The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-04
A1llEN ANSWERS HEWITT.
Scores the New Yorker for HIS Addres
at the southern Society Dinner.
Now York Herald.

Scores the New Yorker for His Addres,
at the southern Society Dinner.
Now York Herald.
During the debate, MIR, Allen OF Missls-
sippi. took UP AbrNm $, hewitts recent
speech az the dinner OF the Southern SO.
ciety in New York.
"a was pancd beyond measure" he said.
ITO read few days nvo In the public press
that Abram $, Hewitt OF New York. did
not regard me as being us great as Cali
houn, Slideu, Sou,e and some Of the rest
OF those men who preceded me. Now
that Is revelation to me. Ind
never suspected that l wla not as great
as those men until Mr. Hewitt said So"
Maybe he does not know you PERSONAL
W said Mr., Bryan,
THAT IS the trouble" said Mr. Allen,
"Hc does know me personally. That is
where Il stings, 1t Is utterly without cx-
cusc.
THE truth IS, I regard Mr.. Hewitt re-
marks as somewhat personal to me, because
l was to have spoken At the very dinner at
which ne delivered his speech. Now. ! have
laid awake many a ulvht trying to mecy
Mr. Hcwitts approval, and one OF The
great obstacles IA my meeting the approval
OF Mr. Hewitt Us that while Mr.. Hewitt "a
one of inc best men when he IS asleep. he
~ troubled somewhat with insomnia,
II have one consolation whom / think OF
'F'''A tt'N' wv tANAt ii"JN'''' N' 'NS ".
leagues from the South hovinE incurred his
dispicasute, and Tint consolation grows OUT
uf The fact ihat having known Mr. Hewitt
ioV S9me years. ana having tl'Nei win MN
lNeN, nave mover known any man or
He' OF men VINO chu'ciE met MS appioNNi
rNSsnt MT heWltl himself II ne n9u
lived In the days when common scolds
were ducllcd Mir Hewitt would have been
drowned long before this.
MIR. Chairman, the people on the South
nave hau great uell TO enquire Snail
uo' feIer 10 me IAet mat tnvy PAsseu
through terrible war Tor ne.ieFe tlat
L mas Nean referred 20 mere once p,I'Ve' iau,
WIN s.nee that une. Vhey have hau
urousI cyclones sImoons' epNooV IN me
hoiseat tnneNu'oAs IN tue catue eholer"
among me hosS ana the ShlNNens, ,ney nave
h2l various diseases ana pestlohees, they
nave seen the'r crops utpIeciA''' Vl'N nave
rag To contend w''h mortFoSes wh'h lhey
NaA no money to paN tn'in Nut 'nI"uSuou'
au ueSe trlnls ana trloulluohS 'hey nave
Nmoiled something OF "a piANe Ahu ceur.
"EeouS sNlll' ana now just 10 llH'N INV
u'e one unh% eh'l Ae! most OF 9tly'",
NE one SUSTAINED prop lnAl they nag al,.u
'h these disasters me iega thai AR, ii'Wly
approved hrn-to tulhN tl't Uia' "nI
prop 10 taken away ana thaI N'i'r Az
NH Hewitt Goes NOT approve Ilelut w ny
gentlemen rather than nave hni lnis Sruel
disaster come upon my people W'u'a nave
rag q SILVER dollar out OF my own pocket
Mr, Caafnan, J am sorry TO seG INV
my friend from tennessee Colonel Pat'er-
SON Is mot IN ms seat heeaHse want 10
say a WoI to MN re IS my helFhooF
ana my friend. lie ia an honest hteIh-
gent hardWorE,nS representative, ] 40
NOT Know tnat W"ulu teleF 70 inc h,a'-
Ter am gong to INK ahoGt now u ~ hau
NOT aIeinN herh mentioned IA tuIH u,Nu'e
l Simply WISH 10 reuuNlate 80 iar aS am
concerned tne aP'l'EF "meh tN &ehu.-
man from tennessee Is s''l 10 nave 'oaue
LOT me ana my SefN w f's,oh'llE 70 ,N-
Mayor hewitt Hpe9Vh III 'NSW h"'N ia'N-
".
quoting extracts from wnat purpofted to
DC a report or '"Ioh'I patterson Speoch
ana saying tnat ne fnHN Appreciated thnt
j was IlSnt h'Fo ioT man to MAINTAIN
me party between q apcach mat Is ae-
ccptaole m N'w YORK ana one that would
be acceptance To Nls constituents IN infdl-
man county, rem" Mr. Aien parhculnrlY
dws.t UP9n tins pass'Ee IN me sp ech;--