The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-19
NORWOOD IN BULLOCK.
CRITICISM OF GOV. GORDON'S
PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.

the Gordon Letter-Ae VIII DlsaVoW
Candidacy for the Senate When BE
Does Receive It-Sharp Reference to
the Governors Indifferent Success
as a Money-maker Mr.. Norwood
Thinks the Issue is, Can 100000
AlIiancemen be Whipped Into Line
to Support Gov. Gordon9
Hon. T. NJ. Norwood addressed the
alliance people in Statesboro day before
Yesterday. and returned to Savannah yes
terday morning, but left ia the afternoon
for his county seat at Walthourville. A
MORNING News reporter had quite a
lengthy interview with Mr.. Norwood yes
terday. in the course of which Mr.. Norwood
spoke quite freely on matters aDpertaining
TO the present political campaign.
THE LETTER THAT NEVER CAME.
Mr.. Norwood was asked what answer he
had made, if any, to the letter of Gov
Gordon, in yesterdays MORNING News in
reply to Mr.. Norwood's challenge for joint
discussion. and in reply Mr.. Norwood said
that he had not received Gov. Gordon's
letter. and could not therefore, be quoted
as to the character Of the reply
he would make. He expressed the opinion
that the letter should have been received by
him Thursday morning, aud the fact that
il has not vet been received indicates TO
his mind that the letter has been purposely
delayed, so that there will be less time for
debate as the day of election is rapidly
drawing near. Mr.. Norwood can see no
reason why the letter should not have
been received by him yesterday morning,
when it was written and given to the after
noon press of Atlanta on Wednesday.
Assuming that the unofficial letter, as
published in yesterdays MORNING NEWS, is
the language of the original, what reply
will you make to III"
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND STRONG.
Mr. Norwood answered that he had not yet
considered the waiter, as his time had been
largely taken up since his return to the city,
and that but a few minutes would elapse
when he would have to leave for the coun-
try.
II may answer in very brief note, how
ever, and may answer at great length"
he said.
"Win you avow yourself candidate for
the United States Senate in your replys"
Mr.. Norwood was asked.
las at present advised do not intend to
be candidate" he replied. ut is just this
way: The alliance is 100000 strong, and if
Gov. Gordon can whip them IN my candi-
dacy would not do any good. l am not
willing to nominate myself and go into a
begging canvass as Gov. Gordon has been
doing for the office.
WONT HUG AND KISS THE BABIES
Gov. Gordon is right in one thing, and it
is that if the people want me l will serve,
but he will not get me running around in
the general hugging and kissing business to
"a nit lad fQfa A.w.t
that bad. 1t is an unprecedented thing to
ones self and make such a can
vass for the place as he is doing. 1t is an
office that is in the gift of the people, being
owned by no one save the people, and they
should nominate whom they please for the
placeni
MIR. Norwood was asked the occasion of
the meeting which he addressed at States
boro, and in reply he said that it was an
picnic of theBulloch county farmers,
and that having been invited to address
them he had done so. There were about
] ,5O0 present, and an enjoyable time was
had by the farmers and their families, who
turned out in force to the meeting.
GOV. GORDON NOT A MONEY MAKER.
Mr.. Norwood addressed the people of
Bulloch county upon questions OF public in
terest, and took occasion to reply ia kind to
illusions made to him by Gov. Gordon in
the Decatur speech, which called forth the
challenge by Mr.. Norwood for Joint de-
bate. He denounced the attack on him by
Gov. Gordon as uncalled for, and stated
that in the interview published on his re-
turn from Washington the name
used nor referred to. Abiding
to Gov. Gordon's position on the sub
treasury bill, Mr.. Norwood said that it in
volved the quest ion of good judgment in
business, as it was merely a business mat
ter. 1t being a question of finance, it was
quite proper TO inquire what financial sue
cess Gov. Gordon has had in his own bust
Mr.. Norwood then re-
viewed a half dozen or so of the
financial ventures of Gov. Gordon, which
had resulted in fat failures, and he ridiculed
the substitute Gov. Gordon recommends for
the sub-treasury bill, which Gov. Gordon
opposes.
WALL STREET SCHEME.
Mr.. Norwood then asked the ALI
ance what promise they find in
Gov. Gordon's business transactions
that he can devise any better scheme
than the sub-treasury plan. LET me
see" he said, aud he read from the Consti-
tuition the report Of his plan for the relief
of the farmers made in his speech at Deca-
tur, in which Gov. Gordon presents two
measures of relief.
The first was 30 issue bonds, $50 or 800,
bearing low rate of interest, not to exceed
2 per cent, which should be sold at par and
their value fixed by law. Here is a Wall
street scheme. exclaimed Mr.. Norwood. issu-
ing bonds for Wall street to buy up. How
could the government prevent anybody
from selling bond below par or above par
after it gets into individual hands? He
would make these bonds interchangeable for
treasury notes. Why not issue the treas
ury notes at once. as the sub-treasury plan
calls for, and save interest, even if it is only
. per cent?
A VISIONARY COTTON WAREHOUSE.
His second measure of relief is 60 build
one great warehouse on tho coast large
enough to accommodate the entire crop Of
Georgia Georgia's crop in round numbers
is 100000 bales. II you will make a short
you will find that by placing
these bales two rows wide, end to end, and
piling them twelve to fourteen feet high.
you would have to build a warehouse over
seventy miles long. Then, if you allow
for draws to enter and turn
and lay thess tiers of cotton side by side.
with passageways between, Gov Gordon's
warehouse would be mile long and a mile
wide. The laughter of the alliance at the
governors warehouse proposition was up
roarous.
with this warehouse he intends to do
away with 10000 samplers, 1000 deposit
tories and all the middle men, which in
cludes the commission merchants. of
course. But how many watchmen would
it take to guard warehouse over four
miles around and with mile square of cot
ton Diled insida2 What ooupanv would l.,