Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-04
ToDah,s Election.


Before another issue of the NEWS
reaches our readers the important ques-
ton, "Who are the masters, the
people or the bosses?" will have been
decided. From the inception of the
campaign we have steadily endeavored
to impress upon the Democracy and the
voters of Chatham county the vitality of
this issue. The intelligence, the dignity
and the sovereignty of the people are at
stake, and it remains now for the citizens
of the county either to assert their su-
premacy or submit to the one man
power.
Under these circumstances there will
undoubtedly be manifested unusual in
terest in the contest to day. A very full
vote will most certainly be brought out,
and unusual efforts will be put forward
to prevent frauds at the polls and to Sc
cure fair count
The ticket presented to the voters of
Chatham for their suffrages by the
Democracy is in every respect unex-
ceptional. 1t not only represents the
principles of the party, but was the
unanimous choice of that party at one of
finest and most enthusiastic political
gatherings ever held in the State. No
possible cavil can be raised against its
personnel. The gentlemen who compose
it are thoroughly representative men
/ and property holders, who are fully
identified with the varied and
most important interests of the city
and county Col George S. Owens
/ is connected with our planting interests,
and is highly esteemed throughout the
community for his intelligence and pub.
lie spiritedness. Captain Robert Fall
gant's popularity is so great, and his posi-
ton as man of ability, fully alive to the
needs of the community in which he
lives, is so thoroughly appreciated, that
even the boilers themselves were forced
20 acknowledge it by placing him on
| their ticket. Mr.. J. J. McDonough, one
of our leading merchants, is also gen
tleman against whom no tenable objec-
ton can be urged. Sterling. honest and
capable, he is a true representative of the
bone and sinew of the land, and is per.
sonal exemplifcation of the real dignity
of labor.
These are the gentlemen upon whom
the Democracy of Chatham have settled
as in every way worthy to bear the
standard of the party in its warfare
against rebels and boilers to-day. A
more excellent ticket has never been
placed in the field in this or any
other county. That they will ably,
zealously and faithfully labor for the
welfare, and guard the interests of their
constituents in the State Legislature, is
beyond all possibility of dispute.
Let the voters of Chatham. therefore,
turn out at the polls to-day in mass, and
determine that they will triumph over
selfish ambition, bOssism, and the one
man power. The overweening arrogance
Of those who have presumed to boldly
defy the popular will as so overwhelm-
ingly expressed at the primaries, should
be signally rebuked. No ordinary issue
is presented, for the honor and might of
the people is to be indicated.
The boilers openly claim that they
have control of the registry list and will
win. This we do not believe If the
Democracy will turn out in solid
phalanx to-day we are convinced that
when the sun goes down this evening
bOssism will be routed, horse, foot and
dragon. Whether this proves true or
not, however, the people will see
to it hereafter that no bosses shall ever
again be in position to array themselves
against the public as masters. What
ever the result of to days conflict boss
ism is doomed.