The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-31

merriment.l He's bucking that thing all
night, ICbeers1 | go around there some
times and say to him: "Here, Joe, IL this
thing don't shape up all right there's going
to be the devil to pay in the next Lcgisia'
ture!" lLsughter.l And he says: "Im
going 10 declare a dividend right away
and he does it, and 90 around and get my
dividend, and everything is all right again.
Loud laughter.l So far as old Joe's pay.
ing his $4,000 every month, he'll DO II !:
IChccrs.l If he don't, l Will for him! ID!
fGreat laughter.l have got the money
right here now! (slapping his pocket, Which
stuck awfullr close TO bis skip.)
In my opinion there's heap OF rascality
going on. Running on the idea Of my friend
Toombs, think we ought to have Constiiu-
,ional Convention and new Constitution.
There is too much power put into the hands
Of the Governor. He's got 1000 men under
him. II any man don't believe 1t and will
cone down 10 my room at the Markham
House will show him the list. Laughter J
like MIlt Smth-he is Il personal TREND o!
mine. daughter and cheers.1 But the day
has gone by when we worship man be-
cause be has been put in power. The thing
| was fixed up by that old Radical Conven-
| ton. which was fixed up By that old fellow
| who was the best man In Georgia to fix up
| surh things, ICheers and laughter.1 Iu fix.
ING it IN they have arranged it so as to
| give the Democratic Governor ofGeo rgla
| the same power they had when they ruled.
| Laugbter] Governor Smith has got TWO
| thousand men all over the State that ne can
nut out to fix up combinations Tor hlm Wneh
he wants TO be reelected. [Cheers.l It's
| worse than Grants third term don't say
| but that Milt Smith is all right, but the prlE-
| ciplc is wrong. [ApplauSe.J l don't kho"
| that convention would be good thins W
have this year, but l think the Legislature
ought to get up something by which thls
power could be curtailed. [Cheers.] think
| Milt Smith is Just as good man to put in the
| Governors seat any othcr-even my friend
| Toombs there. [Cbeers and ltughter.J But
| It's a dangerous thing to give man. Still
| doubt whether wc ought 10 have conven-
| ton this wear. rather think we ouehtnt
rLaughter.l | think the Legislature should
| iiv IN some amendments to curtall the
| p1wcr the Governor now has. (CheerS.J
| 4 voice What about the Centenniai!
Fitch will conclude on the Centennial.
| Laughter.l am proud to say that hayn't
| iaken any stock in the show ut Philadelphia.
| And am sorry to see that my friend Gene
raj Gordon, whom love. and who was with
me in the war Iiaughter] is for the show.
When he was away of in the front lighting
Was away back in the rear tending to the
| wagons. lGreat merrimeut.] He got his
| cheek busted there, and / didn't! Laugh
| teri understand he is for it. So is my
friend Ben. Hill. [Laughter] He eau make
as good i speech as | can. [Cheers.] But
| I'm sorry to say can't be for It. laugh
| teri However, am proud to say that Pnll. :.
! Cook, q gallant one-legged soldier who led
our troops, rcheers] and Or. FELTON,,
| who isn't one-leeged soldier, and all the
rest of The Georgia delegation, are against it.
IGreat applause.l 1 would rather that the
| peoyIe of the whole State of Georgia, in so.
lemn convention, would vote their pTo,rdtd
part OF that million and a half dollars appro-
priation 10 old John Robinson'S circus than
| to those fellows with the Philadelphia show
| loud augbter.l In the first place, | don't
| think it is constitutional in the second place,
don't see any sense in il; in the third place,
| don't see that it will benefit US in any way
and in the fourth place, Pm agin 1t anyhow
| General applause.] That is all have to
say about the Centennial or anything else
| rCheerS.