The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-05
A SPEECH BY STEVENSON
-,-, NEXT vICE-PREsIDENT FIRES
49, THE FIRST GUN.

rra Dedication Of the Watterson Club
-1,,sa at Louisville the Occasion for
.na Effort-He Was Union Man
orr,ng the War but Denounces the
construction Period.
rorsv1LLE, KYs Aug. 4.-This has
Ian a great day and night for Kentucky
g.u,ocrsts. The opening and dedication OF
~ new Watterson club house drew to-
Wv ~. oil tbs leaders of the party in the
go Tne governor and his staff came
s'1 w., from Frankfort The legislature was
~. ,vitbout quorum. But the chief feat
- ,he occasion was the presence OF Hen.
.NoJE Stevenson, the democratic nom-
I..o sor Vice President, who came at the
inritstion of the Wstterson Club and spoke
% the great concourse of people.
Mr. Watterson, in spite OF his recent
savere illness, of which ne showed DECIDED
seacss also spoke. Flags and bunting shone
s,arvvhere The whole city was in holi-
90 attire and in holiday spirits. The
Tstterson club house was gorgeous with
dscorations by day and ablaze with illuml-
nations at night.
srEvENsoN's SPEECH.
Hon John Young Brown, governor of
Kantucky. presided over the great mass
meeting and introduced Gen. Stevenson to
the immense audience. ne was gEeeseo
with great enthusiasm.
Stter referring to the pleasure the invi-
tation 10 address the audience gave him and
~ the fact that he was a Kentuckian,
es was Abraham Lincoln, Mr.. Stevenson
,.Tbe club whose guest am Tonight has
honored itself by adopting name well
known in all of the states of the union.
Wherever in this land men OF brains, men
who have the courage of their convictions.
manly men, leaders Of men are known and
honored, Watserson is a household name"
BELIEVED IN THE UNION.
Referring to the different course of him.
self and Mir. Watterson during the war, he
said. "When the issues that then divided
the people and sections passed from the do
main of debate and the ballot to the dread
arbjtrament of arms believed with the
great senator of my own state
that the most direct road to peace
lay through most thorough prepars-
lions for war. From the beginning to
the close Of that conflict, l was for the
maintenance at whatever cost of our
federal union. With the crowning victory
at Appomattox, the disbandlng OF hostile
armies and the restoration OF federal
authority in all of the states, came ques-
tions which to the people OF the south
Overshadowed oil other questions.
| believed, with the Democratic
party in the north, that with our
arms triumphant perfect restoration of
union was to be wrought out, not in spirit
Of hate, but in the loftiesbs spirit Of patriot
ism; that the sublime patriotism which in
splred the words, with malice toward
none, with charity for all. with tirmness In
the right, as God gives us power 20 see the
right Te.
THE REcoNSTRUCTIOr PERIOD.
"With some Of the states Of this union the
period Of reconstruction was but another
name for misrule, for political ostracism Of
the white race, for the robbery of people
already impoverished by the war, for out
rage upon the rights of property and OF
peOple-so monstrous as now almost to
challenge belief. In a word, all that was
loathsome end all that was offensive in that
which by misnomer was called government
in many of the southern states can be
summed up In one word, reconstruction
1T would serve no wise purpose to revive
memories of this era, but for the reason that
We are now confronted by the startling
fact that the party in power stands pledged
TO tore-enactment of the force bill. History
would but repeat itself. The evils that
would follow legislation now threatened
would find their Counterpart in those which
struction period.
SEEMS BEYOND BELIEF.
"In view of what have mentioned and
OF the further fact that with such power
ful auxiliaries as northern enterprise and
northern capital, the south stands upon the
threshold Of material development unknown
TO this generation, can it be possible that
the American people will now consent that
the hands be turned back upon the dial and
the era of misrule, of outrage and Of vio-
lence again be inauguratedl
within the walls OF this club house great
public questions will be discussed. can
not doubt that in the pending struggle for
pontlcal supremacy, and in those which are
70 follow, the Watterson Club will prove a
faithful ally and counselor of the great his
torlc party which came in with Jefferson,
anu which for near a century has been
the bulwark Of the rights of all the
peopIe-the Democratic party, lthe party
.lat stands for Justice to all, with special
Hnnunltes to none; for tariff reform. for
d uee ballot. unawed by power, the party
"ulch stands for honest methods in the
s"efnment, economy in the public ex-
penditures and relief TO the people from the
ourdens OF unjust taxation.
NEW PROBLEMS AHEAD.
More than all, with years will come new
problems for solution; grave problems, the
EO"tn OF the advancing CIVILIZATION
problems which pertain to social govern
!uent and municipal administration; which
pertain, 1t may be, TO questions of diplo-
Icy lacy and Of war. glory with you in the
ttsIory and in the traditions which for a
nunured years have made kentucky &c
p-tent constituent in our federal union y
Vae ne spoke IN eulogy of various sons oi
+ssuusucEy and closed as follows: "Let u
SoH hIS1 Una, mat in all the coming years foom thC
Fnn. ni dedicated tonight there will spring in
~" e.ce . and power ever for the right, ever
~ ~ tne defense of the unfortunate and OF
aa5 ou1 oppressed, ever for that which is nobl,
cor- uu pure at the hearthstone and In tht
veuch' ever for the maintenance at what
a. coSt OF our democratic institutions auc
petulty of the American republic"
7 SpeeChes were made by Proctor Knott
WIN W1n mckenzie, BOYD Winchester, Alber
ills and Others
reception. e--''" e"'0 Du'''
WATTERSoN SPEAKS.
Wot.se sue banquet in the new club house Mr.
'iVIsoh responded to a toast. He said
tiorot are upon the threshold of another ma
one - calhpaign. It is the first duty Of eacl
sEorIsus US to pull off his coat and put hi
ba1a ter tH 70 the wheel For my own part
tbo ti@'e Deen steadily and hard at work sine.
tlon iourhment of the national conven
wbera.ooSsV .oSsVing 1t for detraetors who know
matioo they speak to waste their tim
Mr. M Laces and throwing tufts of grass ;
expec.i..Ie .ir.Ierson said he had gone TO Chicag