The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-04

my fathers remains were removed from
the old cemetery to Laurel Grove, (Savan-
nah add there Is inscribed upon his monu-
ment the four first lines Of the last verse oil
the poem headed pardon" It is seldom d
suppose that the dead, while 10 life. have
furnished unwittiugly inscriptions for thei
own monuments If my father had the
poetic gift. he also had that Of music. He
could writo hymn, make the tune. aud
then sing il himself. He was frequently, iu
old-fashioned parlanoe, The raiser
Of the hymns in church. All
his poems have seen were either pinus or
patriotic. He composed the ode sung at
the laying OF the cornerstone OF the
Greene and Pulaski monument at Savan-
nah, Ga. March, 1926, Lafayette present;
and likewise, the ode sung in commemora-
tion Of the death OF Jefferson and Adams In
the same city July "a, 1925. His odes were
selected by the committee in preference to
others, and some submitted were by the
learned literau Of the city. while he made
no pretentions to either learning or litera-
ture. He was simply business man in the
mercantile line. and when not at his store
or home, was at his church.
Mr.. John P. Coffin of Florence, s. c.,
was at the De Soto yesterday. He is prssi-
dent Of the Bank of the Carolinas Of
Florence, which has branch banks of Con-
way, Kingstree and Varnville. His visit
to Savannah is on business connected with
the Bank of the Carolinas, whose oorre-
| spondent in Savannah is the Citi-
zens' Bank. Mr.. Coffin is an
old Newspaper man, having at one time
been connected with the Kansas City Times.
He took up his residence at Florence few
| years ago and has done a great deal to adj
vance the property of the town and sur
rounding country. Besides being a banker
MIR. Coffin is an enthusiast on tobacco cult
ure. He has planted twenty acres and is
making a splendid crop. The cultivation of
tobacco is rapidly coming into favor around
| Florence. Men have been brought from
Virginia and North Carolina 10 teach the
| people how to raise it and they are learning
fast Mr.. Coffin believes that Ii will be-
fore many years be as great a coast pro-
duct as cotton. 1t can be planted between
the cotton season without interfering In
the least with the use Of the land for the
| growth Of the staple 1t is a profitable
crop, he said, and there is nc good reason
why the entire coast and sixty miles inland
should not be cultivated in tobacco.
Ex-Judge Browne Of the New York city
court was at the De Soto yesterday on his
first visit to Savannah. He is a handsome
gentleman of about 60 years, with snow
white hair and mustache, a youthful face
aud flashing black eyes. Judge Browne is
an entertaining conversationalist. He told
MORNING NEWS reporter that he
is delig hted with Savannah and is
surprised at its size and import
ance. He took drive over the city during
the day and visited the river front. "Sa>
vannah," said he, sis charming city. 1t
is beautifully laid out, but there is one
fault, and that is the want of more paved
streets. The city has q thriving go-ahead
air about it which is cheerful to see, and its
natural advantages as an exporting
point for cotton. naval stores,
lumber and other articles predict
great future" The De Soto took Judge
Brownies eye. He didn't expect to find such
a hotel in Savannah. at is one Of the
handsomest hotels have ever stopped at
either in America or across the water" he
said, and have been in many. have
seen larger buildings, but none so magni-
ficent in appointments. The architecture is
superb, and in many parts peculiarly origi-
nal. No matter where you look about
there is som ething to attract the eye. 1t Is
a monu ment of which Savannahians may
woM a. IL
to politics. and Judge Browne showed by
his talk that he is man who watches
closely the political movements of the day.
He is a democrat and an ardent admirer of
Gov. Hill. Cleveland" said Judge
Browne, sis a popular man
In New York with large
number of people, but he is not as popular
as Gov. Hill. The governor is a democrat,
and he isn't afraid to announce his principles.
II he wants the New York delega ion to the
democratic national convention he won't
have the slightest trouble about securing 1t.
There won't be much of a con-
test between Cleveland and Hill
as regards New York's delegation
il Hill decides to 60 into the presidential
fight. Some people seem to think that
Flower may be candidate. and that the
selection OF Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan In the
place OF Herman Oelrichs as member of
the national committee is the first gun of
his campaign, but don't believe Flower
has any aspirations just yet in the
direction of the presidency for good and
sufficient reasons. "New York." continued
Judge Browne, sis all right for the democ-
racy next year. The Assembly is demo-
cratic beyond doubt. and at the proper time
the Senate will have democratic majority
also. There may be a tie In the upper
house, but then you know the
lieutenant governor is demo-
crat and has the deciding vote.
New York, I think, will get the national
convention. We lost the worlds fair but
think we'll have the convention. believe
the west will name the Vice President an d
the democratic ticket will be elected. The
country is rapidly becoming democratic, as
was evidenced by the recent cleo
tions. The fact of Iowa electing
democratic state ticket twice in
succession shows which way the wind ia
blowing. and the handwriting on the wall is
of a most threatening character to repub-