The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-01
DIXIE'S BRAINY EDITORS.
TIE SOUTHERN PRESS ASSOCIA.
TION IN CONVENTION.

A Resolution in Opposition to Gov
ernment Telegraphy Unanimously
Adopted-Improvem of the Mis-
sissippi River at Government Ex-
pense Favored -Editor Watterson
Delivers His Lecture on Money and
Morals.
CHARLESTON, S. c., April 3o.-At meet
ing of the Southern Press Association here
to-day the following resolution was intro
duced by Hon. Patrick Walsh Of the Au-
gusta Chronicle, and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, A measure is pending in congress
making the government party to general
telegraph scheme: and
WHEREAS, This is dangerous departure from
the principles of democratic republican gov
ernment, as defined by jefferson. which are best
calculated to protect life and property, secure
the liberties of the people and promote the well
fare of the citizen; and
WHEREAS, The tendency TO Capitalization in
the administration of the government and in
crease of office-holders ought to be checked;
and
WHEREAS, To make the handling of the tele-
graphic business of the newspapers of the
United States dependent on the goodwill of
employees subject to party control would be an
infringement of the liberty OF the press and
subversive of the best interests of the people;
therefore, be it
Southern Press Association, earnestly request
our senators and representatives in congress to
use their best endeavors to secure repeal of this
iniQuitious measure.
Resolved, That this action be communicated
to the senators and representatives by the
president and secretary.
IMPROVEMENT oFiTHE MISSISSIPPI.
L. d. Pool of the New Orleans Times.
Democrat introduced the following resolu-
tion relative to government improvement
of the Mississippi river, which was adopted
after some discussion:
ResolUed, That it is the sense of the members
of the Southern Press Association that the main
tenance OF an efficient system of levees on the
Mississippi river is a matter of national concern,
and that the government should take the neces-
sary steps to build and sustain such a system
Experience has shown that the people living
along the banks of the river are unable to bear
the burden of taxation necessary to support
such a system, and it is not right that they
essentially a national river, and its floods
should be restrained by the national govern
ment.
AN ADDRESS BY wATTERsoN.
Henry Watterson delivered an address
this evening before the Southern Press As
sociation and South Carolina Press Associa-
tion. There was large audience present
and he met with an enthusiastic reception.
Mr.. Watterson's subject was "Money and
Morals" He dwelt on the uses and abuses
of money, which he said is good thing if
honestly obtained, and still better if honest
ly applied, but full of illusions and delusions,
and, like things all else in life, except love
and duty, purely relative. "Yes," he said,
money is very relative. A man with
Sl0,000,000 cuts poor figure by a man who
has $200,0 600 or $500, 900, whilst a
man who has merely 81 ,000, GOO is, in the es-
timation of those kind of men, pauper. A
man who has 100000 income and $50, 900
of wants is worse off than man who has
nothing and wants his dinner.
NEW YoRK's NABoBs.
"There are men who try to eke out a
scanty livelihood on $4,000 year in New
York, who, discounting the difference be-
tween the cost of living there and in
Charleston, are unable to conceive how any
man can subsist here on less than S25, 900.
Yet l have suspicion that might, with a
search warrant find here few who by
close economy make ends meet on half that
sum. The nations real danger IS its
besetting sin. What is the chief
trouble with us? Is it failure of
methods and processes of municipal gov
eminent that is the serious menace to our
ce1ters of population, but hardly far reach
ing enough to bode national ruin? Is it the
race question at the south? That constitutes
a great trial to people there. Its true solu-
tion the wisest have not been able to COM
pass. Its finality the most sagacious cannot
see. know so much about it that l long
ago ceased to have theory.
ELEVATION AND EDUCATION.
''My hope and faith are embarked in the
gradual elevation and education of both
races, and sublime trust in God. who can
raise up as he has cast down, and who
doeth all things well. Is it the labor ques-
ton, the social question, the question Of
fair electionsa Not organically. In the DEM
ocratic republic, where ell is open to
every man, there ought to be no motive or
occasion for any general resort to combus-
tible agencies and revolutionary expedients.
Left to the Legitimate operation Of
our electoral and representative ma
chinery, those questions ought to
settle themselves. The poorest babe has
the same chance of becoming a President
as the richest Gararianism has no place
here. We may safely leave the result. under
God, with that noise less snowfall of ballots
which soon or late will swallow up the po-
litcal organization that is persistently, con
sciously faithless to its duty.
THE TARIFF ISSUE.
"Some one may ask whether the greatest
evil that threatens us is not the tariff. Well,
my friends, that old sinner has been SHINING
long time,'I admit, and he is very tough
citizen in the bargain. He has grown rich
and proud, and wears mighty ruffie to his
shirt and a great watch fob dangling
by his capacious stomach. He
makes himself exceedingly active
and aggravating about election time,
and at all times, more or less, self-compla-
cent and boastful, blind of one eye and deaf
of one year, though seeing more
and knowing more than is good
for anybody to see. and whilst to the other
half it were best forgotten. But do not
despair, even of our delightful, audacious
old friend, high tariff. He has hada good
deal of fat fried out Of him lately, and is
not nearly so stout as he was.
CoQUETTING WITH THE sTAR-EYED GODDESS
II know what am talking about when
tell you that he has recently been caught
taxing more than one furtive look into tht
sweet face of that star-eyed divinity who
mas from the first stretched out her hands
70 save and not hurt him; and l have
thought | observed upon those stern iron
clad features of his certain pleased ex
preston, if not actual smirk. / am not II
tne least afraid Of the tariff. That viii
come round all right. and meanwhile, n(
matte- how high you build it, / can liv'
under it and enjoy myself as long and a
much much as the rest can. I an
AFRAID Of no single political issu
az snls moment Speaking as philosopher
aud IN historic spirit, the present stock ii
tfdue OF both our parties make; Ilp q sun