Evening journal., 1888-06-04
GEORGIA AGAINST. THURMAN
why the Fire-Eaters Oppose ths
Old Roman.


ATLANTA, Ca, June The anger OF
the Georgians against Judge Thurman "a
due to thA attack inside by the latter on
II. r. jackson, on account of q speech
made by the latter at meeting Of Con
federate veterans at Macon, Ga
At the Conf aderete rsunion already men
tionei be made a speech rejoicing ia the
restoration of the unlon OF the states
lauding home rule as illustrated In Glad
tones Efforts ia behalf OF Ireland, and
deelaripg that 1t was for that principle and
not for the preservation OF slavery that the
South had fought. One passage in bis
address which caused much excitement at
the time was as follows:
JUDGE JAcKsoN's PECULIAR PHRASES.
"Tne people Of the South flaw TO arms
not to perpatuatp, but to imperIl. their
peculiar institutions; not to save, but to
sacrifice property in defence Of honor; nay,
to sacrifice life ltsolf rather than tamely
submit to insolent wrong For the right
TO govern themselves, bequeathed to them
by their fathers. they were prepared to
immediate all. The principle for which
they fought--tbe only principle Of
government expansive enough 10
meet the requirements OF modern civiliza-
tion, made OF late by Gladstone's eloquence
80 familiar to European thought-was
American born. Sun of the modern as
compared with the ancient civilization
home rule as contrasted with Roman civil
i2ation-it rose Ia the West, and now
mounts to the western armament, red with
the blood OF Confederate heroes, moist with
the tears Of Confederate widows and or
phans. Eastward IL shall continus 10 roll,
carrying with it the blessed light OF the
Christian civilization all around the globe
And so surely ss it moves IL shall bring the
day Of a final triumph, to be decreed by the
mind and conscience OF man to tims-test ed
truth. In that triamphal procession Abrs-
ham Lincoln shall not movs as the right.
ful President, but Jefferson Davis. the So
called traitor leader OF a SO called lost
oause'n
TIE speech was telegrsphed North and
certain phrases were used on the stump by
the Republican orators ia the Ohio cam
paign of 1857 70 show that the south still
cherished and upheld the principles for
whice it had fought.
On the evening OF November 5, Judge
Thurman, in the course OF a speech to the
Thurman Club. at Columbus, made an ellu.
sion 20 Judge Jackson's speech, which is
thus reported by the Associated Press:
An old crank down In Georgia by the
name Of Jackson-God forgive him for
bearing that namel-a disappointed politi
clan, man whom Grover Cleveland re-
called from bis mission TO Mexico, some say
because he got too drunk there TO be Of any
use. do not know how tkat is, am not
accuStomei 20 making personal charges,
but what do know is that the President
recalled him, and from the day he
was recalled to this day II is said that the
| President and the Democratic party have
no more malignant enemy in the United
States than be. tApplausel This old fool
at nesting at Macon, a month ago OF
something like that. saw &c to make a
speech and declare that the doctrine Of Sc.
cession was not dead. Why my friends, II q
man can make such a declaration as this
and not be 40 idiot or. what is worse, G
mischief maker, then / don't know what
idiocy and mischief making are. The doc
trine Of secession not dead Why, what.
ever life IL had was killed stone dead by
the civil war;