Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-09
DEMOCRATIC EL0QUENCE.
EDITOR WATPERSON TOUCHES
UP THE ADMINISTRATION.

The Presidents Stand on the silver
Question Regretted-Fsilurs of the
Message to Make Fuller Mention OF
the Presidents Tariff Views Ground
for Fault Finding.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan, S.-The Jackson
club of Columbus, the leading Demo-
cratic organization OF Central OHIO, gave
their third banquet this evening, There
were 800 guests, including a number OF
Ohio Congressman, members OF the Leg
lslature and State officials. Hon. Il. j.
Bouth, President of the club, was master
of ceremonies, and Hon. T. L. Powell,
master OF toasts. The following telegram
was read:
YoNKERs, y. Y, Jan. s, 1855:
To tie COMMITTEE u the Jackson oS4o' CO.
Cordially ooncurring with you ia the
homage which YOU propose TO pay to tine mem
DRY OF the illustrious soldier statesmen on
the anniversary of the victory 81 New Vt Vt
leans. regret that | cannot nc personally
present d. your O"uq"'' ~ s. j. TuDEN.
Hon. Joseph Z. Mcdonald, OF Indiana
responded TO the toast ANDREW jack
son." and passed in review the life OF the
distinguished General, President, states
man and patriot.
wATTERsON AND THE ADMINISTRATIONS.
Henry Watterson, OF the Louisville C0u-
g-teT-JOurndt, respo ld * to the" democratic
Press" and said, among other things;
am the ADMINISTRATORS personal friend
and a public partisan. From the fresluehV
and every member of his government nave
received nothing but cOurtesies aud all the
recognition and consideration any Democrat
could desire. think the President has been
seriously mIsiudged for his ALLEGED hardness
IN II raegqla ont. - There is form
ing upon our political horizon cloud Wnicn,
ii not dissipated. will spread over the whole
armament, and out from TINS cloud tneTe
ISSUES a voice crying. money is king Tne
new gospel of mammon has built It's shrine IN
the East. am afraid the President has been
mlsled by the natural and preponderanng m
6uences. He is a man OF the people, a..
every pulse.pf mis- heart beats to od-fasmonen
Democratic music.
THE TARIFF.
The Democrats have agreed whenever they
got the power TO lower the tariff | have no
FAULT to find with what the President SAYS on
this subject in his message. 1t IS VIII At he
fails to say that gives me more or less concern
] regret that he has no views OF his own on
this sSbiect, leaving it where he found IT,. we
have to meet this question. 1t will not down
at the bidding of the East. The West and
South have interests and convictions. and II
we do MT FIX our mes of battle in advance OF
the conflict and under the leadership OF an
administration we viii be bound to support
and defend, The next time we get into ma
Jional convention we shall have Kilkenny
fight OF 1t sure enough.
Then. sir, YOU shall see Illinois and Mchi-
gan, Iowa and Wisconsin, and ] hope OHIO,
with their 50 electoral votes. put to shame anu
route the time-serving plea that we must
sacrifice every Democratic tradition and
promise t. MAKE sure Of the 81 electoral votes
Of New York. Connecticut and New Jersey.
Parties. like individuals, must take time by
the forelook.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
think that after the show of hands which
was had last winter on the Presidents silver
letter 70 the New York bankers he was I'M
wise TO throw the weight OF his message SO
dead against the predictions of such a ma
iority of his party in Congress. Touching un-
limited coinage Of silver / think he is right.
am willing to stop on any reasonable basis
of security Ior the mainten 1nCe in good faith
Of the double standard. Where shall we stop
When and where shall gold and silver part
company The weak place in the Presidents
position is the continuation IN the Treasury
Departmen of a policy which the Democratic
party has condemned in Republican admins
trafions-refusals to obey the laws of Con-
gress IN their letter and spirit The failure
OF the President to reverse Republican pre-
cedents and methods in this regard
has raised in the West and
Sohth genuine scare and storm. There is a
much needed parley on a common ground.
/ would create a silver commission composed
of men of nat onal reputation and standing
who have the public condolences | would in
vest this commission with the prestige and
paraphernalia of an embassy, and ask Con-
.Rress TO suspend coinage OF SILVER until these
representatives OF the government and Of the
people could make their report. ! would also
Figidly carry out 8 terms OF the act OF 1878
giving tho silver cen the "h0t end of the
POKER"