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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19
Did morgan speak for the senatep

/ Did Morgan Speak for the Senator
1t is now in order for Senator Morgan
to say what the feeling is in the Senate
at the present time in reference to the re-
cent contest in Alabama between Col.
] Oates and Capt. Johnston for the dem
ocratic nomination for governor. Last
Monday the senator sent dispatch to
! Capt Johnston, asking as TO the outcome
of the primaries which had been held the
previous Saturday. Capt. Johnston an
! swered that he had been chosen beyond a
/ doubt. Then Senator Morgan sent Capt.
| Johnston a dispatch in which he said
| ''The Senate is happy. How Senator Nor
! gan found out that the Senate was happy
on account of the news which Capt. John
ston furnished is not known. There is no
| doubt that Senator Morgan was happy,
| because he is opposed to the administra-
ton, and so is Capt. Johnston, but what
reason had he for saying the "Senate is
happyl' Did he consult the majority of
the senators about the matter, or did he
conclude that because he himself re-
ioiced at Capt. Johnston's supposed sue
cess all the other democratic senator's
did?
But Capt Johnston was not chosen. He
was defeated, as Senator Morgan might
have seen had he consulted the pages
Of the MORNING NEWS. Col. Oates, who
indorses the administration. was chosen.
1t would be in order now for Senator
Morgan to send another dispatch stating
whether or not the Senate is still happy
Senator Morgan will have to watch the
political situation in Alabama closely or
he may ind himself without an occupa-
tion. His political course is not approved
by the majorityof democrats in Alabama,
and he may find it difficult to have him
self reelected.
Senator Morgan has a strong hold upon
the people of his state. His long and hon
orable career may be sufficient to keep
him in the Senate, but he may have to
give some assurances that he will come
nearer representing his party than he
does now. There are number of very
able democrats in Alabama, among them
Mr.. Herbert, Secretary of the Navy, who
would be a credit to themselves and their
state in the Senate. If Senator Morgan
insists upon pursuing course calculated
TO cause disseusions IN his party in Ala
bama he may be told to look to those who
are in sympathy with him for support.
His message to Capt. Johnson is not likely
to be forgotten when he asks the legisla-
ture to re-elect him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19
A Bribery Story.

Some very funny incidents Of Legislative
bribery have come under my observation. ,
said Hon. Joshua Peters, Of New York state.
to the Washington Post Il well remember
an episode Of the kind that happened when
Ccnkling and Plat were before the legisla-
ture at Albany seeking vindication and re.
election consequent upon their resignation
from the United States Senate AS a niece
OF double-barreled rascality it heads the list,
A certain state senator who was handy man
IN such affairs, was employed to buy up one
or his colleagues and given the neat sum of
IS, 800 to consummate the purchase He was
fairly thrifty man, too, and concluded that
c3,UO was quite enough to pay for one man s
vote, and coolly pocketing 81 OJO turned the
rest over to the subsidized senator
1t seems that the latter bore a private
grudge against his corrupter there was a
woman in it,, and found here his opportunity
to get even. He accepted the money, how
ever, with every appearance of gladness. and
was protuSe in his thanks. The next dav a
sensation was caused when he rose IN the
senate chamber, and. in most dramatic
manner, told the story OF his bribery. He
wound up by asserting that his integrity
could not thus be assailed. and that his We; .
was beyond the reach Of filthy lucre. Then
came the climax Of his Indignation when he
produced a big roll of greenbacks. containing
as he said, $1,000 the price of his honor
which he hereby returned with scorn
and contempt to his would purchasers.
True enough, there was 81 600 in the roll
and not dollar more. The senator who eY
hibited such proud sensittveness, and who
made this public disclaimer Of venalitv
was shy $1,000 in returning the cor
kick"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19
The WAY It Was Done.

The way the finance committee came to
change the duty on rice as fixed by the
House in the Wilson bill, illustrates the
careless manner in which great interests
are dealt with by that committee. The
rice duty was fixed by the House after
careful investigation of the rice interests.
1t was reduced, and the reduction was as
much as it was thought the rice industry
could stand
The finance committee, when it got
possession Of the tariff bill, still further
reduced the duty quarter of a cent a
pound on uncleaned rice and on paddy.
The rice planters were greatly sur
prised when this action of the finance
committee was made public. They in
luired of members of the committee why
the reduction had been made, and were
informed that the action was taken in &C
cordance with the request of prominent
rice miller of Louisiana.
1t was soon found out that the rice
miller in question is c.. A. jain. who,
although the president of rice mill at
Lake Charles, La, is resident of New
York and a large importer of rice. His
planters and rice millers.
Isn't it strange that the finance COM
mittee should have made an important
change in the rice duty without consult
ing the rice planters of Louisiana, South
Carolina or Georgia. 1t did not even take
the trouble to find out whether Mr. jain
was authorized to speak for the rice
planters. Not knowing anything about
the rice industry and being ignorant of
the effect the reduction IN duty would
have on that industry, it would
seem as though tho committee would
not have taken so important a
step without further enlighten-
ment. If the tariff bill is changed and
juggled with as the rice schedule was. it
is not to be wondered at that it is about
impossible to get tariff bill that is at
all just, reasonable or satisfactory.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19
Leoncava1lo as His Own critio.

One OF the Milan papers tells a good story
OF Leoncavallo. the composer. who not long
ago visited the cathedral city to witness the
production of his opera "Boheme."
1T was in Forti," says the journal mo
one knew OF Leoncavallo's arrival In the
theater 'Pagliacci' was to be given. What
was more natural than for him to wish to see
MS piece: be went to the door and bought
his ticket. The house was tull and no one
recognized him. He listened, hut naturally
did not ION in the loud applause which
greeted the presentation. Next 10 him sat a
pretty young woman with lively dark eyes.
VINO beat her little hands as though she was
to he rewarded for II.
'Signor,' she said, turning to LeoncavaIlo,
why do YOU not applaud? Does the opera not
please your
Not at all came the answer OF the COM
poser, who enjoyed the possibility of some
Iu1 at his own expense; 1t displeases me. 1t
IS the work ola beginner, to say nothing
worse
Then you understand nothing about
music" replied the young woman.
On, yes do. And the composer then
began to talk Of the counterpart and other
technical characteristics OF the piece with his
talr nelghbor. And as to originality he con-
tinued, there is none. See this motive was
taken from - and he whistled a tune to
correspond That air was stolen from Blizet,
ana that from Beethoven, he added as bar
after bar was chanted. He declined to admit
that the opera had a single merit.
AFTER the curtain had fallen and the young
'S-ANtA was dDOut AZ leave the Iu6dGeE. S16
turned again to her discontented neighbor
and asked II the opinion expressed Of his
opera was genuine one, and received an
amImatlYe reply. With merry and ma
licious look she bade him goodhy.
On the following morning - the com
poser may be allowed to tell the ending OF the
story hlmself-I was still in ed when the
waiter brought me my coffee and one of the
morning papers. hurriedly glanced through
the journal when my eye fell on the head
line, .Leoncavallo's Opinion of his 'Pagli-
accl read it-and-weu, you may imag-
inc my feelings at seeing. word for word
what had told my pretty neighbor concern
ing the work on the night before. She
was reporter OF the paper, and had taken
her revenge l vowed then that l should
never again say an unfavorable word about
my operas, especially to ladies'"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19

Mr.. Atkinson's speech at Columbus. &C
cording to the dispatches, was largely
made up Of ridicule of Gen. Evans" Is
that the way for candidate to prove his
fitness for Office? If Mr.. Atkinson is able
TO turn joke at Gen. Evans expense,
does that furnish reason why Mr.. At
kinson should be governor2 Is the office
of governor joke foundry or a school for
sarcasml What the people want is a
governor who is competent to meet and
solve questions of Importance that come
before him. man who treats life seri-
ously; is man capable of building up his
state, not one who would pull down
Others in order to climb over them. The
plan of campaign that includes speeches.
largely made up of the ridicule" of an
opponent is not good one, and Mr.. At
kinson should have, abandoned it. He
should remember that if he is nominated
he will expect Gen. Evans friends to
support him, and therefore, if only for
the sake Of expediency, he should avoid
giving offense to the generals friends.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19
Facts for.southern Farmers.


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In the matter of sound money the people of
the Southern states should have their own
leaders. These states are almost exclusively
devoted TO agriculture, and to no class Is a
current dollar Of full purchasing power more
important than to the farmer. This was
shown conclusively during the period OF de.
preciated currency in, and following the war.
Az that time the farmers were in worse con.
dition even than they are to-day. Farm
products we're the last to advanc in price as
god went up Greenoaeks had greatly de-
preciated before the price of wheat was az
fected, and il never did advance
in proportion to The price OF the
things the farmer had TO buy, aud for
that reason, although wheat was selling at
from a. 10 50 bushel so far from making
money, the farmer found himself in debt {
the end OF the year This deut was incurred
IN money worth from ~ 10 90 cents on The dol
lar, and had subsequently to be paid at 100
cents on the dollar. IL was this liquidation
which brought SO many farmers to bank
ruptcy durltg the seventies and filled the
country newspapers with farms at trustees
or sherins sales Farmers have forgotten
these things, aud they should have wise po-
htlcal ADVISERS to show them that a depre-
Grated silver currency would be just as disas-
trous TO them as deprecated paper currency
was.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19

Four or five months ago the MORNING
NEWS called attention to the fact that the
grossest partiality was being shown by
the relief committees at work on the sea
islands Of South Carolina The sufferers
from the great cyclone were both white
and black. The poorer classes of the
whites on the islands suffered quite as
much as the blacks, and were deserving
of assistance as much as, or more than,
the. blacks Yet no attention, appar-
emily, was paid to the whites. Thew
were left to shift for themselves as best
they might, while the teas, silk dresses.
tennis shoes and coats, as we'll as the
more substantial articles contributed by
people throughout the country, were dis
pensed to the blacks. The negroes of the
islands have been supported for nearly
year by charity; the whites of the islands
have received nothing. The chances are
that the blacks are in very little if any
better condition to-day. than they were a
week after the storm. They are noto-
riously improvident, and it is pretty sure
that during the time they have been re-
ceiving free food they have done not one
stroke of work they were not forced to do
under the eye Of the Red Cross society.
1t is not difficult to understand why the
whites have been neglected by the Red
Cross, as complained of in our Columbia
dispatches Of yesterday. The society is
directed by northern people, who went
into the work with the idea that the
blacks were the only people to be aided.
They were insuficiently informed. and, it
appears, they did not take the trouble to
inform themselves thoroughly as to the
true condition of affairs. That is the
most favorable light in which to look at
II. 1t cannot be that the Red Cross de-
noerately and knowingly ignored the
suferings of the whites in order 10 pam
per the blacks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19
Playing a Trick With a Bank Bill.

A man walked into a hotel near the Grand
Central station early the other morning, hav.
ing Just left train, says the New York Tri.
bune. He ordered and ate hearty breakfast
and then, instead of giving his waiter the
money to pay the check and waiting for the
change, as most men do, he tipped the
waiter and carried the bill to the cashier. In
his hand, along with the bill for his breakfast,
he held a $40 note
Il wish" he said to the cashier that YOU
would PIN slip OF paper TO this bank bill, so
that you can identity it, and then nut il away.
please until call for it. I'll be back to-
morrow"
The cashier looked rather astonished.
Yes, " said the other II only want to leave
come back and get it."
But it's good BILL" said the cashier.
Il II accept it and give you change"
No replied the stranger. Il don't want to
40 that. want merely to leave this bank
bill In pawn. want to pledge it. Give me
the price OF my breakfast on it, and to-mor-
row III redeem it,"
oh, see, said the cashier with a smile.
you want to keep this bill because 1t has
some peculiar value through association It s
sort Of souvenir, ehg''
Wen, not exactly" was the answer You
see, have been over in Boston. l went
nearly broke there. When 1 was coming
away some OF my friends insisted on lending
me some money l told them that l should
no. need it. but they declared I could not pull
through. One OF them forced $40 on me.
. III tell you what I'll do, 1 said, You
take down the number and date of this bin.
l m coming 10 Boston again next week Now
to prove to you that don't need this $40 III
bet you that I bring the same till back with
me. Ill bet dinner for US all
They took the bet, and that is why want
to put this bill in pawn Pretty good Joke on
them, eh:' he said, with wink. Il spend it,
and yet keep IT. Take good care Of it for
me- and he went out, looking like a con.
queror.
out the bill, pinned the slip of paper to an
other one OF about the same color and ppear-
ance, and slipped them back into his cash
drawer 1904
Il wonder who'll have the Joke on him
now he said to himself, and then he wills
tied softly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19
Times Traces.
From London Society

from LonuOl society.
Dost thou hear them. the loud trampling foot
reps of Time?
wheeling. whirllng, hooking memories,
Circhng, surging, bunting purposes.
Yet onward, ever onward,
Sweeping present into past;
Still forward. ever forward
fastening toward future vast
Dost th on see them, the deep-dented foot.
prints Of Time?
Treadtng kneading, bruising youthfulness,
stamping soaring. marTing loveliness,
Not pausing never pausing,
To repair the havoc wrought;
Nor stopping, ever stopping
To enforce the lesson taught.
Dost thou feel them, the relentless tootmarkc
of Times
Smirching, soiling, spelling enjoyment.
Nlmb1ng. dulllng, quenching excitement,
And stding, ever sitting
PASSIONS ardor loves sweet pain,
Whilst roking, ever raking
All the fire from nerve and brain.
Dost thou fear it,the resistless football of
Crushing, rushing, toiling upward,
Pressing. pushing, struggling homeward.
SO tending, ever tending,
From darkness to the light;
mus freeing, ever freeing
Earth-tound man from natures blight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

SPECIAL NoTICEs-Notice TO Owners OF
Dogs, F. E. Rebarer, Clerk Of City Council;
Infants Eulalis Cigars, John B. Fernandez:
AS to Bills Against German Bark Marie B.
Kohrsch; Columbia No. 30 Bicycle for Sale
c. W. West, Jr. Notice Of Copartnership,
Nicolson & Mcclellan; Lunch Basket.
Lowell & baltimore: Hotel Tybee to Open for
the Season Tonight, Bohan s. Cowan.
EXCURSION TO WARsAW-Steamer Belle
vue on Sunday.
STEAMSHIP SCHEDULE-Ocean Steamship
Company.
BIT A SUIT, ETC.-Appel & SchauL
RETIRE YOUR VEsT-B. H. Levy & Bro
AMUsEMENTs-Polk Miller, at the Y. NJ. c.
A, Tuesday, May p.
SUMNER REsORTs-Mountain Top Hotel
and Springs, Alton, Va; West End Hotel
Long Branch, n. J.
RAILROAD SCHEDULEs-Charlest and
Savannah Railroad; Savannah Americas and
Montgomery Railroad.
BOYS CLOTHING SPECIALs-LeopoldA Adler.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERTIsEMENTs-He
Wanted Employment Wanted; For Rent,
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19

The Clover club, of Philadelphia, did a
very peculiar, not to say foolish, thing
when it invited J. S. Coxey, the com.
monwealer," to be its guest at dinner.
Coxey is not prominent mamie is no.
torious, truly, but there is difference
between prominence and notoriety-and
about the only reason that can be seen for
the invitation was the clubs hope to win
a little publicity. And, indeed, 1t has got
its advertisement, cheaply. Its guest has
been snubbed, and really has a grievance.
On the other hand, Col. Mcclure. ex-
Minister Smith, Gen. Snowdeu, and the
other gentlemen who refused to sit at
dinner with the crank are to be com
mended for their action. They are men
of prominence, of brains, and of patriot
ism, and hence could not afford to com
promise their self respect and intelligence
by sitting in social intercourse with an I'M
scrupulous demagogue like Coxey.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19
90 sonathinE or Quitl
From the New York Herald 1nd

From the New York Herald Qnd9,
The delay in the Senate has already gone
beyond all bounds of reason or excuse 1t Is
eatstllng incalcula ole loss and sun sring upon
the people 1t is menaclng the country with
disaster and the Democratic party witt, de
feat II is simply scandalous that after fool.
ing with the tariff for nearly four months
democratic senators should be still wasting
heavens sake let them do sonnet hing or Quit.
Let the republicans show their patriotism by
making no opposition 10 revision. II they will
agree upon some sensible programme tariff
bill can be passed in week, and the country
started on the highway to prosperity
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19
a Case of Senatorial Courtesy.


The outrageous action of Senator Quay
in wasting the Senate's time with an alb
solutely worthless but exceptionally long
winded tariff speech is made more than
ever apparent to outside parties by the
publication in the Congressional Record
of Wednesday of the first section of his
speech. 1t makes fifty-six pages, 1l2 col
umns, and it is understood that that is
only about half Of it. The reason no more
of it was printed at the time was that
there was fear the printing Office would
run out of type, and there is no available
appropriation from which more type
could be purchased. Senator Quay, it
will be remembered, did not deliver all
this rot himself, but got the clerk to read
some of it, and Senator Gallinger spent
two or three days reading other portions
of it. It is referred to as an open secret
that several republican bureaus are fur
nishing Quay with endless ready-made
speeches to be read in the Senate, and
that he really doesn't know, and doesn't
care, where the speeches come from. He
takes everything that comes, gets it read
by somebody as part of his speech and
thus kills time. The alleged speech be-
gan on April IA; when it will be concluded
is one of the things that cannot be ac
curately foretold. Nobody on earth will
read the rot but the proof readers; no.
body listens to it, yet senatorial cour-
tesy" permits Quay to grind on, at a d.
rect cost of several thousand dollars
day, and an indirect cost to the business
interests that is incalculable.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19

The New York Central and Baltimore
and Ohio railroads are selling for their
own use cars Of soft coal consigned to in
dividuals and corporations over their
lines. Both lines are said to be making
such seizures right along" without con-
sulting consignor or consignee. The
roads claim they have right to do this
under the postal laws as carriers OF the
federal mails, and say they Will continue
to do so as long as the great strike and
shortage of coal continue. If there is
any responsibility the roads say the fed
eral government should DO the response
BILE party.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19
AS to the Bribery Charges.

AS rule legislative investigations are not
productive OF good results, but here is an on.
portunlty for the Senate to inquire into an
affair that reflects upon the problty of its
members, and to institute proceedings look
ing to the proper punishment of one who has
possibly presumed upon reckless assertions
and publications and attempted to turn the
thing to his personal profit. Let the inyesti-
CATION be prompt and thorough.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19

The Georgia populists are amazed
that the business men of the country are
willing to bear the burden" of national
bank system. 1t is, indeed, rather amaz-
ing that the business men of the country
do not appeal to the populists to furnish
them with an ideal business system. The
populists, of course, are more competent
than the business men to say what the
business men need
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19

The populists bank a good deal on JEFF
ferson to excuse their cranky notions. If
he could revisit the earth he would be
amazed to find himself credited with
teaching things that never entered his
mind. 1t is funny that the populists find
it necessary to link themselves so closely
to jefferson. Have they no confidence in
themselves2
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19

Congressman Lester should have taken
pains to teach good politics to his former
pupil, Judge J. X. Hines. The law he
taught him is probably all right, but
there are evidences that his political edu-
cation was neglected; otherwise a popu-
list candidate for governor could hardly
have come out of Col Testers Office.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-19

The Georgia populists in their platform
pretend that Jefferson favored a progress
sive income tax. A good deal is saddled
upon Jefferson, but he did not make the
mistake Of favoring an income tax. The
popu.ists should study Jeferson's teach
iugs a little more closely. Judge Hines
will hardly say that jefferson advocated
an income tax. jefferson was against
such tax.