The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-13
WHAT SAM JONES SAW IN CHICAGO
And What the Late Hill Boomers Remind
Him of-He says His Heart is With
the Prohibitionists but BE isa
Democrat and says Hur-
rah for Grover.
Atlanta Journal.

Since writing you last week I have
made trip through Indiana and Hi
nois into Iowa. 7 passed through much
Of the flooded districts. Such rain falls
and storms as they have had il sections
of these States and those around them,
are unprecedented. Railroads, farms
and manufacturing interests have all
suffered immensely. The railroads no:
only from the loss of traffic, but dam
age to their road beds aud the carrying
away of their bridges. Many of the
large manufactures are on the banks. of
the river. They have been partially in
undated, much material has been lost,
hands idle and so on.
The farming lands, though compare
lively level, are badly washed, and the
continuous heavy rains have, in many
places, delayed the planting of corn,
and IN most instances prevented its cul-
tivation where it was planted. Broad
acres of wheat, nearly ready for the
harvest, have been utterly ruined. We
get very little idea of the wonderful de-
vastation by high waters and these
almost water spouts, from the daily
press, though their columns are vivid
in picturing the scenes. 1t is only
when the eye sweeps over the devasta-
ton that We can really take in the sit
uation.
Ispent part of two days in going and
coming in Chicago, and verify the city
is almost an island. A large portion of
It's suburbs is covered with water from
six inches to three feet deep. 1t is re-
ally distressing to see the great rows OF
houses surrounded by water, and the
only way by which they can reach rail-
road stations or higher ground is by
boat. While this is true of this and
many other places, yet all down the
Mississippi Valley, even to New Orle-
ans. the old Mississippi is flooding the
country here and there, and everywhere
making the inhabitants along it's course
uneasy less it break over its banks and
levees and ruin the crops and devastate
the country.
Twas in Chicago the day after the
adjournment of the National Demo-
cratic Convention. I heard nothing
but praise for the great body of men
composing the convention-orderly,
gentlemanly, conservative, decent.
From all I heard, a more respectable
body of men scarcely ever convened IN
America, so far as their department and
civility was concerned. They nomi-
mated the right man for president
Grover Cleveland. am sorry for Hill,
Boies & Go. They were not large before
the convention met, but since 1t has
adjourned it seems to me they are about
as small little fellows as ever posed for
so high an office. Old Grover was the
only peg that seemed to fit the hole.
All the balance dropped through like
toothpicks down we'll. This is one
time the Democratic party has had its
way and the politicians got left. Did
you ever see such complete whlrl
about on the part Of those who have
fought Cleveland and champicned some
other little candidate? I met some OF
the Hill champions in Louisville on
their way home from the convention.
Tney looked like something had been
hold of them, and reminded me of one
of my Atlanta friends who losta pile on
certain deal and was talking very
cheerfully about his losses. I said to
him: What are you laughing about?
He replied: That be might as we'll laugh
as cry over split milk. l said: Your
laugh don't 60 deeper than the root OF
your tongue. He said he thanked God
for health. / burst out laughing and
said: Well, as long as man has any
thing else to cling to, you never hear
him thanking God for health, but when
all else is gone be falls back with dig
nifty becoming the occasion and says, l
thank God for health. I think the Hill
and Boies champions left Chicago
thanking God for health. And more
than one I saw who didn't look like
they felt we'll enough to even thank
| God for that. But those who were
againt Cleveland seem to realize the
necessity of unity, and l believe all true
Damocrats will work together for the
election of Grover Cleveland and Ste
venson to the highest offices in the gift
Of the American people.
The prohibition convention is now III
session in Cincinnati. My heart is with
them. They propose to work and vote
in the interest of God and home and
native land. No truer, better or more
self-sacriicing body of men have ever
met on this continent than the body OF
;uen recently in session in Cincinnati.
If either of the two great parties Demo-
crat or Republican, would response the
cause Of national prohibition, then
there would be an issue worthy OF our
lighting over. How Insignificant the
tariff question compared with the bill
lion dollars spent annually for whisky,
to say netting Of the consequent de-
bauchery of our fathers and sons and
the ruin of our homes. Talk about the
force bill. In the first pace such bill,
! I dare say, will never be passed by the
United States Congress. In the second
| .,l,., ;f;+ ,,..ra ,,acSo5 II would take a