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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06
Music From Pork.

During the reign of Louis XI of France
there was attached to his court one Abbot
de Baigne, a man of considerable wit, says
an exchange. The abbot was somewhat
unsteady inclined and delighted the court
ments One day the king, after having
enjoyed a hearty laugh over one of these
curious contrivances and desiring to baf-
fie this musical genius, commanded him to
produce harmonious sounds from the cries
of hogs.
This seemed an impossibility to the king
and he prepared himself to enjoy the dis
comfiture of the abbot. Much to his sur
prise, however, the abbot readily agreed
sum of money, upon the receipt of which
he declared he would invent the most sur
prising thing ever heard in the way of
musical atrocity.
He secured the country and secured a
large quantity of hogs, trying their voices
as to pitch and quality, and finally hav-
ing fully satisfied himself he arranged the
animals in a sort of pavilion richly deco
rated The day of the trial arrived and
ion prepared for something, but greatly
in doubt as to the success of the abbott
with the hogs. However, there were the
hogs, sure enough, and much TO the sur
prise and delight of the king they COM
menced to cry tremendously and in good
tune, rendering an air that was fairly
recognized. The abbot had arranged a
series of stops, and upon pulling one of
them out caused a spike to prick the hog
1t connected with. making him squeal his
note. The rest was easy, for pulling out
the different stops he produced the tune.
The king and all his attendants were high
ly delighted with IT.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06
A PonuIIst noctrine.

The most amusing thing in the politics
of to-day is the effort of some democratic
newspapers in this state that are afnicj-
ed with the silver craze to make it APP
pear that sound money views are exclu-
sively republican financial views. There is
nothing to show that the republican party
has a monopoly of sound money views
The platform of the national democratic
party is as sound on the money question
as that of the national republican party
That this is so is apparent from a COM
parison of the two platforms. What then
do the silver organs mean by saying that
sound money views are exclusively re-
publican financial views? Do they know
what they mean? Are they, in fact, quail
fed to express any opinion about the
matter? Are they not so afflicted with
the free silver craze that they cannot
see things as they are.
But what party is it that has monopo-
~ of the free silver coinage views? Is
it not the populist party? What other
party has declared for free silver coin
age? Has any other? The platforms OF
the parties snow tnat no other has. Here
then we have democratic papers advo-
eating the financial views of the popu-
lists. Not only do they do that, but they
attempt to hide their conversion to the
financial doctrines of the populists by
trying to make it appear that sound
money views are republican views only.
Do their readers lack average inteni-
gence? If not, is it not an insult to
their intelligence to tell them that sound
money views are republican financial
views and that free silver coinage views
are democratic financial views?
Are there any 10 to 1 views in the plat
form of the Georgia democracy or the
platform of the national democracy? In
these platforms there are only SOUND
money views. 1t is in the platform of the
populists, and there only, that free sill
yer coinage views are found. We think
it would be well for some of the demo,
| cratic papers of Georgia to'read the money
planks of the platforms of the different
parties. 1t is clear that they are in need
! of information.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06
Bad BITS Rrenk.

bad BilP' was a well known character
in the west, and there are many stories
told of his exploits, but one of the best
has never been printed, and was related
to a Washington Star reporter by a man
who was present when il occurred.
Great Bend, KaS., now one of the best
towns in the state, was al one time about
the worst This was when it was a railroad
terminus before Dodge City was estab-
lished.
travelling evangelist went to Great
Bend and tried to start a revival. There
were a few Christians in town and these
one of the unregenerate present being
bad Bill who took front seat Every
one feared trouble when he walked into
the church, but he sat quietly during the
exhortation. The evangelist requested all
who wanted to go to heaven to stand up
and every person except Bill arose. When
they were seated again Bill got up, ana,
drawing two pistols, said:
You all say you want to go to heaven.
Now anything 1 can do to help this game
along and give pleasure to the players
I'm in for You all want to go to heaven
and I'll give you as good a chance as
you'll ever have. The first man that gets
up I'll give him a ticket clean through,
without any stop-overs."
The evangelist craWled under a seat and
the members of the congregation laid on
the chairs.
well" said Bill. 81 see you wasn't in
earnest, so We'll put out the lights and
call this meeting adjourned" One by one
he shot out the lights and by morning the
evangelist was on his way to Hutchinson
while the members of the congregation
kept quiet and made no further attempts
at holding q revival
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06
one Hundred Years old.

The forthcoming national convention OF
the democratic party should be one OF hsr-
mony and jubilation For il will mark the
| centennial Of the party. One hundred years
ago. that is to say. in 1885. the first politi-
cal contest fought on the lines Of policy
laid down By Thomas jefferson. and held
by the democratic party TO this day. was
made under Jefferson's leadership, and
the party missed winning the presidency
by the narrow majority of only two cleo
toral votes. Up TO and at that time Ameri-
can politics and society were strongly aris-
tocratic. In every state there were proper
t. qualifications of the right to vote, hence
only those owning property were entitled
to a voice IN the government. Ever since
ia Thomas Jefferson had declared that
the government should be founded upon
the broad basis Of "a government by the
people. Of the people and for the people"
In 1875 he resolved that the time had come
to assert the rights of the individual to
combat special privileges to moneyed in
terests, and the Capitalization Of power
at the national capital The party at that
time was called republican, name that
has had several Specifications at different
times.
on the other hand was the federalist
party. under the leadership of Alexander
Hamilton and John Adams. That party
had little confidence in the masses. It be
lieved in a strong central government.
which should be dominated by the "aris-
tocrats' and the moneyed interests. 1t
was the party of the oligarchy-the gov
eminent by the few. It was the party of
protective tariffs, for the purpose Of hold
ing the manufacturers within its ranks.
These facts are referred to for the purpose
of showing the difference between the first
republican party, which became the demo-
cratic party before the war of 1872. and the
republican party of the present day, which
grew out of the free soil" movement, and
had no party existence until just prior to
the war Of secession.
The democratic party (then called repub-
licam won its first national victory in the
election of 1900. when under the leadership
of Jefferson, Madison, Burr and Gallatin,
the leueIdllSlS received lnelF uTSL QeLeat.
jefferson was elevated to the presidency,
and for sixty years. with only one or two
short breaks. the party continued in pow
er. The principles upon which jefferson
built its foundations are truth and JUS
tice. and they are indestructible. The
party has been successful in national pol
itics only twice in the last thirty-odd
years. and has during that time been
threatened with dissolution. But it has
survived, and is still the great party of
the common people. as It will ever be. Its
principles are adhered to by the masses,
and they will take care that they are not
perverted by party leaders. Some of the
leaders may succeed temporarily in turn
ing the party away from it's high purposes
for their selfish ends. But their schemes
cannot triumph in the long run. This is a
democratic country, and the democrats
will not permit any such thing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06
Confident Mr. RaiIex.

Congressman Bailey OF the Fifth Texas
district is confident that Texas will send
a solid free silver coinage delegation 10
the national democratic convention The
Galveston News says. virtually, that It
doesn't see on what Mr.. Bailey's conf
dence is based. provided there IS fair deal
ing. because there are sound money dis
tricts in the state. and the delegates. ex-
cept the four-at-large, are chosen by dis
tricts.
Il may be that Mr.. Bailey has some plan
in mind by which there will not be fair
dealing. II is well known that the action
of the state democratic committee OF
Texas has been far from satisfactory TO
the sound money democrats. The silver
ties. who have control OF the political ma
chinery. may use their power in a way
that viii bring about a disruption Of the
party in Texas. If they should the result
would be that the state would pass to the
control Of the populists. The sound money
democrats held a meeting at Dallas a few
days ago. and their action at that meeting
is indicative of troublous times for the
democracy Of Texas.
Such leaders as Mr.. Bailey are danger
Gus. They lack judgment. Mr.. Bailey is
noted for his ability to talk a long time
without saying anything worth hearing
rather than for his understanding of
questions which he attempts to discuss. He
is such a windy statesman as Sena-
tor Pettigrew Of South Dakota. Pettigrew
made himself a good deal of a nuisance
at Washington during all last winter by
his boasts as to the figure South Dakota
would cut at the st. Louis convention un-
der his leadership. He was going to take
a solid free silver coinage delegation to
the national republican convention, he
said, a delegation that would never con-
sent to any other financial plank in the
platform than one squarely in favor OF
free silver coinage. Wen. he will 60 to the
convention. but not as the leader of a free
silver coinage delegation. He will go as
gold standard man. He had to pledge him
self that he would vote for a sound money
platform before the could get the appoint
ment as a delegate. The South Dakota
delegation is squarely for sound money.
Mr.. Bailey may not have just such an
experience as that of Senator Pettigrew.
but unless he and the other silverites in
the democratic party of Texas show lit
tie more judgment they are very likely to
be dropped out Of public life next fall.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06
BRIGHT BITS.

-Jones-I've just been doing something
that always makes me feel cheap.
Smith-What is that?
Jones-COmparing my salary with what
l think IL ought to be.-Brooklyn Life.
No Deception cannot deceive you, -
faltered the man accused of killing his
wife and children. Il am innocent" He
sobbed aloud, while the sweet young girls
with the violets passed to the next cell,
where the confessed murderer of his great
grandmother was contined.-Detroit Tri-
Dune.
Tho Corn-Fed ilosopher.-"Why,"
asked the youngest of the neophytes, why
should truth always rise again when
crushed to earth ?''
Because of its elasticity, of course" an
sweFed the corn-fed philosopher Don't
you know how easy 1t is to stretch the
indianapolis Journal.
Social Inequalites.-"Sa snapped the
busy man, my time is worth a dollar a
minute. A dollar a minute; do you hear
that?"
THAT jist shows the difference in folks, =
said the gentleman with the shoelaces
to sell. "Once l done a whole years time
for only $3.45."-Indianapolis Journal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06

D. r. Garrison told a story to Gen. Scho-
field, at the Dent house, which illustrates
to a certain extent the kind-heartedness
of Gen Grant, says the St. Louis Repub-
lie. Grant was q great lover of horses, and,
while he was President, he came on a
visit to St. Louis, and Mr.. Garrison, at
that time president of the old Pacific road
took him out to his farm. They started OF
i'm a buggy for a drive, and, after going
some distance, met an old man going along
on a horse The man was in his shirt
sleeves and wore a straw hat but Grant
recognized him, and, stopping the buggy
he got out and, walking up to the old man
put out his hand and said: Hello, Uncle
Ben! How are you and the old woman get
ting alOngY'
The old man was Uncle Ben Sappington.
He welcomed the President and said that
he was getting along very well. He re-
marked that they were happy as long as
they had enough to eat and pipe and a
little tobacco.
,'Uncle Ben. wouldn't you like to be post
master of Meramee township" asked the
President.
Uncle Ben said he would not object, and
Grant shook him by the hand and said;
God bless you and your wife, Uncle Ben.
l think of you often"
When Grant got back in the buggy the
tears were streaming from his eyes, and
he said to Mr.. Garrison: Poor old Uncle
Ben! He has q big heart. | remember"
he said, when I and my wife, living in
that house over there, did not have any
more to eat than needed, and old Uncle
Ben would come around to the house at
night and leave a basket of provisions on
our doorstep. He was afraid to come and
give them to us, thinking that he would
possibly hurt our feelings God bless his
memory"
Uncle Ben was made postmaster, and af-
ter living to a ripe old age. he joined the
great majority and was followed by Grant
a few years ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06
Progressive Professionalism"
From the New York Herald (Dem. }.

Mr.. Crisp's speech at Augusta is a bold
plea for free and unlimited coinage of sii-
yer. 16 to l, on the ground that it would
cause an increase in the prices of all COM
mOdities. 1t certainly would have tenn
porarily that effect-just as the coinage OF
brass shillings mot worth half their face
valued 200 years ago in England made ali
commodities so dear that, as Macaulay
writes:
The laborer found that the bit of metal
which when he received ii was called a
shilling would hardly, when he wanted to
purchase a pot of beer or a loaf of rye
bread, go as far as siXpence.
But what would the country gain by
Mr. Crisp's proposed artificial imitation OF
prices? Nothing. We should go back to
the old days Of greenbackism, when our
debased paper money would buy only
half of what gold would buy With the
sudden great rise of prices of all products.
expectation would cease: impOrtat ions
would multiply at prodigious rate, flood
ing this country with foreign goods and
products of all kinds, In payment for
which all the gold in the United States
would rapidly go abroad, while our gold
reserve would go to pieces leaving the
government stranded and bankrupt, all
business in chaos and silver the only pos
sible basis of the national currency.
Mr. Crisp's silver scheme is simply
progressive protectionism AN attempt
TO force up prices by paternahstic legis-
lation. Logically, II would seem, he ought
TO join the republican party.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06
A sixteen-to-one Leader.

One of the most prominent and per-
sistent of the advocates of the sixteen TO
one idea. otherwise stated the single sill
yer standard, is Senator William NJ.
Stewart of Nevada. In season and out
of season his voice is raised in denuncia-
ton of the British gold standard"
which he says strangles the poor, and in
praise of silver which he calls the poor
mans money. The burden of his philip
pic in denunciation of gold and of his
pean of praise of silver is always his con-
Germ for the poor people; the laboring
classes and those who are obliged to Dor
row money. 1t would naturally be sup
posed that this man would, in his per-
sonal affairs, strive to give every advant-
age to the laborer and the borrower; even
at personal sacrifices, as he is a million
aire.
Does Senator Stewart practice what he
breaches? He is the editor and financial
hacker of a newspaper published at Wash
ington in the interest of the free, unlmit-
ed and Independent coinage of silver by
this government, at the ratio of Is to !.
the laborer and the borrower are throy-
tied by the gold bug money power" 1t
transpires, according to Investigations 60
ing forward under the auspices of or
ganized labor in Washington, that while
Stewards paper is preaching plenty of
money for everybody. and the rights of
labor it is grinding the faces of its print
ers, the workingmen who operate the me-
chanical department of the Office While
the paper is published under a Washing
ton date line, it is printed in Alexandria,
where its offices are situated. The scale
of wages in Washington for the class of
work done on Stewards paper is SIS per
week; by locating the office a few miles
outside of Washington. Stewart is able to
grind his employees down until, according
to report received by the Typographical
union, the men get only IS to 81 per week
Still,i that is too much for mere work
ing people, according to the Stewart
school of political economy. He is a silver
mine owner. If he could secure the pas
sage of a 16 to / free coinage law, he
would be able to make every one of his
printers accept in payment of his IS or 81
salary the product of the Stewart silver
mines at just twicd what it is worth The
salary of the printer would be cut in
half, and would purchase of the necessar-
| les of life only as much as can be pur-
| chased now for $3.50 and $3.50 The wages
! of the laborers in the Stewart silver
mines would suffer in precisely the same
manner, and the owner of the mines would
! put the difference into his own pocket.
| That is how Stewart loves the laborer.
The manner in which he loves the Dor
rover is illustrated in the oft-repeated
! and never denied statement that he re-
Quires every obligation held by him to be
made payable in gold. He believes in sill
yer for other people. but when it comes
to a personal consideration, he demands
| gold for himself.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06

at will ask three or four persons in the
audience to draw cards at random from
this pack said the professor of magic
according to the Chicago Tribune, step
ping down from the platform and walking
through the aisle. Then replace them
in the pack, first noticing carefully, how
ever, the card you draw, so that you can
not be mistaken when / shuttle them up
place them in a glass tumbler. ask you
the name of each card. and cause 1t to
rise up from the pack without touching it
myself. Young man, what was the
card you drew"
The young lawyer with the slightly bald
head who had accompanied the daughter
of the clergyman to the hall. turned to
her and said in a hurried whisper.
What was it2 ! don't know one card
from another"
IL think It was the ace OF spades, q"
she replied, hesitatlngly.
''rhe ace OF spades" he called out in
a loud, confident tone.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06
warning the Editor.

happened 10 be in the Office OF the XIII
River Herald when a deputatiOn OF citi-
zens waited on the editor and proprietor
N regard TO certain matter. says the
man. and as the three citizens entered
the once unannOunced he asked me to
excuse him and rOse-uD and said to them.
Welcome, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES I have
nothing here TO drink but we will go down
later on Gentlemen, I am pleased 10 see
you"
We are a committee said the man
with the double-barreled shotgun.
ENactly-exactly. II gives me pleasure
10 receive the committee
The people in this town have conclu-
ded that IL is time for you 10 gitr' said
the man with the revOlvers.
4 see-I see They don't like the style
or the Herald? Gentlemen Of the COM
mitee, 1 thank you for this announce
ment."
Nor your style. eitherir said the third
man, who had a knife in his bootleg.
Adjust so! Gentlemen. l assure you
That you have my highest esteem. You
have probably called to inform me that
! must leave town inside Of twenty-fOur
hors?'
We haver' they replied in chorus
EXactly-l see. ] shall long remember
this event with pleasure Should I de
eide on staying ! am to be shot fun of
holes, 1 presume?'
4 see. Gentlemen. I really wish I had
a bottle to offer you. How long can you
remain with me?'
What about your going?' asked one.
My gOing2 Ah-yes. Gentlemen, viii
you please return TO the public and give
them my compliments and tell every
mothers son of EN- to go tor
you won't goT'
Not a rod Let me ask If you are sub
scribers to the Herald? If not 1 shall
take great pleasure in"
But the deputation filed out, and when
the door closed behind them l queried of
the editor
but what are you going to do about
it?''
"Oh, I'll have to go out on the street and
shoot Jim harrison, who thinks he's the
public, and that will settle things for an
other month. No hurry, though. Any
time after superb do. Sit down and
light up and tell me how you fellers in
the east manage to get along without
any excitement. 1 should think you'd
dry I'D and blow away"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06

An exchange that has been keeping tab
on the situation in the various congress
sional districts of this state says that
of the eleven present representatives, only
two are at present without opposition
for the democratic nomination. These are
Mr.. Bartlett of the Sixth district and Mr..
Black of the Tenth district. 1t must be
that our contemporary has set down Mr..
Harrington as a candidate against Mr..
Lester in this district. So far as reliable
information goes, we have not heard Of
any democratic candidate against the
First district congressman. Col Lester is
looking after the wants of his district so
successfully and satisfactorily that it
would be pretty hard to defeat him. His
getting into the river and harbor bill an
additional appropriation OF over 81 100000
was very creditable performance.
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France as an Example.
From the Atlanta Journal, Oem.).

Judge Crisp in his Augusta speech ad-
mitted that the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at Is to l, unless it put the
silver and gold dollar together, would be
injurious to this country Now what ar
gument is presented TO sustain the claim
that the United States, by establishing
this legal ratio of 16 to l for the coinage
of gold and silver when the commercial
ratio of the two metals is TO l. can raise
the value of silver to twice the present
value and bring the two together? Judge
Crisp said in Augusta that France did IL,
and therefore we could do it. France was
forced TO change the ratio over 100 times
in a little more than 100 years prior to
1903 because she could net keep the two
metals together.