New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-13
Not PLE ASED WITH HIS DEMOCRACY
u. W FLY. OF MEMPHIS. SAYS THAT EVANS WAS
CHEATED OFT OF THE GovERNoRsHlP
FREE COINAGE AND CONDITIONS
At THE SOUTH


D. W Fly cx-president OF the Southern Wholesale
Grocers Association and member Of the firm of Fly
a Hobson Of Memphis. OF the largest wholesale
grocery houses In the South. at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel Yesterday. Mr.. Fly. in speaking OF con-
dtions In the South. said: Il know that South
erner' and Democrat almost synonymous
terms but I don't know that am such a good
Democrat after what has taken place in my state
lately as | was before That contes, between Evans
and Turney for the Governorship was farce Turney
was counted In through arrant fraud. II Is not
the good Democrats OF the State who are 10 blame
for the thing 1t is what call down there the
'pap-suckers or oiiice-hodcrs. Any good Democrat
in the State VIII tell you that the election OF Turney
steal.
but We are not all wrong. We just starting
a fight In the South against this free-silver craze,
and | think that we are going to win. | down
Wall street to-day. In conversation with one OF
the most prominent bankers down there referred
to the Sound Money Convention which IL TO De
held In Memphis beginning May q. He said To me:
The hour has come when the eye OF not only the
United States but Of the whole world Is the
South. She to-day engaging In combat that
means than realize. The way In
which the South wheels Oh this money question
determines the fate OF The country lie was right
and the people OF the country are apparently Just
beginning To realize this. European papers realized
1t long ago and you viii SEE In their columns ref
crence to the sound-morey meetings In the South
Solid South also casts vote for the white metal
shall have another period OF dIstrust and de-
preston and the result be anticipated. AS soon
as the country manifcsts an overwhelming friend
Illness toward silver the foreign Powers viii became
wary and our securities viii come back, gold win
appreciate In value and business viii he GENERALLY
complicated.
'Peiyonally | am not much interested. but feel
sorry loi the South that conditions they APP
pear The south to-day stands upon the threshold
Of an eta OF business prosperity that has not been
equalled since the war NJ "a, same time th,re
In no use denying mat thY iallacy has taken deem
hold upon the people AMI they are calmly goinu
ahead IN the line Of srlfd,atrucion adhering IA
the idea TIA, proslerl> 10 he occurred hy the n,op.
l,n nf "A drplociated currency. nurng tho lasi Xxx
W,rkn the idea has spread with alarming ,anliix
and don't know who're N la all Rolns ~ atom
"fhn prosperity at inc Houth II coming through her
Hratlun The old ante shvum hlta that a White man
chnnit work Ia tho south H. hrink entirely or ,cutrI
There arr parta at thr south that ate freo irun
negro h,htntnn ~ Ncws\ork state. Tho nestoas
cp,onFe anl hold together Thousands ana hn,'
uandp of rch acres OF land thi, have remained Ll'e
simply because there wa. mo one to use them arc
West hundreds uf settlers are pouring In. | ilnl
railroad men ptu(ectnR extensions of their lln.a
merchants are cnllrgiug their ne'd, manurnrtirsrs
are contemplating The erection of now plants and
the south which has been dormant Tor twenty -uve
yonra, IL slowly coming to HE. and soon she viii
vie with the North IN the richness and yaretv ~
products of all kinds The pcop,c have learned mo
great lesson of economy from the recent hard time,
In the past the South has pinned her faith to cot
upon the proceeds OF the sale Of cotton to buy
everything else The idea Of diversified crops In now
becoming generally understood. Wheat. corn oats
cane and other farm products are being grown
Horses mules ami cattle are being raised This
makes the farmer independent. In tho mast when
his cotton crop failed he had nothing. To-day. Il