The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-03
WATSON IN EFFINGHAM
HE MAKES A sPEEOH AT THE DIN
NER OF THE ALLIANCE.

The Question Of the Hour is Whether
the Reformers Are Going TO Stand
| bv Their Convictions-A Reply to
Ingalls-An Income Tax Favored
The Billion Dollar Senate.
GUYroN. GA, July 1.-The an
nual dinner OF the Efinghsm
county alliance came of at Springfield to-
day and proved great success. The main
| interest OF the occasion centered in the ad-
dress of Congressman Elect Watson Of the
Tenth district. Promptly at 10 o'clock
President Tarver called the assembly to
order and the exercises were opened with
PRAYER by County Alliance Chaplain Cross.
The president, in a few well-trimed re-
marks, introduced Mr.. Watson, the orator
Of the day. who was greeted with LOUD
applause. AS the speaker rose he seemed
almost inspired He said thetquestlonof the
hour is. are the reformers going to stand by
their convictionsl He said Mr. Ingalls, Is
quoted as saying reformer is q man who
earned his bread by the sweat OF his Jaw
instead of the sweat of his brow. il any
body ought 10 be good authority on sweat
ing it is Mr.. Ingalls,. When the re-
formers Of Kansas got after Mr.. Ingalls,
he did not coHfine his perspiratlon either TO
his law or his brow. he persDlred all over
had a regular political Turkish bath.
With reformer the thing to be considered
is how TO make the other fellows sweat.
Whenever they can get such reply to the
they felt all hunkydory.
CRIED or THE AL LANCE.
Are we going to stand by our cresd?
u u Inc
in futures abolished by severe penal laws.
It's an Internal shame to any nation t.
snatch up o ten.cent card player and put
him in the chain'gang when speou-
lators are allowed TO gamble 10 the neces-
saries of life on huge scale that
affects every man, woman and child In
America. He said: I'VE ask that the pub
lie lands be Kept as homes for the people
and not be granted away 70 foreigners or to
speculative corporations at home. Any
one reading the record would be amazed
and indignant at the way our public lands
have been plundered and actual settlers
driven off by greedy land grabbers." He said
we ask that senators be chosen by vote of
the people. When this is done the Senate
will cease to be a millionaire club. No
republican like Sanford or democrat like
Bryce could buy their seats. The Standard
Oil Company and the Pacific railroad, Jay
Gould's system, would have fewer repre-
sentatives and the people more
FAvORs AN INCOME TAX.
He would ask that an income tax be i'm
posed, graded to adjust itself TO the size OF
the income Germany, England and other
countries had an income tax. In 1865 this
country derived S73, 900, 900 from the same
source. This would put the burden of the
government on those able to bear it. One
special beauty of an iucome tax would be
- Il - E1zk
the bill of our lavish pensions.
He favored free silver and thought
every one else should. He advocated the
abolition of national banks. They get cur
rency from the government at l per cent.
and lend it at 8. The money belongs to the
people He presented many facts and
figures arguing against the national banks.
He would increase the circulation to $50
per capita. Such an authority as Senator
it, 1t being admitted that the national
banks ought to 60 and the government
ought to issue more money, the problem
arises how is this additional currency to
reach the people' To this question they
have responded with the land loan and sub
treasury system. IL its enemies can name a
better plan they stood pledged to accept it.
THE MONEY QUESTION.
He gave graphic and interesting expla-
nation or the money question. lie SAID that
without the legal tender quality given 1t by
the government gold has no properties OF
money more than cotton. He referred in
directly to Mr.. Crisp, and said he harbored
no Ill will against any man. He said his
district Endorsed his position, and the reform
party all over the state does. He specially
pleaded the cause Of labor because it needed
1t. Mr.. Watson paid bis respects to
the big dailies for their opposition
to the reforms urged by the alliance and the
declarations contained IN the Ocala plat
form. He regretted that they did not dis.
cuss dispassionatsly the demands Of the
people and meet the i,s,ie scuareiy aud not
| ridicuIe their demands. His speech con-
sumed about one and half houra, and was
applauded throughout.
The alliance dinner was heartily enjoyed.
In the afternoon Rev. J. l. 9ilmer.
| alliance lecturer Tor the First districa who
was present. entertained the audience with
fine speech in words whion told his heart
| was IN the work