The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-09

Forty Eighth Annual Session al Stone
Mountain.


a Sensation From Macon and Short
Speeches on the Populistio Line.
Election Of omcers To-day--Presi-
dent wadden Likely TO Succeed
himself
Atlanta. Ca. Aug S-The forty-eighth
annual convention of the Georgia State
Agricultural Society was called 10 order
at stone Mountain by President j. o.
WaddeI this morning
J. r. Robinson. a young attorney, de-
Hvered the address Of welcome which
was responded to by Mr. J. NJ. O'Brien, Of
Oglethorpe county
President Waddeu then delivered the
annual address. In the course of this he
said. Never in the history of this So
ciety or the memory Of any man Of this
generation have we been confronted
with conditions which demanded the ex-
ercise Of greater wisdom or which levied
a greater tax on intelligence. the sense of
Justice. or the moderation and forbear-
ance of all the people, than the present;
never before during a season of profound
and, for years, an undisturbed peace.
when the country was entirely free from
plague and pestilence and famine, has
there been such universal, such wide
spread depression in matters of finance.
Every legitimate enterprise and interest
in every section of this broad
republic is affected by it. Agricul-
ture. manufactures, trade. commerce, all
are experiencing the depressing effects
Confidence. that great necessity to all
successful effort, has been so shaken as TO
cause almost every man and every enter
prise to be regarded with suspicion. Pub
lie improvement, growth, development
and prosperity are not only retarded, but
seriously affected by it. 1t
has been popular for many years to
attribute all reverses to the mismanage-
ment of farmers, to their want of enter
prise and business methods. The charge
was never true, and in the present crisis
its mtruth is apparent and safely evil
dent. No people ever met more herolcal-
~ or worked more cheerfullY to overcome
obstacles than have the farmers of Geor-
gia during the past score of years.
THE PEER OF THE GREATEST.
''In the face of such obstacles as they
have encountered the wonders that they
have accomplished so much. In spite of
discOuragement and financial embarrass-
mentS thank Cod the energies Of our
people have not been destroyed, for with
unbroken will and a superb courage they
are making for themselves q history
and a destiny that win bring no shame on
those who have made Georgia what she
has been in the past, what she will con
tinue 10 be in the future, the peer of the
greatest in our galaxy of states, the pride
and glory of our sons and daughters
That the cause of our present disasters
cannot with truth be charged to our
farmers, we point with pride to the fact
that in many sections of the state not
1Ta-1 ,n1 Of Frra hag i'm
ported that the farmers in no section
have bought within 80 per centum of the
usual amount and that the purchase of
all food crops has deere ased fully 40 per
cent. Our farmers have practiced a
rigid economy, they have worked their
crops well and in season, and but for a
system of legislation, deVilish and cor
rupt, which protects the money sharks
and shylOcks in their nefarious
practices, the end of the pres
ent year would find them prosperous,
contented and happy. From a close per
sOnal observation | candidly believe that
the condition of our agriculture in this
state is more hopeful than appears on the
surface. Gloom and dependency have
been increased by anticipating coming
evils. We have been led to take counsel
of our fears and to magnify impending
perils."
sCBIvEN's DELEGATE sTIRs BREEZE.
A breeze was stirred up by H. G. Kit
ties, a delegate from Scriven county, by
the introduction of the following reso-
luton:
Whereas. the railroads Of this state are in
financial distress and many of them are
bankrupt, and, whereas this condition Of
talists and the press Of the north
as due to unjust, unfriendly and hostile legis-
lation and the low freight and passenger
tariff enforced by the railroad commission OF
the state which u = declared If pergilfp1 in
and not remedied win in the end amount to
conhScation Of the roads
And, whereas This state OF facts has
= stopped the construction OF new roads. rem
dered the securities Of the roads unstable
and driven capital from Georgia and brought
ruin TO our citizens who own the securities
many of whom are widows and orphans: all
this desOlatiOn and ruin brought about to sat
1sfy "a false and unjust public sentiment
against the railroads under the false cry of
monopoly; therefore be IL
Resolved by this society, in convention
assem- Dled, that we declare TO the legislature
the Railroad Commission of Georgia and to
the world that we desire to see all Industrial
enterprises OF the state prosper that we do
not desire TO see the railroads OF the state
bankrupted; and that we believe that capital
invested IN the railroads OF the state should
be protected and be permitted to earn a
legitimate profit.
ANOTHER SENSATION FOREsHADowED.
After warm debate, lasting until ad-
JOurnment of the morning session, the
resolution was Iudlly tabled. The SenSa-
ton of the convention will come before
the convention tomorrow, August 3. and
may result in ex-Secretary Jemison.
of Macon, being expelled from the
society Some time ago suit was brought
in Macon against the society on notes
amounting to about $500 The notes
were given by Mr.. Jemison as secretary
of the society. They We're for rent of a
storeroOm, a part of which was used by
him for the Office of the society. The
notes were made to come due after his
term Of Office expired, but he calculated
on being reelected, and evidently thought
he would be able to meet the notes when
they came due. When the election of
officers took place DR. Sam Hape
was elected secretary in his
place. The notes then came
due, and they were not paid. Suit was
brought against the society, and iudg-
ment for S199 - was rendered Members
say that 1t is doubtful if Mr. Jemison had
the right TO sign notes for the society at
all, and agree that he did not have the
right TO sign for notes maturing after his
term of Office had expired, presuming
that he would be reelected At
the afternoon session G. II.
Ellington, president of the state alliance,
addressed the convention on the financial
situation. Col Ellington, who is a
straigh0ut third party man, held the
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