The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-21
Orator shukk,s Rerenee.

II was an inclement night but the
glOOmy-looking mani who stood in the
doorway Of the little town hall and looked
out at the pelting rain did not blame il
entirely on the weather. says the Chicago
Tribune.
The gloomly-looking man was Webster
Shukks, leading citizen and prominent
debater Of Bainbridge township. He had
come TO SpiketOWn, pursuant TO announce
ment, 10 deliver an address on the Crime
Of 70, and only three persons had turned
out, one Of them being the janitor Of the
building.
The other two had heard the orator once
or twice already.
II was decided to postpone the meeting.
The lights were put out, and Mr.. Shukks.
buttoning his OVercOat about him, turned
up MS collar, ana, pulling his hat brlm
all around, went forth into the storm.
Oppressed by the burden of an unspOH-
en- speech he wandered aimlessiy about
the little town for hours. regardless of
the rain that soaked his garments and the
mud that spaJtered and stopped as he
wended his devious and uncertain way
through streets whose broad sidewalks
and Well-built crossings We're yet in tine
future. Bitter thoughts of the apathy OF
the people he had come to enlighten surg
ed through his mind, and at times he felu
an almost irresistible impulse TO let them
slide on TO their ruin without any further
effort to save them.
Finding himself at last opposite the vii
lase hotel, where he had engaged lodgings
for the night, he went in. Climbing the
stairs softly, in order not to disturb the
slumbers Of the other guests, he pro-
ceeded to his room.
Through the partly opened door he saw
a man slipping about with dim lantern
in his hand.
Webster Shukks grasped his heavy
cane firmly, slipped nOiselessly inside, shut
the door behind him, and spoke in low
tone:
stop right where you are! If you make
a single movement I'll brain your
Taken by surprise, the intruder threw
up his hand.
Now, you scoundrel," said the states,
man of cambridge township, with the
same low, tense utterance, Il don't know
who you are or where you come from,
but L know what you're proving about
my room for. You are her to stealr'
= began the batfied burglar.
There is nothing you need say" inter-
rupted Webster Shukks, with a CLEAN OF
vengeance in his eye. open your head
again and I'll drive you down through the
foori Listen to me. We have met this
evening. my fellow citizens, to consider
as calmly as we can the great crime OF
the year 1873. at the bidding of an organ
iZation composed of a few London and
New York bankerS-a crime so dartardly
so fiendish so monstrous in its concep-
ton and heartless in its execution that
humanity may well stand appalled, at the
mere contemplation of it! Let us &c
back to the beginning. In 1892 my fellow
citizens, congress passed a mint and coin
age law by which gold and silver. when
coined, were declared to be the primary
money of the republic. The unit of value
was the silver dollar of S1M grains OF
! pure, or 4l6 grains of standard silver. The
| legal ratio was declared in this act tC
be, until otherwise provided for. Is to l
| 1t was enacted that any person could
/ take either of the two metals to the
mint and have them coined into money
! free of all charge In it's sovereign ca.
| pacity. fellow citizens. the founders OF
| this great country laid down the broad
| principle of the free coinage of silver
| There was hoarse, gurgling sound. anG
| the helpless villain who has been stand
! ing in corner of the room with his
! hands above his head sank in heap tC
/ the floor.
Nature has come to his relief. He had
/ tainted