Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-25
pEMOPOLIS.
Sam Jones on the Political 5ltuation-Wa
 ter Rates Fixed.

Sam Jones on the Political Sltuation-Wa
 ter Rates Fixed.
 Demopolis July 23-(Special Core spondence. .)-Speaking wsth the celebra- ted evangelist. Sam P. Jones (who seema Ito be as well posted on the politics of the country as he is on religion1, he said the other day to your correspondent that the old state of Georgia was unquestionably in the sound money column. He said the Constitution had gotten the impress sion into Speaker Crisp's head that the state was on the other side, but such is not true. He said that in Alabama, how ever, Johnston grass and silverloons seem to have taken the country, and they were going to play the wild with it. The trouble with the Silverloon Is above his eyes, he said. He ought to shave ofr his head and sow 1t in Johnston grass they say 1t will grow anywhere. Perhaps the strongest thing ever said in contra diction of the slogan of the populist par- ty, which is to the effect that all the leg islation of this country is for the rich and against the poor man." was said when he took the lives of the six richest men this country has ever produced and showed that they were all as poor as the proverhial church mouse when they be- gan life and that it was only by their own work that they achieved such great ness. The Rev. Samuel is man of sound judgment on all matters, and as he has come in contact with all sorts and conditions of people, from the millionaire of the east to the poyerty-stricken farm CTS of the south and west, 1t is safe to at- tach special weight to his utterances.
 At a meeting of the United Confeder- ate Veterans of Demopolis beat held in the armory of the Demopolis Rifles yes terday afternoon, the following resolu- tions were adopted and committees ap- pointed:
 Resolved, That in celebration of the re- union of Camp Oracle, which is to take place at this place on August G. that dinner be spread for the veterans, and that the commander also invite the edi- tors of the county press, the ministers of the gospel and the brass and string bands of the town.
 2. That the dinner be spread in Webbs warehouse, and that a committee of arrangements be appointed to take charge of same. The following commit tee was appointed: J. F. Hayden, H. A Monnier, w. D. Michael, J. J. Bolton, J. G. Coats and A. G. Barnes. The commit tee on building and arranging the tables are: A. l.. Rudlsill and Joe Beardslee. Commander Webb and all of the camp are determined to make this successful reunion both as to convenience and at tendance.
 About 800 people saw Demopols defeat Forl1land in a long and rather dragging game of ball at Webb's park this after noon, the score standing 23 to 13. The feature of the game was the batting of l the home team and the catching of Hob l son for the visitors. There was one very 1 disagreeable thing connected with the | evenings sport, and that was the inter- 1 ference of the outsiders with the umpire s | decisions. Levy is as conscientious as any man who ever stood behnd a pitcher, and | though some of his decisions may have l appeared wrong to the lookers-on, yet | no one could have justly complained that | he was partial. The game is being very | nicely patronized by our people, but if 1 this conduct is allowed much longer it | will be impossible to muster Q crowd | sufficient to pay for the ice water. It l ought to be stopped at once, and the manager cannot attend to he matter too | soon.
 At call meeting of the council this | afternoon the water rates were fixed. It will average about SIP per annum to the 1 family.
 Tonight at the Presbyterian church | State Evangelist Robinson will open the | campaign against whisky in a lecture | called ''The Whisky Traffic.