The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-19

as taken froae minority report OF the
Ways and Us Committee, show thar
from June Dec so, 1887, the imports
ton had bees23, AIS pounds six million
seven huudI.nd twentv-three thousand
four hundred seventy-five pounds; ana
it is well KIN that while cargoes nave
been impd into New Orleans ana
Charleston 3 December, upward OF Jour
millions mchave been imported INTO
Savannah. making a total of near, II
not quite, EN- millions, without emorac,
ing the care which have ben carried
mtg the otbwo named ports the hgutes
! for which do not possess. M,
Talmage's emory either Ial4ed nlfh
here, or / Intentionally omitted 10
state these is, which snow concluslTely
the immenacrease wllc1 mas taken pace
| in the iInnotion of tbs class of rice, and
which viii doubted continue TO gro"
unless propy restraleu:
| Had our arlestollrlends been possessed
of these fas they probably would not
have been reaF W aSlee WIN -uI'
He certaiy ira a very strongly on the
crednIitv ofSis tarrow-minded friends"
when he soi,ht thake them believe that
his nrorort2 hat elterest in the milling of
4 O06 050 nonds hs the provoking cause
Of biS ir+6.n ds to get rid of "the de
finino nIara ~
Ryf NJ. mage did forget himself
once and Was i'm sure, strictly frank.
When he = declared himself, 81 want
Won 70 ltnoyhat l am working for Dan
Tainaga's s, and if you do not consent
to units Wine in NY endeavor to elimi-
nata ~ 1a4lg clause from the tariff bill,
W. 1. 1, g. l,, l,,1-
H. +st,on - This sentiment, expressed
in ~ ,"aHhniterms, was uttered by him in
+ba oo,,,.,o his remarks, unprovOkel by
any inte1btion or comment. 1t was a
dnfant Closure of his determination to
benefit i1seIf at the expense of every
bodv coied with an absurdly arrogant
eeyofisti| assertion of his influence over
ConpreJn this question at least.
He fJ6t that threats are not arguments,
and Fey were, they were of a character
Whole were unaccustomed to hear in
am;ce discussion, still more unaccus-
TONIC regard.
Tsserts that our conduct and converse
tioIt that interview showed that we con-
si6ed our little town" the hub of the
urerse," and IF we cannot successfully
clpete in milling with Charleston, New
ak or Boston, that everybody else shall
choked off" | affirm that having been
'esent at the whole interview, no word
as uttered by any one which by even the
'ossest misinterpretation could have been
ansformed into such thought, and that
10 only question which was made upon the
lative qualities of mills was made by Mr..
almage himself, when, upon being shown
sample of imported rice which had been
anipulated here, he stated in the most con-
mptuous manner, that "he would be
named to turn out such a looking article
ON his mill" Every word with which he
credited, as exhibiting our pretensions, is
ltirely gratuitous and without the slightest
in fact.
Mr.. Talmage frequently refers to his
for us.
1t is perfectly true that on the several
,casions during past years when we were
'mpelled to go to Washington to guard
If interests Mr. John Talmage represent
& the house of Dan Talmage's Sons)
lited fully with us, and rendered most
tive and efficient aid in promoting the
)jects of our mission. He was able, gen
and courteous (Mr. Dan Talmage,
/ the contrary, being arrogant, defiant
i'd aggreSsive), and his efforts were fully