Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-05-15
FAIR TRADE & FARMERS RIGHTS
Versus Apple Dumplings."


ring, who comes before you as probable
for Congress with as good an en-
dorsement as could be accorded to any Dem
ocrat it being no less than the endorsement
Of President Cleveland and his Cabinet, and
the United States Senate as a man able and
worthy to represent the United States, as the
highest American official at the capital city
Of foreign Governments where, as Con-
sui, at place requiring the exercise of Diplo-
matte functions, he came into business and
social relations with the President and Cab
met, and highest dignitaries of the Republic
of Honduras.
Though the republic to which he was &C
credited is small, the one he represented, be-
ing the United States, was not. Coming with
so high an endorsement as sufficiently worthy
and able TO represent the whoAe United States,
his competency to represent SO small part
thereof as congressional district, could not
fairly be questioned. Honduras was dis
iurbed with wars and rumors of wars, while
he was there, which made his position very
trying and responsible one. And vet SO sue
cessfully did he manage affairs that he gained
not only the cncomums of his own party,
but the Republican Administration of Pres
ident Harrison, in accepting his resignation,
gave him most complimentary recognition
of his usefulness and fidelity to his country.
AS to whether he can speak for himself, so
well as he has proven that he can write and
speak for his government, | will not say, as
you may now see for yourselves what kind of
speaker he is.
Mr.. Herring spoke for an hour and half
upon the present widespread agricultural
depression, and upon the Tariff, and conclud-
ed his speech as follows:
Not only do the farmers Of Kansas have to
burn their corn as frewood, but in Illinois it
cost the farmers ten million dollars more to
make their corn last year than it could be
sold for in the market; and % per cent Of
the whole surface Of the state is under mort.
gage. So is AZ per cent Of the state Of Mich
igan, and the farms Of the once great agricul'
tural state Of Ohio are inortgaged for $500,
600, ooo,. while New Hampshire has I,441
abandoned farms. The farming industry o
the whole of New England is irretrievabl)
ruined. But why further particularize, wheT
one SO competen, to judge as Mr. Blue, who
was chairman Of the committee on resolutions
of the National Wheat Growers Convention
in St. Louis, publishes to the world, that thu
farmers of the Union are indebted to tn,
amount of half the farm value of the who'll
United Stalesy
In view Of such startling and appalling
facts, is there any time to tell funny anec
dotes and laughing stories? tbs, on the con
trary, high time that candidates for the exalt
ed position Of congressman should talk t
the people, and especially to farmers, abou
the laws that bear heavily upon them, and
is surpriiing..that instead of discussing sue
affairs Of state, they should talk about the al
fairs of tine kitchen and Of the culinary de
partment.
When farmers over the Union are in sue
distress and suffering which is likely to b
extended to our people, is it not a folly,
mockcry, shame, to talk to them about a
apple dumplingg Alas, that it should com
to this, when the grand old Eighth Congress
ional District, whose sons have made it ia
nous throughout the state and the south an
the whole Union, must be known as the "Appl
Dumping" district, as it is now called in tn
leading newspapers of the state Must "
become known to history and to fame as tn
hack-kitchen department of the proud oil
Volunteer state? II you must call this distrlt
by some unusual name, you may call it tn
Cotton district, or what would be better tn
Farmers district But for decencys SAX,
don't call it by something that savors SO muc
of the kitchen and Of the collie and "trots" {
the small boy as an apple dumping.
You may call it the Anti-T hird-Term di,
trict and that will have meaning. 1t wi
mean that you have concluded to apply th
doctrine in your district as it is applied
most other congressional districts, as it is a
ways applied in Presidential nomination
and in our gubernatorial and in nearly all {
our senatorial and representative nomination
But in all the length and breadth Of OIL
district among the big ones and among tn
little ones can ao one be found, who can rails
the plane of this campaign above the level {
an apple dumping? If could succeed
doing SO, would consider that had don
our people service whether they elected nj
or not. In the days that have gone, we haS
raised as great men as grow anywhere; flu
nished governors not only for our own stat
but raised them for others. The preseI
chief executive of Mississippi, Gov. Ston
was raised in one Of the small counties
this district So also was his illustriuus pr,
decessor, Gov. Lowry.
\
But who is responsible for this apple dunn
ling nonsense' Who started it? Who gay
il birth? Who has nurtured it, Who is r,
sponsible for its existence to-day? Will n
one claim the disgraceiul and shameful ban
hing? Perhaps its father has too much mar
hood (?) to abandon or disclaim his offsprin
in the hour of its trial, and that its nurse wi
not ingloriously forsake his charge. Sine
it has been found out and there has been S
much talk about it, will our party shower i
blessings upon any one who is responsible
for its existence? Will it place its standar
in the hands Of any one who can inscribe W
on it nothing more glorious than an app
dumplingf Would the people follow such
leadership? ask you to find out who is r.
sponsible for the tom-loolery. No, beg pa