Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-09
4 WeIl-Tnrormed Contemporary.

4 WeIl-Informed Contemporary.
our esteemed contemporary, the Tele-
graph and Messenger, continues to wrestle
with the question whether the MORNING
NEWS intends 10 support Senator Brown
for reelection. We thought it had
dropped the matter, as It had nothing 10
say about 10 for a week or so. II seems,
however, that during that time it was
only preparing few epithets to hurl at
the NEWS because the News asked 1t a
very reasonable question. The qHes-
ton was, Hes senator Brown announced
himself as a candidate for reelection,
or said that he would accept reelection:
Our esteemed contemporary makes this
question the occasion for calling the NEWS
"a salt-water-know-nOth and "a
Accommodating Of the first water" We
shall not. Of course, retort by applying
watery or any other kind Of epithets to
our contemporary. We do not think they
helm 10 make a matter clearer, and, be-
sides, we have no desire 10 show lack
Of respect for our contemporary. In
answer to our question the Telegram and
Messenger says:
Yes. Senator Brown has, in the usual
manner. announced himself as n candI-
date for reelection to many thousand
Democrats all over the state.
We do not question the correctness Of
our contemporary information, but 1t
seems curious 10 US that we have not
come across a few of these ''many thou
sands Democrats all over the State"
There ought 10 be a dozen or so in Ma
con. or that vicinity. VIII our contem-
porarv be Kind enough to name number
Of them and get them to state that Sena-
tor Brown has informed them that he Is
a candidate for reelection? He has made
no announcement TO the News, and we
take IL that he hasn't made any announce
ment 10 our contemporary, although 1t
has considerable influence as Demo
cratic journal. Indeed we do not feel
sure that our contemporary is wholly
satisfied that Senator Brown is candi-
date for reelection, because II puts TO US
this question::
Tit be true. as is generally understood,
that Senator Brown is a candidate Tor the
Senate. and will seek a reelection at the
hands of the Legislature-Occupylng the
same position on the Morrison bill that
Mr.. Nichols dOes-will the NEWS oppose
/ his return!
Now, this looks as if our contemporary
were cropping in darkness. The many
thousand Democrats all over the state"
are dismissed. and the conditional ''ir' is
brought forward for support. Had not
our contemporary better get rid Of this
''if'' before it calls the News "knoW-
nothingy" In fact, does not our con-
temporary raise a doubt whetherit knows
very much about Senator Browns plans
and intentions.
our contemporary insinuates that the
NEws is trying to escape its questioning.
That is a very grave mistake. We fear
that our contemporary is liable TO fall IN
to mistakes. Not long ago it assumed
that the NEWS was supporting Senator
Brown for reelection. 1t now confesses
that il has seen no statement in the News
that it wac or was not supporting Senator
Brown. Our contemporary, however,
saws:
But we have no doubt that we are near
the mark when we assume that the NEWS
desires his reelection, and Will support
him. # need be, before the Legislature.
Why does our contemporary think it is
near the mark when it assumes the News
desires Senator Browns reelection?
W hat single fact or what information has
it on which to base its assumption? 1t
certainly ought not to assume that the
News viii take this or that position with
regard to any matter without some reason.
What reason has it in this particular case!
In answer to our contemporary ques-
ton. we reply that we have heard reports
respecting Senator Browns intentions.
The News will have something to say
about his candidacy at the proper time,
provided he is candidate. We advise
our contemporary not TO trouble itself
with guessing and assuming as to what
the position of the News will be in this
matter, because it is more likely to be