The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-25
A RALLY FOR THE SOUTH.
HeWitt'S UtteTanCeS Shown to Be
UniOunded.

Representative Patterson Speaks Be-
fore the Democratic Club of New
York on Dixie's Friendly Feeling
Toward the Country's Metropolis.
City Controller Fitch Talks of the
Financial Soundness of the South
ern Leaders.
New York, Feb. 24.-Nearly $50 good
democrats sat down this evening to par
ticipate in the regular monthly dinner at
the Democratic Clubs house, No. 617
Fifth avenue, and incidentally, as it was
thought by some, to listen to the Hon.
Benton McMillin of Tennessee, give
the Hon Abram S. Hewitt an
oratorical dressing down for his
free and unpleasing criticism of modern
southern statesmen, made at the South
ern Society banquet on Thursday night
But Mr.. McMillin had to send his regrets,
on account of illness, and the New York
democrats, who sympathize with the
southern ones who have felt specially
aggrieved, listened instead to Representa-
tive Joseph Patterson, of Tennessee, as
substitute
1t was nearly 10 o'clock when the toast
master, Mr.. O'Dwyer, once president of
the club, demanded attention, and in a
very brief speech presented Judge Patter-
son. who spoke to the toast, THE South,
and the Public Credit"
DIXIE's AFFECTION FOR NEW YORK.
Judge Patterson said: ~ imagine that
have been selected to respond to this
toast because 1t is imagined in New York
That the south does not care much about
the public credit, and because | am from
mat section of the union. Permit me
to say that l am one of the citi-
zens Of the south who has always
entertaining high regard for the dem
ocrats OF this municipality When the
south was IN travail, when the south had
mlsfortunes, when the south was under
radical rule, during those dark DAYS,
When no star but one appeared in the po-
htlcal horizon, that star always
appeared above Manhattan Island.
IeeI an affection for the
democracy of New York, because that
democracy has always stood by the south
Ia It's struggle for home rule and self
government | congratulate the demo-
Gratis OF New York as | do the democrats
OF the south, that they had been able to
snake hands and wipe from the statute
BOOKS, the last vestige of radical
Ism IN the repeal of the election bill"
PECULIAR CONSTITUENCY.
The speaker said he differed from a
large number of the congressman from
Ihe south, but they had peculiar con-
SHJuency IN that region. His opponent
was oouole-barrelled man-one barrel a
PopullSt, the other barrel a republican.
Inc Republican party was Janus-faced
oh I1e money question. They advocated
Guhu money on Wall street, and anything
else mat would please the electors in the
SouVu' he did not believe in paternalism,
ouU ne dld in self-reliance. The Republi-
tau party was the party which has pros
nyuleu the powers Of the government for
T Ir9[e IMAM thirty years for pri-
va" advantage. The administration
Vi inns government under its rule
was absolute paternalism. It was not
o orraluse' the speaker said, that the col
80 people OF the south when they heard
of ld'ors were going to the monied men
1he country, should expect forty
Tres Ts =. OF land and mule. Laughter.
~ nose people in New York who feared
ia tiat ms ms government would embark upon
tIe Iree and unlimited coinage of silver,
dread my --00N A'U " ''0 . o0A
Judge Patterson closed with a high
Ii9uIe to President Cleveland, who he
o Iiu, was the exponent of a union with
cOlohs and a flag without dishonor.
FITCH DEFENDS THE SOUTH.
Congressman Isador Straus was the
t-4iJt speaker and was followed by Hon.
s sa,3 +. Fitch, city controller. He
ea.u III is a peculiar fact that the
coH1sfessman from the rural districts, not
Ky OF the south, but of the north, think
ZStlay wall street is the city of New
, LIIh' / agree with ex-Mayor Hewitt
WY, ~Hcu ne says that the southern congress-
,'..! 90 not understand the needs of the
ZION. MY experience in congress, how
yer, mas been that the congressman from
, 1lg cues IN the south have always sup
oLUeu our bills, but the congressman
ttDlA the rural districts have opposed all
ms mat benefited New York simply be-
use lhey did not understand them.
we could always count upon the city
folsiessmen in the south to support us.
cause they understood what we want
, j want 10 say for the south and for
1y southerners that in the long
ntuJ over the silver bill in the House. in
"Hlch participated as a member Of con
t'.ss' the help we most relied upon was
.l nose men whom Mr. Abram S. Hewitt
.tIeAliy forgot, when IN his recent re-
--.-i - at The Southern Society he criti-
.'el lne southern section Of the country.
.-I hewitt forgot that manly Charles
WI reno" with one arm, who made his