The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-18


were warmly appauded.
Erin, the Smile and the Tear" was |
sung by Mr.. George w. Beckett.
Mr. j. j. Spalding of Atlanta responded |
| TO the toast The Press. He spoke of the
| remarkable revolution which has taken
place in the field of material and moral
| development of the last quarter of a GEN.
! fury and contrasted the conditions of
twenty-five years ago with those of to-
| day. Then the editorial page dominated
| the paper. The reader subscribed TO
| Horace Greeley's or Bennett, or Dana's or
| Watterson's or some other celebritys pa
per. Dawson in Charleston, Lamar in Ma
con- Grady and Howell in Atlanta were
referred to.
! Mr.. Spading's allusion TO the South as
| the remaining conservative element of
this government was received with APP
| plause. He spoke of our example in the
| city of Augusta, the iron gray head
of that old Irishman sinking to his rest
as one of the remaining evidence of the
| South's conservatism.
The press is nothing if not abreast of
! the times, said Mr.. Spalding. To-day the
| press is dominated by a great, incorporat-
! ed machine. Its object is dividends and its
business is to make money. Mr.. Spadng
got off some good hits upon the silver
newspapers, which disseminate gold bug
doctrine and the gold bug who draws his
dividends from the newspaper enterprises
! which advocate contrary opinions. He
spoke of the condition of affairs in Eu-
rope where the Jews absolutely control
the anti-Semitic journals. Where Will you
find the journal which Is not dominated
| by the business office he asked. The Jour
nails of the East particularly demonstrate
| this fact. The news is everything, the edi-
| torial is nothing
THE press, MIR. Spalding said, records
day by day the onward march of the trusts
and monopolies and duly warns the public
of all the harmful effects to come from il.
ana yet the press itself has accomplished
and is maintaining the only legal, abso-
| luteiy perfect and complete MONOPOLY on
the face of the earth. / refer of course to
the Associated Press. Where is the busi-
ness man who will have The hardihood to
invest his money in a. newspaper enter
prise, which does not get the Associated
Press dispatches"
Mr.. Spalding said he did not complain
or find fault. This organization has taken
| advantage of every advance of science and
proSress; It gathers from all over the face
of the earth the news of to-day. and fur
nishes it to US tomorrow" If the Emperor
OF China withdraws one of, the yellow
feathers of Lii Hung Chang you will have
| II on the breakfast table. The complete or
ganization of the newspaper service is sur
passed only perhaps, by the United States
postal service. We all get the benefit of it,
Mr.. Spalding's address was novel and in
teresting and was thoroughly entosSd re
closed with hit at Mr.. Howell and Mr.
Stovall, whom, he declared had prevented
MIN from saying all he intended to say
kathleen Mavourneen," was sung by
Mr.. j. j. McDonough, Jr.
President Meldrim declared that he
would take the liberty of hav-
ing The other side represented. He
| introduced Mr.. Clarke Howell as the
young giant of the Georgia press" Mr.
| Howell came back at Mr.. Spaldinp with
the statement that although Mr.. SpaId-
| ihgs reputation was the creation of his
own ability, it was largely due to the fact
that all Of his efforts had been chronicIed
at the top of the column next to reading
matter in the Atlanta Constitution. II IS
true, Mr.. Howell said, that the press no
! longer dictates public opinion. Now the
| people speak and the press follows He
illustrated the great service of the Assoc
ciated Press by referring 10 its PROMPT
| reports of the destruction of the Spanish
fleet at Manila and Cervera's feet at
Santiago
Mr.. Howell paid a high compliment to
Senator Bacon, and predicted that at the
next election the people of Georgia would
declare, well done, thou good and faith
| lul servant, enter tnOu INTO the KINGDOM
| of thy reward"
| Mr. Howell differed with Senator I3acon
in his views as to the administrators pol-
icy and declared that in the sinking of the
Spanish fleet in Manila bay the hand of
the Lord God Almighty was in it, and that
we must follow our destiny.
1--WE should not establish a despotisnn in
the Philippines or Cuba" he said. hut we
would be recreant to our best instincts if
we left them to their own barbarous in
clinations. Let us establish an independent
republic in the Philippines and in Cuba
but let us say to these people, you cannot
have these things so long as you kin our
soldiers and trample upon our flag AS
| soon as the Filipinos demonstrate the
ability to maintain their independence
they should have it. and not before
Mr.. Howell spoke some pleasant words
of Savannah, which he said, in extending
its hospitality Is without a second or a
peer in the state of Georgia. In conclusion
Mr.. Howell paid high tribute TO Hon.
Patrick Walsh of Augusta.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Parks, in a brief. but bright
address discussed the results of broad
general education and the product that re-
suited from 1t. The cost of war was con-
trasted with the benefits of education. 1t
cost more to build one hrst-class warship
than it has ever cost to build and maintain
tue otdte University 10 the present day, he
said. Mr.. Parks remarks were very
heartily applauded.
loft in the Silly Night" was sung by
the quartette.
Literature" by Rev. c. II. Strong, was
one Of the gems Of the evening. The idea
characteristic of the sons of Erin from the
very beginning, he said, was the love Of
civil liberty and the love
Of church. The Irish have
| demonstrated their ahilftv 70 Govern,
US. declared Mr.. Strong and there is no
reason why they should not govern them
selves. Mr.. strong's remarks excited very
hearty applause.
widow Machre" was beautifully sung
by Mr.. +. f. Rebarer
Mr.. ]. Carroll Payne's response to ''The
orators of Ireland" was eloquent and
spirited. Burke, Sheridan, Grattan, O'Con-
nell, Curran, Shields and Emmett were eacn