The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-24
For Duty on coal.
SOUrHERNHKS INDIGSANr
Al Ex-Mayor Hewi,t's Remarks Before the
Southern Sociey.

WASHINGTON. d. g.. Feb 25.-The
speech Of Abraham $. Hewitt at the
banquet of the Southern Society IN New
York last night has created intense indig-
nation among the southern men IA COn-
gress. As soon as the attention Of a few
had been called 10 the matter. the papers
publishing the fullest account OF his
speech were circulated freely through
the House. and expressions Of contempt
and Indignation We're vented on every
hand. A large majority Of the Southern
men refused TO give public expression Of
opinion ON the matter beyond saying
that ii was contemplate and unworthy
of notice
Mr.. MCCreary. OF Kentucky. said that
he found the best way of treating such
things was TO ignore them, and he should
do 50 with this. Mr.. Allen. OF Mississippi,
said that ne would find occasion TO slve
an extended public expression of his
opinion after considering the matter.
Mr.. Lester, OF Georgia. said that be- did
not feel like using language IN comment
ing upon this matter which would be
suitable TO print, but be regarded such
a speech as calculated 10 DO great injury
to the Democratic party
Mr. Bankhead, Of Alabama. said that
the utterance5 were contemplate. lie
believed that it was premeditated. AID
"a part OF "A plan OF concerted action on
the part Of so-called Democrats Of New
York. and elsewhere IN the East, to
destroy the Democratic party.
He said that he could see nothing else
in il except this vicious object; that
there could be no excuse for IL except
upon the assumption ttat it was mali
cious, and it was of kind with the action
Of some of the eastern men I'm the House
to-day. As for himself he said he could
see no solution Of the problem except TO
tell Mr.. Hewitt and his kind TO 80 TO the
devil and then 10 take Horace Greeleys
advice and go west. The future alliance
must be between the South and the West.
Mr. Enloc of Tennessee. said that II
was a deliberate purpose To insult and
traduce the southern people, because
they would not consent TO be robbed and
to take commands from u small section
of the party around New York. As Tor
Mr.. Hewitt himself, there was time
when no one could dispute his intelli-
gence. but that it might be chat he WAS
now in his dOtage and suffering from
disappointments. or it might be that he
had joined that gang in the East who are
trying 10 put their hands in other peO-
Pies pockets. and are indignant That
there should be any resistance or protest
The applause which Mr.. Hewitts speech h
received was evidence that however fee
ble Mr Hewitt's intellect might have be-
come, there were those who sympathiZed
with his utterances. Mr.. Caruth, OF Ken
lucky. said simply that Hewitt was m
his dotage. Mr.. Dockery. Of Missouri
said that the speech was unworthy OF
MIR. Hewitt, ana departed far from the
truth.
Mr. Livingston, OF Georgia. said that Mr..
Hewitt uttered an absolute lalsehoOd
when he said that the men of brains OF
the South had gone North. 'The southern
men OF brains who have gone North are
few and far between. | do not mean 10
say that no brainy southerner has gone
North. but / do say that few have. lie
makes another false statement when be
says that the industrious men OF the
South have remained home because they
were too poor TO 30 North. The southern
people controlled this country from the
beginning OF its history until the war.
and now again they are getting control
in every department Of the Government
and every path OF Industry. For every
intelligent southern man who goes North,
hity intelligent northern men come South.
The southern people do not want 90 go
North. They have no business there uu-
less they 90 to gamble in stocks and
bonds and to join the robber band, and
do as Nh Hewitt Is doing-make money
out OF the manipulation of the revenues
Of the Government As for the ignorance
Of the southern men, being a southern
Congressman myself / shall say moth
ing but when he speaks OF our devo-
tion 10 silver as the touchstone of our
ignorance, must remind him that i'm this
we follow the Constitution of our Gov
ernment and I'm the footsteps of Calhoun.
Clay, Webster, and Lincoln"