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

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friends. The ma .ority Of the crowd ap-
pear to have been Atkinson men, but Gen.
Evans. according TO the reports, aroused
the greater enthusiasm.
The two candidates do not differ widely
in their views on state and national ques-
tons. Gen. Evans is apparently the
more sincere. He says what he thinks
without considering the effect his utter
ances will have For instance. he favors
an income tax not because he wants to
/ place special burden upon the rich, but
/ because he thinks the tax is founded
upon a correct principle. Mr.. Atkinson,
If he IS correctly reported, approves an
/ income tax because he thinks there should
/ be discrimination against the rich.
MIR. Atkinson does not seem TO be quite
: sure of his ground in respect to the money
/ question. He wants an honest currency,
/ but does not think a gold dollar is the only
1 honest dollar. He seems to favor the free
( coinage Of silver at a ratio different from
| the existing one. II ne believes in
changing the ratio, he evidently does not
/ think the present silver dollar an honest
one. and he would find it difficult to sug-
! 900 % III III view Dl kllc constantly
changing price Of silver, at which an hon
est sllverdollar could be coined Mr. At
klnsoa's position in respect to silver is
not sufficiently clear to be satisfactory
Gen. Evans seems to rely good deal
for success upon the fact that he is an
old soldier with splendid record That
fact win undoubtedly assist him greatly.
| but that is not all that the people demand
in governor. His speech, however,
shows that he is well acquainted with
state and national questions. and that he
IS disposed to discuss them frankly, He
states his opinions clearly and gives his
reasons for them.
Three other joint debates have been ar
ranged, but in no one of them is there
likely to be as much interest as there was
IN the one yesterday, because the people
now know the lines upon which each can
didate purposes to conduct his campaign.
Too Early for Presidential Booms.
Presidential aspirauts who are anxious
to have their booms LAUNCHED at once are
IN danger of seeing them disappear long
before the time of holding the national
conventions. One of the aspirants who
hopes to see his boom launched in the
near future Is William j. Stone, governor
of Missouri
A convention Of dissatisfied democrats
is TO be held in Missouri in the near flu
ture. In speaking of it the other day
Gov. Stone said he is satisfied that
nine-tenths of the democrats of the coun-
try are opposed to the financial policy of
the Cleveland administration Heis firmly
convinced, at least he says he is, that
the vast majority of the Democratic party
taVors the free coinage Of silver He ia
vors it, and he entertans the hope that
the Missouri convention will favor it, and
place him before the country as a free sill
yer coinage candidate for the democratic
nomination for President
Gov Stone, probably. has never
travelled very far beyond the limits of
jefferson city, the capital of Missouri, and
his knowledge of financial matters, it is
pretty safe to say. is not profound. The
politicians from the backwoods counties
who visit the capital tell him the people
are anxious for debased currency. and
he has therefore made up hls mind that
plank in the next national democratic
platform. Hence, he is striving to get
himself before the people as the cham
pion of free silver coinage
1t is long time before the meeting of
the next national democratic convention.
Before it is held the advantages of sound
money are likely to be so clearly demon
strated that there will be very little free
silver coinage sentiment two years hence.
and, in that event. Gov. Stones presi-
dental boom will be stranded He would
stand much better chance for getting
the presidential nomination of his party
provided he has any chance at all, if he
should restrain his impatience until it is
known what the political situation is at
the beginning of 1896. However, in Gov.
Stones case it doesn't make much differ
ence when he launches his presidential
boom, or what the condition of the finan-
cial sea is when he launches it. 1t isn't
going to attract great deal of attention
Editor Stead, the London sensational
list. set bad example to some of our
American pulpit sensationalists when he
wrote book and called it, If Christ
Came to Chicago" For certain "popu-
lar preachers have taken up the idea of
localizing Christ to the bailiwicks in
which they operate and are working uron
1t in manner that must be shocking to
refined Christian sonsibilitics. For in
stance, the Rev G. Chapman Jones, of
Pittsburg, wanted to know, in the course
OF a recent sermon, If Jesus were the
president Of street railway company. or
If he were gripman on cable line. what
would he think about the wage cutting
question: The question, by the way.
was not asked seriously by Mr.. Jones
lie knew beforehand precisely what Jesus
would think and do if he were connected
with Pittsburg street car line for he
continued: If Christ were either a pres
ldent OF a company or an employee [ think
he would say that wages should not be
cut down 20 keep up dividends to what
they We're in flush times In other
words, Mr. Jones thinks Christ would
read tile financial reports Gaily. would
keep close tally of prices and earnings,
would adjust the prices of commodities bv
the rate of wages, and would see that
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