Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-18


Emanuel-Dr. f. W. Lane.
Echois-J. p. Prescott.
tTlynn-E. 4. Nelson.
Llberty-A. 5. way.
McIntosh-James Walker.
PIerce-A. y. Smith.
ScriYen-J. G. Dell.
Tattnall-C. W. Smith.
Ware-JOhn G. Mcdonald.
Wayne-Hiram Bennett.
Mr.. Mcdonald, of Ware, offered the fol-
lowing, which was unanimously adopted :
Resolred, That this convention hereby ten
ders lts thanks TO the Hon. W. q. Charlton for
the able and impartial manner in which he
has presided over our deliberations. We also
tender our thanks to the secretaries for ser
wees rendered this body.
MIR. NORWOOD ACCENTS.
The committee shortly returned and re-
ported that Mr.. Norwood would accept
either in person or in letter, AS the cOnven-
ton preferred. There were cries for
/ IN OrwOod' and the successful candidate
| was escorted into the hall amid loud
| cheering.
II have simply appeared" Mr.. Nor
| wood began, ''for the purpose OF return
ing my thanks for the honor which you
| nave conferred upon me. 1t is hardly
necessary on an occasion like this to
make an elaborate speech, and yet | can
not lorego the opportunity OF saying
something" The speaker then took up
some OF tho objections that the laboring
men had raised against him.
Abiding TO some reports he heard upon
his return from Washington last Monday,
he said; Il was informed that the labor
ing men who have been following my
course-and for that | return them IN V
thanks applause) objected to my posi-
ton on the O'Neill labor Dill. That bill
was prepared hurriedly, passed through
the committees hands hastily, and was
rushed through the House in haste under
great pressure and amid great excite
ment. | voted against the bill, and that is
one thing that my friends here in Chat
ham obiectto.
HIS VOTE ON THE O'NEILL Bill.
''The O'Neil bill was simply provision
that where a contest arose between capt.
tai and labor. board of commissioners
should be appointed and the dispute was
to be referred to that body for oonsidera-
ton. But every state 10 the Union has
laws that provide for legislation in such
cases, and the bill was to do nothing more
than the law had already provided for.
The bill constituted a board OF commits
soners who were given power to hear
testimony, but no authority to enforce
any decree or judgment, and the parties
were left at liberty to do whatever they
tween the bill and the law that already
existed, There was another objection.
suspected that although 1t was prepared
and introduced by the friends OF labor it
would, instead of protecting the la60ring
man, turn him over manacled to the capt.
talists Of this country.
A DANGEROUS POWER.
GA power that can purchase Supreme
Courts and inferior justices and officers
OF the law, is dangerous power when it
is to be used by petty official. While
the moneyed corporations would not have
suffered from that, the laboring man
would, providing the Judgment of the
board could been forced. Applause. Once
judgments would have been given, and
then the laboring man would have
been at the mercy of the
moneyed corporations. l have never
seen bill before Congress that affected
the interests OF corporations but what
lobbyists swarmed about the capitol. But
when this bill was up there was not a
lobbyist opposing 1t. The corporations
were perfectly satisfied with the bill as 1t
was. If was in error it was an error OF
judgment. My sympathies have always
been with the laboring man. No laboring
man In this county, probably, has done
more WORK than l have"
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
"AnOther objection" he went on, "was
that | voted in favor of the Morrison tariff
bill. Mr.. Morrison moved to take up the
bill IN order that 1t might be considered
and voted that 1t might be taken up to
be considered and amended and added to.
That was all in reference to the Morrison
tariff bill. | am not free trade man and
never have been. | am for that kind OF
WI oh vii otriao
protect the WOrkincman and bring reve-
nue. into the Treasury. The tariff is a
sliding scale all the way through. TWAS
in 1896, in 1S46 and in the Republican
war tariff. Some duties are high and are
rightly SO. Others are low.
There is one more matter l wish
TO speak OF, Mr.. Norwood SAID.
NO sECTIoNALIsM.
81 want to say to my friends from across
the Aitamaha that they deserve a compli-
ment for the tenacity with which they
chung to their candidate, because ! have
never seen a set of men who worked for a
candidate more gallantly in trying to adj
vance his interests than the gentlemen
from beyond the AItamaha. | do not
think the most capti0us person could say
that they did not do their full duty. | de-
sire to say TO them that | have never
shown any local prejudice in anything
that pertalned to the different sections OF
this q strict. | stated two years ago that
| did not know any difference between
Brunswick or Savannah, and my record
Will prove 1t. | have obtained $50, 900 for
the harbor OF Brunswick and S125, 900 for
the Savannah. The appropriation for
Brunswick was nearly 80 per cent. of the
| engineers estimate. While got a larger
! amount for savannah | got a smaller per
cein. of the estimate. ! got $4,000 and a
survey for Darien and DobOy and a sur
vey FOR the Savannah.
THE PUBLIC BUILDING QUESTION.
"a word as to the public building for
Brunswick. There were four cities in
Georgia that wanted public buildings
Savannah, Brunswick, Augusta and Co.
lumbus. A public building bill for Au-
gusta had been pending for years. Mr..
Reese had tried to get it and failed. Mr.
Barnes got it through the Senate.
but it was killed in the House.
Mr.. Harris tried to get bill
through tor Columbus, but failed. /
went before the committee and presented
the claims OF Brunswick and savannah
! As some criticisms have been made. beg
! leave 10 refer 10 letters tram the chair
men Of the Committee on Public Build
ings and Rivers and Harbors."
Mr.. Norwood then read "a letter from
Mr.. Willis, chairman of the House Com
mlttee on Rivers and HarbOrs. MIR. VIII
liza wrote that delegation from Bruins