Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-08


In the mass meeting of the Democracy
of our county (Chatham) on Thursday
evening, we hailed with returning conf.
dence the evidences of the old spirit of
National Democracy that influenced its
proceedings. and which, if properly
cherished, must again lead us on to vic
tory and the control of the National
Government.
The unanimous election of Colonel
Refus Z, Lester to the Craftsmanship of
the Executive Committee was eminently
proper A gallant soldier of the civil
war, who had cOnspicuously discharged
his duty IN the tented field, and accepted
defeat honorably and gracefully, fam
fully observing the arbitration OF the
sword: a distinguished pupil IN the
preparatory political school OF our Gen
oral Assembly. in which he won the
frs+ bonors: man of political ex-
peIience, matured judgment, calm,
regulated temper, and of I'M
questioned national sentiments,
Colonel Lester is second to no man in
the State of Georgia in the principles of
National Democracy, and in the ability
10 maintain them, whether in the limited
sphere of the Executive Committee, or
in the wider field of the United States
Senate. With such a Chairman we are
confident of the GniDaVs of the committee
and of a restoration of the wise meas
ures that in days past made the National
Democracy a unit and invincible.
Next, we have the resolutions offered
by Mr.. E. F. Bryan, which were also
unanimously adopted, and which have
'the ring of the old Democratic metal,
calling to unity and harmony, express
ing what is believed to be the preference
of the party, but reposing manly conf
dence in the honor and wisdom of our
delegates to the convention, and declin-
ing to trammel them with instructions
as to their choice, and firmly maintain
ing the two-thirds rule, as the bulwark
of the minority against the intrigues and
dogmatisms of tyrannous, or I'M
scrupnous majority. True Democratic
doctrine
Lastly, the resolution of Col. Estill, as
amended by Mr.. Charlton, fifty caps the
work of the evening, as it reduces the
previous too numerous irresponsible Elk.
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direct personal responsibility of its men,
bers. In some cases there is truth in the
prOverb, that Sin the multitude of coun-
sellers there is safety" and in the politi-
cal movements of popular forms of gov
eminent this is particularly true. But
often the larger the body the more
complicated and confused is its action,
and consequently the greater the oppor-
tunities for intrigues and corruption.
This is a general rule of observation and
experience, with no intention of retro
spective insinuations. We are looking
solely 10 the fact that in our form of
government and in the profession of
National Democratic principles, "hon-
esty is always the best policy" and
that to win the confidence and sup.
port of the masses of our fellow citi-
zers, it is essential that we should
seem right as we'll as be right. There
fore tie narrower the circle of response
bility, the more readily can we bring
home to delinquents any errors of acct
dent or of design they may commit.
We cannot recall any Democratic meet
ing IN Chatham county since the war as
productive of immediate good results
and prospective benefit to the party as
that of Thursday evening, and we hail
its proceedings as CLEAN of the silver
lining to the cloud that has so long OBJ
scured the brightness of our prospects.
DEMOCRAT OF THE OLD SCHOOL.