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


sound as | am on this
Howard Caught the Crowd.
As / said. the GOODNESS WITH which Judge
Lawson's speech was received was noticoa
bic. This was particularly 50 after the
hearty reception which Colonel Howard
received. His first sentence put him ia
touch with the audience and then he reach
ed over IN front of Judge Hart and picked
up the paper on which Congressman Law
son had written his eleven dreaded PROPOSE
lions.
Il know" said he. that ii is a very bold
thing for a man in joint debate to take
up in this way his opponents propositions
and undertake to answer them seritt'm.
but / DO II without the slightest Tear OF
successful contradiction OF what shan
say. (Chcers.D And right here my irienu
mas put you on notice that II Is my uuty
not only 10 controvcrt by word OF mouth
the statements which he has uttefSu pul
10 produce my witnesses. IL mas AWAY
Dccn my rule in cases before the court 10
get il possible 4 confession or contra
Glory statement from the party on tldi'
That l produce today anu the mrs. ~
my witnesses 1 introduce 10 you ~ the
person OF the Hon. Thomas q. Lawson, Oh
the county of Putnam.
This sally was greeted by Noiley OF
hearty cheers which grew IN volume anu
were supplemented by hearty laughter as
the discontinue of Judge Lawson under the
fire Of the letter which he had written 10
more apparent. Each sentence as II spoke
out boldly in contradiction of the recently
acquired position of the gentleman rom
Putnam. brought its cheers ana ~
laughter. in which the judge was himself
compelled TO good naturedly JON.
Now" said Colonel Howard. as he laid
down the ltttcr, IF that is not hrSt-
class Impeachment l do not know Wilal
u.s. Mark You, that letter was written by
Judge Lawson ia hls iull mental Nlsor a i.,I
a long term of service as a public man ana
after hc had asked for and received az
your hands comm ssion 70 represent IN"
eighth district in the national congress.
VIII He Ever Be Right?
As the laughter died out Colonel Howard
resumed in his most serious vein: "fut
he's got a right To change his opinion
Every man has that right, but the ques-
tiou for you all 10 decide is was he right
then or is hc right now; lie called then
in Gods name To Subsjantiate ms position
and he calls now in Gods name 10 sub
stanuatc his present position. Wei may
you ask when Is he right or when is he
ever going to be right
Colonel Howard then took up Judge Law
sons statements and answered them one
after the other 10 the FUN satisfaction OF
his audience. After ire had done so hc
concluded. After all. all that he has done
Is 10 say that certain things may or may
not Dee so u other counuics. the real
question IS Eot what rs, but what ought To
Toe. ltc raises THESE so-Uallcd arguments
SIMPLY to Shame you out OF your wants.
There is no argument Iu them WhatcNcr.
An ne says IS mat other nations haven
established the free and unlimited coinage
OF both metals. and from tins ne says We
shouldn't DO a.. iGc real question could
have put pa much less Than eleven para
graphs Ia fact me- has taChDn TWO OF lhrrc
statements and worked them over on the
belief that NcrhosiiN viii impress you.
Certain things which Judge Lawson says
about the circulation are correct. l clam
that what ! say and have to say about
the question OF the measure OF value Is
correct"
Colonel Howard then went on TO show
how IL had been the policy Of this govern
ment to keep gold AMI silver yokod to
gcthcr recognizing both as primary money
ANA that tine burden had been carried 10y
hoth until 1913. when silver wa strick,
down. lie showed the utter Inconsistency
OF the gold standard argument that open
ing the miutS 10 the free and unlimited
coinage of silver would not increase the
value of that metal. while at the same time
the same men argue that the movement
for free coinage is entirely ina the interest
of thu mine owners. lie said that 10 could
not Doe success iully coutroVcrted that since
the decentralization Of silver the value OF
commodities and especially of agricultural
products had gone steadny onward. Judge
Lawson had argued i'm his speech before
congress That this Was due 10 improved
methods iu farming.
''If there has been any Improvement i'm
thg last thirty years on the Georgia cotton
haven't heard Of it," said Colonel Howard.
Tie said That uo matter how much they
might talk about improved methods the
fact remains that there has been no i'm
proV'urent in the methods OF production
OF COTTON or other AGRICULTURAL products
which would 10y any means wholly account
for the decrease in values which faces the
producer
That Simultaneous Flop.
There was am interesting little sally right
here.
"Siivsr's dead. ain't it. judgc?" remarked
'olono. Howard % familiar way AS DE
turned % The Judge.
This repetition OF a phrase which the
gold standard papers have been using
caught the crowd. and they laughed us
Judge Lawson shook his head ia the mega
tive.
That" said Colonel Howard 'is the
first thing he's Acknowledged since he
went back 10 Washington and saw lIokc
"Now. think that's unfair" said JUDGE
Lawson. go don't like the iusiuuation that
] ~ my political convictions from iioke
"a don't s,e why YOU should object" said
Colonel Howard. "ltokr'S good fellow.
but since you DO object viii say that
don't think YOU got your views from Hokc.
hut that you both got them from ClcVo-
land. You were au reht until Clcvc-
lands second administration. and lioke
was talking as loud as anybody for silver
until b.. got ~ the cabinet. Then both
of YOU Topped
As Colonel Howard said this ne was
standing rieht over judge Lawson. and
pourIu- 10 into Inn as hard as hr knew
bow Do caught thc crowd immensely and
they enjoyed the discontinue 81 the con-
trvs-man
Colonel Howard hen wont into an ar
wuufut on Tee question of standards, i'm
tlr course 90 which he touched ON the
tender spot which was reached whenever
Wall street was meut oned. ''I 9cSe gold
standard people. he said. don't like to
hear amy body talk of Wall street any more
tlau they Ike To- have their records pulled
on them. hut 10 tan. OF Wall street is GER
tainly as fair as 10 Is Tor Thorn 10 say that
Tho people who are true 10 democratic doc
trints are iu favor II fiat money and popu-
lism'
Wants Two-Cent Cotton.
ii was at this point that Colonel Howard
produced tho speech OF Judge Lawson i'm
which the Judge went on To say that De
hoped the day would come when rho south
crn farmer could raise cotton prodtably at
p cents a pound
did he have YOU all in mind when he
said that asked the speaker. why did
hc want 2-ceut cOttons lie wanted ii 10
Hivc "A cheaper SHIRT TO a Massachusetts
boy. How could he speak OF @-ccnt cot
ton without seeing that he acknowledged
that prices under the gold standard We're
going 80 keep on dcprecating untl they
brought ultimate ruin" All, he had his
eye set toward the east! lie has never
been attentive to the interests of you pcu-
pie since bee left here. Judge Lawson
saws that the reason that me- and Turner
amt Russell and liok" Smith Topped was