The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-02
surrounding the situation.

/ SErrouroi1 the situation
! To watch the various oral exercises Of cur
esteemed contemporary, the Atlanta Con-
stitution, is at times really and truly divert
| ing. Whatever il NAV lack in spacious
guessing it fully supplies in the agility with
/ whicl il can deploy and surround the quss-
/ ton. As modern edition Of the Artful
/ Dodger it Is indeed pre-emineut
When the prohibition ques ion ragged in
Atlanta and aroused to passionate ardor the
enthusiasm and fervid zeal Of all classes,
arrayinS democrat against dem 5crat and
rep blican against republican, q d white
against white and black against black. and
even brother against brother and er
against sister. did the clarion exponent of
the state capital cast its fortunes unre-
servediy witt one side or the other and
plunge into the thickest Of the frayt sur
vivs or perish as fate might decree with the
people it held right and the cause that they
cher .shedi Not much.
1t compromised. 1t was like Mark Twain
when asked if be expected to go to heaven
or hell. be answered II am comparatively
Indifferent; 1 have friends in both places
1t lad frien1s on both sides.
s Genial Henry Grady now gone to
that mystic region where perplexities are
not banged away on one de while strategic
Capt Howell rallied the opposing forces.
They comprised an inspiring spectacle. In
fact, pair of spectacles that must have
brought grin to the grim visage Of the
American eagle When the cruel war was
over they forgave each other. They were
friends again.
Now we have another conflict of power
full thoughts in the state upon which great
men differ. Somebody is bound t. be in
the wrong. 1t is always the weakest force
Triumph is always right. But which is the
weakest FORGET That's the question. Inevita-
bly, somebody will get left in this tussle
Good people on both sides. Still it is i'm
portant TO know which, in all this lnextrica-
bic tangle Of good people, are coming out
at the top Of the heap. Same old situation.
Perplexiag.
So Capt. Howell valiantlY rides at the
head Of the column in double barreled
type, while Mr.. Hemphill finds his sympa-
thies irresistibly drawn to the other side.
Still, each recognizes his old friend in the
distance and wants it clearly understood
that while his tender sympathies bleed great
gobs Of gore for the cause. it would
distress him exceedingly to have his dear
friend hurt just because of an honest differ
ence Of an opinion. OF course he is in the
wrong Put we are likely TO be In the
wrong at times. Such things can't be pre-
vented. Tnat sort Of solid reasoning
has tendency to ''tempcr the wind to the
shorn imb," greatly TO the satisfaction of
the lamb.
Thus the victC rious partner lets down the
temple gently on his unhappy but neverthe-
less hopeful frater. T. ey shake and decide
to forgive each other They have stemmed
two strong c, unter currents and averted
VIII rlwind. They Lave diverted the course
| of the storm winds spared the go den
| grain. Il now behooves them as thrifty
foragers to harvest the said golden grain.
! They harves;.
If you can get on both sides Of the enemy
you can hit 'em coming and gong. But on
any account never abandon the provision
train. That is most important.
While the publication of which he Is the
| putative manager has rigidly maintained a
position of chaste neutrality, il not actual
Indifference, toward the scuffie between the
farmers and their political foes-the fiienGs
that are and the friends that may come
Mr. Hemphill seems to have felt lmpelled
by his swelling emotions to go around be-
hind Tire barn. as it were, and hold tryst
with the ex-soldiers in order to tell them he
loves them so dearly that the conventional
restrictions placed upon him by un-
sympathizng relations are narrowing to
his ardent soul. Still. though he cannot
share their prejudices, he must respect their
feelings-and all that.
Tactics Of that sort for paper that made
any pretensions 20 independence would au-
pear somewhat natural though slightly
amusing. But for an avowed advocate of
aggressive partisan politics such a course
does appear a trifle remarkable.