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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28
A clever Political Poem.

What is spoken Of as zone Of the clev-
crest political poems ever composed has
recently come under notice. says the West
minister Gazette. II was written by Ar
thur Conner Cor 4COnnor), the friend or
Lord Edward Fitzgerald. and like him e
prominent ngure IN the Irish rebellion or
iT9S. He was arrested at Margate thai
year when on his way 10 France on q
secret mission. After being detained in
kilmainham jail for some time he was al
length removed with other political prIs-
Ouers TO Fort George in Scotland. It was
while on his way thither that he dis
tributed copies OF the following poem,
which was regarded as a proof OF his re-
turn 70 loyalty:
The pomp Of courts and pride OF kings
I prize above all earthly things
! love my country, but the king,
Above all men his praise / sing;
The royal banners are displayed,
And may success the standard aid.
I fain would Danish far from hence
The right OF man and common sense;
Confusion TO his CdiOus reign,
That foe 10 princes, Thomas Paine,
Defeat and ruin seize the cause
OF France its liberties, and lawsi
If the above lines be read continuously
they seem 10 express very loyal senu-
ments. But II you read the first line OF
the nrst verse. and then the first line Of
the second verse you viii find that they
breathe the spirit Of rampant rebellion;
The pomp q courts and pride Of kings
l fain would Danish far from hence;
l prize above al earthly things
The rights Of man" and common sense.
l love my country. but the king,
Confusion TO his odius reigni
Above all men his praise l sing;
Ihat Zoe to princes. Thomas Paine.
ne royal banners are displayed,
Defeat and ruin seize the causei
And may success the standard aid
OF France, its liberties, and laws.
Arthur OConnor ultimately made his
ried the daughter of the MARQUIS de Con-
docet. He entered the French army, ana
rose to the rank of general His death
took place in April, 1852, when he was 81
years of age.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28

This is the story of Mr.. G. of Chicago
as told by a local paper For a long
certain chronic beggar a dollar on stated
occasions. But when he called recently
Mr.. G.. gave him only half a dollar The
beggar took It, thanked the donor. and
turned toward the door. Before reaching
it, however, he seemed to be CONSIDERING,
a matter very seriously. He hesitated.
stopped, and then turned to Mr.. G.. again
saying: Excuse me, sir I would like to
ask you a question" Well what is it?"
asked Mr.. c. 1T is this: Every month
for a year past you have given me a
dollar, but today / come and you give me
only 30 cents. How is that?' well, IN
tell YOU" said Mr.. G.. smiling good-hu-
moredly. Il have had some unusually
heavy expenses this month. My eldest
daughter got married, and the outlay for
her trousseau, etc, has compelled me to
retrench in every direction" "Ah, YES: |
see said the beggar. But, Mr. G. |
really can't afford TO contribute toward
your daughters wedding expenses"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28
a stupid BIunder.
From the Detroit Free Press Dem).

1t would be stupid now to revive the
Mckinley act or its principal protective
features under pretense of increasing the
revenue from customs. The direct ten
dency of every increase in duty will be to
decrease the revenue. Experience with the
Mckinley act and other protective tariffs
has shown that such is the inevitable and
invarable result. To invite this result II
a time when the demand Is for increased
revenue Is 10 incur the denunciation of
every thinking voter in the country who
is not tied TO the protective doctrine by his
interest in some article produced in this
country. II the friends Of just tariff had
nothing else In view they could look with
. serene Indifference, or JOY even. upon such
a suicidal act as the revival OF Mckinley
ism would be on the part OF the repub-
lican leaders But as they are patriotic
and have the good Of the country al heart
more than the establishment OF a theory
they must deplore any step so well calcu-
lated 20 bring confusion and loss 20 the
business Of The country without iu the
slishtes. degree advancing the alleged
purpose of Increasing the revenues.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28
A Terrible Affair.
From the Washington Post Qnd.).

The Colorado Road, a populist organ,
suggests the following names from which
a presidential ticket may be chosen. We
reproduce the list merely for the purpose
of showing what a terrible affair the pop
ulist party is:
Gov. Altgeld of Chicago.
mayor Pingree of Detroit.
Senator Allen of Nebraska.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina.
Tom Watson of Georgia.
Judge Caldwell of Arkansas
-. G. Sibley of Pennsylvania.
Gov. Pennoyer of Oregon.
Congressman Howard of Alabama.
Gen. Weaver and many others could
be mentioned -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28

One of the Texas members. saws the
Washington Post. told this story yester-
day:
He was accosted by a friend from the
Emerald Isle. and the conversation drift-
ed into the subject Of the Presidents Ven
ezuelan message.
II say SAID the lrishman. there's sum
chance for ouid Ireland now. eh2"
" nat makes you think SOP" asked the
member
m hegob, said the Irlshman. "Cleve-
lands just as huii-headed whin hes rofebt
- Hhin he's wrong"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28

If the Germans and Britons have any
more American securities that they would
like to sell at bargain, let them put
them up. A few days ago they were
crazy to sell their holdings. They found
purchasers on this side of the ocean.
The figures were pretty low, but it was
the right of the purchasers to get the Sc
curities at as low prices as possible. Now
the Germans and the Britons would like
to have the securities back again. They
can get them, Of course but they will
be required to pay a snug profit on them.
1t will be gratifying to the whole south
TO know that the Kearsarge and her
unnamed sister ship for the navy will be
built at a Virginia shipyard. The south
is forging steadily and surely to the
front in government contracts, as she is
in manufacturing cotton, iron and steel.
1t would not be in the least
surprising if Savannah should her
self be building warships within
the next ten or fifteen years Sa-
vannah Is the seaport designed by nature
for a vast iron producing district. and
she is just far enough away from the
open sea TO make a great shipyard here
absolutely safe in times of peace or war.
The northern and western congress
men are just at present in a most frater-
nal state of mind, as is shown by the pas
sage of the bill to remove the disabni-
ties Of the ex-soldiers Of the confederacy.
They say they are sure the ex-confeder-
ates would be found among the first al
The front lighting for the country in the
event OF war. Now. let them carry their
spirit Of reconciliation and confidence a
hlile further and name the consort OF the
new kearsarge after the antagonist OF
the Ola Kearsaree. what a glorious ca.
ample Of a reunited country h would 81
u col. John Mcintosh Ken OF this state
formerly of the confederate cruiser Ala.
Dana could tread ihe deck 81 me United
States cruiser Alabama. under me star.
anq stripes. ana second abe Efforts u
ne AearaaFss 81 beaiins on an snemyl
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28

When Charles II. Hoyt wants material
for a new farce comedy he goes into the
highways and byways. or wherever else
he thinks It likely that roaring farce may
be found. and gets IT, lie is at present
a member Of the New Hampshire legisla-
ture It is reported that he has new
farce comedy ION the stocks"
II the northwest Is going TO acquire the
earthquake habit as well as the blizzard
and hot wind habits. she will have TO
chain her population upon their home
sites or they viii an be leaving for The
south.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28
Merely Campaign Tin Thunder.
From the Philadelphia Record Dem.)

1t is announced with great flourish
from the prOtectionist camp in NASH
ington that the Hon. William Lawrence,
the Ohio shepherd and republican poll
he is much dissatisfied with its wool
schedule. The Hon. William Lawrence is
an old political stager, and he knows as
well as any member of the committee on
ways and means can tell him that neither
this nor any other wool schedule can run
the gauntlet of the Fifty-fourrh congress.
Like the Roman soothsayers, the men,
bers Of the committee and the Hon. Will
lam Lawrence can hardly look each
other in the face without smiling at the
public credulity. The committees tariff
bill is a mere maneuver for position in
the presidential campaign.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28
A Smoking Monkey.

In May, 1852 when her majesty's steam
er OctaVia was on her way home from
the East Indian station, where she had
been flagship for three years we met her
in Simons Bay, and l went on board to
dine with an old schoolfellow, one of her
lieutenants, says a writer in the Vest
minister Budget. After dinner we went up
on the main deck to smoke, and | was
introduced TO Jenny, a pet monkey. An
old nautical superstition is or used to be
that monkeys could talk If they liked, but
would not, because if they did they would
be made to work. The Octavia's monkey
was an adept at smoking and, l regret to
say, confirmed drinker of grog whenever
she got the opportunity. No sooner was
the pipe "grog' sounded than Jenny was
lowering near the tub. In the course of
conversation my friend said: "Oh l want
to show you a photo in my cabin. Here.
Jenny, keep my pipe going!'' Jenny took
the pipe. We were below for quite five
minutes, if not more and when we re-
turned to the main deck Jenny was
squatted against the gun tacR q a.al
puung. eXnaling and inhallng the smoke
from the pipe which had been intrusted
to her care: and the pipe was fully alight
and drawing beautifully when the owner
retook it, and stroked Jenny's face. What
became of Jenny / can't exactly remem-
Der, but l have an idea that she was
presented to the geological gardens but
fell a victim to our climate shortly after
ward.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28

Times have Ger
tainly changed, and
IN some respects
not for the better
The tide of life and
competition is stron-
ger than IL was fftv
years ago, and, like
a swimmer with a
strong tide against
him, one must ex-
pend double the en-
ergy TO win to the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28
Russia.s Alleged OFFER.

The Washington Post takes great credit
to itself for having announced before any
other journal in the country that Russia
has offered to share with the United
States her stock of gold, her holdings OF
the yellow metal being about $50)O.O.cO)
The Post says that ''thn definite detail
with which the announcement was made
was sufficient evidence of it's verify"
1t may be that the evidence of the truth
Of the announcement was sufficient to
satisfy the Post, but it does not appear
to have been sufficient to satisfy anybody
else. We do not Of course mean to say
that the announcement is not true. We
don't know anything about the matter
but does it not seem strange that it has
not yet been possible to verify the an
nouncement? From our dispatches it
appears that the treasury officials do not
take much stock in the story. treas
ury official, who has the confidence of
that he never heard of the original story
ana does not believe that Russia ever
made an offer of gold to this country
Still, this particular treasury official may
be a sleepy sort of a chap. who never
hears anything Of q sensational charac-
ter It would not do therefore to assume
that because he never heard of the al
legged OFFER Of Russia such an offer was
not made.
The Post is a live paper. and a very
good one. but its gold story appears to
be in need Of a little more support than
it has yet received. Cannot it verify the
story? If it can it should do so at once
and then it would have the reputation OF
having beaten all it's contemporaries
But If IL continues TO boast without addi-
tional evidence the impression will get
abroad that it has been imposed upon.
Last winter We had no cold weather
worth speaking OF until after Christmas.
il seems as II the experience would be re-
peated this winter oldest Inhabitants"
are wondering what has got 70 bee the
matter with the weather. They declare
that when they were children q was al.
ways cold enough at Christmas 10 freeze
the ears or a brass monkey
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28

New York democrats are making vigor-
/ ous efforts 10 have that city selected as
/ the meeting place Of the national demo-
/ cratic convention a committee of well
I known and energetic citizens has been
I appointed 10 appear before the national
democratic committee for the purpose OF
presenting the advantages which New
York possesses. This committee is now
busily engaged in collecting the evidences
Of New York,s advantages. and it is a
foregone conclusion that it will make a
splendid showing.
II can be said in favor OF New York that
it is a city which everybody likes to visit
It has all sorts OF amusements and its
hotel accommodations are not equaled
by those Of any other city in the country
II has also a hall that can accommodate
more people than any other hail in the
country. namely. Madison Square gar
den
II is true that New York is not any where
near the center Of population or the
geographical center Of the country. but
the railroad service is now so quick and
byD4 lidL IL Is not q matter OF great
consequence whether the convention is
held in the center of the country or on
the Atlantic coast.
one strong argument that is advanced
in behalf Of New York is that it is i'm
portant to the democratic party that it
shall carry the state of New York in the
next national campaign, and that the
holding of the convention in New York
city win be good practical politics. be-
cause it will assist in accomplishing that
object. Another. but less forcble argu-
ment is that it would be a good thing to
have the silver orators OF the west and
south visit the home of the gold bugs,
and talk with them. because it would be
found out that they are not the sort of
people the silver cranks have led the rural
populations TO believe. The New York
committee that has the matter in charge
is very confident it will succeed in ac-
comprising the task it has undertaken.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28
There Was Il Surplus.
From the New York Mercury Dem.).

Secretary Carlisle cries: Surplus, sur
plus!" and there is no surplus.-Adver-
tiser.
This little cry always reminds us
of the S100,000,00O surplus which Cleveland
left in the treasury and which Harrison
& Co. dissipated with neatness and dis
patch.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28

We congratulate our afternoon contem-
porary that it is receiving credit for a
little story of the "butternut" company
of the Tenth regiment, South Carolina
Volunteers. which is going the rounds of
the press under the caption, "A Regiment
OF Relatives" The story appeared first
in the editorial paragraph columns of the
Savannah Morning News, on Monday,
Nov %. and was original in those col
umns. on Friday, Nov. %. it ap-
peared as a headed article in the editorial
columns of the Savannah Press, the head
ing being. a Famous Regiment" The
Press. we/believe, got the story from the
Athens Banner. which considered it too
good TO allow anybody else to have the
credit for H.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28

There is a strong feeling of sympathy
entertained toward Cubans by the peo-
pie of the United States, and were reliable
news more promptly received, there is no
doubt that the sentiment toward the
struggling patriots would become even
more pronounced than it is.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28
Don Dickinson as a Hustler.

There was a time, a few weeks after
me nominations in 1892, says the New
ork Mercury, when, so the story goes
me democratic leaders were down in the
dumps. Hill and others appeared 10 he
sulklng, and the national committee did
nor nave actually money enough in its
Dickinson reached New York about this
time and the situation was explained 10
him He called a meeting of his execu-
tive committee at once. First Of all l."
ne said, I'VE need money. That must lie
attended TO first" He detailed a sub
committee TO attend exclusively TO the
raising OF campaign funds. Each man
was directed TO go out and skirmish. and
COL Dickinson volunteered to head the
procession. This meeting took place at
about 10 O'clock in the morning and
when the gentlemen separated ii was with
the understanding that they meet again
ct o'clock In the afternoon Of the same
uay' rive O'Clock saw the majority OF
me executive committee assembled in the
private room at democratic headquarters
Mr.. Dickinson had not vet arrived; the
otherS had only been partially success
Iul Inc result of their combined efforts
was less than $1,000. Consequently. the
arr was still blue when the door flew open
ana Col. Dickinson strobe in.
WHAT'S the matter 20 he exclaimed
@oXlally is this funeral party l have
fallen in WITH"
No one laughed at this sally.
What luck, Don?' said Col. Smalley
hoarsely. on so. So, said the Michi-
gander, advancing toward the table
Ihere was something in his manner that
Detokened hope, and Col. Smalley seized
the ice pitcher and quaffed a long drink
AT this point sensation followed sensa-
ton. Col. Dickinson proceeded to unload
finished the eyes of the COMMITTEES were
almost out of their sockets. All told
COL Dickinson piled up on the table, in
sight of his colleagues nearly Sfg0OO0 in
cash and certified checks Is Il any won
der that Col. Dickinson's services are de-
sired for the campaign next year?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28
A FAST LIFE.
ITS PLEASURES AND IT'S Pc.
RII.S.

Some Men and Women Who I've at Light
ming Speed and VIII Only Take a vaca-
tiOn in the Grave-The Pace That Kills.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28

1t makes no difference what goal We
aim at, the conditions are the same.
We live too fast, work too hard. drink
too much. sleep too little, keep our nerves
on the strain and jump all the time
There are two classes Of fast livers
Those who work too hard and too long
Those who do not work at all
Both classes are reaching the same end
though, perhaps by somewhat different
routes.
They are burning the candle at both
ends, and even child can predict The
result
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28

Senator Morgan spoke for an hour and
a half at the New England Society din
ner in New York the other evening. At
a public dinner in New York this is re-
garded as an objectionable blunder.
Twenty minutes is the proper space Of
time to devote TO speech on such an
occasion. Senator Morgan's long wind
edness cut some of the other speakers
short and will probably have the effect
OF shutting him out from future lists of
speakers upon similar occasions in the
metropolis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28
CURRENT COMMENT.
His Opportunity.

From the Chicago Times-Herald Qnd) .
Ex-Speaker Crisp has ably demonstrated
that, as leader of the democratic mi
nority he is much more effective when
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28

From the New orleans Picayune Dem.).
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28
lNDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Stakeholder Augusta and Sa-
vannah Railroad Company.
Special Notices-Notice Of Closing of
Offices and Freight Depots Of Central OF
Georgia Railway; "Old Fashioned Rye
Whiskey." D. Gartelman. Fruits. Candy,
Nuts, Wine. CordiaIs, The Mutual Coop
erative Association; The Calm Has Come,
It Followed the Storm, The Rush Is
over. John T. Evans & Co.; Remember
the New Years Present Beckmann's
Cafe.
Financial-Report Of the Condition Of
the Savannah Bank and Trust Company.
Medical-Munyon's Remedies; Pura-
Blood DR.. Charcots Kola Nervine Tab
lets; DR.. Hobbs sparagus Kidney Pills.
Cancels Hair Underwear-At Collat's.
A Good Ending to a Good Week-B. II.
Levy & Bro.
Present Arms-Falk Clothing Company.
Mems Fancy Wool Underwear-At Col
lats.
Steamship scheduIes-American Line;
Red Star Line; Ocean Steamship Company.
Mems Fancy Partisan Ribbed suits-At
CoIlats.
If You've Amy Money Left-Appel &
Schaul.
Mems White Merino Underwear-At Col
lats
Green Seal Belt Dressing-The Phoenix
oil Company, Cleveland, 0.
Mems Arabian Fleece Underwear-At
Collats
No Bonfres! What Shame .-Ludden &,
Bates.
Cheap Column Advertisements-H Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-28

The precipitate haste of the republicans
bills, if their efforts were sincere. would
disprove their claim that theirs is the
party Of business sense"