Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-28
ANGRY GEORGIANS.
The Alliance Is. Making Things
Lively South.
SOME MORE HosTILHIEs OH HAND.

The Rejection of Editor Grady's Confed-
crate Home by the Georgia Legislature
Bitter Words by Granger Members
That May Bring on "DificuIty''-Pro,-
pect of a Duel Between Polk and Ashe
Unless Somebody Takes water-Butler
and Stokes.
ATLANTA, Aug 2s.-That Confederate
soldier should ever be denounced in the
Georgia legislature as a "buttermilk ran
| ger" is one OF the things not to be expected.
yet it happened Wednesday. Not only
that, but the home for poor and disabled
Confederate veterans, which was the last
| Cork of the late Henry w. Grady, and for
| which he raised 100000, was unceremon-
| iously rejected. The building had been
completed, and was rendered to the state
on condition that 1t should support the
veterans. TIere was never doubt about
the states acceptance of the terms of the
deed until the state Alliance pronounced
| the people too poor to keep impecunious
veterans. The sequel came Wednesday
when the proposition was rejected by a big
majority.
Blasting The Constitution.
The Constitution, the newspaper that
Henry W. Grady built up to national
prominence, had some searching things to
say yesterday of the action of the legisla-
ture, and when that body mo- yesterday
morning Wright introduced resolution
to the effect that as "The Atlanta Consti-
tuition (whose editor in chief is the speak
er of this house of this morning is reek-
ing with the filth Of the slums against the
majority of the legislature, therefore, re-
solved that said Constitution receive tae
severest censure of this body" This reso-
luton was occasioped by the comments
and news views of that journal on the ac-
ton of the legislature in having refuse
to receive the soldiers home. 4 fierce de-
bate was precipitated, in which the men
who voted against the home denounced
everything ip sight.
Felt Like Eating Reporters.
Perhaps the most angry man in the body
was Davis, of Burke, who said: The Con-
stitution has seen fit to quote a man
WHOM thoy All irdGc. He has been Try
ing TO be "a judge or a solicitor for the
past ten years. hut has never been able to
mRster ssrporals guard. Let us rele-
gate him to the rear as has other legisla-
lures and pass him unnoticed with the
contempt he deserves. When first read
The Constitution this morning thought
| could eat up a Constitution reporter
every hundred yards"
He swiped "BiiI $ smith,
The sensation of the day was reached
when Everett of Stewart county arose Il
want" said he. ITO read what Colonel Bill
Smith. of Gwinette, says of Us, and TO give
my opinion of him. / understand Bill
Smith was a member Of the last legisla-
ture, and man of some talent, but he is
a sore-headed, drunken demagogue am
one OF the ninety-four who voted against
the BILL and when he says am a traitor
he is liar, a thief, and a drunken scouu-
drel. 4
Also Gave Forbes a whirl.
Then there is Captain George Forbes.
learn he goes around drunk for two
weeks at a time Does The Constitution
go around hunting up vagabonds ard
drunkards % quote against Itcmbers of
the legislature" Speaker Howell C.
Tended his paper in strong tenrmiaute
speech. The whole matter was suisse
quently tabled, but Mr.. Everett's part
was by no means through. He was given
an intimation that Colonel Smith, who is
prominent and wealthy citizen, and
Colonel George Forbes, who commands
the Atlantic Artillery company, expected
a retraction, or more would be heard of
the matter.
Denounced by sam Small.
The attack on these men. both veterans
of the war, and now occupying prominent
positions, made under the protection of
the house, has aroused further indigna-
ton. An immense throng attended the
meeting called by the Confederate Veter-
ans association last night. One of the
leading orators was Sam Small, who de-
nounced TIE action Of the Alliance legis-
lature as buo part of a bargain with the
Kansas Alliance people
SOME OTHER UNPLeASANTNEsSES.