The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-28
HUNOR HEAPED ON HEWITT.
Private John Allen AlludeS to the
New York Speech.

Allen Thought Himself the Peer of
Any of the Great Southern States
men of the Past Mr.. Patterson's
Apology Repudiated.
Washington, Feb. H.-During his
speech in the House to-day Representa-
tive Allen, of Mississippi, made an answer
n the speech of Hon Abram S. Hewitt
in New York last week, Mr.. Allen said:
s'I was panied beyond measure to read
few days ago in the public press that the
Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, of New York,
did not regard me as great as Calhoun,
Slidell. Soule, and some of the rest of
those men who preceded me Laughter J
Now that is a revelation to me. had
never suspected that 1 was not as great
as those men until Mr.. Hewitt said so.
Laughter.
MIR. Bryan-May be he does not know
you personally.
Mr.. Allen-That is the trouble. He
does know me personally. That is where
it stings.. Laughter.
at is utterly without excuse. The
truth is. regard Mr.. Hewitt's remarks
as somewhat personal to me, because l
was to have spoken at the very dinner at
which he delivered this speech. Laugh
w.
night irving to meet MIR. HewlttS ap-
prOyal. laughterl, and one of the great
obstacles in my meeting the approval OF
Mr.. Hewitt is, that while Mr.. Hewitt is
one of the best of men, when he is asleep,
he Is troubled some with insomnia.
[Great laughter.
Il have one consolation when l think OF
myself and the great majority OF my col
leagues from the south having incurred
l.
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 en-
tirely met his approval, except MIR. Hew-
lit himself. Laughter If he had lived
in the days when common scolds were
ducked, Mr.. Hewitt would have been
drowned long before this. Laughter.
TRIBULATIoNs OF THE SOUTH.
"Mr. Chairman, the people of the south
have had a great doal to endure. l shall
not refer to the fact that they passed
through a terrible war, for l believe that
has been referred to here, once before,
laughter, but.sir, they have had great
deal to contend with since that time.
They have had drought, cy
clones, simoons, epizootic in
the horses tuberculosis in the cattle,
cholera among the hogs. and the chick
ems; they have had various diseases and
pestilences; they have seen their crops
derreciate; they have had to contend
with mortgages when they had
no money 10 pay them, but
throughout all these trials and tribula-
tions they have exhibited something of a
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 these disasters
ba daa haf ATv. xra1 = he,
to think that that last prop is taken
away, and that after all, Mr.. Hewitt
does not approve them. Laughter. Why,
gentleman, rather than have had this
cruel disaster come upon my people, |
would have paid silver dollar out of my
own pocket. Laughter].
Mr.. Chairman, l am sorry to see that
my friend from Tennessee, Col. Patterson,
Is not in his seat, because l want to say a
word to him. He is my neighbor and my
friend. He is an honest, intelligent, hard
working representative. I do not know
that l would refer to the matter I am
going to talk about now if it had not
already been mentioned in this debate l
simply wish to repudiate, so far as I am
concerned, the apology which the gentle
man from Tennessee is said to have made
for me and my sort in responding to ex-
Mayor Hewitt's speech in New York
lately.
PATTERsoN's SPEECH.
u have here what purports to be re-
port OF Col. Patterson's S speech. | w Ill
read few extracts from it. After stat
ing that the southern representatives in
congress were generally opposed 10 the
financial views of New York, he went on
10 make these remarks. He was speak
ing IN New York, and l confess il is right
ndrd Tor man 10 maintain the parity
OelWeen speech that is acceptable in
New York and one that would
De acceptable to his constituents
IN Hardlman county, Tennessee. Laugh
ter He said: For more than twenty
years every state platform has contained
a, plank for the free coinage of silver.
H. tneSe men have been brough up to believe
III III II without question. They believe 1t.
11hey. are bound to believe it, just as the
Daptlst, the Catholic or the Presbyterian,
without ever reading in the Bible, lis one
oecause mis- father was. So these doc
ulnes nave become part of the demo
Srauc belief there, and these
4Ig1ows have followed them blindly.
dLa9sghter. was in the same
COhultlon when | went to con-
gs. greas. Laughter I believed in free
sllver and lots of other things. suppose
.He gentleman has ceased to believe any
su1g now. Laughter. But l soon be-
gan 70 study these things, and under the
.IiaoerSnlp of Grover Cleveland, who is
Suo only man in the country who could
tnLdle plloted the ship o. state through
snese stormy times, learned the correct
PIhclpies of sound currency Great
-aughter. These other men of the south
country.
FOLLOWING TRADITIONS.
ri thank him for that" said Mr. Allen.
etIIe says further: They have simply
LolIoWed tradition All, gentlemen, let
u.g OelL you that when you separate YOUR
se.' es from the doctrines of democracy as
oe nave learned and held them from the
ile ..ile you were born up to the present,
,Muen YOU cut yourselves loose from
Wy proud traditions of that party
anu SET out TO study under some new
pIophet, YOU are very liable to set
,,f1ugleo IN your democratic harness.
t-dugnter. / confess, Mr.. Chairman,
s1 sNa1 nave been brought up to believe in
Ilolue OF these things by tradition but uu-
BBAe my friend from Tennessee. Col.
ba.v.terson, l studied public questions
TTe.ofe came 10 congress. Laughter.
~ yame here because / had studied them.
St tnSt Is why my people selected ne out
tuU sent me- here. They did not send me
w congress TO school. as Col. Patterson
SSSSeuS 70 nave been sent. Laughter,
ueN sent me here TO maintain and carry
out, , as Tar as I could, the great democratic
ttlnclples that they received from their