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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15
THE PATRIOTISM OF THE SOUTH.

THE PATRIOTISM OF THE SOUTH.
A day or two ago, in Washington, sena-
tor Smith of New Jersey, in speaking Of
the Presidents Southern trip. said: THE
South to-day cannot be outdone in patri-
otism. The people of that section think
more of national affairs, and, l believe,
reverence the office Of the President Of
the United States more than the people
of any other section. Perhaps it is be-
cause they are more demonstrative than
the people of the North, but I think it Is
also because they have a different point
OF view"
If Mr.. Smith had thought a moment
he would have seen the reason why the
Southern people have a greater regard for
The Office Of President Of the United States
than have the people of the North. The
reason is that the Southern people are
almost purely American-that is, the for
eign element is very small. In this state
t doesn't amount to per cent. OF the
population. and in the Carolnas it is much
less. And it is also a fact that the South
arn people have a much stronger regard
for the institutions of the republic than
have the people of any other section The
reason is the same as tAat given for their
greater regard for ne presidential office.
Southern people inherit their regard for
the presidential office and their love for
American institutions from their ancestors,
VINO We're the coionists, and who helped
q bear fine burdens OF the Revolution.
They have been taught from generation to
generation to respect the presidential office
and revere the institutions founded by their
forefathers. And when the time comes for
settling the question of the relations which
the Philippines are to bear TO this coun-
try, the South will be found to be against
any policy calculated to change the char
lcter of our institutions in the least de-
yroQ
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15
A CRINDTHG MONOPOLY.

One of the worst monopolies from which
the country suffers at present Is the pa
per makers trust. It holds the entire
country in its grasp, and is steadily ad-
vancing It's prices. Paper of some sort is
used by almost everybody, and hence this
monster trust levies a tax upon about
every man, woman and child in the coun-
try.
The paper trust was formed more than
year ago, but it did not show its real
purpose until it succeeded in getting all
of the paper mills of the country in the
combination. Then it began to put up
prices. 1t has been advancing them right
along until now the trust must be making
enormous dividends for it's stockholders.
The American and Canadian commits
sioners have been asked to put wood pulp
on the free list in the treaty they are
framing If they should do that it is not
improbable that the trust would be de-
stroyed, because wood pulp can be man
ufactured at much less cost in Canada
than in this country, owing to the near
ness of vast quantities of spruce timber to
water power. Paper, however, can be
manufactured much more cheaply in this
country than In Canada.
The Canadian pulp makers are not GER
tain that they want free trade in pulp.
They don't want our government to put a
duty on it, What some of them are ask
ing for is an export. duty on the pulp. They
think that with such duty it would be
possible to pay Canadian labor better
wages The American people, however,
want all duty taken off of wood pulp.
without either an export or an import
duty on it, it is probable that many new
paper factories would be erected, and the
prices of paper lowered. Unless some
thing is done to check the rapacity of the
paper manufacturing trust the prices OF
all kinds of paper will be considerably
higher than they are now, if present In
dications count for anything.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15
THE SMALL VOTE IN THE SOUTH
ERN STATES.

! There is a great deal of comment at
present in the newspapers on the question
! Of the smallness of the vote in most of the
! Southern States at their last election. Es-
pecially IS attention drawn to the small
ness of the vote cast in the states of
Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina.
! In all OF these states the negro vote has
been practically eliminated by amend
ments to their respective constit utions. one
writer says that the aggregate vote Of all
| three of the states vas not as large as mat
of the state Of Vermont, although the mum
Der of voters in the three states is sew
! oral times greater than the number Of
voters in that state. Naturally those who
are commenting on this stale Of affairs
seek 10 show that the suppression Of the
negro vote has had the effect Of causi
The people of those states to lose their in
terest IN the elections. and the consequence,
they think, will be that bad men viii get
into office and the states will cease to be
prosperous
The real reason. Of course. for the very
light vote that was cast last fall in the
states OF Louisiana. Mississippi and South
Carolina was the absence Of any Opposi-
ton TO the Democratic party. The people
knew how the election was going, end
therefore did not take the trouble TO vote.
If there had not been strong opposition
party in Vermont at the last election there
would have been a very small vote cast
in that state. The people Of the South
will go to the polls as generally as the
people of the North when there IS an i'm
perative reason for doing So In no one
of the states will the great majority Of the
people go to the polls if it Is certain be-
forenand what the result of the election
will be. In the states of Louisiana. Mis-
sissippi and South Carolina there was but
one party, and, hence there was little or
no interest in the elections, and this Will
continue to be the condition of affairs il
those states as long as il is the policy Of
The Darty in power to en-
courage the negro voters to antagontze
the white people and endeavor to get con
troll of the offices by reason of their num-
bers. If the menace of the black vote
We're removed there would be two parties
of white voters in all of the Southern
states, and there would be just as much
interest in Southern state elections as there
is in an election in Vermont or any other
state. The Republican party Is response
Bile for the action taken in the three states
mentioned to suppress the black vote, and
therefore for the apathy shown in cleo
tons there. 1t would be ruinous for any
state to permit the negro voters to sc.
the upper hand. They had control of af
fairs practically during the reconstruc-
ton period. and the whole world knows
how they misued their power. They are
no more fit to-day to control pubic
affairs than they were when, with few
white men, they mad the South in their
grasp Let the Republican party change
its policy in respect to the negroes aid
there will be no occasion for complaint
that the Southern people are losing their
interest in elections in their states.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15
BRIGHF BITS.


A PLAY of Words.-"Yes," she said Bit
terly, you loved me then-and nowr'
She paused and sighed
1T is merely a revised passion" he calm
ly replied. Il stin love you now and
then. &c tevsland Rlsin Dealer.ssc
Bacon: l understand the bats in the
Philippine Islands are as big as cats, and
with the wings spread measure three feet
from tip to tip.
Egoert. The New York ball team might
be able to hit something if 1t had a few
of those.--Y onkers Statesman.
Still at It.-"What are those decrepit
old men talking to the feeble veteran
about?'
"Oh, that's the war investigation com
mittee. They're asking him if there wer,
rubber tires on the wheels of the Pullman
cars that carried him to Chickamauga."
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15
mo MnNor NeYer Trotr.

The quaint old town of Coventry re.
Gently received a visit from her royal high
ness, the Duchess of A.bany--the first roy
al visitor since 1874, says the Westminster
Gazette. when the Prince and Princess OF
Wales having been staying az Packing
ton Hall with the Earl and Countess Of
Aylesford, returned 10 town from Coven-
try railway station.
The Mayor and corporation met their
royal highnesses at the city boundary on
the Birmingham road, aud escorted them
through the principal streets. The person
age la charge of the procession got little
anxious about truin time ana went TO the
CHIEF magistrate with che request Now
Mr.. Meyor trot on The curt reply was
THE Mayor Of COyeutr~ never trots."
That historic answer mas become Almost
local pr0yerb.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Meetings-Solomon' Lodge No. /, F. and
A. NJ; Savannah Lodge No 50, X. p;
German Friendly Society; Teutonia Lodge
No. 7, X. p.
Special Notice-Notice to Depositors
Citizens Bank of Savannah; Notice to De-
positors, The Chatham Bank; Notice 70
Depositors, The Oglethorpe Savings and
Trust Company; Dividend Notice, The
Citizens Bank of Savannah; Flag Bunt-
ing, L Epstein & Bro; Dividend No. "a.
Brush Electric Light and Power Company
Notice to Depoators, Savannah Bank and
Trust Company; Notice TO Depositors, the
Germania Bank; Announcement, Ogle-
thorpe Pharmacy; Ship Notice, Wilder &
Co; Ship Notice, Richardson & Barnard;
Headquarters for Fancy Delicacies for
Christmas, C. A. Drayton Grocery Com
pany.
Business Notices-Kennedy's Crackers
and Cakes, Henry Solomon & Son, Dis
tributng Agents.
Twenty Per Cent. OF on Children S
Suits and Overcoats-The Metropolitan
Clothing Company.
Mineral Water-Apolinaries
Come to Savannah-Via the Plant Sys-
tenn.
Better Yet the Values RUM. s
Brown.
Legal Notices-Notice to Debtors and
Creditors Estate Agnes Nellie Shea, De
ceased.
Medical--Johann Hoff's Genuine Malt
Extract; Hoods Sarsaparilla; World 6
Dispensary Preparations DR.. Schiff-
MAINS Asthma Cure; Erie Medical Com
pany; Cuticura Remedies; Castoria. g
Cheap Column Advertisements-Helr
wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15
THE PRESIDENTS PHILIPPINE
POLICY.
THE

Washington special to the Herald says
that it is not the Presidents policy to or
ganize the Philippines as a territory such
as is proposed for the Hawaiian Islands,
but TO exercise only a nominal control
over them, such as England exercises
over Australia. 1t is further stated in the
special in question that the President
would sell the Philippines to some other
Power if it were practicable to do so.
1t may be that the writer of the forego-
ing dispatch is well acquainted with the
Presidents intentions in regard to the
Philippines, but it wouldn't be a reckless
assertion to say that the President hasn't
yet made up his mind as to the policy he
will recommend in respect TO the islands.
one thing appears to be quite certain,
and that is that the President is in doubt
as to what the will of the country is in
regard to The islands. After his return
from his trip through the West he thought
it was the wish of the people that the
Philippines should be retained as a part of
the territory of this country. He has
heard things since then which make him
doubt whether that opinion was a correct
one. Before he makes up his mind finally
as to the course he will pursue it is prob
able that he will make still further at
tempts to find out the majority sentiment
on this important subject.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15

Fitzhugh Lee and Capt. Sigsbee are to
be together in Havana again, but under
very different circumstances from those
which characterized their presence there
last winter. Then both were called yam
kee pigs" and snubbed and booted at by
the Spaniards. Sigsbee had his ship blown
up under him, and Lee left smarting under
an insult from the captain general of the
island Now Sigsbee goes back in COM
mand of the Texas sister ship to the de-
stroyed Maine; a ship that materially as
sisted in sending Cervera's feet to the
bottom, while Lee goes to take command
of the province in the place of the man
who snubbed him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15

A Cincinnati woman is suing a neighbor
for damages for personal injuries sustain
ed as result of his pushing her husband
down a fight of steps against her, caus-
Ing her to lose her balance and fail In
falling, she claims. she sustained a violent
wrenching of the right knee joint and
fracture of that leg. What is puzzling
the court and the jury is the fact that
the right leg which was violently wrench
ed and broken, was made Of cork. They
do not know precisely how to estimate
damages sustained by an artificial leg.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15

Mr.. W. W. Wentworth of Kearney. Tex,
has been experimenting with Egyptian
cotton in that state. He raised crop
this year, which is now ginned and ready
for market He will ship it to Boston. He
sent a sample of the staple to Boston re-
Gently, where an expert Examined II ana
said it was worth ID cents pound. IL
thus appears that this TeXas-Egyptian
cotton is of a finer grade than the
average sea island cotton, according 10
the estimate OF the Boston expert OF the
sea Islands. only the fancy Floridas have
lately been quoted at about IA cents, the
lower grades running from TO l3 cents.
In view Of Mr.. Wentworths successful
experiment. the question Immediately pre-
sents itself, What is TO bel the tate OF
sea island cotton if Egyptian cotton OF
a grade equally as good. or better. can
be grown in Texas? And in this connec-
ton the thought may b. suggested that
Cuba is not unlike y to enter the cotton
producing field on a considerable scale IN
the near future. Should the Islands come
under American domination for any
length OF time, there are reasons for think
ing that both sea island and Egyptian
cotton would be produced there at prices
and in quantities TO seriously interfere
with the markets for the American prod
net
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15

The legislature of Alabama will submit
TO the people of that state in July next
the question of whether convention shall
be held TO revise and amend the state con-
stitution. Should the convention PROPOSE :
tion be favorably acted upon, one of the
most important matters considered by the
convention would be the revision of the
elective franchise. on lines similar to those
followed by the states of Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi and South Carolina.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15

Pennsylvania exchange reports the
death of Benjamin Watson. who for some
time ran the old John Bull. the first loco
motive ever brought to America" Look
ing at the marvellous railway systems of
the present day, with their monster high
speed locomotives. their palace coaches
and other thousand and one details, it
seems almost incredible that all of the
development represented should have come
about within the span of one mans life
time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15

The Georgia legislature dippantly laugh
ed the anu-dog bill out OF the legislative
halls. It made a joke Of the pest which
annually destroys thousands upon thous-
ands Of dollars worth o. property and pre-
vents the profitable growing of wool in the
state. It was great fun for the representa-
tives to make puns and bright quips on
the dog, and then kill the bin in the midst
of their combinations. The truth probably
is that there is no legislator of the LOT who
does not know that the low grade dog
is the most expensive nuisance which at
fiicts Georgia; stin there was not suf-
fcient moral courage in the legislature to
order the abatement of the nuisance.
"Why this cowardice in the leglslature?"
asked Mrs. FELTON, the other day Well,
the owners of the worthless, sheep-killing,
egg-sucking dogs have votes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15

Mr.. McMiians compliment to the Third
Georgia Regiment in proposing that the
legislature purchase state flag to be pre-
scented TO that command, Is graceful and
win be appreciated, nevertheless if a state
tag were to be purchased il could not be
accepted nor used by the regiment The
army regulations prohibit the carrying Of
any flag by federal troops. whether regu-
lar or volunteer oNcepi the national stan
dard and the blue reglmgutal flag.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15

Congressman Dingley, who seems to
know as much about the revenues and ex-
penses of the government as any other
man in public life. for the reason prob
ably that he is at the head of the ways
and means committee. is of the opinion
that after next year there win be no de-
felt in the treasury provided none of the
war taxes is repealed. The Secretary OF
the Treasury in his annual report said that
he estimated the deficit for next year to
be $112, 100000 and for the year 1900 at $780,
1000. Mr.. Dingley says that there will
be only a small deficit next year and u
surplus in 1900.
1t as to be hoped that Mr.. Dingley's fig
ures are correct They make a much more
favorable showing for the government
than do those of the Secretary of the
Treasury. 1t would not be surprising how
ever, if the facts should be as the Secre-
tary of the Treasury states them, rather
than as Mr.. Dingley understands them. 1t
it well known that Mr.. Dingley has made
some wide guesses as to the amount the
tariff bill which bears his name would
yield. His guesses in respect to that mat
Ter have damaged his reputation some
what as an authority on the revenues.
Unless We are greatly mistaken our ex-
penses, growing out of our occupation OF
the territories taken from Spain. will be
much greater than Mr.. Dingley thinks
they win. He is of the opinion that after
next year all of our newly acquired pos
sessions viii be self supporting. 1t is a
source of satisfaction TO have so eminent
authority as the chairman of the ways and
means committee TO express the opinion
that they will The chances are, however
that they will be a source of expense
and very great expense-to us for many
years Ii is TO be hoped that the Philippine
insurgents will give us no trouble. but II
they should, the cost of preserving order
| in the Philippines would be very great.
| The people can make up their minds
that there will be no reduction of the wal
taxes during the remainder of this century
and il may be for a decade. Unless al
/ signs fail the cost of preserving order IN
our new possessions and providing then
with stable government is going to be
much greater than Mr.. Dingley thinks it is
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15

A cable dispatch says that the Shah of
Persia is very much distressed because
there is a famine in twelve of his prov
inces and his subjects in them are starv-
ing; nevertheless he is planning a pleasure
trip that is TO cost 100000. The Shah
probably thinks that If 1t is Allah's will
very wrong of him to oppose the divine
will by sending them bread.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15

A bill is to be introduced in the New
York Legislature as soon as that body as
sembles to reduce the legal rate of inter-
est in the state from to per cent. This
movement for a reduction of the rates of
interest paid by saving banks. That rate
in New York has been reduced from 4
per cent. to 49,, and in some cases to 3
per cent. 1t is held to be necessary, there
fore, that the legal rate should be reduc-
ed. Similar efforts to reduce the legal rate
have been made before, but bankers and
business men have defeated them. At
present. however, many bankers are said
to be in favor OF the legislation proposed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15

DID our peace commissioners at Paris
recognize the Filipinos as allies of the
American forces? In what is alleged to
be an authentic summary of the fourth
article Of the peace treaty. it is provided
that the Spanish prisoners held by the
Filipinos shall be released, It is not likely
that our commissioners would obligate this
government to iberate Spanish prison
ers captured by third party with whom
We had no quarrel, but with whom Spain
CHANGED to be at war at the time she
was at war with the United States. The
Inference 20 BE- drawn. therefore is thar
The Filipinos were regarded as allies. and.
being such, the Americans have right
10 make terms for the release Of their
prisoners.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-15

A strong argument in favor Of biennial
sessions of the legislature was presented
by that body itself on Tuesday Nearly
the whole of the day was spent in voting
on the reconsideration of bills that had
been passed on previous days, and in do
ing lot of little odd jobs" as our CORE
spondent expresses it, If there were only
one session in two years there would be
no pushing through of half-baked leslsla-
ton. to be reconsidered and voted on
again at a later day, and there would not
be so many little odd jobs" brought into
the legislature The time Of the sessions
would be devoted TO legislsting for the
actual needs Of the state. and not 20 see
saving and pulling and pushing for pol;t-
ical advantage. Besides saving The tax
payers IN the neighborhood Of $1,000 ev-
cry two years, biennial sess sion would save
the annoyanca Of unnecessary legislation
as well ae thousands Of dollars wasted by
the Legislators playing see-saw.