The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-24

his remarks had become such a topic Of
conversation among the people of the
south IN this city. He said: Il wish it
clearly understood that my remarks last
night at the Southern Society dinner were
not Intended to be an attack upon the
south. l would have said the same thing
bout the men of the west and north. |
dld not mean TO intimate that there are no
good men in the south, but do say that
the best men of the south, as well as the
pest men of the west and north are en-
gagged in pursuits other than statesman
ship. The representatives of the south in
Washington are the untittest that the
south could send. responded last night
to the toast The National Credit
20 much gross ignorance has been
displayed by the representatives
of the south in congress in reference to
this toast, that | was forced TO say what
felt in my heart to be the truth. Many
OF the representatives in congress from
other parts Of the country as well as from
the south, are set of incompetent dema-
gogues. We are under the dominat tion of
the unfittest.
HILLS FIGHT ON THE JUDGES.
MY remarks about the south and the
United States supreme court bench were
Just exactly what | meant. / said that
some representatives of the south had sue
cumbed to the fallacy that position
on the bench of the supreme court of the
United States is a local question to be
settled by the demand of some local poll
tlclan upon the President to consider how
the appointment will affect his political
prospects. | said that l had supposed that
the supreme court bench represented the
whole of the United States and that every
senator and every member of congress
and every citizen. whether in congress or
out of 1t, had a right to demand that the
place should be free without reyard to
party politics and without regard to To-
cality; that the man who should sit upon
that bench should be above suspicion and
should be one whose character and repu-
tation were such as to command universal
respect, and that this great place was
not to be made a foot ball of by the politi-
clans to kick about from one end of the
United States to the other
soUTHERNERs IN sERvITUDE.
"With utter disregard to the fitness of
the men appointed to the supreme court
bench, many of the southern representa-
tives went into servitude under politi-
clan without a character, without the
right to speak for New YorK. | did not
mention the name of Senator Hill. have
my opinion of Senator Hill, and
those who heard me speak naturally in
ferred whom | meant. No one is more
friendly to the south thanI am, and if !
had prepared my speech beforehand, !
might not have said some of the things ]
did; although, Mr.. Gordon, who replied
to my remarks, said that he did not
wholly agree with me, am sure that
there are no southerners in New Yor K
who will take exception 20 what said.
The southern men owe it to
themselves to express to their
senator's the opinions they hold regarding
the recent rejection of certain able men
for the supreme court of the United
States. If had been speaking to an au-
dience composed of representatives of the
west I would have spoken in the same
strain, and would have said the same of
many representatives of the north in
Washington.
My speech last night was we'll re,
ceived, and its sentiments appeared to be
popular with those present. l say, again,
that my words were not an attack upon
the south, but merely my honest opinion
about the politicians of the south in con-
gress. There never was a time when the
country was represented in Washingto
by such unfit men"