The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-02
STEWARDS HARD FIGHT.
He CROSSES SWORDS WITH LIV-
INGSrON AT ATLANTA.


The Congressman Again Explains his
Opposition to the sub-treasnry
scheme-Col. Livingston Opens by
Denying That He Made Deal With
Col. Northen.
ATLANTA, GA, July 1. - Congressman
Stewart and Col Livingston met again in
Joint debate this evening. The speakers
were introduced by Mayor Glenn. The
first named took the lead and discussed the
sub-treasury plan at length He said he
was in favor of more money and cheaper
money. but thought free silver coinage or
some other plan might be devised achieving
the same purpose and at the same time SUI
perior to the sub-treasury proposition Col
Livingston, he said, thought the warehouse
arrangement would be profitable to the
farmers because the government would,
under it, take green cotton, dry it out, and
sell it for a higher price and thus get rid of
spectators.
COL. LIVINGSTON DENIES II.
Col. Livingston interrupted and insisted
that he had said no such thing.
To this Mr.. Stewart replied that the
colonel did not know what he had said.
Col. Livingston admitted that he had
said profit would arise from the drying of
the cotton in the warehouses.
Mr.. Stewart made the point that the
spectators could buy up the certificates
and hold them for higher prices till the
farmers and merchants were starved out.
1t was well known that to lock up things
brought higher prices. 1t would cost the
farmers nearly 10000, 900 to build the
warehouses. He had discussed the sub
treasury plan since nobody seemed to dare
TO, and it might cost him his head, but
he believed in square dealing. He claimed
that he had said more for the farmers than
any five southern congressman, and added
IN conclusion. You may beat me If you
will, but am as true a democrat as ever
lived and kept the infamous land bill from
visiting your houses"
LIVINGSTON AND NORTHERN.
Col Livingston began by denying the Oft
repeated charge that he had had anything
to do with fixing things" in the conference
between him and Col. Northern, and had
determined to run for congress instead of
the governorship, partially with an eye to
harmony ana partially because he could be
of more service in congress than in the
governors office. He claimed to have worked
harder than Mr.. Stewart to iberate the
people from subsection TO the monopolist.
Mr.. Stewart had been four years in con-
gress, aud yet had proposed no measure i'm
which both condemned, and he had. He
blamed Mr.. Stewart and congress less for
what had been done than for what had not.
TOO MUCH wRANGLING.
The parties in congress were too fond of
abusing each other and wranglng over
purely sectional issues when they might be
better employed. If the recitation of the
Lords prayer at the beginning Of the daily
sessions weresproposed by the.republicans the
democrats would votesolidly against it, and
vice versa. Five-sevenths of the democrats
of the state were farmers, and the cry that
the alliance was going into politics was alb
surd when so great a proportion of the
democratic voters belonged to it. The
alliance had not nominated him. He had
announced himself and asked nomination in
the democratic primaries. If the people
wanted Mr.. Stewart, and the race lay be-
tween him and a republican, he would
stump the state for the former and help
pull him through.
STEWARDS PREJUDICEs.
Mr.. Stewart, he thought, was too much
prejudiced to be fit for congress. Under
the sub-treasury plan s. on every bale of
cotton would be saved. The crop raised in
twelve months was forced to sale in three.
1t was not fit for spinning when put on the
market, and, therefore, the full price
could not be obtained for it. Private ware
houses, WHICH a year IoCelNcQ COtIOu
worth nine cents, now justly held it at
eleven. Drying it out had increased the
legitimate value and brought warehouses a
legitimate profit. Mr. Stewart knew no more
about the sub-treasury plan than he did of
the moon. AS to Spectators buying up the
certificates the remedy which Mr.. Stewart
knew he had suggested was to make the
certificates non-negotiable. Mr.. Stewart
had gone to a republican, Mr.. Windham,
for his information concerning the sub
treasury plan, while the friends of the
measure applied to democratic Grover
Cleveland, who endorsed it as constitu-
tional No law could be unconstitutional
that sought to remedy wrong
SHEEP STEALING STORY.
Two men had been into number of coun.
ties of the district, not electioneering for
Mr.. Stewart, but trying to fluid out whether
Col. Livingston had ever stolen a sheep
He wanted his friends to electioneor for him.
He commissioned all present to do so, but
there was work of certain class that he did
not want done in his interest. He had not
sent out emissaries to do any such work for
him, and he would aot.
Judge Stewards reply in conclusion was
very brief. The most striking point he
made was an answer to Col. Livingstone
proposition to make the certificates non
negotiable. This he said, would be tc
deny to man the right of selling his owr
property.