The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-21
A JOINT DEBATE PROPOSED.
GOLD MEN MAY BE CALLED ON TO
UHOsS LANCEs WITH sILvERITEs.


Issuing of Challenge 10 the
sound Money League Men-ProE-
ress of the Lengue-DeIeEates May
BE sent TO Indianapolis.
Col. CLIFFORD W. Anderson is very anx-
ious to get up joint debate between the
Bryan and sewaH Club and the proposed
Sound Money League. With that object
in view he has addressed letter 70 Presi-
dent A. n. Manucy Of the Bryan-sewal
Club. expressing his strong Endorsement
Of Gov Atkinson's speech Tuesday night
and expressing the hope that it will ed
ucate the Bay street gentlemen"
should my bright young knsman, Mr..
jefferson r. Anderson" says Col. An
derson in his letter, "or Mr. John r.
Young. who have rushed into print this
morning CAug. 49, Ike two cross lances
as gold bugs with the people. comprising
the Bryan-Sewan Club, / hope 1 may be
selected as one Of the two to answer these
two gentlemen, with a day or two's no
tice, as / am not practical speaker ana
am like an old saw, rusty
What an anomaly" continues Col. An
derson, 1T would prove for the great
grandson Of Thomas jefferson, a democrat
of democrats, a tribune of the people, to
be against Col. Clifford W.
Anderson, a great great-grandson
of Sir Patrick Houston, president Of his
Britannia majesty's colony Of Georgia,
father although a tory, of the patriot,
my great grandfather, who was the revo-
lutionary war governor Of Georgia Gov.
lob Uusarr n~fss r.H arf1
Gratis, Sir Patrick. a h-Englishman."
Mr. Manucy has taken the letter under
advisement, and as soon the sound
money league perfects its organization the
question of issuing a challenge for joint
debate will be considered by the execu-
tive committee of the Bryan-Sewall Club.
Morning News reporter asked Mr..
John II. Young how the movement to
organize a sound money club is progress
ing.
There is no club being formed" said
Mr. Young. 1T is simply a league. l do
not know that we will have any officers
or any organization. We are simply ask
ing democrats TO attach their signatures
to a protest against the action of the
Chicago convention in departing from
the time -honored principles of democracy.
We are the old-line democrats, the old
guard. We are endeavoring to hold a
remnant OF the party together so that
populist doctrine and want to return to
the principles of jefferson. we will fur
nish them a nucleus to rally around"
Mr.. Young said, in answer to a question,
that the league may send delegates to the
Indianapolis convention, and II a candi-
date be named by that convention the
members Of the league would vote for
him.
Il think the sound money convention
should nominate a candidate" he said, so
that sound money democrats will have
somebody to vote for. Otherwise they will
either have to lose their votes or vote
for Mckinley"
In answer to a question as to the prog
ress of the league, Mr.. Young said that
a small number Of signatures had been
obtained so far. The list has not yet
been placed, he said, where It is accessi-
BILE TO any large number of people
The word club in connection with the
sound money movement, the leaders say,
appears to carry with II the idea that there
is something political about the move
ment, whereas in reality, it is stated, this
is not the case. The sound money league
is forming itself simply to make a protest
against free silver, and one or two other
points in the Chicago platform which are
considered unwise and imprudent. The
declaration of principles was published in
full in the Morning News a day or two
ago.
I'VE are not going to have anything
whatever to do with politics, and are not
going to put out any candidates" said one
of the gentlemen connected with the
movement. I'VE may, however, send del
egates to the Indianapolis convention.
Mr.. ]. p. Williams said some time ago
that he might be up that way about that
time, and If so, he would be glad to at
tend the convention. 1t is probable that
we may send representatives there but
that is as far as we will go into politics
of any shape or form"
Mr.. Williams is at present in Asheville,
and it Is not known definitely yet whether
he will make the trip or not.
| One of the prime movers in the forma-
| ton of the sound money league remarked
/ the other day that it was a hard matter
! to get any of the lawyers to sign the doc
ument Mr. J. r. Anderson, who is in
1 terested In the work. is one of the few
/ lawyers whose name appears upon the
/ document.
Il have come to the conclusion" he
! said that they are all politicians, and
| they are afraid to sign it. While
/ the majority of them believe that way,
they do not want to go squarely on rec
/ ord as saying so. l think it must be
that at some future time they all mag
inc they will drift into some political
office, appointive or otherwise and that
such a glaIing record might possibly in
| terfere with their prospects.
Z met a lawyer to-day who formerly
favored sound money He argued strong
/ ly for it on every occasion, and mindful
of this, ] suggested that he sign the doc
ument No he replied. L guess I'll have
to vote for Bryan. I've got to stand by
the party and might as well take my med
cine along with the rest. And so it goes
| with one or two exceptions, the lawyers
all being unwilling to commit them
| selves"
Mr.. Young laughed when told of Col
Anderson's proposition for a joint debate.
Il am not the head of this movement"
he said, land l don't understand how il
is that so many people regard me as such.
At the request of a number of business
I men and others who discussed the mat
ter l agreed to circulate the list for S. g
natures That is the only part I have
/ taken in the movement. Somebody else
will have 10 do the debating"
There is no doubt that such debate
would draw a large crowd. The Bryan
democrats may issue formal challenge
later on.
If Pestered Day and Night
With nervousness take Hostetter's Stom-