The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-02
MR.. TURNER on FINANCE.
He EnulCiateS Clearly His Views With
Regard 10 Silver.

Enthusiastic Audience-Col. Leste,
and Chairman duBignon Called a.
the Conclusion of Mr.. Turner'S
Speech.
Hon Henry G. Turner spoke last night
at the theater to as large an audience as
ever greeted a public speaker in this
city Not only was it a large audience
but it was attentive and appreciative as
well
Mr.. Turner's speech held the attention
of his hearers from the beginning II
was an able presentation of the public
questions of the day and in particular
the financial question, to which he de-
voted most Of his time
Mr.. Turner reached Savannah al noon.
coming from Quitman. He was met at
the train by MIR. B. A Denmark and
others, and was MIR. Denmark's guest
while in the city.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Turner was
entertained on the Freda, Mr. John K.
Young's naphtha launch. The party
aboard consisted Of Mr. Turner, Col K.
f. Lester, Capt. d. c. Purse, Capt John
Flanpery, Messrs. w. G Cam, J. X. Gar
nett, NJ. y. Mcintyre, NJ B. Lane and
John X. Young The afternoon was
pleasantly spent in a trip around the har-
Dor from the Central railroad wharves to
Fort jackson and back TO the city.
MR.. DUBI&NoN INTRODUCES HIM
The people began to gather before the
doors of the theater were opened. The
crowd seemed TO be under the impression
that the hour was s:l5 instead Of $40
o'clock, and as the quarter hour rolled by
began to show some impotence by occa-
sional applause
Mr. Turner was greeted by prolonged
applause as he appeared on the stage ac-
companied by Messrs. +. @. duBignon,
chairman of the party, Mayor j. j. Nc
Donough, Mir b. A. Denmark, Col j. H.
Estill, Mr. j. K. Young and others. In
Introducing the speaker of the evening
Mr.. duBiguOn said
My friends and fellow citizens. I con-
graduate you on the privilege you have
this evening, of hearing from lips that are
able 10 eApOuud il. the inspiring strains
Of pure and true democracy If there
was ever a time when a craftsmanship
was demanded, a craftsmanship which
leads one 10 stand by the right even
though il leads 10 the unpopular, that
period is now.
''No man, % he said, Gin the halls Of con-
gress had rendered his country more con
spicuous service than he who will now
address you, the Hon. Henry G. Turner
Mr. Turner was greeted by loud and
prolonged applause as he advanced TO
speak
ALLUsIONs TO THE TARIFF.
Mr.. Turner thanked Mr.. duBignon, as
he said for, the generosity shown him,
and for that generosity he said which he
had shown him on former occasions.
He said the democracy has enemies in
the third party and the Republican party,
but that he said he would pay little at
tentiOu TO the vagaries or whims of the
third aparty. He said he understood
there were no. enough of them TO make
corporal S guard
MIR. duBlgnon," ne said, ''has spoken
Of recent tariff legislatin. We have been
engaged in efforts in congress TO relieve
the country of some of the oppression
that the Mckinley act put upon it. We
have only partially succeeded. We
passed through the House OF Representa-
tives a bill calculated TO make much
lighter the burden on the consumer. that
poor sinner, if you please, a bill which
would make the burden easier for the
people Of Georgia If we had passed
that bill the good ships which 1 have
seen in your port would 20 to other
countries aud come back laden with
goods which need not pass through the
custom house of our city. / take it for
granted you are already familiar with
the schedules of the present tariff bill
and It's history is well known to YOU
Mr.. Turner spoke briefly of the history
OF the bill in the Senate, and the coterie
there which would not have allowed it to
become law unless as it stood after
passing the Senate.
THINKS IT A WISE MEASURE.
AT first glance prosperous people are
inclined 10 look on the income tax as obi
Gus legislation, but reflection will teach
that IT was wise, BY that tax we were
enabled to take off of the cost of your
necessities and imports $50, 900, 900 or $50
100000 by putting it on the incomes of
prosperous people. The compensation
will come in an increasing commerce
which Will make up for the release Of
the poor and the ordinary consumer from
a portion Of his taxation. / believe
under us operations we will be enabled
70 further relieve our commerce from its
burdens.
Passing from the subject of the tariff
l take up subject about which there has
been much transformation and for nv
views on which ! have been arraigued
! mean the subject Of the currency. ]
have been lampoOned by one paper and
cartooned by another"
MIR. Turner referred to the editor Of one
as man who used TO be a democrat and
the other man who never was one. His
comparison Of Tom Watsou's paper to
the other 10 which ne referred
was a humorous one He said he in.
tended TO defend himself and the plat
form of his party from the attacks OF
those two papers. Both. he said, favored
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
In the ratio of Is 10 /.
THE PAkTY's STAND on SILVER.
They differ" ne said, from the plat
form of the Democratic party. At Chi
cago in 1892, realizing this was cues
tion on which there have been many diff
ferences, they formulated the platform
from which shall now read:
We hold TO the use of both gold and silye,
as the standard money OF the country AND
10 the coinage OF both gold ana silver without
discriminating against either metal or charg,
for mintage out the dollar unit Of coinage ot
both metals must be OF equal intrinsic anc
eXchangeaDle value. or be adjusted through
International agreement, 0" by suct
safeguards of legislation as shall
insure the maintenance Of the parity OF IN,
two metals and the eQual power Of every dol
lar at all times In the markets and IN the DAY
ments OF debts; and we demand that al
paper currency shall be kept az par with auC
reueemable in such coin. We insist upon
this policy as especially necessary for tht
protection Of the farmers and laborinl
OF unstable money and ahuctuating currency