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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19
The New York Democracy.

The question which New York democrats
are now discussing is this: Will the gold
standard democrats nominate a state
ticket?
There has not at any time been a prob
ability that Mr.. Bryan would carry New
York. There has been talk to the effect
that he has a chance of doing so, but it
has not impressed any one as being
worthy of serious consideration.
The convention at Buffalo was control
led, it is said, by Senator Hill, whose
chief purpose was to prevent a split in
the party, and at the same time maintain
party regularity. The Chicago ticket and
platform were Endorsed to keep the party
in harmony with the national party and
gold standard man was nominated for
governor to prevent a split in the party.
1t remains to be seen whether the
scheme of Senator Hill will be success
full. The gold democrats will hold con-
vention in Brooklyn within a few days
The indications are that it will nominate
a state ticket and also recommend the
nomination of candidates for congress and
for the legislature. If it should do that
the party would be pretty well broken up.
The republicans would, in all probability.
elect all but two of the congressman and
get control of the legislature, thus MAX
ing sure Of a republican to succeed SEN
ator Hill In the United States Senate.
No doubt efforts will be made to have
the Brooklyn convention confine its eff
fects to opposition to Bryan and Sewall.
That would give the regular democrats
a chance to elect a majority of the legis-
lature and thus secure the senator.
The weeks that Senator Hill has re-
NAMED silent have not been utilized in
planning to either help or hurt the Chi
cago ticket. 1t is doubtful If he feels
much interest in that ticket. His entire
effort has been. and is. to save his party
in the state from being wrecked. 1t looks
now as If 1t would be wrecked, though
much confidence is felt in Senator Hilrs
shrewdness as a political leader. The
| Buffalo convention undoubtedly followed
his instructions implicitly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19
ror SAVANNAH. Intere.t..

The interests OF our city are of the very
! highest Importance. We should. there
fore, at all times give them the most
thoughtful consideration. Although this
is a busy season for cotton men, and
about everybody is talking local, state
and national politics, we are certain that
all of these things will be put aside for
an hour or two II necessary to consider
any matter that is connected with the well
fare Of Savannah.
We do not know what sort Of propo-
sition Mr. Marshall Stevens, the repre-
sentative OF the Manchester canal, has to
make. He is expected here this morn.
ing He has made a tour of the country
and ne comes here in the interest Of the
canal He desires 70 hnd out what sort
Of trade relations can be established be-
tween this city and Manchester.
The purpose OF Mr.. Stevens visit has
been discussed in the columns Of the
Morning News. Our business men ares
prepared, therefore. TO listen to sugges-
tons or propositions. 1t is certain THAI
If he proposes anything that promises to
advance Savannah's commercial prosper
ity his proposition will receive most re-
spectful consideration.
Manchester has grown to be very great
city. Owing to her canal her commerce
is steadily increasing. The canal, how
ever, is not yet doing anywhere near the
business 1t is expected to do. Steamship
lines between various ports of the world
and Manchester are being established. 1t
may be Mr. Stevens purpose to establish
a line between this port and Manchester.
If it is he will find encouragement here
that is. he will find that a large amount
of freight leaves this port every year,
much ofwhich could be obtained probably
for a direct line to Manchester
However. it is better to wait until Mr..
Stevens has stated the purpose of his
visit before INDUCING in speculations and
comments. We are sure he will be given
cordial reception. and that every OPP
portunity to see our harbor and become
acquainted with the amount and charac-
ter of our commerce will be afforded him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19
His sincerity AN Right.

The politician was practicing the gentle
art of mingling, says the Detroit Free
Press. He was being as agreeable as
possible to everybody he came across and
trying to make friends. His tour brought
him to a region where he was personally
unknown. Like Haroun AL Raschid. he
resolved to benefit by the opportunity to
hear a few candid expressions with ref
erence to himself and his career. Stop
ping at a blacksmith shop, where some
farmers were standing, he engaged one
of them in conversation. After a few
observations of a general character, he
said:
rs the Hon. Judson Blank pretty well
known around here?"
without suspecting that the tourist had
mentioned his own name, the native an
swered:
Yes. Only we don't go ter all that
trouble when we speak of i'm. We jes' call
i'm ole Jud Blank
Hes a pretty shrewd statesman, is he
not?"
WAL he thinks he is" was an answer
with a discouraging accent on the he"
1t was an embarrassing moment. But
the seeker for encouragement pulled him
self together and said:
There's one good quality, however,
that don't believe anybody will deny
him."
''Mebbe there is
HE must be given credit for sincerity"
Now you've struck it. 1t was only this
mornin' that 1 heard a Teller givin' him
credit fur sincerity"
"Ah? What did he say?"
He said tibet mebbe Jud Blank wasn't
so much ter blame after all; tibet eff he had
more sense he'd probably do different"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19

A Washington special to the Philadel-
pha Ledger says: ut is reported that
within the last twenty-four hours Senator
German and at least two other prominent
democratic senators have quietly admitted
that the chances of success for the free
coinage candidate are diminishing every
day 1t is known this evening that SEN
ator German has positively refused to
openly take a part in the Bryan cam
paign. and that he has given expression
to the opinion that If by any possibility
Mr.. Bryan should win II will be in spite
of gross mismansgement," The foregoing
Is a specimen OF the sort of rot that is
being circulated by the newspapers which
are opposing Mr.. Bryan. Is It possible
that Senator German would say that the
democratic campaign was being rnisman-
aged? Is 1t not a fact that he is one OF
Chairman Jones' most trusted advisers?
Senator German is one of the most eau
tious politicians In the country. He is
supporting Mr. Bryan. What nonsense
is 1t then to say that he has refused to
take part openly in the campaign and
that II Mr.. Bryan wins It will be in spite
Of gross mismanagement! Senator Cor
man is not that sort of man, nor will
the campaign against Mr.. Bryan be won
by the sort of tactics which the republican
press has adopted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19

communication in another column,
signed"A Blackshear Merchant, contains
a suggestion that should prove of inter
est to the business community of Savan-
nah and the whole section involved. The
suggestion is that a long distance tele-
phone from this city to Waycross. with
Offices at Blackshear and Jesup, and other
places, be established. 1t is believed by
our correspondent that such an enterprise
would be advantageous to the business
men OF the whole section. Long distance
telephony has passed the experimental
stage. and is being employed by many
of the wide-awake business communities.
Atlanta is running lines to the outlying
towns. and is finding the investment prof
itable. She has recently established wire
connection with some of her neighbors a
hundred miles or more away. The matter
of setting up line covering the territory
suggested is certainly worth considera-
lion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19
The Mi.hnps of one Texn..

The battleship Texas has more than a
fair share Of the accidents with which the
ships of our navy meet. Unless her record
improves in the matter of accidents, she
will get bad name. Wednesday, as she
was entering the harbor at Newport, she
ran aground One account says she
struck rock. and that all attempts to
dislodge her proved fruitless.
The plans for the Texas were secured
abroad, and were modified by our naval
constructors. While she was being built
several men were fatally injured on her,
and at the Richmond Iron Works, her en-
gines were scorched in a fire. on her first
trip to the yard her propeller was broken.
She swamped a lumber iadeh schooner In
her first dock trial AT her dock. at Nor
folk, she heeled over from the effects Of
the wind and an Improperly placed turret,
and was thought to be sinking. She met
with an accident in the Brooklyn navy
yard and, It was said, developed struct-
ursl weakness. On each of her trial trips
there was an accident of some sort. In
fact, she has had so many accidents.
most of them of a minor character, that
seamen have spoken of her as an unlucky
ship. She certainly has had bad luck thus
far. 1t is to be hoped that her unlucky
days are over. and that If she ever gets
into a battle she will render such a grand
account OF herself that her mishaps will
be forgotten.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19

1t begins 10 look as if something start
ling would shortly occur in Cuba The
rainy season is now about over, and both
sides are becoming active once more The
advices would seem TO indicate that the
insurgents purpose being more aggressive
than ever, having as one of their objects
nothing less than the capture Of Gen.
Weyler himself Whether they will Law
siege to Havana is yet TO be developed
There has been much talk TO the effect
that they Will, though as yet, so far as
is known, nothing has been done to that
END. The advent Of the cool season will
find the insurgents much stronger than
they were at the beginning OF the wet
season. The belief is that they have re-
ceived many recruits and a large amount
OF ammunition and arms from various
sources in the last few months That be-
ing true. they are in pretty good trim for
fighting. which can hardly be said Of their
sick, unpaid and half-hearted adversaries.
1t is not unlikely that the war in Cuba
will be ended before the coming Of the
next rainy season.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19
ORDINANCES.


An ordinance for the preservation OF
the public health of the city of Savannah.
Whereas, Impure milk is constant and
prolific source of disease, and is injurious
to the public health of the city of Savan.
nah, and
whereas, The drinking of polluted wa
ter by milch COWS makes the milk of such
COWS impure, and
Whereas, The waters of Bilbo canal
are polluted by sewage:
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, in
council assembled, that from and after
the passage of this ordinance it shall be
unlawful for the owners or tenants Of
lands adjacent to said Bilbo canal to use
such lands as pastures for mich cows
unless access to said canal by such cows
is prevented by the erection of a good
substantial fence between such lands and
said canal, or by some other effective
means.
person or persons guilty of a violation
of the provisions of the first section or
this ordinance shall, upon conviction
thereof before the police court of Savaa-
nah be subject to fine not to exceed fif-
ty dollars, or Imprisonment not to ex-
coed ten days, either or both, in the dis
erection of the court; and each day that
such lands are so used in violation Of the
terms of the first section of this ordinance
shall be deemed and held to be sepa-
rate offense.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in council for the first
time Sept. 9, 1896. and by unanimous con-
sent read a second time, and laid on the
table and published for information.
A. N. MANUCY,
Clerk of Council.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19

DIR. Sampson Pope, whom the lily white
republicans Of South Carolina have NOM
mated for governor, Is a recent convert
to that party from Tillmanism. DR.. Pope
was one of the charter members of the
Tillman reform" party, and remained
true to it as long as 1t kept him in office.
But when the doctor got ambitious to
hold a place higher than the clerkship of
the state Senate, and the reform" party
failed 10 place him, he got mad and kick
ed over the traces, becoming one of TILL
mans bitter foes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19
The senior Member.

Speaking of those who will probably
compose the congressional delegation from
this state in the next congress, the At
lanta Journal says: Georgia will have a
comparatively new delegation in the next
congress. Rufus E. Lester, if elected, will
be the senior member of the delegation"
The Journal seems to have some doubt
as to whether Col. Lester will be re,
elected. 1t need have no doubt. Col. Les
ter will be reelected. 1t ds probably true
that his views on the silver question are
not acceptable to Savannah, but the peo-
pie of Savannah are going to vote for
him solidly for several reasons. One is
that, personally, they esteem him; an
other Is that he has done more for his
district than any previous representative
of the district, and still another is that
he has influence and will use it for the
benefit of his district.
The people of Savannah know they
could not get another man who could and
would render the district as good ser.
vice as Col. Lester does. They also know
that in the present condition of public
sentiment in the district a gold standard
man could not be elected to congress.
What folly it would be, therefore, to put
up a gold standard democrat against Col,
Lester and thus make the election of a
populist possible! No. there is no doubt
of Col. Testers reelection, and in fu.
ture. in referring to him, the Journal can
say that he will represent the First dis
trct in the next congress.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19
WIN Not Vote as They TAX.

The republicans are confidently claim
! ing all of the central western states. They
| say that al least they have satisfactory
information that the great majority Of the
| labor vote win be for Mckinley, and that
! the republican farmers are going TO vote
! the republican ticket almost to a man.
There is a probability that the repub-
lican leaders are greatly mistaken about
the labor vote and the republican farm
| ers. Observers of the political situation
in the west, who have the reputation OF
being we'll informed and level-headed, ex-
press the opinion that the workingmen OF
the cities, although generally wearing the
Mckinley button, will not vote for McKin-
ley TO the extent that it is claimed they
Will The same statement is made in re-
spect to the republican farmers.
Those who make these statements say
that wage earners have not studied the
silver question, very carefully, sand. there
fore, have no fixed opinion in respect 10 1t.
The silver question therefore, will not in
auence them greatly. The thing that is
influencing them is the argument that all
the wealth of the country is UNFOLDING the
gold standard, and that, therefore, it
must be for the interest of the wage earn
ers to favor silver. This feeling of the
masses against the classes is being urged
strongly, and it is having its effect
The republican farmers have a pretty
fair understanding Of the silver question,
and they believe it would be to their inter
e4 . - lo,.~ .l,o ,ofova ,,f eti,rer -, q IL fraa
They are satisfied. of course, that the
money they would receive for their pro-
ducts would be deprecated money, but
they know that being legal tender it would
be just as valuable for paying taxes
and debts as gold is now. Therefore
while they are asserting that they are
going to stand by their party. the chances
are that a very large percentage of them
will vote for Bryan
The knowledge of this condition of affairs
is what makes the republican leaders un-
easy and causes them to put forth extra
exertions in all of the states of the mid
die west. They hope of course, to change
the situation greatly before the end of the
campaign, but they realize that the task
they have to accomplish is a very difficult
one. because those they want to con
vert cannot be easily influenced by argu
ments. The feeling against the ricf
among the masses and the belief among
the farmers that cheaper money would be
helpful to them are so strong that they
don't want to hear what the republican
stump speakers and canvassers have tC
say.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19

The delegates TO the National Colored
Baptist Association, in session at st.
Louis, have solved the problem of hotel
accommodations for colored delegates in
q manner that would seem to be thorough
have rented the old Hurst hotel, and set
up housekeeping on their own account.
The delegates remembered that there was
some difficulty about accommodations for
colored people during the republican con-
vention, and took steps to prevent a repe-
tition thereof.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notice-Sholes' Savannah City
Directory; What We Have for To-day,
Mutual Grocery Company.
Buy a Hat To-day-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Amusemcnts-Al. G. Fields Ministries
and Utopia, or the 10Th Century Circus,
at Theater Sept. q.
one pay only-Appel & schaul.
Steamship Schedule-Ocean Steamship
Company.
silverware- Gorham Manufacturing
Company.
Observation-Disclosures Genuine Durham
Tobacco.
Medical-Hood's Sarsaparilla; DR.. Will
iam's Pink Pills.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hcl
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale. Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19
Bicycle Song.
From st. Nicholas.

From st. Nicholas.
Light upon the pedal,
Firmly upon the seat.
Fortunes wheel in letters,
Fast beneath our feet,
Leave the clouds behind us,
Split the winds we meet,
Swift, oh, swift and silent,
Rolling down the street,
When the dark comes, twinkling
Life fireflies in the wheat,
Bells before us tinkling
FAIRLY and feat,
BY the gate of gardens,
Where the dusk is sweet,
Slide like apparitions
Through the startled street,
Spearmen in the desert
May be fly as fleet,
Northern lights in heaven,
Sparkle on the sleet
Swift, oh, swift and silent
Just before we greet
The outer edge OF nothing
Turn rolling up the street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19

Ex-senator NJ. C. Butler Of South
Carolina, is rather hard on
those who are in politics. He
was in Washington on Wednes-
day. and to a representative of the Post
Of that city he said he was completely
out of politics. "Being out of politics." he
added. Il am trying to become a gentle
man. and am thoroughly glad it is So"
Perhaps the ex-senator had reference to
politics in South Carolina only. AS a mat
ter of fact. politics has been conducted
in that state on a very low plane for sew
eral years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19

Enoch Pratt of Baltimore, whose death
in that city was chronicled in our dis
patches yesterday, left an enduring mon
ument to his name and philanthropy in
each. his native town of Middleborough.
Mass, and his adopted home, Baltimore.
In the former he endowed an academy.
and gave lands TO an asylum, and in the
latter he established and presented to the
city one of the greatest free libraries in
this country, at a cost of sl,225,OOO. He also
founded an asylum for the deaf. dumb and
blind at Frederick. Md, and in numerous
other ways dispensed charity with a free
hand from his bountiful supply Of this
worlds goods. He lived to the ripe age
Of Sc years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19
Vermont. Arkansas. Maine.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer dem

tons mean anything. Nothing short Of
a miracle could prevent Vermont and
Maine going republican or Arkansas dem
ocaatic in September or November. No
Bryan man for moment imagines one OF
the New England states giving its elec-
toral vote to the Chicago ticket. There
is not a Mckinley politician who believes.
whatever he may say for the delusion or
the gullible, that the st. Louis ticket will
break into the solid south with a single
electoral vote. The battle lies in the cen
trail west, in the states which have in
past contests been considered doubtful.
with republican leanings or ranked as
safely republican, and there the fight will
be no boys play on either side, and the
outcome is far from certain, whatever tho
professed confidence of the political
prophets Of either party
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19
No Time for Splitting Hairs.
From the Galveston News (Dem.) }.

This is not time for any man of prin-
ciple, who wants. to see principles and
measures rather than, men succeed. to
throw away his vote. Leaders may talk
fusion and spoils hunters attempt to
trade, but, from Senator Allen down TO
the poorest private in the ranks, the hon
est populists will give their votes to Bryan
In democratic states by supporting the
democratic electoral ticket, in full.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19
CURRENT COMMENT.
WeyIer's Pernicious Activity.
From the Boston Globe (Dem.).

Gen. Weyler has evidently taken advan,
tage Of the present absorption of the
United States in the presidential cam
paign to renew his atrocities. Much is
said, and very justly. about the cruelty
of the sultan. But we seem to have a
sultan on this continent in the person of
Gen. Weyler, The civilized world is grow
ing tired to these Cuban butcheries.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19

John Boyd Thacher. whom the demo-
Gratis have nominated for governor of
New York, had charge of the distribution
of the Chicago worlds fair medals. At
last advices the medals had not an been
delivered although the fair is rapidly be-
coming ancient history. Some of the
medal winners may feel constrained to re-
buke Mr.. Thatcher for his hardness in
making the distribution by voting against
him
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19

The Rev. Sam Jones has served notice
upon the politicians that hereafter in
the future" he will permit no political
speeches TO be made in his tabernacle at
Cartersville. He does not propose to have
that place Of worship deseerated with po-
litieal mud Singing, even at the cost OF
firing the whole governing committee and
appointing new one. MIR. Jones is right
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19

The New Orleans States seems to have
INDUCED in a midnight banquet Of deviled
crabs, Holsters and ice cream and the
next morning put on green Cog
giles and taken a view of the political sit
uation. In the event OF Bryan's election
It sees Eat least temporary financial dis
turbance." while If Mckinley is elected II
sees eventually horrid war. and finally
a imam on horseback" The States needs
to take something for its nerves.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-19
The Mnine Amir.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer Dem

Mr.. Joseph H. Manley has made up a
list of things which, in his superheated
judgment, he thinks the republican vic
tory in Maine has accomplished. He says
1t is an Endorsement of protection, recip-
rocity, restoration of home market, plenty
of home revenue, condemnation of an at
tempt 10 debase our money a rebuke to
demagogues etc. He's wrong. 1t is sim
ply the usual republican majority in
Maine amplified by the abandonment OF
the state by the democrats.