Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-07

Elections will be held to day in all the
States of the Union except fve-Maine,
Vermont, Oregon, Ohio and West Vir-
ginia. State officers are to be chosen in
fifteen of these, and in all Represents
tives to the next Congress will be elected.
Two hundred and ninety three members
to the Federal Legislature-all Of that
body but thirty-two-will be voted for
and the political complexion Of the
Forty eighth Congress will be deter
mined. 1t is conceded that the example
set by Ohio on the 10th of October will
be very generally followed. Indeed, it
is looked upon as foregoue conclusion
that the Republicans will meet with
severe losses in the North, and they
have, for sometime past, been turning
their eyes eagerly southwark in the hope
of capturing or purchasing enough
doubtful" districts in this to offset their
losses in that section.
Among those assigned to this category
is the First district of Georgia. Here
the Republicans have placed candidate
in the field, and are talking with some
confidence of defeating Col. John G.
Nichols, the Democratic nominee. They
have from the beginning of the campaign
been working like beavers con the sly"
evidently hoping to carry on successfully
a "still hunt" We learn that they have
been spending money quite freely in the
more remote recesses of the district, and
that they hope their share of the Jay
Hubbell corruption fund may prove
availing to give them success.
We have steadily. ever since the cam
paign was inaugurated, endeavored to
open the eyes of the Democracy Of the
district to the schemes, hopes aud plans
of their political opponents. They must
be now fully cognizant of them all, and
of the importance of the issueswith which
they are to day confronted. On one side
is presented to the people of the district
for their sutfrages a straightout, straight
forward Democrat who is a native to our
soil and property holder. and whose
personal interests are intimately identi-
fed with those of the people he seeks to
represent in Washington. On the other
is presented a Republican Office holder
or office seeker, who has absolutely moth
ing in common with our people, and
whose interests are more closely con-
nected with the party of which he is a
member than with this district. If any
proof was needed of this, it is furnished
by a circular which was being widely
distributed yesterday evening in his be-
half, stating distinctly that if he is elect
ed, his main object in Congress will
be not to pass such laws as will
be beneficial to the district, but
which will "keep the district Republi-
eau" In other words, the great issue to
be decided in this district to-day will be
whether we shall remain under Demo
cratic control and continue to enjoy the
blessings of Democratic rule, or whether
we shall be misrepresented in Washing
ton by Republican and be once more
subjected to the party of carpetbagism,
Capitalization and corruption.
There should be no doubt as to the re-
suit Of the contest over this issue. All that
the Democrats of the district have to dc
is to assert themselves, turn out in mass
at the polls. deposit their ballots and
work for the nominee of the party, and
the victory is theirs.