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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07
Mr.. Parsons Talks Nonsense.

Mr. Louis e. Parsons, who was one of
the leaders in the movement to organizs a
white mans Republic IN party in tle ,uth,
and who was recently appointed district
attorney for the northern district of Ala
bama, said in an interview the other day:
"Give me en- ugh mo ICY and l can carry
Alabama for republican ticket at every
election, and will do it simply by payi g
men to be honest" The men to whom Mr..
ayers.
THIS Is an indirect charge that the cleo
ton managers in Alaba ma resort to dishon-
est method, to give the election to the dem
ocrats, and it was intended to apply to
election ma lagers in all of the southern
states, as Alabama was referred to only by
way of illustration.
Mr.. Parsons only follows the lead of
northern republicans who do not think that
it would be to their pa 'ty's interest to ad-
NIT that the elections i the south are fairly
conducted, and who, therefore, assert that
there is neither free ballot nor a fair count
in this section. They have been making
this charge for years, but when did they
ever substa tiate iti Why doesn't Mr.. Par
less, that they cannot
The southern elections are fairer than
thos in some of the northern states. In
fact, they are fair elections. In many local
tiles the ,lored people are conside. ably in
the maj ority, and wne that is the case the
republicans take it for gran ed that tue full
colored vote will be cast for the republican
ticket, if it is cast at all, aud wien tae re-
turns how the election of democrats, they
assert that the olor-d people were pre-
vented from voting, or that colored ties
were not counted. They ignore the fact
that quite lumber of col red people in the
south vote the democratic ticket, and
that many Others remain away
from the polls because they have ceased to
regard the right to vote as a very great
privilege. That northern republicans know
that col red people in the south frequently
vote the democratic ticket volu ltarily was
clearly shown few da ago, when it was
decided TO send colored republican speakers
to the west to try to prevent colored emf
grants from the south from aliguing them
selves with the Democratic party of thai
section.
Mr.. Parsons should. and probably does
know another thing, viz, that southern
election ma ayers are not to be bribed.
They faithfully perfor their duties, and il
Mr.. Parsons were to invite oue of them in C
his room, aud offer him money to pursue t
certain course, no m tier what, in the con
due of an election. he would discover that
he had made very great mistake. II he
doesn't believe that this is true, let him try
the bribery plan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07
The Luverne Postonce.

The order recently issued by P Postmaster
General WanamaKer to abolish the D rst-
office at Luverne, Ala, has not been exc
cuted, and if Mr.. Wanameker has any
regard for the rig It's of the people OF
Luverne, or for the real facts in the case, it
will not be.
The dispatches stated tlat the order was
issued because the white peopls of LIverne
boycotted the newly appointed postmaster,
a colored man ma ned G ,nez. AMI burned
the building which, with great difficulty, he
had OBJ aimed for postoffi e. If this was the
basis for the order. the Post mast # G sneral
labor, d under misapprehensi IN. The real
fac,s are quite at variance WITH thii state
ment- Luverne is a town of 500 inhabit-
a is, nearly all of whom are white. TWAS
expected that the democratic post Master
would be turned out, but as there wsre only
a few colored people IN the placs, it was
hoped that a W lite republican would be ap.
p lin ed When Gomez was ap ointei the
white people entered dignifi ID protest.
That is all they did in the matter. 1t is
true the buildi selected for the ostoffics
was burned, but there is no evidence tn G
tuo turning WAS luC fuuiary. GOu6z
was not boycotted. He was treated
very kiadly by the white people, JUST
as he had always been, and after le bur l.
ing Of the building a white citizen of the
place offered to erect a postoffics for him
on easy payments. Gomez understood,
however, that white postmaster vas pre-
| ferred, I'd about six weeks ago he for
warded to Washington his resig ati n,
which was not accepted. G ,mez is school
| teac Ter, ID it is said that he has never
manifested desire to be postmaster. He
| says that he likes the white people of
| Luverne, and that he regards them as his
personal friends. He is said to have tele-
| graphel to the postmaster ge eral. ask &
him not to have the order executed.
The truth is thal Mr.. Wana maker should
have &C 'epted the resignation of Gon.z.
] and app)i ted a white postmaster, and if a
de nocrat had been selected it would have
been all the better. The population of Luz
verne being almost exclusively white demo.
| Gratis, it follows that a more satisfactory
postmaster could be found amo e them.
Mr. Wanamaker pr IfeSses to believe in the
merit system, but his course is not in accord
| ance with it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07
Would Have Cost aim Dearly.


The last time 1 saw Gen. Russell A. Alger of
Michigan in New York he told a remarkably
good story upon himself, which is worthy of
repetiti n
While stumping the wolverine state during
lis gubernatorial canvass the gene al was ac-
CO npanied by Tom" Apologize, one of Micni-
CANS best known co ntry editors, whose
subscribers admired tom" or his Jeffersonian
simpici y in dress and manner Alger as a
general rule, in making a political canvass
traves in oriental splendor, with a train of
attendants, and in his private palace car. Ia
going throu IN Applegate's district, Gen. Alger
had it fully impress Il upon him by the plai 4
editor tue fact that it would be more in keeping
with the granger sentiment to tie up
the palace car and travel in hav cart.
the presid initial aspirant reluctant v
prepared for heavy wagon Jolt
ever the Michigan hills After reaching Burr
Oak, where Alger was announced to address
the farmers on oeomargarine a pure ba
and purer milk, the Two politicians were
covered with dust. Gen. Alyer had no sooner
assembled the platform than he drew from a
neat russell leather bag a 81 YER backed plush
trimmed clothes brush with which he euer-
getically proceeded to brush the dust off his
garments After he had finished the task he
handed the fancy brush to the country editor,
and said:
Here, Tom. brush off your clothes"
Tom looked at the richly carved silver
backed brush, and with fear and trembin :.
after taking in the faces OF the grangers
pre- ent, said:
Or at heavens, general, put it up. If used
that brush on this coat of mine, before tn se
old mossbacks here, I'd lose every subscriber
I've got in twenty-four hou S
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07
BRIOHt BITS.

ARTEMUs CRrrICUs Ito his friend Daubstick)-
You ought to rely less on your color and more
on your relations.
Cousin Florence-why, Artemus, Cousin Ned
depends wholly on his relations.-Life.
NArALIE-o, Mr.. Decourcy, am tired of this
frivolous lifel How fatiguing to sit and hold
ones hands ali ~,
Mr.. Decourcy Why not employ some one to
hold them for you?-Aunsey's Weekly
"R THEREr' said the genial oyster to Corpo-
raj Tanner early in September. IF you and !
had only known how to keep our mou his shut
We wouldn't have been in this fix" Then both
went into the soup with a melancholy PUNK
Life.
1T Is REPORTED that a company of Chicago
men have arrange to build cog wheel railroad
to the top of Pixies Peak, Col. The report is
evidently false. Chicago men are not endowed
with sufficient modesty to travel In cog.-Nor-
rtstoIoR Herald.
MRS. HUSTLER Ito her husband)-I certainly
wish, dear, that you would keepu appearances
more and dress bet er. Now. look at Mr..
Ruster-You forget, dear, that { was but
recently that Slasher failed.-CLothier and Fur
ntSher.
FARMER ALLEN of Pennsylvania did not be.
lieve that his hired man kept good watch on
the stables, and so he dis Euised himself went
out, and began banging around, and the first
thing he knew he had charge of shot in his
leg. The hired man was right on deck.-Detroit
Free Press.
MAMA" said Tommy, as he watched his
little brother squirming in the bath-tuo. willie
is like a piece of flannel"
WHAT makes you think so?" asked his
mother
90 because he shrinks when he's washed. ~
Boston Post.
SHE PREFERRED MORE DURABLE JoYs.-Mr
Prett boy-Mirian, if you will be mine. our
bliss will know no al oy.
Mira "A SIN 1T Whose father Is a gold reflner,
No. Mr. Prettyboy; papa assures me that
anything above IL karats fine doesn't wear
weIl.-JeDeierS' Weekly.
Mr.. MILLIONAIRE, My dear. here is my pock
etbook, and wish you would take care of it
until | get back. am going out this evening,
and prefer not to have any valuables with me.
Mrs. Millionaire-Mercyl Are you going into
dangerous .eignborhood?
meeting ia aid Of the worlds fair-Neao York
Weekly
EQUALLY UNPLEAsANT TO CONTEMPLATE
with blood in mis- eye, "taa, horse of ours is a
treacherous beat; He'll be the death Of me
some time, or III bs the death of him"
Then I'll sell him." replied Mr. Skilnphlint,
gloomly "A funeral would cost me every
blamed cent the animal is worth. --Chtcago
Tribune.
MARRIAGE Nor FAILURE.-"How is your
darter Nancy gittin' long since she married an
moved out ter Calf 1rny?" said the first Indiana
man. rs she doing wei -
''Doi * we'll Why, bless ye, she's gittin'
long perfectly lovely. Her first husband died
leavin' her $500 in cold cash, an 'twarn't
three months for she tie on ter aconsumpti
worth $4,000. o, but she's a rattler, that ga
isl'-1tme.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07

A naval officer said to the New York
Herald a day or two ago: "You can bet
all the money you have that Minister
Douglass and his white wife will never be
asked to b eakfast or dinner By officers of
the Kearsarge. The m II who occupies
the most e barrasing position is Com.
mander Whiting. The minister will, of
course, invite him to dine with nim in the
bin, but whether Commander Whit g
will be afflicted with sea sickness on that
date or not cannot be aScertained until the
ship arrives at Hayti. You cannot maze
navy people recognize Douglass or his
family on plane of social equa ity. They
won't do it." The appointment of D uglass
seems to have been a bad move for t. g
Harrison administration, although 1t was
intended to make the colored people believe
tat the administration was very friendly
TO them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, OCTOBER I, 1889.
The world's Fair D.nculties

The committee in New York having in
charge the selection of site for the World's
Fair thought tuat 1t ha1 overcome its
Creates difficulty when it had CHOSEN t 10
tract Of land ju-t north If &c Itral Park. 1t
appears, however, that its difficulties are
| just beginning. portion o. the tract is
| divided into lots, and hundre Is of pc )ple
have an interest in it. The majority Of the
owners are willing that their lots shall
be used for the fair, and they
will not ask any compensation.
There are others, however, who offer either
to rent or lease their lots for sums far
beyond their real value, and not few
see II disposed n It o permit any occupation
of their lots OF course a dozen OF two lot
owners can prevent the fair from occupy
ing the chosen site, and 1t
does not seem improbable that
fully that many Of them will
regard it as their solemn duty t. do what
ever they can to obstruct t 10 fair and dis
app )int their fsllow-citiz sas. II every
community, Whenever an enterprise of any
kind is p opposed that requires the c)-opera-
ton of all tie citizs IS, there are alwa s
low WuO inSlSI III Dulllug Tue wrong way.
Perhaps they can't nelp doing SO. They
are so constituted that they are not happy
unless they play the part of obstruct1rs
and disorganizers.
There is not much reason to doubt that
the fair will be in NV Y )rk. Chicago, st.
Louis and Washingto all have ivaaj tyes,
but they have no such onas as New York.
II the fair is in New York it WILL in all
probability, pay its expenses. If it is in
any other city, it is pretty certain to be a
financial failure
While the south feels very kindly to all
the other cities, there is no doubt that II,
favors New Y )rk, for the reason that her
business relatio IS are chiefly with thai city,
and ais becau SO she has ex ,ee 1t rail and
water transportation faci titles for reach
ing it.
The site chosen in New York is very
satisfactory one 1t can be easily reached
from the lower part of the city, aud if the
fair is located upol it, the m "a Is To- trans
porting people t. and from it will be
such as to meet all de nanis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07
Building Associations.

The benefits TO be derived from building
and loan associations are not confined to
cities. They are within the reach of any
community, and there are a great many of
them.
These associations encourage the practice
Of saving small sums, and Thu practice
leads turift and industry. The small
savings Of money make larger amounts,
which are loaned to the members of the
associa ions, who use the money thus OBJ
tanned to buy or improve property. the
loan being secured by mortgage on the
property in viii h it is invested, and being
repaid, principal and interest, in monthly
inst ,llments within the time agreed upon.
By The improved plan of oper ting these
associations each member of them sooner
or later. if there are no bidders for the
money TO be loaned, is compelled to borrow
at the rate Of interest prevailing at the
time the loan is assigned to him By the
old plan there was no such compulsion,
and those who did not borrow made those
who did pay a pretty heavy interest. The
old plan was a good one for those Of the
associations who did not become debtors.
The possible profits in building an loan
associations have attracted the attention of
capitalists and there are now nat onal and
state associations. which propose to do
what local associatio IS h i've been and still
are dol z. The local associations, however,
have one great advantage over the others.
II is that they are managed by those who
are the friends Of the borrowers, and if
there should come a time when the debtor
members needed help to carry their loans
they would, in all probability, get it. be-
cause the managers would be in a position
to consider all tue circumstances connected
with the request for assistance, and to de-
eide whether it would be advisable to
grant it.
There is another thing to be said in be-
half of home association. 1t Is that their
members are, as a rule, poor men, who
have to practice economy in order to meet
their engagement, to the associations.
They therefore contract toe habit of saving
the pennies, and grad ally they beco ne
thrifty and well-to-do members Of the COM
munities in which they live. They becoms
interes ed in promoting the prosperity of
their respective communities and take
a pride in assisting in making improve
ments.
Every town should have a building and
loan association. 1t will benefit the iwn
in which it is, as we'll as those connected
with it, however small its membership may
be- 1t may he able to build only one house
year, but that vii be something. What
it does will encourage others to make i'm
provements, aud not the least of its benefits
will be the economical habits which it will
help to form.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07
The Vokes Family's sta 20 Debut.
4 a

Victoria Vokes has been tell ng a friend how
the once celebrated Vokes iamy came into
theatrical existence MY father" she lates.
"a hearty Old gentleman. was a mann aCtlir r
of naval and military uniforms in London A
friend of his was Man ger Creswck of the
Surrey theater who once gave him an order
for a lot of trappin for a gorgeous co n pany
maj generals who were to appe in a
spectacular piece. We children were all ia zen
to see this spectacle. Mr. Creswick gave us a
box. was a baby in arms, but went VITA the
before the admiring pu lic In the piece was a
baby. At the time that the baby should have
been brought on to be kissed by its per ecuted
Oh her-way-t Siberia m Their it was taken with
the collie, ami the management we're in a
quandary. AT that point lifted my voice and
crowed at Fred % was trying to stand ON mis-
head in a corner of the box, to the agitation of
my motder, AID Creswick saw his salvation. He
Lend me your baby, Woke : he cried
but, my dear sir exclaimed my aston
ished father
"'Oh. that's all right. Mrs Vokes can stand
in the wings Now give me the baby and save
the scene
Il was deposited. with my legs and fists going
like windmlliS, in Creswick's arms, and my
mother foil WED, Fred clinging 10 her skirts
and my father ringing up the rear l was
paced in the arms of the afflicted countess
and slowly carried to the footlignts, where
was kissed and wept over. All through IL [
crowed heartily. A big round Of applause
greeted my efforts, and wien | was snatched
IRON the embraces of the affli ted countess
by one OF the tiercest of the major generals
the action WAS received with a storm of his ,es
from pit an gall ry. l was rest red to nv
legitimate mother and my debut was over
FOR the next five or six years we children
had the run OF the Surrey theater. and my
fathers business with theatrical people in
creased, unit by degrees the flavor OF the Stage
permeated the whole family. We came &C.
custOm-d to hearing about first lights ana the
lsgit and fat parts and a we went to the theater
So often our games in the nurs Try re in imita-
ton of what we were constantly seeing and
nearing. Then first one of us, then the other
aud sometimes all four of us, Frederick Jessie
Rosiha and myself. would be given parts in an,
tomimes the happies occurrences of our lit
lves-and we tJok TO the foo lights as though
we had been born there, aud une day we we're
described all the pap'rs as the clev r little
Vokes family. That sealed our fate. Fathers
business was not as prosperous D. Il had been;
big money was offered for US, and we became
professionals
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07

A Washington special says that Post
master General Va IA maker will defer the
appoi ntment of Mr.. FELL as postn lster at
Phila ielphia ua5il Postmaster Har ity's
term is aoout out, a he wishes TO be CO =
sistent IN his Sn home wlta the rule no
adj ptei Of allowing p . ileasial post mas.
ters against WHOM no ch lrgss are mids TO
remain ia office It'll their ter ms expire.
Tais is q ri iiculous state neat. Tie othec
day Mr.. Wana maker app ointsd ifty three
presidential post na5tes, aud titty-two
democrats were rem Jvsd simply to make
roo N for republicans Boss . Iay doesl't
want Nj. Field appointed postmaster at
Philadelphia, therefore Mr.. Wana IA ier is
delaying the matter as long as possiblS in
the hope that so 1ething will turn up to
relieve him of embarrassment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07
The Telanhona Girl.

From the Columbus o., Dispatch.
I'm Central Union telephone girl,
Ting a-ling-ling, ting-a-ling-ling
come when you give your phone handle a
whirl,
Ting a-ling, ting-a- ling ting;
I'm queen of a hun red holes here ia a row.
hole for each telephone mum Der, you know,
And for each of these holes I've a CHEEKY
Hello"
Ting-a-ling, ting-a- ling ting.
can hear every word that you speak DER the
wire,
Ting-a-ling-ling ting a-ling-ling,
Fen down to the wits ers OF loves tickle fire.
Ting-a- ling, ii gazing, ting;
know all the secrets there are in the town
Where faithless men smile and suspicious wives
frown-
1t would take me year just to write the half
down,
Ting-a-ling, ting-a-ling, ting.
am just as curious as curious can he,
Ting-a-ling-ling, ting-a-li CLING,
The faces of all ny patrons to see,
Ting-a-ling, tin calling, ting;
II could but see as hear o er the line
Ny knowledge OF things would b. semi-divine
And my job would never, no yer resign
1ing-a-ling, ting-a-ling ting,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07
A Street Episo lie.

from the Netc York World.
Two girls were standing on the street corner
engaged IN social chat when a sudd 3n gust of
wind lifted Ii hit veil from the hat of oae of
them and carried it down he street. Presently
the owner OF the veil missed the adornment and
the following co versatlon ensued:
Now, Mary Ann, give up that veil or Oi'll
knock yer two eyes into wanl'
TO the divil viii we and yer veil OF haven't
got it, and Oh wadn't wear tn loikes av it if Oi
had"
Give IL up or Oi'll bang ye wan in the jar"
Some more words passed, in the course of
which the Hner of the missing veil reminded
the owner that she had eft her last pae be-
cause she carried away more sugar anu coffee
than the family used, and at last they fell to
blows
What's the matter here?" yelled police
man, as he came running up and separated the
combatants
airy Ann stole me veil''
Yer lynn thafe. haven't seen yer veil
just thea a boy, who had seen the veil disap-
psar, came back and st red it to the owner,
and the two girls went away arm in arm
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07

few days ago member of the White
Mans Republican Club of Houston. Tex S,
said: "rhe sout FERN negro is as free to vote
as you or l, but he is not relia lie. He votes
as often with the democrats as he does with
the republic ms. He should be dIsfran-
cuised." That is what it seems to be COM
ing to in the Republican party. As long as
the negro could be depended upon to vote
the epuolican ticket. no republican said a
word in favor of disfranchisement, but
when he began to vote the dem cratic ticket
about as often as the republican ticket, then
the republican leaders wondered il 1t was
not a mistake to bestow upon him the right
to vote. If the negro is DISTINGUISHED, he
will be disfranchised by republicans.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07

William c. Young. of st. Louis, was en-
gagged to be married to Miss Je ME Baron,
of the same city, but the marriage WON'T
take place. Mrs. Baron concluded that she
had better make particular inquiry con-
corning the man who expected to mary
her daughter. and as a result Of her i'll
quiries she found that Young already had
a wife and two children. She gave him a
public cowhiding, and it will be generally
agreed that be got what he deserved.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07

Some republicans are maxilg a great t.
do because Sim COY is a dsn ratio candi-
date for eouacil nan in India ,ap)ls a, the
election this wesk. They stress tbs fact
that ne was So 1t q thI psnitentiary for
election frauds, and that he is 40 y a dsno-
cratic ca ldldate, bat thsy ignore tbs fact
that he was plrdonef out of the pc iiten :
tiary by Prssi lent Harrison, at th, re1uesi
of some of the leading idiiaa republicans.
He ought 90 be in ,he p,nitentiary now.
What promp.ei Iniia "a re lnbl,ca IS q
petition 70 his pardoai What prompted
the Preside 70 % grant the pstltionl L lese
are queil)n' whica the republicans organs
mlgat consider
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