The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-06
AN OVATION FOR DU BIGNoN.
THE sAVANNAHIAN SCORES a
GREAT TRIUMPH At ATLANTA.


The Grand Opera House Packed
From Pit 10 Top-mOst Gallery.
The Vast Audience Cheers the
Speaker RepeatedIy-He Quotes
MiIIedgeviIIe Nan to show That
Editor WHIsh's Paper Does Not
Express His Personal Opinion.
Atlanta. Ga. June 5.-The Grand opera
House was the scene tonight OF the
greatest political demons ration Of the
kind in the history of the city. From pit
10 gallery roof the magnificent building
was packed with people who came out
10 hear the address Of Hon. Fleming G..
duBignon. the sound money candidate for
the United States Senate. In character,
as well as in NUM- rs, the audience was
also notable.
IL is not an exaEgerati0n TO say that
in the MS ~ Of the entire state there
never was such another gathering Of the
higher classes of citizenship al political
meeting. The boxes were occupied by la
dies. probably 100 of the gentler sex out
OF the $500 persons who filled the mousse
grazing the occasion.
The meeting was held under the aus
pieces of the Young Mems Sound Money
League Of Fulton county. il was the
final rally before the test at the polls to-
morrow, Mr. duBignon having been Sc
lected as the orator TO draw out the sound
money forces. 1t was his first speech in
this city since the announcement Of his
candidacy for the Senate. For an hour
he held the vast audience spellbound by
his eloquence and logic, and time and
time again he was cheered TO the echo
as he scored point after point for the
policy he advocated The eloquent Sa-
MAMMALIAN never appeared to better adj
vantage, facing such a sea of faces. lie
spoke as one inspired, and from begin
ming to end it was an ovation.
Mr. duBignOn was introduced Dy JOnn
Temple Graves. who paid him a most elo-
quent and graceful tribute AS "a pre-
face to his address, Mr. duBlgnon TOOK
occasion to refer to the reputation by
ex-senator Patrick Walsh who spoke
here last night, under the auspices OF the
silver league, of the statement that ne
had, in a conversation with Adolph Jo-
sephs of Milledgevile, said that while
his paper, the Augusta Chromclel adNo-
Gated silver coinage, yei ne loenato5
Walsh as private citizen, regarded
free coinage as inexpedient and as IN
wise In his Fort Games speeeH MI;
last night Mr.. Walsh declared tnat ne
has not said any such thing 10 any
body This morning Mr.. duBlgnon tele-
graphed Mr. Josephs for CONN NATION
of his conversation with Mr.. Walsh ana
received
night, as follows: Mr.. walsh sald 10 me
that BY agitaung and favOring free coin
age we viii force compromise from me
east, and secure repeal or the ~ per
cent hank tax The conversation was
general and not confidential, hence my
repeating Il TO you. - -
The reading OF this message was re-
ceived with loud applause.
Mr. duBignOn then proceeded with the
line of his address, after paying a grace
full compliment to the ladies' who hAed me
boxes and gave a brilliant apsect 10 the
scene. He said, referring 10 the primaries
tomorrow, that the day would be mem
orable one in the history of Georgia, so
important was the issue to pass upon. III
was an issue which should be solved a1Ier
an appeal to the calm and deliberate 1udg-
ment OF the people, and yet ne declared
that 1t had been presented by the advocate
OF the free coinage OF SILVER by appeals q
the passions ana pre1udlces OF the people
Public speakers have gone up ana down
the state seeking to show gigantic con-
spiracy between Europe and this coun-
try for the oppression of the poor and
the advantage of the rich, these speakers
telling the people that they must rise up
and crush this conspiracy out Of the two
continents by the free coinage Of silver
at Is TO J. The question he said would not
need argument, but for the fact that char
latans and demagOgues have aroused the
passions and prejudices of the people.
Referring TO the speech of Senator Ba-
con in Macon last night he said he trav-
eled over a thousand miles to tell his con-
stituents of the beauties of free silver
and yet in the course OF a two hours dis
metallism could exist with the free coin
age of silver a 10 TO l.
He then took up briefly the history Of
silver coinage by the nations of the earth
and showed how all had failed al IL be-
cause of the impOssibility of maintaining
the commercial ratio.
Returning again to the discussion of the
question In Georgia, Mr.. duBignon said
that some of the silver advocates claimed
that the act of 1873 which they described
as a great crime, claimed that IL was
eurreptitiOusly passed without the MEM
bers of congress knowing what the ef-
feet OF the Dill would be, and without
President Grant knowing what he was
signing. He said that he had investi-
gated the act Of 1873 and if any member
of congress said he did not know what
confessed his idiocy "When / hear some
of these little congressman of ours. these
latter day statesmen, discussing the ques-
ton" said the speaker, Il am ready to
believe they might fail to recognize the
passing of anything except pay day"
In conclusion, Mr.. duBignon appealed
10 the citizens of Atlanta to cast their
ballots for the delegates to the state
SomHehll 4e VINO are pieuseo 70 an honest
dollar II they preferred Mr.. Crisp to
himself for the Senate, he said he had
no word to say against their choice, but
for the sake of the principle of honesty
in our financial system. he urged that
the sound money delegates be supported.
His speech tonight was the last that
Mr.. duBignOn viii deliver. 1t was the
closing speech of his campaign for the
Senate, unless, he said to the Morning
News correspondent, the national demo-
cratic platform declares for sound money.
Short speeches We're made by Hon. W.
G Glenn of this city and Hon. Pleasant
A Stovall of Savannah. Mr. StovaI was
warmly received. He came to Atlanta,
he said, as the spokesman of Savannah
in placing before the people of Atlanta
her gifted son, Fleming duBignon. for
whom Savannah asked the SURFACES OF
Atlanta in his candidacy for the United
States Senate.
WaycrOss News Notes.