The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25

also a senate bill making the first Monday
in September every year labor Day. a
legal holiday.
Jarvis the SUCCESSOR of the late Senator
Vance, made his first speech III the senate
today and it was in advocacy Oh the III
come tax. Tail, CT commanding presence
with a fine voice and splendid delivery, MS
debut was quite triumphant.
The question said he, was purely
question of taxation. There was i certain
amount Of money to be rcail@ei lor ,he
support of the national government, anu
the question was, where and now 'h"'
money was to be raised. The senator from
Ohio Sherman, said put The burden on
suear:" the senators from New England
said put it on manufactured goods. ana
the senator. from New York said put II
on the collars and cuffs that the peopie
wear" Qaughter) His idea was tha'' 1n
imposing the burdens or taN&tioh' GIG
heaviest portions should be put upon those
best able to bear them, and the IShteSt vi
those least able to bear them.
Referring to Mr.. Hills prediction that
the passage of an income TAX would sound
the death knell OF the 1emocrAtlc party
Jarvis said: "If the democratic party has
no higher mission than TO bow at the loot
stool aad worship at the shrine of the
accumulated wealth Of the country, the
sooner it dies. the better. tApplause in the
galeries) AS I understand democracy, it
means sympathy with the struggling peo-
pie of the country 1t means. While it pro-
tects property, to go into he highways
and by-ways to take in its great arms the
laboring people, and to lift them up into a
higher and better life. ], for one. thank
God that the democratic party is today in
the hands Of those who have the courage
to take some Of the burdens from the peo
pie and put them on the accumulated
wealth of the country. Instead of this bill
sounding the death 1nell, l believe that it
is the first step onward to higher pros
perity and a more glorious career Cor the
democratic party"
The Senatorial Contest.
BY the way Judge Maddox and Colonel
Livingston are in favor OF the state conven-
ton, which meets on the "a of August TAX
ing some action in regard to the senatorial
contest. These two distinguished GeCrgians
believe that senators should be elected by
the people. That not being possible. the
constitution declaring to the contrary. they
believe the next best thing is for the state
convention to formulate a platform and
nominate a senator to the legislature.
Some other members OF the delegation,
notably Colonel Lester and Mr.. Tate, are
opposed to this, and they oppose Il for good
and substantial reasons. They argue that
there are four or mere candidates for the
senate and that these are working in
almost every county to elect democratic
members to the legislature. Should the
convention, on the % of August, nominate
81 senator, that would take all the other
candidates out of the race and might cause
a number OF counties that would otherwise
go democratic, in the October election, to
go for the third party. They also think that
the Legislature is more apt to select the
best man than would a state convention
which has been called only for the nomina-
ton OF a governor and state officers.