Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-01
The Outlook In the Second District.

Apathy, the result of over-confidence,
seems to be the great and overshadowing
danger with which the Democracy of
this section Of the State, as well as in
Florida. are threatened. According to our
Jacksonville correspondent, the elections
of Messss. Davidson and Finley next Tues
day are regarded by so many Democrats
as assured facts, that it is feared num-
Der will remain from the polls. We have
already on several occasions called atten-
ton to the report that in many portions
of this district the success of Colonel
Nichols IS looked upon so much as a
foregone conclusion, that little or no in
terest is, or has been heretofore, felt in
the contest, and now we learn that the
same state of affairs exists in the Second
district.
In letter which we have seen from a
gentleman Of high standing, both politl-
cally and individually, in that district. it
is stated that Mr.. WessolOwski, who is
opposing the Hon. Henry G. Turner, re-
gular Democratic nominee for Congress,
is counting for success only on full
vote on his side and scant turn out of
the Democracy. and, shrewdly enough,
he bases his calculations on the feeling
that there is virtually no contest in the
district. To despise ones enemy,
no matter how feeble he may
apparently be, is always unwise
and unsafe. Nothing places a party or
an individual at greater disadvantage,
or more effectually tends TO strengthen
en- opponent. If the Democracy of the
Second will turn out as one man at the
polls; if they will, as they should, con-
slider it a bounden and sacred duty to
vote for and work for their candidate, and
if they are actuated by proper deter
mination to give him as large a majority
as possible and so inf1ict crushing
blow on Independentism-which is only
Radicalism in flimsy disguise-then
there will truly be no contest. If, how
ever, they yield themselves up to the
idea that Mr.. Turner'S election is as good
as settled, and that therefore it is useless
to take the trouble to attend the polls
and vote, they run very great risk of
being disagreeably surprised next
Wednesday morning, and of being mis-
represented in the next Congress.
The advice we here give to the Democ-
racy of the Second district is applicable
to the Democracy of the First, and, in
deed, of every district of the State as
well. They should not be satisfied with
simply electing their candidates, but they
should determine 70 snow their oppO-
nents under with such a shower of ballots
that will make their will indisputably
manifested. 1t is true the indications all
point to a sweeping Democratic victory
next Tuesday, and it will be a source of
great disappointment to the Democratic
masses throughout the country If it
should prove otherwise. But it will not
do to rely on this with over confidence
any more than it will do to count too
strongly upon Democratic victories in
the various districts of Georgia, and it
should be remembered that if the Re
publicans 'only secure the next
House by majority of one, havoc will
be made among Southern seats, especial
ly if their occupants were returned by
meagre majorities.
The Democracy of the First, Second,
Third, and every other district in the
State as well as in Florida, should reflect
on these things, and. not permit them
selves to be defrauded Of their legitimate
victories on the 7th proximo. A general
determination that the party of good
government and home rule shall win, is
all that is necessary to secure solid dele
cations to the Forty eighth Congress
from both these commonwealth.