New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-24

d,ror fran tho .x-Navors views" he said they
admire Ii" v,rcrabl, old gentlennns fr1nNhrsS'
/ Othcr Souihcrmers who had read the criticism on
/ the Southern Statesmen IN Washington by tnr eN'
| Mayor ana who spoke f1r publication, said t"at
! they had no criticism t. make, AM that the "ihn'
| Ions held b. cx-MayoT Hewitt while differing rom
/ those held by many. would ia "a great part D. ~
/ dors,l ~ more than one tri" son 90 tn' ''"N'
/ Dispatches from WASHINGTON yesterday afternoon
were to the eject that the southern statesmen "cr"
! indignant nj the uncompiimcrtary things said OF
! them by Nj Hewitt
his OPINION ol' THE REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr Hewitt talked with Tribune reporter yes;er-
day ami be -. mel to be surprised That his remarks
/ hal become such q topic ~ conversation amons Inc
/ peop!, Of the South in ibis city.
He sail. Il wish it clearly understood that ny re-
,aari.s made las. night ~ the southern Society
dinner were rot intended t. be an attack upon the
s|u,' ~ S"' men ~ thr Vrgt AMI tar North
! 5I NOT mean 10 intimate that there are good
men IN the South but do shf thht NE De-. H'.n "t
/ North are engaged in pur-u'is oth,r than states.
| manshlp The representatives, 81 ne H1"th ~ N"rn
ingtou are the unhti,si that the S'uih cpn,I s'nH
ii responded last NIGHT to The toast me Nn'"nh
! Credit 50 much gross 'sn''1" 70 mas pen ~
played by The repre- sentative - iNr 'u,h ~ ,o"
iress In reference q this toast thAt was iorc,
9 say Thai fe IN , ng IN ~ rom otSrr
parts OF the country. rs well aE from the S"niA. are
! a set q: incompetent demasog-es. We ar under 'he
domination .. the unn,iesi.
ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT BENCH
.My remarks about the South and the United
States supreme Court bench were just cNactly what
! | meant. said that some representatives. - the
South had succumbod 10 the fasity that posi-
ton the bench ~ the supreme court Of the
| United States Is local question. & be settled by
the demand Of some local politician upon the Ires
dent 70 consider how the appointment VIII affect
his political prospects. ! said that had supI%sei
that the Siprsn. oourt Drh.h I'p'rsr $500 W. n
OF the United states. ana That every senator anu
| every member 81 Congress and every citizen
demand that the place should be free without re-
gard 10 party politics and without regard to locality;
L. above suspicion ana should be- whose char
acter and reputation were such IA To- command UNI
be made a football OF 10y the politicians 20 Kick
about from one end OF the United states TO the
| other.
WHAT HE THINKS or SENATOR HILL
"Wih utter disregard TO the fitness OF the men
appointed to the Supreme Court bench. many OF
the Southern representatives. went into servitude IN
der politician without character without the right
| 10 speak for New York. | did not mention the
| name Of Senator IlL have my opinion Of Scna-
!, tor Hln. and those who heard me speak naturally
/ inferred whom I meant. NJ one IL friendly 10
the South than am. and II had prepared my speech
| things / ala Although Mr. Gordon, who replied 70
| my remarks said that he did not wholly agree with
| me, | that there are NJ SouthernerH IN
New York who Will take exception 10 what said.
the sqn'Gern men ,S owe onno T thy 6gl 2esIn
the recent rejection OF certain able men Tor the
| Court
speaking To an audience composed OF representa-
tivcs OF the Yves; would have spoken In the same
of the representatives OF the North In Washington.
| My SPEECH last night was well received. and It's
cnt / say again that my worls not an at
| tack upon the South. but merely my honest opinion
| There never was a time when the country was rep
resented in Washington by such unfit men"
JUST WHAT Mr.. HEWITT SAID.
Mr. Hewltts speech was follows:
The first toast sc, l. the National Credit" TO be
is any man In the word who MS me with envy.
pvase occon or in S any - pubic POSITION or o,her
wis, 1t Is my 90 friend Carls;e: NJ man VINO
Congress Con s as "i long as T I'D Could fail to conceive
the highest admiration for his extraordinary luci!ty
| principles II concrete cases | think he comes
the-s,ot organization than | have ever known In
my lfe You drop The penni.. In at ne top: anu
bottom. II the pennies should happen TO be wro;s,
however, you may be dead sure that the conclusion
Mir Carts, has shown his eminent hnesss for. the
| position which hc occupies and We OF New-York
owe to him a debt Of gratitude for the work which
| We owe many debts OF gratitude to men who
| have been born south Of Mason and Dixon's line.
| You celebrate tonight he birthday q the grCuiest
southern men as rule are accustomed to take
@ ani h hs 9'r aE a b when h
bities they can Icy their hands on They came
out influence without prestige OF any kind. and yet
to-day there Is profession which Is not adorned
by OF Southern birth.
DISTINCT DETERIORATION.
| But ! sometimes think that perhaps what we have
| gained has been the loss OF the section from which
| you came for comparing the men whom In
| public lie representing the South to-day with tho
race OF giants who from the foundation OF the Gov
| eminent To the breaking out o? the represented
| the Southern portion Of this Union in the Senate
| and I'm the House-comparing those giants with tho
| representatyes who now sit there and applying
| IN. gauge of statesmanship which Is only to BE- de-
| rived from the study of history, am compelled TO
saw that some great change has come the
| South-either I'm the loss of its best or In the
diversion OF its TO other pursuits besides
| ihoso Of craftsmanship. If depart in any respect
| from the standard OF good taste In what | have
| said or may say set II down TO the fact that
| speaking without preparation from my own heart,
| and r,rsslby giving expression 10 opinions which II
| 7 had moro time TO methodZe ] might see 1T to
| retain within my own nilnu'
THE COMING or THE sEIGNIoRAGE
| one Southern man is battling to-day In Congress
for something In which he profoundly believes and
! has absolute faith. He wants to coin the seignior
| age He might as well try TO coin vacuum. Tho
silver dollar was not made TO represent the market
| value OF the dollar but less than the proper weight
| was nut in Il and II called a dollar. The diff
| ference hot veen the value and the current