Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-29

The letter OF Hon. a. ID. stephens,
accepting the Democratic nomination
for Governor of Georgia, which wepub-
lished yesterday, is in many respects an
admirable document. 1t expresses broad,
liberal views, and indicates that it is mis-
intention to administer the affairs of the
State Government with strict justice and
impartiality. When he says p" it shall
be my earnest desire ami endeavOr so to
perform the high and responsible duties
cOnfded to me as that no one Of any
party or class or condition of life can
Justly say, at the expiration of the term,
that he or she suffered any injury or
wrong from any act of commission or
omission or neglect on my part, he sim
ply says that ne intends to be Governor
of the whole State, without regard to
party or section, and that the interests
of Georgia and her people will be the
first object of his administration.
This is wise and cOmmendable. The
chief executive of a State should bear
the same relationship to that State that
the President of the United States should
bear to the Republic. He should feel
that the welfare and prosperity of every
citizen of the State over which ne has
the honor to preside, shall be his especial
care so that his administration may en-
sure the prosperity of all. This is the
view which every patriot should take,
and if Mr.. Stephens carries his precepts
into practice no citizen can complain.
But while Mr.. Stephens thus intimates
that he is to be guided in his administra-
ton by motives of patriotism, he is also
sufficiently mindful of the interests of
the Democratic party which has honored
him with the nomination to satisfy the
most ultra partisan. This is clearly evil
denced in that paragraph of his letter in
which he says Those time-honored
principles of the Democracy to which
the convention in its platform refers, in
which I was reared and to aohich l shall
eUer adhere, are, indeed, / believe,
The basis upon which all our past
glory was achieved, and to which
alone for our higher career in
the future we can only hopefully
look" Here we have again ample
evidence of the devotion of Mr.. Ste
pheus to the principles of the Democratic
party, and of his Intention to ever guard
the interests of that party and make its
doctrines the guide of his administration
If he lives up to his utterances in this
respect, surely no Democrat in Georgia
can utter a word of complaint.
How different the sentiments expressed
by Mr. Stephens from those which gov.
ern the Republican party. In the days
when that party was in power in GeOr.
gia, its every solicitude was to preserve
party power and maintain party suprem-
acy AL things else were made subser-
Went to this, and for what? Simply that
the leaders of that party might depredate
upon and despOil the people and gather
individual '1oOt" at the expense of the
taxpayers. Aud that they would do so
to-day, if, by the Vaccinations of sore
head Democrats, Independents or any
other agency, they should be restored to
power, is amply evidenced by the record
they have made in the management of
Federal affairs Their action during the
session of Congress now shortly to close
proves this beyond peradventure, for,
though they see the people grOaning I'M
der heavy burden of unnecessary taxa
ton to the extent of $3.50, 900, 900 a year.
they have persistently refused to lighten
the load, preferring rather to distribute
that enormous sum among their special
friends and political favorites.
We repeat, that Mr.. Stephens, if he
lives up to the precepts and utterances
of his letter of acceptance-and that he
will do so we believe no citizen of Geor
gia will doubt-will give to the State
patriotic, wise and conservative admin
istraliOn true to Democratic teachings.
This is all that can be asked of him, and
under such administration it is easy to
foresee that the prosperity and well be-
ing of the State. and of each and all of
her citizens. will be assured.