The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-22

declaration OF independence ana Rrddu-
ally fought his way up TO the Mckinley
bill
Gen Evans said that all such debates
might have been avoided. but he had
been called upon 10 make them and was
T cudeayOring 10 do so. The complexion of
the parties in Official management has
now changed, although they have not
been quite fast enough in turning the
rascals out. You are not satisfied with
the financial aspect. / am not salts
fed either We are all GeorgIaus,
{ whether pOpulsts or democrats ] never
cusscd anybody and don't intend TO now.
I am too venerable for that sort of bust
ness. / stand up 10 the true iuterpreta-
. ton of the Georgia and Chicago plat
forms and think they should he carried
out as rapidly as possible
RESOURCES OF THE STATE.
The speaker here made a panegyric
/ upon the wealth and resources of the
! state and introduced statistics 10 show it,
and said that we should work together TO
/ develop them. Look TO the inductiOus
| OF little towns and we won't have 10 be
/ whOope1 up by any attack upon
| the Atlanta ring Mr.. Evans said
that he had made some speeches,
| though not printed enough to have
! attracted attention. He had belonged 10
| agricultural societies, and could not have
| done more for his country. unless he had
] a seal III lIlt ltRLSldblIt. W e. ought 10
! have the roads improved. He had writ
| ten on the subject and attended the road
| congress. He was one of the people and
/ believed just as they did on popular sub
! jects.
THE HOME NOT AN ISSUE.
! He endorsed all that Mr.. Atkinson said
| on state matters and tried TO show that
! the soldiers home was not an issue The
| trustee proposed to sell it by order OF
! court M lraqna1E o1- la
! benefit of the INDECENT Confeder-
! ates. AS to pensions he said that
! sentiment had crystahzed that way before
| MIR. Atkinson took his seat in the legis-
| ture. But this could not relieve all one
man had died in a negro hut and others
| had been begging on the streets until
| Henry Grady asked the state to build a
| home for that class. AS for pensions for
widows, the Ladies Memorial Associa-
| ton made the demand for that, and there
| was only one demand for that and there
| was one man, lieutenant colonel of my
command, wounded at Manassas, John +.
ConnOr of Atlanta. who deserved all the
| credit for it. Mr.. Atkinson says he has
! done more for the confederate soldier
| than any epauletted brigadier, but the
southern brigadier did not wear epaulets
NATIONAL ISSUES.
On national issues Gen. Evans declared
| himself on both platforms, state and
| national Just as written without any ne
cessity of further Interpretation. Just
as far as Ocalaism is democratic, I am in
favor of that just as far as it is contrary,
| | am opposed to it. / see nothing
in the resolution referred to that
is contrary to democracy | am
| perfectly satisfied with it, but don't
| believe in it. | don't take issue as this
vote. He declared himself in favor of
more money and free and unlimited coin
| age and just as much as the law will al
! low, and thought that the exact ideas of
| endorsed the position Of his opponent on
the tariff as well as financial questions
and the repeal of the state bank tax.
PERSONAL ISSUES.
Coming down 10 personal issues, he
thought that Mr.. Atkinson had been fully
paid for his services by his houors While
he had claimed TO have done 50 much,
| there was somebody else round about.
The farmers are entitled to the credit of
selecting the commissioner of agricul-
ture. The girls normal college is great
thing, but it was written about several
| years before Mr.. Atkinson in
! troduced such bill. AS re-
CARDS the betterments on the
state road there were thousands who
would have been glad to appear before
| the board without any compensation, vet
| here is Mr. Atkinson S receipt for 81 600
| He says | am so feeble an old man as not
| to be tit for the Office of governor. He says
| / am II years of age He knows that |
am not 20 years of age. l would be
a rascal, knave or fool to thrust myself
| on the state without being
able mentally or physically TO
manage its affairs. He charges me with
| being a preacher
| Here time was called and there were
| cheers and music by the Baruesyille band.
ATKINsoN's REJoINDER.
! As Mr.. Atkinson rose to make his re-
! iOinder, the cheers were deafening for
some moments. He finally said Il am
| due MIR. Evans an apology, | understood
| on Creditable authority that he was 20
years old. If | had known he was so
! sensitive on the score of age | would have
| corrected il long ago. / have simply stuck
! by his figures. | did not say he was too
weak or feeble to enter upon the
| duties of the Office to which he
aspires, but / did say that the man VINO
| thirty years for other objects is not pre-
! pared Tor state service Pass that by,
| ana judge by his record and speech to-
| day No man can be a successful leader,
or carry forward any measures for the
| people who shirks an issue. called
upon him to state what position he took
on the soldiers home question, and he
lodged the question
MIR. Evans arose and said that he had
| been misunderstood. He did not make
this an issue, and did not intend to urge
the acceptance or move acceptance of the
home by the legislature He thought the
| trustees had made the proper request in
| asking the courts to sell the home and
use the money for the benefit of the sol
diers.
Mr.. Evans could hardly be heard, but
| Mr.. Atkinson quoted the crowd and re-
peated his statements after him. and then
said that he was glad TO have made the
wonderful achievement of converting a
minister of the gospel He read Mr. Ev-
ans published interview in the Atlanta
Journal to show that he wanted to bring
the soldiers home before each successive
legislature until 1t was adopted 81
asked him if in 1890 he
did not want to be governor
and he failed to answer and disdains To
give grounds for not running. But here
is letter from him stating that if the
people demand it he is willing to sacrifice
himself. but ! most frankly say that my
many obligations why they exist TO the
church, stand in the way of my candi-
dacy.' The farmers alliance was pretty
strong then, you know.
Il have asked him what services he
.ag,Us.. a t.,