Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-30
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
The Attack on Governor Boynton-
Plain Statement of Facts.


Plain Statement of Facts.
Editor Morning Ne,gs The same beat
ing of tin pans, blowing of trumpets'
washing of old linen and vehement Vltu-
peration distinguish the opponents OF
senator BOvnton's candidacy that nave
invariably been the tactics of the minority
of the people OF Georgia, or, at least lot
tho last several wears. This noise and
violence Of a few have heretofore made us
overestimate the strength Of those
TINS industriOusly engaged, but
the test of election time has so successive
lv evidenced their poverty of numbers,
that the people have now right to take
it for granted that these are the same old
tactics of a small number of blatant mall
contents. and not the indications OF the
calm. undisturbed. confident feeling of the
great majority of our people The noise is
great. the Indignation OF these few IS ram
pant and intense. but the list OF BoyntOn
delegates, as the counties speak authorlta-
lively. increases in numbers, as the daily
dispatches show. To-day he has %
of IS delegates that were instructed.
and every county that has instructed
delegates since the appearance of these
blighting letters has spoken for BOynt0n.
1t seems that these letters were in the
hands of the Telegraph and Messenger
several DAYS before their publication,
and adyisement had as to the favor
able time when the bolt should
be shot and the increasing column
of BOyntOn delegates dispersed and bro
ken. The effect leads us to think that any
time before the assembling of the conVen-
ton was premature for such an attack. L
freely grant that it is scarcely true that
any of the crowd who are making this
great hue and cry held office under Bull
lock or in the reconstruction days,
hut L. would respectfully ask
how the policy, either of folding
the hands at such time or Of Outlawing
oneself from participation in the control
of GeOrgia's affairs, contributed to bring
about the era of our restoration and regene-
ration from reconstruction and carpet-bag
rule. 1t is certain that the good people of
Senator BOyntOn's section thought they
could appeal TO him as patriotic citizen
TO serve them when mass meet
ing was called and he was unani-
mOuSly requested to guard their
interests against the perniciOus effects
that were resulting from the operations
of the Freedman's Bureau. The same in
| SpiratiOn, courage and devotion to duty
that marked his career on the tented field,
forbade his refusing to accept so unenvi-
able an office. 1t is incOmprehensiblet to
one of the blatant patriots who now make
war upon him that his calm. quiet course
| i'm that office, working out the good results
| of shielding and protecting his people,
| was consistent with manhood,
self-respect and principle. OF necessity
it aided i'm the redemption of his State
more than the policy they then pursued,
but that is a reason to them for increase
of venom and nursing of wrath. In the
same line of devotion and service to his
I l., 1f IaH ff
help them secure a correct, fearless and
pure administration of the law, secured
to judicial circuits more fortunate than
| that in which he resided. Who among
his detractOrs doubts but thai nad MS APP
.piIcatlon been g,SSSSilted his service would
have been as devoted and the
| benefits to his section decisive!
1t is nothing to the purpose that in 1872
or afterwards men have been found to
speak out in trumpet tones against Nee
ing Governor and to join i'll the loud
acclaim of a regenerated people. 1t no
doubt was a race as TO who should be the
swiftest to speak and the most vehement
to denOunce, but the bringing about this
era is the prime consideration, and the
people will hold i'm grateful remembrance
those who contributed to it. Your edito-
rial deprecating the policy of vitupera-
ton that has been begun is on line with
YOUR concentration VI lllc W dNinS VI IiiC
''blOOdy shirt and you rightly appreciate
the eXigency in advocating no scramble
for the office and the retention of faith
/ full, honorable, highminded Democrat in
the position that he finds himself In
conclusion l would put this question to
Southern and Southeastern Georgia,
whence no Governor has come for 10.
these many years. Suppose that Rufus
+. Lester. or Hon. 4. L. Mcintyre, of
ThOmasville, were now President of the
Senate exercising the functions of the Of
flee with the dignity, wOrthiness and salts
faction Senator BOyntOn is displaying,
what would these people think if
violent and aggressive contest were made
to displace him: Would it not be thought
and felt that the other portions of the
State were never to give us justice-that
they had the power and were determined
to use it to exclude us forever from any
general control in State affairs? The
people of the State had settled themselves
down to the belief that all turmoil and
trouble in politics was over until the sold
COmmOner's" term was out. What is
there in the present condition of things
that should bring on this violent contest?
Respectfully, y.