Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-14

The Citize1s' Committee Lays Out Its
Work maries to be Held in the
MfIftfa Districts notwithstanding
Ready to Capture the Mass Meeting
The Registration Law Denounced.
The present week VIII in all probability
decide who will compose the next Board
Of Aldermen. The campaign is exciting
lively interest, and the next few days
will definitely determine the next admin
istratiOn.
The club and anti-club factions are
actively at work, aud the outcome will
likely result in a vigorous fight for the
nominations at the mass meeting tO-mOr-
row night. The Citizens Committee,
representing the anti-club movement,
met at st. Andrews Hall last night, and
mapped out their plan Of work. Commit
tees of 10 from each Of the
four Militia districts were ap-
pointed 70 call district primaries
tonight for the purpose Of nominating
two Aldermen from each district 70 be
submitted 10 the mass meeting for lnOOrse-
ment, leaving four 10 the city al large u
be nominated By the people. The COM
mittees appointed were as follows: A. \.
Manucy. Chairman; L. J. kietier, ): r.
Teitien, J. Z. Daily, Geo. schroeder, Kicn-
ard FOgartv, &. =. small, X. "a. Crawford,
J. 5. Collins, II. +. Kramer.
Second District: J. +. Phillips, Chair
man. Joe Barbour, J. +. Schroeder, A. X.
Fawcett. J.. Alexander, y. o. TiltOn, j.
G. Cohen. q. W. Parish, Henry Sulter,
NJ ". Lanier.
Third District: W. f. Chaplin, Chair
man: q. VI. Ryals, Geo. Renken. Z. L.
Wakefield, K. f. Harmon, o. p. Ravens,
d. B. Lester, A. II. Best, W. c. Neidlin-
ger. Chas. Umbach.
Fourth District: W. F. Reid, P. B..
Springer, Aleck Mendel, VIM. Bouhan,
b. W. Tedder, ID. Grimm, Henry kuck,
J. J. Joyce, Chas. Carroll, Geo. +.
Byrnes.
The committees met at the adjournment
Of the meeting and appointed the prlma-
ries. The general sentiment Of those pres
ent was in favor Of district representa-
tiOn. giving each militia district two
Aldermen and four 10 the city at large.
There was a vigorous opposition to the
plan suggested by the Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee Of making the nomina-
tiOns through a committee OF %.
The question of registration was
brought up and a lively debate took place
on the fairness or unfairness OF the sys-
ten, which led to the adoption Of resolu-
tiOns denOuncing the present registration
law and appealing for the enactment oil
new law. The meeting was unanimously
in favor Of a new method Of registration,
as expre ssed in the following resolutions,
which Will be submitted TO the mass
meeting tomorrow night:
Re.oired. That this committee do earnestly
recommend 20 the senator and Representa-
tives from this district the repeal OF the regis
fratiOn laws Of the CITY Of Savannah and
county Of latham; and We herewith present
our objections To said lave on account 81 their
ti-democratIe, unconstitutional ana tricky
First. In that Tie tax on property follows
the property and not the person, and II the
Tax Collector fails to collect such ( u i
because Of his own negligence and not from
ans defect IN the law.
secondly. That though the ownership Of the
pr.ueIt. may be changed. the overdue tax II
4 l...r Oh Lh- property passing into such other
hands. ana Is not lien on the privileges OF
he iudlyIdual from whose hands 1t has
passed.
Thirdly. That the poll tax is a tax upon
privileges and Is entirely separate and dis
Iiuct from assess ments upon property ana
does not iu auv manner concern the property.
Therefore, tHc attempt 10 and the practlce OF
dcprivIug tie citizen 81 hi- liberties ana priv
lieer- because Of unpaid assessments upon
property for which the property, and
not The privileges, Of the citi-
zen. l5 d.0ue responsible Is
violent deprivation Of the most sacred rights
of tne citizen. dcspOillnE him OF the only
weapon guaranteed him by the constitution
OF his country with which 10 protect his lib
critics and privileges from the OppresslOn Of
FOurthlv. Ia thai the M thOds Of collecting
zuch FOIL taxes p1rtake Of tricky nature,
providing entirely different places Tor Ihelr
pavment In different years. and confusing the
taxpayer until he gets into feeling OF DIS
gust at the amount Of trouble to which he l.
forced 10 submit in order 10 obtain his clearest
r ghtz Of franchise.
EIfthiy in that the places selected for reg
istrati0n seem specially chosen with view
Of defeating instead OF promoting the regis
traitor requirements. Out OF the "aX count
ing rooms a-d Ecntlemcn's private Offices are
selected with the apparent purpose OF giving
the humber and more ignorant classes oil
voters so much harrassnent as 20 effect
the result Of uiufhug them out Of their desire
to register as vOtcr7.
tive and Illegal I, requirements as certificates
from Tax Collectors covering years gone Dyl
are demanded oil the voter with full
knowledge ina; he may not be able to pro-
ducc them--nOt because Or any non payment
~ his taxes. but simply because bis receipts
NAV have been lost or mlslaid, anu because
he cannot require a Tax Collector 70 give him
"a CEREAL cerlfcatc-a requirement which
the law itself does not impose, and which the
Tax Collector should not be required to
furnish.
FOR all Of these reasons we denOunoe the
present registration laws as unfair, undem-
tcratic, obstructive. and tending 10 build up
an OliEarchy defiant Of all of the rights Of cit
izeuship, and concerning ITSELF only Tor the
personal interests Ol It's own associations; ana
we demand as our right the correction of the
abuses shieh have been imposed on Us IN the
name OF law, and in violation of justice and
right.
ResoIred, That we VIII not support any man
for publ G. office who will not pledge himself
% carry out the purpose OF these resolutions.
Res8Tred further. That this committee
secure any p ssible evidence Of the cOrrup-
lion Of voters hy purchase or otherwise, and
present the same 10 the grand jury Tor the
indictment of all parties who thus debase the
franchise Of the citizen.
And TO these ends we invite the cO-opera-
frou of all good citizens