The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-04

POSSIBLY have been made.
Judge Lawson. in his effort to retain his
seat in congress. is going To have two
thirEs to face him in every corner of the
ei@hth district. one of these is that bold
declaration of his in favor of the free aud
unlimited coinage OF silver. backed as IL Is
by his declaration that silver is. after all
the most equitable standard Of values the
wCrld over.
To quote his exact words:
Il confess that the free coinage of gold
and silver and the establishment of state
banks with authority TO issue notes. APP
pear To me to be THE MOST PRACTI-
CABLE PLAN. II ether countries wish
10 dump their silver upon Us. ~ GODS
NAME LET THEN DO So, for We need
All tfat We can get of ii and il is THE
MOST EQUITABLE STANDARD OF
VALUES THE WORLD OVER"
The other is Judge Lawson's declaration
in recent speech in congress that he
hoped TO see the time when cotton could be
sold al cents a pound.
The judge attempted in his reply 10 Colo
mel Howard TO explain away this two-cents-
a-pound business 10y declaring that II was
his idea 20 legislate "a the interest OF hui
mlnity in general. OF The man in Asia
Minor and the man in Massachusetts as
well the man in Georgia. These very
recent converts 10 the British doctrine
a broad craftsmanship which calls on them
go desert their constituents and act in the
interest Of people in other parts Of the
world. This is probably The logical result
OF securing their financial wisdom from the
Powers that rule the British empire anu Is
not 10 be- wondered a.. but am inclined I"
believe that even Judge Lawson. VINO Il
the ablest - the converts. will have very
hard work making the farmers and the
cotton PRODUCERS OF the eighth congress
sionaI district believe that they have no
right 10 send 10 congress man VINO WIZ
leeislattNin their behalf. who VIII in other
words. represent them and their interests.
The Judge seems To have put both feet
iu il this time As Colonel Howard pointed
out. his belief that cotton viii come 10
cents is the distinct result Of his financial
belief Go the gold standard, which must nee
cssarily bring down values 60 something
like "A two-ccnt basis. Judge Lawson's e.
fort TO suufrm out of this part "f ms
record would have been iudicrous II IL NAT
not been positively pitifui.
A. Go that very rccsut letter of his. which
IS such "a strong argument for thc free and
unlimited coinage of both gold anu SliNef.
o.. attempted tc counteract the eject "l
that hy annouucinr iu his FIRST speech iila'
he had once believed i'm tire free anu uhllhl-
tied coinage Of silver hut had changed.
As W. went out OF the courtroom near
one. Greene county far msr VINO. II IS Saih'
u7 that excuse this way judge lawson
has been in public life for years and was
or, S-inahly in touch with public questions.
voted for him believing mat ne Was Il
man 81 sound convictions Now he tells ms
that De- WAS q fool. When We elected hlm
tr s-unrrtSs ana when nc wrote tnat letter
90 The Constitution ne seemed M the iult
I,sse, ssiou az his mental Nii'"r. more IS
s-..h "a thing as men passing through
SECOND childhood when their minds 90 mack
fa -u frfantilc condition. and what guaran-
e. - 81
four wears Judge Lawson ~ not entered
INTO trnf state.
Getting Down TO Business.
TT,. audience was a thoroughly reprcscn-
tsffy.. one. and was notable Tor the large
number of farmers who were present IN"
Madison silver coruet band. of which POST
master Charley Furlow Is president. came
Down ON tine morning train. the members
wearing lawson badges. Thirty or forty
other Madison citizens came along. about
half 81 them wearing Lawson badges ana
the other half wearing Howard BADGES.
There were perhaps dozen OF Colonel
TEowa-i's fellow citizens from oglothorp"
who had come over 10 hear him make his
first speech.
There w.s NJ wasting time in prclimina-
rins FOR rho debate. Tn" TWO speakers got
together and agreed that Judge Lawson
should open and should have the conclu-
sion. Judge John Hart presided and mace
Jull-. lawson began 10y declaring that
the money question was purely one oi bust
ness and was not one 81 politics m any way
Ff. said that before fh.s both parties ought
t1 have unitei ard furnished plan or
financial relief which would have been ade-
gustr Co tho needs of the country. ANA
then Dee went on to argue that the pres
cent piar. which has the tndors n'nl "i
the adm Siraifiou ami Of the other recent
converts. was thoroughly adequate. iir d'-
rlarHl that De- would rather h' Eli 'i'"
fHaH H| #a . D.
'hr-rs bur is wasn't exactly clear Wn'.I'I
fha cheers were fer his righteous sent m'nt
or whether they We're evoked hy tho belief
Iil.-e lawson went .nto the argument 81
v-rs,r earl sI. fns leader of fife recent cong
ye~ts s. th. premier ANA which has been
I....i.- familiar through other recent lHini
debates ile declared that he was NOT am
rsflfntc however. and insight hc wrong. hut
DIS hel....l chat the single gold standard
gave practical himefailism and was the
only system of this country
A String of Propositions.
The ul-. devoted the greater portion Of
his opening address Is the elaboration ~
eleven propositions which he laid down
ana which he demanded that his opponent
r1fuie under penalty 81 losing his case.
This wos ~ course. the old dodge which
politicians So. often uSe al attrmpunE 60
make tine speech uf their opponents 10y
blazing oui the lime themselves. with view
of course of dvertiuE Them from their own
lines of argument. 10 has worked. some
tIm,s-this ola scheme has-hut this was
ono time when % diIn't work. ana how j.
didn't work ! viii show a little later on.
I.ut G~@t t1 Jut-. Lawson S eleven pIapo-
sitiuus. They furnished tae basis for his
ar--umeur aHd indeed were DO themselves
mu>t p. f.e argument which he advanced.
They art JAS follows.
B. There IS uut j free coinage country in
th" world today THAT IS uot ou a SILVER