The Atlanta constitution., 1894-02-27
ABE HEWITT SCOLDS.
yE MAKES Il SNOW or HIMSELF III
4 SOCIETY ELMER.

rE NAMES Il SNOW or HIMSELF III
ASOCIETY EINNER
10 Old Man Saws that Southern Statesmen
( Ar. Picmies- He Receives stunning
J Kebulxe from Son of Virginia
New York, February 22--What was III
ended to be a celebration of Washington
birthday tonight, on an elaborate scae'
lad been planned by the New 1oth oo"'i'-
srr Society Owing to strange h1schahce'
however, many of the guests or hohot cA-
bected did not put in their appearance a'
the annual banquet given at Shcrrys' ''e
snite these circumstances the affair was I
success ,
The speakers invited included Such prom
inent persons as Secretary Carllsle' Speaf>-
er of the House of Representatives. NriSi''
(.ongressman John Alien, OF AlSsl9sip!',
and Isidor Rayner, of Maryland 'oio'i0i
C;eorge b. Mcclellan, the popular son VI
the hero of Antietanl. was also 10 nave p0C'i
present to have met the sons Oh ,le hie'
whom his father vanqulsheu ,dnd on tts' the
NOUS field, ana afterwards eNlenoeu
right hand OF Fellowship anu pio.ii i,Ii ,D1n
.AlI these men accepted lnVltatloiis ii'iu rI
Eressman Itaynet mad even sent d PiUP
speech. J.. ,,,.o enok-
EN- on .IJational credit at the last nioiilen'
sent n telegram To the effect that ms pres
t.ncs was required in Washington ana 'l'it
1T was impossible for him TO iittenu. rr;sr
Next came the news that Spethel N'ioP NY
was llnab Die to be present. ilo wrote thdl
when ne accepted tne lnvita''on a mc ne
lpected congress to adjourn ove w,s had
holiday, but as no Adjournment ""a ha0
he could not leave Washington. . A.,
At the last moment the officers OF lle ne
club began to hustle for speakers 10 take
the places of the absentees. Congressman
1Sidor Strauss consented to take lne piao'
OF Mr.. ,Rayner and Postmaster DAYTON ,cha o,
other speakers were President Charles l'e-
shon, NJ. Nerderv and James j.. iorooii'
Among the guests were ,s,,sts S1hn HealW h Ei
II. Roberts Elihu Root, Gustav ochWap on"
Charles 5, Whitney o. -ne.ki,,-
ex-Mayor Abram S. Hewitt entered the ban
quoting hall He was asked to fill the place
of Secretary Carlisle, and responded 10 'ne
TOAST of "Ou: National Credit.
stes,r.t = I,o-.,t.
After prefacing his remarks with :; ID
ute to Secretary Carlisle, he proceedeo 10
lay out the southern Stalcsiuail
.But the charcter Of southern statesman
. ship has decreased frCm the time before the
war and her senators and congressman
: of today as pigmles compared WIN lhe
intellectual giants of that time Inc sta'eS-
men of today show little signs or haVihS
e+udied th. great economic questions al
: fectirp the interests OF the country. Inc
silver question was at the very loui,''t t1oi
.of public credit. 1t was due TO me auoptoli '
Iof a currency not based upon the lhtllii9'c
Tvalue of the coin that prou5 1T t.oou' t,,' We
.ls:lver crisis The difference between tne
trne and false value of the silver Gcliai -
allied the seigniorage. The south waE'e'l
. 0 coin this segniorage lheE H:lsno a.,
kyeu try to coin a vacuum IL '
Evorse than that. I'm trying to com a nee
T,tiva quantity on the other side mere Is
.hia thing the south wants to iearh IL Is
oprat public credit cannot be n&rata'ii3o 'i'-
uor, all concerned realize thaI 'hIA - ~
shufal road 10 value and that sou'neih * ~ y
tbenentatives must rise 10 the
hood who represented lhe So"' "
n,d +touS 10 the war. . +b.
f lare are other statesmen AIolh Wv
t, who have succunped To 'ilc c. 49,
~ POSITIONS in the suPfeh,e 1o' No set
For th>states are local questions 20 2e 81,
well TO 81 demand of local politicians
eats clay. supposed that the supreme 'our
carries weif-csented the whole Cnlt2o St&te
.,ideration Everybody had right 10 deman
'sar practice. filed without s, resaiu 70 pome
aalhtS ',. sIf1> about from one end o
'nry oo pets % ouafoh to- eev5 th %thS ahd Ge s
III more eagsaed THEM high positions Il
Ill boy does a gone home IN sack clot
IT NAV appeaer than abandon a prlhcipI
3ohi+ From to d man without character
A""it - -, hawho mad no right to speak fo
w. w. a,,;n1v 5tate of New York AT this pom
- thas quite sensation among IN
sndle, Of this, Mr.. Hewitt took not tn
eaS ;at notice, but proceeded TO ask: ar
Inns ,ss brave now than youl fathers Wef
in earl years ago when they SACRIFICED every
the r. they possessed to their convictions
unit YOU will allow your congressman an
off.nators to misrepresent both their couhts
Wild the south .;..
hthe Wilson tarll DILL p'ii @o, ''[ m y
! visions, which place iron anu coal Oh III
free list. az, A., .,r
But it. was in dealing With oLn the renr taTis
gu, stion eo he sdd h1' sH"lHe5 ack Of ntpii
cenCe away below the standard of the mel
who preceded them. 1t w vas IN nFnu Ia, 10 man TH
southern men came north. Those who re
manned behind that had brains devote
themselves to business WIN 1i,h d s'eT pogsti, G
Y The remainder devoted themselves to pon
tics. a., ,o,.oso,tati,es !,
1 congress from the south could not be eX
I planned simply by Devotion TO section o
ocalty tns was rose taf rssa siagnant si1 sSondte
OF trade brought about by tne 'INe
bill and the south solldiy voted Ior ~, tnJ
for this stagnaton and thus demonStralln
that there was no greater enemy OF tn
pnbl66 6er a'sTest sne,s ''fe feared yIs to tread
The conclusion of Mr.. HeWitts speecl
was received III silence. The gauhtiet IT,, 1nu u
lanes LINDSAY Gordon, young New Iorl
lawyer Of Nirginian birth. re sald:
with all due Difference to the opinion o
Mr Hewitt ] will venture to say mat tn
men who stand in congress today from
the south are as true. pure, upright an'
sincere in their convictions and as wei
equipped, both morally and intellectually, a
any man there from the north, east o
| west. .,...t,, -.
the people in the north may be unable t
comprehend the influences that mold tn
sentiments of the southern people; Thos
| of them who have voted for the silver bill
have done so with an eye to the advance
ment of their constituents and the honor o
The country at large. Nor must 1T be under
stood that southern craftsmanship is at
discount today. The treasury is guarded
hv a southern man. The great navy o
J1nce Sam is being built under the direc
t:on of a southern statesman. a southern
man is in charge Of the interior, depart
ment, and a southern man presdes witt
dignity and ability over the delberation
Of the house of representatives. a souther'
5nan-great, pure and spotess-has beel