The Atlanta constitution., 1894-03-06
ALLEN ON HEWITT.
PRIVATE JOHN, OF MISSISSIPPI,
ROAS7S .1ERIM IN STYLE.
The Laugh is on tho Scoldin2 ex-Mayor Mr..
Patterson, of Tennessee, Comes In for
u Share of EidicuIe, ETC.
WASHINGTON, February e7-.Private' John

Washington, February 27-"Private'' John
Allen, who represents the first congressional
district of Mississippi, made a good speech
in the house today. Bland's bill to coin the
seI2nloraSe was up for discussion. Mr. Al
len got the floor and proceeded to make
fun of Abram Hewitts speech before the
Southern Society in New York. Mr.. Allen
took occasion to touch up his brother mem
ber, Josiah Patterson, the member or con-
gress from Memphis.
The speech was full of good hits and Kept
the house in a spasm of laughter. At the
same time the speech had a good ring 10
it and it expressed the position Of the great
majority of the southern members, VINO
stand for the free coinage of silver ana gold
and insist that they have as much right to
frame financial policy for this government
as the New York bankers, who assume
to know it all when it comes to national
finances.
Mr.. Allen said:
II was panied beyond measure tc "Nad
few days ago in the public press the
Hon. Abram S. Hewitt of New York, did
not regard me as great as Calhoun, 5hdell'
Soule and some OF the rest of those men
who preceded me. Q4aughter)
Now, that is a revelation TO me. l had
never suspected that L was not as great
as those men until MIR. Hewitt said So"
Uaughter)
Mr. Bryan-Maybe he does not know you
personally.
Mr.. Alien-That is the trouble. He does
know me personally. That is where 1t
Stings. LauShter.)
1T is utterly without excuse. The truth
is, [ regard Mr.. Hewitt's remarks as some
what personal to me because l was to have
spoken at the very dinner at which he de-
lvered this speech. Oaughter) Now,
have laid awake many night trying TO
meet Mr.. HeWittS approVaI-tlauShter)-
and one of the great obstacles in my meet
ing the approval of Mr.. Hewitt is, while Mr..
Hewitt is one of the best of men when he
IS asleep, he is troubled some with insom-
mia. Great laughter) / have one consola-
ton when | think of myself and the great
majority of my colleagues from the south
having incurred his displeasure, and that
consolation grows out of the fact that
having known Mr.. Hewitt for some years
and having talked with him freely l have
never known any man, or set of men, who
entirely met his approval except Mr..
Hewitt himself. OaughterD
'If he had lived in the days when com
mon scolds were ducked Mr.. Hewitt would
have been drowned long before this.
Qaughter)
We Have Had Many Trials.
"Mr. Chairman, the people of the south
have had great deal to endure. shall
not refer to the fact that they passed
through a terrible war; for L believe that
has been referred to here once before
QaUghter)-but, sir, they have had great
deal to contend with since that time. They
have had drought, cyclones, simoons, cpl
zootic in the horses, tuberculosis in the cat
tle cholera among the hogs and the
chickens; they have had various diseases
and pestIences; they have seen
their crops depreciate; they have
had to contend with mortgages
when they had money to pay
them, but throughout all these trials and
tribulations they have exhibited something
of brave and courageous spirit; and now.
Just to think that the one thing cherished
most of others, the one sustaining prop
that they had, amid all, amid these dis
'astels, the idea that Mr.. Hewitt approved
}, IL hot 1oct &c t1l-p -ps,
ira that after all, Mr. Hewitt does
e. them. Caughter)
wen, rather than have had
~-- n.me upon my people
'-@ar dollar out of my