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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

According to the New York Evening
Post there is disagreement among lead
ing democrats as to whether two amend
ments. offered by Senator Hill to the ma
tional democratic platform, were adopted.
Both OF these amendments. says the
Post. appear in the official platform.
The platform that the committee on res
olutions prepared contained the follow
ing; I'VE are opposed to life tenure in
the public service" Senator Hill. offered
the following amendment. Except as pro-
vided in the constitution" The consti-
tuition provides that Judges. both of the
supreme and superior courts. shall hold
their Offices during good behavior" SEN
ator Hilrs amendment was reported as
having been voted down, but it is in the
official platform. and Senator Jones says
it was in the original draft of the plat
form.
The other amendment which appears in
the official platform promises to be the
subject of much greater controversy. 1t
is as follows; But it should be carefully
provided by law at the same time that
any change in the monetary standard
should not apply to existing contracts. -
Senator Jones and c. II. Jones of St.
Louis, who had much to do with preparing
the platform, being chairman of the plat
form committee, says that this amend
ment was rejected. The official steno-
grapher, Edward b. Dickson. says it was
adopted, and that he was instructed to
put it at the end of the platform.
This amendment means, Of course, that
legislation in behalf of free silver coinage
must be accompanied by proviso that all
existing contracts must be paid in gold or
its equivalent. 1t is apparent, therefore,
that the question whether this amend
ment by Senator Hill was adopted or not
is a very important one. Being in the
official platform it is bound to excite dis
cussion during the campaign.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06
Personal.

The Khedive Of Egypt suffers from
stomachache; ne must 20 70 Corfu and
thea TO Switzerland for a cure.
The venerable George sheldon Of Deer
Held Mass. has spent many years Of his
life In collecting and classifying the rec
ords, utensils and personal belongings Of
me old New England settlers. lie was the
oIls inator OF the well-kuOwn POcumtuck
Natley Memorial Association, which or
dent.
The Hon Alan de Tstton, a member
OF parliament. who. together with MS
son, has lately gone through many vicls-
sltudes IN Rhodesia. tells his parliament
tary friends OF his many odd experiences.
= Qua was so scarce when he passed
through Buiawayo that the hotels in that
Town were charging 81 each FOR Welsh
taooits three or four inches square.
Gen. George ". Jones, who has just
died in Dubuque. Ia. al the age of 81, was
a classmate OF Henry Clay in the Tran
syLNanla university at Lexington, Ky. In
4e-t ne settled In Michigan, when it was
4 territory, and became its chief justice.
lie gave the states Of Wisconsin and Iowa
tielf names. In lS4S he was elected Iowa ;
nrsL United States senator and reelected
IN leaz. President Buchanan appointe
MN minister to BogOta, where ne served
three years. Senator Jones took part In
many duels as a second, and in his early
days had little affair Of his own to look
after. He was to have fought with IN
army officer named Williams They met.
put Williams apologized on the field OF
Dattle. For this he was asked 10 resign
from the service, and did 50.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

Caught in Her own Tran.

There be those who think that wo-
mans reticence about disclosing her age
is not so much of joke after all. even if
it is a time-honored theme for the news
paper humorist, says an exchange. A
young botanist was showing a party of
ladies and gentlemen through a conserva-
tory, and explaining TO them the proper
ties of some of the choicest plants.
Among the visitors was a would-be-young-
looking, middle-aged lady, who, at every
description, volunteered the statement
that the plants and flowers she had at
home were quite equal to anything exhibit
ted here, or, indeed, anywhere
Just as they were passing a giant cac-
tus she was heard to eXclaim:
Well. this is nothing extraordinary. I
have cactus at home that is still larger.
1 planted and reared it myself"
Reared it yourself" the professor gent
~ observed. How remarkable This
specimen is SO years old, and If yours is
still larger"
The lady did not stay to hear any more
but executed strategic movement to the
rear.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06
BRIGHT BITS.

-Raxmore-You were out when I called
at your Office the other day
Gadson-Was 1? Why didn't YOU leave
word
Gadson-I did; I told your office boy.
Gadson-Do you call that leaving word p
hoXbury Gazette.
Progressive Consolation. 90 Smith
Brown has owed me so for the last four
years.
Jones-That isn't so bad. If you'll figure
IT, youll see that it's only a dollar a
month; and when he owes it TO you eight
Puck.
The Coming Shakespeare-AIrs Charlie
Pm afraid there's something the matter
with Johnnie.
Mr.. Chahie-What makes you think so?
Mrs Cha1ie-He sits in a corner all day,
and doesn' I say anything to anybody Eth
er he IS going to be great poet, or he is
going to have the measles. 1 can't decide
which 1t is.-Texas Sitter.
"A Gentle Hint-Paterfamilias (se-
vereiy)-There was young gentleman
with you in the parlor last night?
Sweet Girl (gently)-Yes, pair. Stayer.
And it was after II o'clock before he
went home. miss. I'd like to know what
kept him so late?"
We'll, pa, you looked so angrily at me
when you came in and saw him that |
guess he thought l neededa protector, and
so he, stayed until he thought You were
asleep.-New York Weekly.
A small boy who had a great dislike for
school returned home for dinner a little
earlier than usual.
Tommy, you naughty boy. you have
been playing truant." said his mother; "a
little dicky bird came in at the window
and told me so''
The next morning Tommy set out for
school as usual. During the morning his
mother heard a noise from the far end of
the kitchen, and, looking round there, saw
Tommy crouched under the table
Tommy, you rascal, what are you doing
there?"
Seeing that he was discovered, he crawl
ed out, and, holding up brick which he
had by him, said:
Il was waitin' to croak that dicky bird q"
Chicago Times Herald.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

There was a very encouraging advance
in the price of cotton yesterday The
price has been advancing for several days.
ana the outlook now is the price of cot
ton this fall will be much higher than
it was thought three or four weeks ago.
it would be. Then the prospect that
there would be a very large crop was
promising. The hot and dry weather of
July. however. followed by rains, and
then by hot weather again. damaged the
crop greatly in very large part Of the
cotton belt. The damage has been great
est in Arkansas. Mississippi and Texas.
IR other states. especially Alabama, Lou
isiana and Tennessee, the damage has
been severe. In this state according to
the crop report service, the injury has
not been very great the report being that
1.-The average for the entire state will be
good" There is considerable complaint.
however, from all sections of the state
of rust and shedding. 1t is evident that
even with exceptionally favorable weather
from now until the end of the cotton sea-
son the crop will not be nearly so large
as was expected few weeks ago. With
a small stock on hand and a smaller
yield than was anticipated, a fairly good
price may be looked for
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06
An OmeIaI Statements.

Clearly Mr. Watson knows when not
to tax. He says that the alleged state
ment OF Chairman Jones. that the south
ern populists are not a creiitab.e class.
that Mr.. Bryan viii not accept the pop
ulist nomination. and that 1Ir. sewan VIII
not withdraw. is in the nature Of an Off
cial communication, and should be re-
ferred 90 Senator Butler. chairman Of the
popullst national committee. for an an
s~er. The New York Journal attempted
20 get him 10 make some sort Of reply
to the statement Of Chairman Jones. but
ne was altogether too diplomatic 10 mix
himself up In a matter about which he
has 10 official concern.
II is by no means certain that Chair
man Jones said that 1Ir. Bryan would
not accept the popuilst nomination. and
that Mr.. sewal would not withdraw. II
is not for Mr.. Bryan to say whether OF
not he will accept the populist nominal
ton until he has been officially notified
OF IT, Il looks very much as II the pop
uhsts do not intend TO notify him. II
they do not it viii not be necessary for
him to say whether he accepts the nom
nation or not. If he should not be no
titled the western populists Will vote for
him, and 10 is in the west where the
democrats stand in need Of the popullgt
vote. They can get along in the south
without it.
A.
Watson and a few OF his admirers ever
thought ior moment that he would
withdraw. His withdrawal would very
likely prove disastrous TO the democratic
ticket. The democrats would become dis
satisfied. and thousands Of them in every
state would cease 70 take any further
interest in the campaign, as far as voting
is concerned. They would regard ticket
composed Of Bryan and Watson as alto
gether too populistic for them. Mr.. Wat
son must know that such would be the
case.
We know, OF course. that he thinks If
the popuiists should accept the demo-
cratic ticket there would be an end TO
his party, but If mis- party gets pretty
nearly what 1t has been contending for,
through the democratic party, we do not
see what use there is in keeping the pop
ulist party alive. 1t may be that the
populists in the south are after the spolls
of Office. II that is the case, they have
very little reason to complain of what
Chairman Jones is alleged to have said
about them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

The New York Journal, the only impor-
tant paper in the city of New York which
supports Mr.. Bryan. is in a fair way of
getting Itself regarded as sensational
rather than wise. In a double column and
double loaded editorial it calls on Senator
Jones to make way for Senator German as
chairman Of the national democratic COM
mittee and manager Of the democratic
campaign. It heads its article "A call for
German" 1t doesn't pretend, however.
that anybody except itself is calling for
Senator German. and it isn't likely that
anybody will second its call.
There is nothing the matter with sena-
tor Jones lie is much wiser than the New
York Journal. We don't know whether or
not he said southern populists are lin pol
itics for spo1s" and that they Ought to
20 with the negroes where they belong"
If he did make the remark he was pretty
well satisfied that they would never vote
for Bryan and Sewan and that the demo-
cratic party would be stronger without
them than with them.
As for Mr.. German, there is no doubt
that he is a very shrewd campaign man.
ager, but what sort of a figure would he
cut as the manager Of a campaign for sill
yer? 1t is understood that he believes in
the gold standard, and is not in hearty
sympathy with the Chicago platform. 1t
is true he is supporting the democratic
ticket, but he is doing so because he is n
strict party man. AS the head of the cam
paign committee Of the democratic party
he would be open to constant attack. His
sincerity would be questioned, and the con-
sequence would be that he would be a
burden rather than a help to the cam
patgn.
Senator Jones may lack caution and tact.
but Of his sincerity there doesn't appear 10
be any room for doubt. Therefore he is
much more likely to give satisfaction as
manager of the campaign than Senator
German would. If the Journal undertakes
to bring about change of leaders at the
very beginning of the campaign. it NAV
cause the democrats to wish it had not
thrust its services upon the party Be-
cause It is the only important New York
city newspaper supporting the democratic
ticket it may think it ought to be permitted
to run the campaign in accordance with
its own ideas. If that is it's view it win
soon discover that 1t is mistaken.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

Bourke Cochran puts the present politi-
cal crisis above that of the civil war.
When the war broke out Mr. Cochran was
a nine-year old boy in Ireland. and he did
not arrive In this country until three years
after the war had ended. He knows all
about the war, and the causes of it..
through reading, of course. But reading
does not make so clear and profound an
impression upon ones mind as actual ex-
perience does. Mr.. Cochran is hardly a
good judge Of the gravity of the present
situation as compared with the situation
in the early sixties.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06
Foolish and Sensible Talk.
From Springfield CMass) Republican
Qnd.)

One fool bank out in Alliance, Neb., has
issued a circular to borrowers calling in
all loans and telling the people that the
success of the @socialistic Chicago ticket
is to cause tremendous panic, the throw
ing of everybody out of work, and the
calling out of the military to suppress dis
order. This is a good way to go about
promoting all these results. We commend
to such panic-stricken ones the words of
an officer OF one of our Oldest strongest
and most conservative Springfield money
institutions, spoken in reply TO a question
of what his bank intended to do: I'VE
intend to continue business at the old
stand in the coin of the realm, whatever
the people decree that coin is to be-.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

City council should give prompt atten-
ton to the matter of the abatement of
the nuisance on the Ogeechee road, with
regard to which complaint to council
has been made. The offensive butcher pen
is just beyond the Minis swamp drainage
canal, and the odors that arise from it
are those that are given off by decaying
animal matter, When few people used
the Ogeechee road there may have been
little reason for complaint. but since the
improvement of that highway, probably
hundreds of people pass over it every
day, and have their olfactories violently
assailed by the foul smell The nuisance
should be abated at once.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

According 10 a Portland Cfe) dispatch.
Tom Watson is to carry his war against
se|all into Africa II is said that he viii
stump the state OF Maine. following Bry-
ans itinerary. The possibilities are that
by the time Mr.. Watson has made a few
pleasant remarks about the noble peo-
pie Of sagadaboeco and Piscataquis coun-
ties. the hOspitalities o. the townsfolk
OF Annabessacook. and the beauties OF
Lake Moostocmaguntic and Chimquassa-
bamtook river. he viii be ready 10 quit
and come home to have his Jaw set
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06
IEDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings.-Solomon' Lodge, No. !. f. &
A. N; Savannah Yacht Club.
Special Notices-Residence for Sale; Bar
gains in Bicycles. at R. d. & VIM. Latti-
more Notice to City Court Grand Jurors;
Notice TO Superior Court Jurors.
Excursion-The Steamer Gov. Stafford for
Daufuske Beach To-day.
Silk Shirts-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Bucks Stoves-Lindsay & Morgan.
Steamship Schedules-American Line;
Red Star Line; Baltimore Line.
Collars-Cluett's Collars.
Observation-Disclosures Female College,
Macon. Ga.
Legal Notices-Citation From the Clerk
of the Court Of Ordinary OF Chatham
County.
Medical-World's Dispensary Prepare
tions; Cuticura Remedies.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06
From IA Philadelphia Standpoint.
From the Philadelphia Ledger Qnd).

Senator Gordon, of Georgia, although
not in sympathy with the free coinage
movement. will stand by his party organ
ization because, in his opinion, the we'll
being of his state requires democratic SUI
premacy. The populists of the south pro-
pose to fuse with the republicans because
they wish to wrest the control of local
affairs from the democracy. 1t is not I'M
likely that the silver question will play
less part in the south than in the rest Of
the country. In that section the contest
appears to be almost entirely for the
offices, and the old-time bosses are being
driven to the wall by the young blood.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

Suicide tree" a landmark in Mulberry
Bend New York city, was cut down few
days ago. So far as can be learned from
the New York papers. the tree came by
its name from the fact that during the riot
of 1868 several negroes were hanged by
the mob from its branches. In this section
of the country that sort of thing is called
lynching; in New York, presumably, it is.
or at least was. called Suicide"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06
Bryan's Good Example.
From the Augusta chrOnlcl.e. pem

Mr.. Bryan is pitching his campaign on
high plane. He declares his own high
regard for Messrs. Mckinley and Hobart.
and disturbances the introduction of
personalities into the campaign. He in
sists that the campaign shall be fought
out on the clear cut issue that is before
the people, and that it shall be conducted
in manly spirit of candor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06
The AIIigators We're Old Friends


I'm always on the lookout for novelties
for my park and menagerie," said Baron
Randolph Natal of the Southern Pacific
Company, reigning spirit of that institu-
ton at Morgan City, says the New Or
leans Times-Democrat. "A few weeks
ago one of my largest alligators succumb-
ed to some saurian complaint and gave
up the ghost in true alligator fashion, de-
posting his carcass on the edge of the
pool and waving his tail feebly in farewell
as l drew nigh. After some search l
heard of very fine specimen which had
been recently captured by a fisherman
down the river, and l had sent him word
that 1 would like. to possess the reptile
The next day the man brought in a seven
loot alligator, bucked and gagged, and we
carried him to the pool, where the other
occupants, possibly seeming the new ar
rival, mad crowded about the palings
eager to see what the newcomer looked
IKE. We anticipated a lively combat be-
tween the new alligator and the big fell
low, which was formerly the property of
the lottery company, and a crowd gath
cred about the pool in anxious expecta-
ton. We turned the new arrival in, and
after few minutes spent in surveying
the ground, the two alligators rushed at
one another, but just as their noses touch
ed they halted, shifted one another, and
then I'll be hanged if they did not reach
out their paws and shake as heartily as
two men. The fishermen remarked that
judging from the proceedings, they must
have belonged to the same lodge or We're
blood relations. At any rate the two all
ngatorS are inSeparable at present"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

Frank Baltzer, secretary of the state
populist committee of Alabama, charges
that the democrats won their recent vic
tory by fraud, and winds up his complaint.
TO Philadelphia republican paper, with
this bit of buncombe: Don't forget that
there is blood on the moon, and an ire
concilable row in prospective" The com
pleteness of the democratic victory makes
Baltzells kick ridiculous The irreconcila-
bic row viii be between the populist claims
and the facts
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06
Business ana Politics.
From the Macon Telegraph Dem)

If the result of the election is so de-
cisive as TO fix the financial policy of the
government for a term of years-no mat
ter what their policy-we believe there
will be a change for the better, though, if
the change be made from one standard
of value to the other, we do not doubt that
there will be a sharp, and for a time con-
siderable disorder. But it cannot be de-
MED that this period of stagnation is also
period of preparation for feared or an
ticipated trouble, and the more thorough
the preparation the less serious the shock
which may follow the change.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

one effect OF the election in Alabama will
be the returning of the Hon. James L.
Pugh to the Senate to succeed himself.
Senator Pugh has held his seat for six
teen years, having been elected in 1880 to
MI the unexplred term of Senator Hous-
-,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

Among the most plucky partisans in
this country may be mentioned those six
prohibitionists of New Hampshire, who
met at Concord the other day, organized
themselves into a state convention, trans
acted business, and succeeded in getting
twenty line notice from the press as
sociations. The prohibltionists of New
Hampshire outnumbered the famous tall
ors Of Tooley street just two to one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

If the grand jurors object to walking.
and the city objects to paying for car
riages. what is the matter with the ju-
rors riding bicycles? If wheels may not
be borrowed. what is the matter with
calling in a detachment of the chain
gang with wheelbarrows?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

A Boston exchange asserts that George
Fred Williams, who has changed his pol
itics three or four times, inherited his
desire for variation from his father, a
well connected German named George
william Weinigmann, who dropped the
last part of his name during his school
days
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06
CURRENT COMMENT.
sewaII VIII Stay Up.

SeWnH VIII Stny Up.
From the Wilmington IN. CO Star DEM.
1t may be interesting information for
Hon. Tom Watson to learn that Mr. Sc
wall of Maine hasn't the slightest idea Of
coming down, and that no democrat has
the slightest idea of asking him to or even
limiting at ANYTHING of that kind.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06
The Chicago Tribune remarks that il

The Chicago Tribune remarks that in
the states of Alabama, Arkansas.
Georgia and Florida the demo
cratic party is split on the
state and national tickets" The election
in Alabama on Monday shows just how
badly the democratic party in that state
is split" And it is split just about the
same way in the other states named.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

Every political speaker who takes the
stump during this campaign should ems
phasize Gov. Atkinsons denunciation of
lynching, and plead for the maintenance
Of law and order. 1t is no affront to any
community to insist that the law shall
be allowed to take It's course.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

The governor would strike a popular
chord if he would couple good roads with
his demand for state control Of the con-
victs. A system of good roads through
out the state would add millions Of dol
lars to the taxable value OF property.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

Now that young Mr. Vanderbilt is mar
ried and out of the way. society gossips
and match makers are turning their atten-
ton to DR.. Chauncey NJ. Depew, for the
purpose of finding him wife. It is alleged
mat he is paying particular attention to
Miss Edith Collins his ward, who is said
TO be both beautiful and gifted
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

These are the times in which the shrewd
political forecaster shuts up shop and
goes fishing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

In the event that the thermometers
should burst their bounds. and the tele-
graph wires should be fused and drop
from their poles this afternoon. nobody
need be alarmed. Tom Watson is booked
for speech before the populist conven-
tinr,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-06

Mr.. Thomas z. Watson will assemble
himself in convention in Atlanta to-day.
indorse his own nomination for the Vice
Presidency, appoint himself an executive
and campaign committee. write an ub.-
matum to the democratic national commit
tee. and then adjourn himself sine die.