The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-18

\ Let Us daVe q clean campaign
Already in the campaign in this state for
the United States ssnatorship personali-
ties have been indulge in to an extent that
is regretta5le GOV Go-ioa is a candidate
for senator. aud the impression Is very
| general that Col. Norwood AMI Col Living
sion are also candiiates Neither Col Llv-
ingston nor Col. Norwood. however, has an
nounced himself as a candidate, but 1t i not
a mistake, probably, TO assume that
each is hopeful Of receiving the
support of the alliance The S)uthera
Alliance Farmer, the organ Of tbs alliance,
in its last issue, says that Col. Norwood Is
the man who ought 70 represent Georgia IN
the Senate, aud urges every soldier in the
army of equal rights to rally 70 him and
make him the successor of Senator Joseph
| E. Brown. While the alliance may have
taken no action in the matter. it is pretty safe
| TO assume that its leaders are favoring Col.
Norwood at present, and that they will urge
the alliance members of tbs legislature to
vote for him if he proves himself to be a
stronger candidate than C)l. Livingston or
any other sllianceman that can be brought
forw s..
But, whoever the candidates may be, why
should psrsonalitiei ne brought into the
campaign They prove nothing, and satisfy
nobody. They interest soms OF those who
attend the political meetings bus the maior-
ity of the thinking men would mUcl rather
hear issues discusse !.
The issue Of the senatorial campaign, so
far as yet known, is the sub-treasury plan.
Gov. Gordon opposes that plan, and Col.
Livingston favors it. 1t is understood that
Col Norwood also favors it. though he has
not yet said in unqus'ifei terms that
he does. Why not, then, make the
sub-treasury plan the Clearly defined
issue of the campaign. and let per-
sonalities drop out of sighss About all
the leading democrats il congress agree tn at
the sub-treasury plan is imp-acticable, and
even unconstitutional, aud there is no doubt
that Gov. Gordon can show to the people of
Georgia that it is both. II he does that no
sllianceman will have any reason for oppos-
ing his election to the United States Senate,
for it is known that he is in hearty sympathy
with the farmers. aud that they have
no better friend than he. If Col Norwood
-
treasury plan is just the thing that is
needed to make the farmers more prosper
Gus, aud that it has a chance of being ia
vorably considered by congress, each will
increase his chances for getting the sena-
torship. But no one of the candidates will
help his cause by indulging in personali-
ties.
There was some excuse, probably, for Gov.
Gordon's attack on Col. Livingston in his
Conyers speech last Thursday In his card
he says that he had heard that Col. Living
ston was circulating "a malicious SANDER"
which involved "his integrity as governor
and the reputation Of other gentlemen OF
high character" He not only heard this,
but he saw the Islander in print. He was so
indignant that he made some bitter per
sonal remarks about Col. Livingston. He
would not have attacked Col. Livingston,
he SAYS, if he had not been first attacked.
In the heat OF personal controversies men
say things they regret, and which they are
not always sure are absolutely true. False
impressions are frequently made, which are
difficult to remove. 1t would be far better,
therefore, to keep personalities out of the
campaign, if possible They lend spice to
it, no doubt, but they give no pleasure, and
make no friends for those indulging in
them.
In one or two of the state senatorial dis
tricts the campaign has become one of
abuse. Personalities of the bitterest char
acter are INDUCED in, and the people of
those districts are being divided into bit
terly hostile factions. Why not have a
campaign free from personalities cam
paign in which issues are discussed and the
people made better acquainted with ques-
lions in which they are deeply interestedl