The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-11
H0WARDANDL
The Joint Debate Between the Two at
Washington Tuesday.
A LARGE CROWD HEARS THEM
Howard Downs Lawson in Fine Shape
on Some Congressional Utterances
and Carried the Day.

Washington Ga. May s.-(Speciall-i-
has been known and published for some
rir'c that judge lawson and Hon W ~
Toward would have a joint deisaie here
tciav-
Ply O'Clock people could hc seen pouring
IN town from every section 81 the county
ard when tho hour for spanking arrived
no les than go or ss people were i'acN'u
and iaslrssd IN the courthouse and crowd
81 around the doors and windows I'M
ratseut Tor the Speaking tn begin
Ns-s-srI7us- to terms - agreement Dc
tween the two candidates. Mr. Howard
was fn COMMENCE at 70 o'clock and speak
r"r one hour and ten minutes JudE"
lawson TO follow with speech or one
hour and thirty minutes. and Mr. Howard
- clos. thc debate in speech az twenty
minutes
MI. Howard Begins.
W. hnun-.i .ps-.su .s~-nptly af III O'Clock
Tfs WIS -r.rt,-l w5rh a d"afeuinG cheer
v~I f1r or- tnu~ and ten minutes held his
aui-enre s7elIl,1uud. Swing 10 them a com
-ster. Er-f-iI and sxntuStike view 81 IN"
financial question. dealing in nothing nut
facts arG arguments based on history ana
statistics fre stated shat he co'lid make
uorh7-= STRONGER fllsu facts. and he poured
-r-.-r =r-o DIS sUl5snce and convinced
Them ALTHOUGH rhf friends ~ Judge Law
-.nu had rsra..rs..lIg ui1si. the charge thnt
thnr. was ~ argument to Towards side
~ rfa quest i.r. aH.s thls his only Resource
was re -.i. H-i',- his oppnufnts views with
rut ANSWERING his arguments the only
rruro- n. -u.rrr-..I 5a was to OCCASIONALLY
-dscrlfe hi- opponents r-eUv and varied
positions $50 rho money question since his
entering ruhIlr Hf,. much % he amuse-
--rwf ~ na- ruF5euee. BfiS speech was APP
uIsudesi from 's-iunin- tn end
Judge Lawson's Speech
Judge T.sr,-nu nr.sr..i -h- L. bate by say
.u- rhas rhn money question was not
r.,Firlral Orc. bur am economic question.
trsr ~ v1e 0n~e & free coinage man. had
WRITTEN. spoken ANA vuferi Ter silver NJ
-s ~ E Hrt that he w1s NOT then informed.
Fri -i-rs e-uIie-l tae question, and his
u-rt Rad changed
Nev l-sIi.ve THAT the free coinage
SILVER ua,llf Sc disastrous 20 every I'M
---.-s - pro country That he once
.ruu=Hr Fke Nr Howard hgt Iid nos
.Hiuk BIS. Boo does uUl- Cold standard
men ~. th. only tr5re bi-uetallists. silver
amt sold must 1.. coined hv th,ir com
rrsre.at art ro- 1y thtir unit ratio. We
-r practically pu the sold standard prior
ta rs-e Tho effect - prior legislation was
t' I-rrortr.ze silver and produce e gold
Standard
ti. sse5 that tire history - an countries
Nerf g. show Thar &C. was impossible 10
maintain rXsi ratio hctyceu gold and
silver Il. made ua ueN arguments. bra;
v.u- over rue same iiu. as Boz at ~ his
p-cviou- Speeches. ffe received "A patient
anil -.=seet.ul fear.--. although the
-rnwt a..s uvrrsyae -iv fpr Howard.
Howard Shows Up Lawson.
Wttu NE Ilowarf arose. r. make fis
sor-Ir-.r- -T-sch fhrr- was "a determined
Expression au hfs face which farewarneli
..- -s1.iisrc % the drubbiul. Judge lawson
was ruira su rereiEe- BE attalk ..I Judge
lawson t'nut hsS statement iu one ~ his
speeches congress in which bee slld all
mon educating 10. free coinage Of silver
were I.ul-o-1lss- Mr. Howard asked him
ir Boz u.as a L--ua-osuv. when D. laid aside
rhe Traelire VI las ami joined the Farm-
r-s 1la.EEoe. e.li-. -4lsius- tn their prinri-
plies ard standing uu their platform which
declared fur fr.e eo5ul=r az tile ratio 81
rs TO Z t1tl ar otala and 81 I.ouis. ~"
aln ai5a.s.-i judge I-awson-s statement
frat tb.- people were as prosperous as they
ever wtrr.
NJr Howard proved the fallarv OF It ly
stating tEe falt thar in ls.s cotton was
worth Is Co. I1 cents ana from that time
Ls.t steadily gone down 10 Z ana cents
90 pouul- Wheat in 10 was worth S-ss
r-r hushel. AMI had steadily gone Gown
tau &C. MAS worth uow only q cents I-r
r,slsht.s ard every other commodity had de-
,liu.d in ike proportion iie confronted
him with .he fact that from I-.- 10 1875
-nEd ami silver were yolzuL together each
mutually helping 20 carry our financial
HurI.u. bUt in fs73 gold turuc,l the yoke
On SILVER and the price ~ commodities had
t-en falling steadily Eince that time. tie
rraI from Judge LaUson's letter in which
h. said o. would not i-e candidate FOR
,.1nerezs BE- the national platform ~ Chi
rt-n ss--larrd Tor FIRE coinage. and ne
also rad from Judge l-aWsnn's second
letter in vghH-h No announced thar he would
aessin ~ a candidate after ne mad been 10
WashirEtcu city
Mr. Howard declared iu conclusion Nhat
II DO. vas z0. fortunate AS To- b. selected as
ne. next representative from tne eighth
congressional district Dee would he
,rrrs ~ au the trusts imposed IN him and
stand firm fl- the free coinage ri silver
,r.s more FOR 10. interests ~ his con
-litUeu9s-
The general CONSENSUS % opinion Is thAt
Hon w 81 Howard carried the day. sue
.--e~svr rrrrtims- EVERY argument OF his
rr-.q-..nt ard asivluciu- numerous a---u-
r-,a-ss for che cause ~ silver which
r-,u-rt hack tEr waverirs 81 held fast
-r.. many advocate ~ free eoinaEe ga the
county