The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-18


PIete and Cordial" Democratic
Harmony the Only Thing THAT
VIII Save the Country From
ROOseveItism.
BY Larry T. CAN'T.
Smithonia, Ga, June 17.-Being at
Smithonia, 1 managed to obtain an in
terview with Hon. James NJ. Smith,
one of the delegates from the state at
large to the st. Louis National Demo-
cratic Convention. Col. Smith is kept
so very busy it is no easy matter to
ge1 an interview with him. In addi-
ton to looking after his own large and
extensive business, a great deal of his
time is consumed in entertaining peo-
pie of all classes from all sections of
the country who are constantly visit
ing him. To illustrate:
Some years ago the Pasha of Egypt
visited him and remained several days
and nights investigating the mode and
manner of farming in this country.
The Pasha was so well pleased with
his visit that, after returning home,
he wrote several letters to Col Smith
asking his opinion and advice as to
many reforms which he desired to in
augurate in Egypt. He cordially in
vted Col. Smith to visit him at Cairo.
On Monday DIR. George Foster Pea
body of New York. with a party of
dozen or more ladies and gentlemen
spent several hours at the home of
Col. Smith.
l asked Col Smith what was the out
look for crops in his section. He said:
Tn our section, at least half of the
cotton did not come up before June S.
This makes our cotton crop very late.
If frost comes early this fall. we cam
not hope for over one-half a crop of
cotton. Wheat is better then for
years"
How do you like your beardless
| barley?"
Il am pleased with it. 1 sowed it
this year on March l and cut it on
May 25 While l have not had it
threshed yet 1 am satisfied it will
yield about thirty bushels per acre.
virtually without rain. l believe if it
had been seasonable l would have made
from forty to fifty bushels per acre.
Beardless barley weighs about fifty
pounds to the bushel. Being so nutri-
| tive and palatable to horses and mules
1 think one bushel of beardless barley
| is more than equal to one bushel of
| corn for feeding. 1t is a spring crop.
Cold weather will kill it. Maturing in
less than ninety days and being prolific
| l esteem it a very valuable crop for
the South. I have only sown it for
| two years. AS far as I have gone
with it am well pleased. However, it
| will be necessary to test it several
years more before a definite conclu-
sion can be reached"
The Political Outlook.
What have you to say about the po-
litical outlook generally?
"Of course, 1 appreciate very highly
! the support which 1 received from
| every part of the state at the recent
State Convention, but 1 was especially
| the Eighth, the Tenth, the Ninth and
the Seventh Congressional districts, all
| of which districts lie on my side of
| the state, and gave me solid support.
| But I cannot afford to draw distinc-
tions, because I received a hearty sup
| port from every section of the state
| and from almost every county. I can
| only say: 1 appreciate very highly all
! that my friends In every part of the
state did for me.
TT is hard to tell what the St. Louis
| National Democratic Convention wfll
| do. 1 am sure the majority of the
| delegates to that convention will favor
nominating a conservative man on a
| conservative platform. Inasmuch as
the two-thirds rule obtains In the con-
| vention, it may be that one-third of
| the convention will be controlled by
| those who are more radical in their
| views. OF course, the Georgia dele
CATION will do all they can to secure
| the nomination of Judge Parker. If
| Judge Parker is defeated in the nomi-
| nation. it will be on account of the
| thirds rule.
II am afraid that Mr.. Bryan will be
| too extreme in his views. / hope, how
ever, that he will be conservative
enough to support the nominee of the
convention. The support of Mr.. Hearst
| is very valuable. He is in a position
| to do the Democratic party great
| deal of good If we can nominate a
| conservative man on a conservative
| platform, one upon whom all the Dem
ocrats and all those opposed to Roose-
| Welt can unite, / feel confident the
Democratic party will be successful.
The Right or Wrong of 1880 and '96.
THE question which will confront
| the Democratic party at the st. Louis
| convention is not who was right and
| who was wrong in 1896 and in 1900, but
1 rather who can and will do the most
good for the Democratic party in 1904.
! All prejudice and all pride of opinion
ought to be laid aside and let every
| Democrat, no matter to what faction he
may have heretofore belonged, and
| every man opposed to Roosevelt, unite
and all pull together.
while doubtless the Republican
party will stand pat as to the tariff,
| vet the majority OF the people are not
satisfied with the tariff as II now ex-
lists. There is something radically
| wrong about a tariff which enables
| manufacturers to sell cheaper to for
| eigners than they do to home custom
| ers. The present tariff discriminates
| against the South and the West.
1.-THE increased coinage of gold
brought about by the discovery of new
} gold fields in Alaska and South Africa,
| and the new process of working gold
| mines, also the increase of the circula-
| t,on of National Bank notes caused by
| an amendment to the National Bank
act. has increased the per capita cir
culstion to such an extent that free
| coinage of silver is not now of as much
importance as 1t appeared to be in 1896.
| The extravaganza of the Federal gov
ernnnent is growing to be a serious
question.
'rhere is a natural and prudent ex-
mansion which comes to all prosperous
Countries, but an unnatural and i'm
nrudenl EXPANSION is hurtful.
mo matter who may be nominated
by the ST. Louis National Democratic
Convention. nor what platform may be