The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-05
20 cause OF Race Trouples.

Senator Colquitt addressed a meeting Of
the American Temperance Union at the
/ Union Tabernacle church, New York, on
I Sunday, ami, in the course Of his remarks,
[ speaking Of race troubles in the south, said:
( They tell us Of the bitterness and AMI
mostly that the whites have for the blacks
1 have remedy 10 propose Shut the
/ dramshops in all sections of the south, at
every cross road and in every town and
hamlet where whites and negroes inter
mingle in the same community, and ] will
! pledge you that where you hear Of ten cases
Of bloodshed now you will not hear # one.
/ 1t is liquor conflict, not a race issue
There Is good deal Of truth in what
| Senator Colquitt says. Although the race
| question is altogether different from the
liquor question. there is no doubt that if it
were not for whisky and other intoxican.s
| conflicts between tie whites and blacks
would seldom occur. AS a general thing a
drunken white or black man does some
thing to bring about these conflicts 1t not
unfrequently happens that black men re-
sist arrest, and they are sustained in doing
so by their black neighbOrs and friends. In
| such instances it is nearly always the case
that the blacks are more or less under the
influence of intoxicating liquor.
Sometimes white men assault black men
for fancied affronts, but they seldom do SO
unless they are drunk. If the cause Of the
fatal affrays, participated in by both
whites and blacks, which occur in the south
during a single year, could be accurately
ascertained 1t would undoubtedly appear
that the great majority Of them were di-
recty due to Intoxicating beverages.
The abolishing of the dram-shops would
not, Of course, settle the race problem, but
1t would very nearly put an END to those
crimes of violence which are now attributed
to race prejudice. In those counties in this
state which have prohibited the selling of
Intoxicating liquors within their limits con-
iiicis between white and black men are of
very rare occurrence. The races get along
together very well. Neither the whites nor
the blacks are aggres ,iye and both ars
more prosperous than they are in counties
in winch whisky is easily obtained.
Senator Colquitt instead of delivering
temperance speeches in the north, might
render his own state excellent service by
advocating prohibition in each of its coun-
ties By so doing he would assist in
strengthening a reform that has already
done vast amount of good, and which is
certain to do a great deal more.
We're stewart's Remains Recovered
1t is intimated that one result of the set
Element Of the Stewart will case will be
the re-opening of negotiations for the re-
turn of A. T. Stewards remains, which
were stolen some years ago.
The story has been circulated that one
dark night few months after the robbery.
the Stewart heirs, or one of them, or a
representative Of them. met a person in an
alleydn New York, received from him a
bag containing Mr.. Stewards bones, and
paid him $25, 900. The bones, it has been
stated, were subsequently, placed in the
crypt in the Garden City cathedral.
Most people have accepted this story, and
it seems that Judge Hilton desired the
public to accept it. 1t is now, however,
pronounced to be without foundation by
the New York correspondent of the Phila- -.
delphia Press, who says that the remains
of Mr.. Stewart are concealed in a trunk or
box within an hours ride of Chicago.
His story is that when the remains were
stolen,- they were taken to Gloucester, N. j.
They were traced there by detectives, but
before they could be recovered one of the
robbers, forgetful Of that honor which is
said to exist among thieves, stole them from
the other ghouls, and took them to another
place in New Jersey. They were finally
buried in Paterson, n. j., and negotiations
looking to their return for a ransom of
$4,000 were opened with Judge Hilton,
but the thieves refused to submit them for
identification, and the negotiations were
dropped for awhile. 1t is stated that the
remains we're then taken to a place near
Chicago where, according to the correspond
ent, they now are; and that Mrs Johnson,
who was housekeeper of the Stewart hotels,
was sent to Chicago to make terms for their
delivery, but the thieves suspected that
Judge Hilton was more intent upon pun
ishing the grave-robbers than upon securing
the remains. and they were frightened Off
Inspector Byrnei refused to have anything
more to do with the matter, because Judge
Hilton had acted independently; and in the
meantime the statute of Limitations pre-
vailed to protect the thieves.
This is a very plausible story, but it will
hardly find very many believers. If Mr..
Stewards remains had not been recovered.
| it seems that Judge Hilton would have con-
| tinued his efforts to recover them. He NAV
have been imposed upon, and the ashes
which are deposited in the splendid mauso-
leum at Garden City cathedral may be
| those of some one else At auy rata tha
revival Of the subject will set people to
talking.
The Chicago NetoS recently put this ques-
tion to Chief Justice Fuller and the asso-
ciate justices: rs it the proper thing for
| judges TO receive and use railroad passesn'
Justice Lamar said that he never accepted
presents of any kind, and that, in his opin-
ion, no man holding judicial position
should do so. Then a merry expression