The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-30
THE cORDELE MEETING.
Mr.. Livingston Running a Losing
Hncc VIII Prosncrlty.

Race With Prosperity.
valIosta. Ga. July 2s.-Valdosta sent a
delegation Of about sixty people TO the
ST ealuus at Cordele Saturday. They nave
been enthusiastic over the speech Of Hon.
Hoze smith. and the cause Of sound money
has been stimulated throughout this en-
tire section OF the state. The train con-
tanned over 20 passengers, going up 10
the speaking. and If there We're over two
slverites on board returning. the fact
most effectively escaped the notice o.
your corresp Ondeut.
The speech Of the Secretary of the In
terror has made two things apparent 10
every man OF whatever political belief
be may be. That is that the people over
the country are realizing that there is
something in the financial discussion be-
sides evasive slurs at capital, abuse OF
the administration and CAB about the
low price of cotton; the other is that Jlfe
man who discusses the question ia Geor-
gia hereafter must confne himself TO facts
and argument or receive the cold Shout
der from his hearers. The affirmative
and negative Of the two propositions wore
so admirably carried out at the Cordele
speaking and the contrast between the
speeches OF Livingston and the Secretary
Of the Interior were so marked that il
seems that no intelligent man could have
left there with any doubt as to which
represents the side Of right and truth.
Secretary Smith spoke just two hours
and took his seat amid yells of speak
on we are not tired" etc. There was
rot a superfuoUs word in his entire speech
and there was not a syllable that did
not 60 square toward the reason of his
hearers. He thanked them in the outse,
to ask him any question they pleased,
ard as the questions came to him. he an
sWered them calmly, dispassionately and
Couvincingly. he touched the silver ques-
ton from every point and covered every
argument that has been made by any Of
its supporters. He tried TO conceal moth
ing, nor apologize for any act of the pres
ent administration, but proved so clearly
ard conclusively the wisdom of its &C
tons that the mere mention once Of
Clevelaud's name was greeted with such
applause that the speaker was compelled
to wait for minutes for quiet to be re-
stored. The audience was an intelligent
one and the 1900 people present listened
to the speech with an attention hardly
ever seen before. There was no stirring
about and no whispering in the crowd.
The speaker built such a wall of argu-
ment and chincked up the cracks so tight
that when the Constitutions emssary,
the Venezuelan hero, arose to speak there
was nothing left for him to say but abuse
the Atlanta Journal, the secretaries of the
interior and treasury, and pirate about
contraction, low cotton, poverty, etc.
When asked a courteous question, his re
ply was shut up you haven't got sense
enough to understand it il 1 should eX-
plain it," When pinned down for an an
swcr to a bold face misstatement he raw
ed with such frenzied anger as to call
forth Shouts from little coterie Of pop
ulists and thereby drown the question
asked him. Mr.. Livingston fed his audi
ence on a lot of lurid stuff about the "shy-
larks" and the gold bugs and as his
speech continued the crowd streamed Off
toward the city until he was left with less
than 125 listeners, Had he spoken ten min
utes longer il is probable that his audi
ence would have consisted of the fat fell
low who held his hat and the little man
who introduced him. 1t is a pity that the
good, honest voters in every part of Geor-
gia could not have been at Cordele. 1t
is pity that they could not hear the mag
nificent argument of Hon. Hoke Smith
and then listen to the ranting of Mr.. Liv-
ingstOn, who, as Mr. Patterson says, Ifs
running a losing race with prosperity
If the entire picture could be fully plant
ed in the minds of the people, they would
turn and spuTn such leaders as they would
a leper. 1t is fortunate that Georgia has
her Turner, her Smith, her Lawson, her
Estill and hundreds of other good men
who win save her fair name from being
dragged in the mires of political rottenness
by those who had rather see the future
hopes of the people damned than to see
credit reflected upon the present demo
cratic administration