The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-26
times as many miles Of road as Georgia at

times as many miles Of road as Georgia at
tempted ald abandoned.
such an attempt by the general govern
ment would assuredly result in failure. and
in The gradual tut certain depreciation Of
hopeless tanNuptcy. Yea. more; with a
thousand millions Of expenditure per annum
in running expenses; with ten times as many
railroad employees as are now paid Y the
government In all its departments. including
the army and navy, with this gigantic power
ana patronage converted by the political In
fuence. the inevIta lie result would he the
corruption OF voters, the universal impair
ment of the political morality and the ulti-
mate destruction OF the liberties Of the
people.
such a business proposition towers in its
stupendous folly far above the rampant craze
OF the COxeyites in their widest dreams and
lunacy.
DEMOCRACY's SILVER POLICY
come now TO the silver plank in the popu-
list platform. We are all for silver. whether
we be pOpullsts or democrats. The platforms
OF both declare for silver; but with this broad
and important difference. he populists are
for coinage without any limitations or COndi-
lions whatever The democrats are for coin
age but with the condition that equality OF
value in coins shall be reserved-that every
dollar Of silver used by the people shall
equal in purchasing power every other dollar
In circulation. whether II be paper or gold
dollar. Nothing short OF this is consistent
with reason and common sense or is conser-
vative, safe or sound.
Gen. Gordon spoke not at length on the
financial question. The tenor of his re-
marks on this subject were on the line of
his well known views.
Let me make known TO you most crafty
ing and astounding fact revealed by the gov
eminent statistics The entire mortgage
Indebtedness OF the whole southern states
is far less than such Indebtedness Of
the two powerful agricultural states OF
Kansas and Nebraska alone; not less by
the enormous sum OF S3i,OOOOOO: In other
words, II you were to take the entire amount
OF mortgages in all the ten southern states
combined and place il upon the people OF
Kansas and Nebraska alone you would still
have TO add nearly S4,OOOOOO to reach the sum
OF their Indebtedness. In Nebraska mort
cages amount to 1872, 600 co., in Georgia a bout
s27,OOOOOO In Nebraska the per capita Of
mortgage debt is 1929; in Georgia it is only
SIS. In Nebraska the percentage Of mort.
cages TO the value of real estate is above ST.;
In Georgia it is about IS.
PoPULIsM WONT DO.
We need more money in the south But
are we going TO invite It by shouting the pop
ulist cry of poverty? Are we going to en-
courage capital to our states by preaching
from the stump and proclalming from the
housetops the foolish and false alarm of the
populists: Are you going TO maintain your
reputation for stability by embracing these
strange doctrines, and chasing these new and
treacherous lights glimmering in the uncer-
tainty Of unJried and revolutionary expert
ments? How much safer, better and wiser TO
present our true condition, 70 point to the
south s record in industrial progress from
the desolation of 1865 to the proud position OF
independence and comparative freedom from
debt and total freedom from Coxeylsm and
revolutionary violence in 1894: There is
nothing more certain in the future of this
state than the Endorsement by the people OF
the doctrines Of the popullsts and the transfer
of the state government to their control
would unsettle values, discourage invest
ment and enterprise and retard our progress
for twenty years.
When the general doctrines of that party
become popular or triumphant in Georgia
this state will not recover from the unhappy
snects for quarter OF century. The bril-
liant young statesman from Coweta will bear
20 victory the democratic banner Of tariff re.
form and OF safe silver coinage.
OF THE TARIFF.
Speaking of the tariff, Senator Gordon
said:
The tariff bill Just passed is a comprornisa
All t, riff bills are promises indeed our
laws and this popular government with its
wonderful constitutional restraints and bal
ances, are compromises.
The democratic tariff bill Is not in All its
details what YOU or l or the democrats Of the
House or the Senate would have made it, but
IL is the best bill that could possibly be
passed 1t is helpful bill. 1t is a reform
bill 1t is infinitely a better bill than the
present law. 1t is better than the Mills bill
OF 1888, so greatly applauded and so univer-
sally Endorsed Coy democratic conventions
In conclusion, let me inquire where the
people of Pike county and Of Georgia are
going to stand in this contest? For my part
! entertain no doubt as to whey they are going
10 stand. / think l know this people and
the stuff OF which they are made they will
stand as they have stood in the PASTOR con.
serVative politics, for an adequate a lust and
Judicious tariff reform; for silver coinage and
sound currency; for economy and retrench-
ment; for the enforcement OF the laws and
the preservation of order; for security to the
pubic peace, private rights and personal
liberty
And they will stand in unbroken line against
the preposterous and ruinous policy of trans
ferrlng the ownership Of railroads to the gen
eral government; against the crushing debt
and taxation which it involves: against the
destruction OF these great properties which
would ensue; against the increased cost of
transportation Incident to government ex.
traVagance in management; against the vast
power of patronage, which would cause adj
ministrations to reek with corruption:
against loading down the government already
burdened through conflicting interests with
which II can scarcely COPE by placing unon
Its shoulders this additional and crushing
weight OF responsibility.
You will stand in solid line against all baz-
ardous experiments in government and
above all, against the socialistic Tendencies
o. the populists and by your patriotic EFFORTS
ana votes you Will place Georgia and aid in
placing the south and the whole country ON
the ascending highway now open before us 10
unprecedented prosperity, security and
peace.