The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-25
TRIBUTE TO TURNER.
COurier-JOurnaI Correspondent Says
He is the "Greatest Since TOombs."


He is the "Greatest Since TOOmbs."
"Savoyard." the Washington correspon-
dent of the Louisville Courier-Journal, in
description of the present ways and
means committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives, pays the following tribute to
Henry c. Turner of Georgia:
But my favorlte of them all was Hen
ry q. Turner, the greatest man Georgia
has produced since Robert Toombs took
his seat in our national councils three
score years ago. Not since John Marshall
was gathered TO his fathers has there APP
peared single American so well equipped
for the dignity of chief justice of the Uni
ted States as Henry G. Turner. DO you
recall what Pyrrhus said of his Roman ad-
Versary? 1t would be as easy to turn the
sun from it's course Caius Fabricius
from the path of virtue. 1t is meet that
such men as Judge Turner appear now
and then. They restore our confidence in
human nature. l have in my minds eye
a certain great journalist now in the me-
ridian of his powers--the foremost man of
his cloth since Horace Greeley left the
stage of action Armed as he is with ev-
cry weapon known to the disputants OF
his craft, he rarely draws that which is
the most formidable in his hand, and
which he makes as terrible as the ridicule
of Votaire himself. 1 mean invective.
Read him on Reeds exploits the first SEES
sion of the Ffty-hrst congress and you
will know what / mean.
"Well, Judge Turner is as chary of ex-
plotting himself as that great journalist
is of brandishing the club of Hercules
which he is as able to WELD as the ordina-
ry writer is a hazel wand. Time and
time again have l seen Turner forego the
opportunity to score a triumph; time and
II, k,.Y Z l., II %,
when the house was eager to hear him. So
far as / know he is the only living states
man who ever extorted a compliment from
Thomas B. Reed. When / reflect upon
his career / always revert to what that
great yankee, Emerson, said: Never a
magnanimity fell to the ground. And |
never look at him that do not recall the
words of Emerson: 'Barborous man thinks
of how best to prevent his fellow-man from
harming him. civilized man-when he
comes-will think of how best he can re-
strain himself from harming his fellow
man. / quote from memory. Judge Tur-
ner is that civilized man Emerson dreamed
Of
"In his description OF the second days
tournament at Ashby de la Zouche. Sir
Walter Scott tells us of how the gigantic
Front de Bouef, on one flank. and the
formidable Brain de Bots Gilbert In front
all bore down on Ivanhoe. In the ranks
of the latter was a certain knight. who
seemed to be more of a spectator than a
participant in the melee. He was encased
In black armor, and the rabble, because
of his seeming carelessness, dubbed him
LIE Noir Faireaut. When he saw IvanhOe
thus threatened, he exclaimed in trumpet
tones: 'Desdichado to the rescue and
to the rescue he came, and overthrow both
the Norman Front de Bouef and the Sax
on Athelstane, and left Ivanhoe to deal
with the Templar. The black knight was
Occur de Lion Richard Of England, Rich
ard of the Lion Heart.
II have seen Judge Turner on two occa
sions enter a debate as Richard entered
the strife at Ashby The first time was
when he made King Bole Kennedy
ashamed of himself, and the second was
when he brought Car Tom Reed to book
on the construction of a decision Of the
supreme court. Jurge Turner is not an
opportunist. He is a democrat for what
be believes, aud not for what he can
get. The other fellows are on top in
Georgia This is the age of small men,
and there is a set of Liliputians In Geor.
gia at this time. After March two Of
them will be in the federal Senate. There!
| intended TO write a speech / heard a
yankee fisherman make in the committee
but got off on another tack. ! will
write it, however, for it was what Judge
Turner called tia clap of thunder ouJ Of
a clear sky"