In- • b.!M*d d.M.rs <>f the M. r-
ohantn Nntlnal bank this morning.
Tlie suflpeniloa of the bank was a
great flurprlse. Ir is believed that all
the depositor* will be phid every dullar.
The director* hope to reopen tin- instil
tution soon with n new president. The
city** funds, amounting to several
thousand dollars, were deposited In tho
bank.
President Jack King has tendered his
resignation. No statement can bo ob
tained of tbe bank's affairs beyond tho
announcement that u in abort of re.idy
money.
aq-
A Naval Surgeon Attached by Secretary
Herbert.
ary lie
it Hurts
GEORGIA B W. O. T. U.
Mrs. Sibley and Mrs. Hill Were
clec.ad.
Savannah, April 27.—The elate
forence of the Woman’s Christian '
peram-c Union held Its closing bus
session tonight. The conference
Journs tomorrow night.
Mrs. W. C. Sibley of Augusta was
1 I "I I'f ■'!' nt ami Ml .. Waller
Hill of Macon vice-prosident.
CHARGED WITH ONE MURDER.
Durant Wae Impudent to the Court
Officials.
8n»> Francisco, April 27.~-ThrYrio.-f
Durant warn formally cluirg.il w ;th th..
murder o< Blaochc Lamont this morn-
*5*- .Tn® prtooner dbgtlayed oonsi,I,-ru
ble IlltfllUt .»*■ n th.- chary
to Titm and Indignanity ask<
cere: "Hotw much more are
to charge nn with?"
P|
tod
goln
tort has attached Fast Assistant Burgeon
Kdwsrd R. still to the Nicaraguan canal
ccmtntasion aa medical attendant to tbe I
party.
Col. Ludlow, the army member, and I
Alfred Nob'.e the civilian engineer, went I
to New York laat night to examine the I
plana and contracts at the compaay's of- I
flees. I
Commander Kndlcott, the naval mem- I
tor, will Join them on Mondty and tt Is I
expected that the examination wilt be I
prosecuted all next week. The board will I
return to Waahlngton May fi. and, sc- I
cording to the present Intention, will etn- I
bsrk on the crubter Montgcmery at Me- I
bile May f ,1
THE GOVERNMENT'S BAIuVNCa,
Washington, April *7.—The Official
treasury statontent of the receipts md
expenditures of the govoptmtonl (<rr the
lest ten ntonths, with two days esti
mated, snko the receipts stand at J2«i.-
000,000 aud the expeiUturcs at 2306,Oto -
000, or an excess of expenditure! over
n’cetptn of Sts,000,000. The lnt i.it pay
ments. for the fiscal year to .late have
beet; (20,00,000, or 11 per cent, of tho
t*Ha\ receipts <rf the goVermthmt.
TRUST LAW VIOLATED.
Asheville, N. C., April 27.—Tho
grand Jury of Buncombe county ’his
afternoon returned a true hill against
the Standard OllCmpany for violating
the 'North Carolina anti-trunt law.
BANK CLOSED.
Washington, April 17.—Tti ■ Mer
chants National Rank of Rome. Oi.,
rcptlal 1700,000, cloned Its door* toAsy.
Cc roptroltor Eckels placed a bank ex*
f miter lu charg’