The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-19
Gordoa's Vcto-r.

Gov. Gordons victory a. Atlanta yeste--
! day csusei no surprise. Il was expected.
bat the announcement Of /. was received.
nevertheless, with the most profound sa,is-
/. faction in all parts OF the state. W Other
man has 50 strong a hold upon the afec-
tioas OF Georgiaas. Aud be Is worthy Of
their affection. Throughout his
career be has besa true 70
them. In his own affairs be
has sometimes failed II his efforts 70
serve them he has nsver failed In toe
military and civil Offices which be has held
he has met exDsctatioas-n0re than met
them, and that is why the people are ever
ready to place him in positions Of honor
and trust.
The contest in which he has Just been
victorious was s notable one. Ext-aordi-
nary efforts were made TO array great Sc
cres organization against him-an organi-
zation which Includes in its membership
tbres-fourths Of the members Of TIE leZfs-
lature. Hal it not been for this orgsnza-
tiou-the Farmers Allianca-the opposition
70 BIN would not have attracted more than
passing notice, because the forces that
joined with the alliance and endsayorsd to
defeat him for personal reasons were weak
and comparatively Insignificant
Tne alliance, through its leaders, were
Jed TO believe that he was h1s:ile to its Oh
jscts and aims L is true that he said that
be did not approve one Of the p.anks Of the
alliance platform, but that plAak-the sub
treasury bills not approved by aay Of the
leading statesmen OF the country. and has
not the remosess chancs OF becoming a part
of the legislation of the country. The
alliance leaders, however, and some
If the politicians Of the state who desire
Gen. Goriol's defeat made Gen. Gordon,s
refusal 10 eIdorss tat PLANK the SIS of
the opposition TO hun. They left nothing
undone TO units the alliance members of
the legislature against him. They failed TO
accomplish their object, because
there are alliancsmen in the legislature
who could not be c1axei nor driven
into doing something against which their
judgments reyolted. They knew that Gen.
Gordon was better friend Of the farmers
than any other man whose name was men-
toned for senator, and they honored aud
him for his franknass with respect
to the sub-treaslry bill They understood
that il Gen. Gordon had renamed
silent with respect to that bill
he would have had no opposition. They
preferred to trust frank and fearless MAJ
one VINO would rather suffer defeat than
deceive them-aud they therefore voted for
Ge1. Gordo1.
And the legislators who voted for Gen.
Gordon will never have cause to regret
having done 50. As governor he has served
Georgia well and faithfully, and he will
serve her well and faithfully in the Senate.
He is not an old man yet by any means.
He is only IS years of age. His
physical condition is excellent, and his
mind is as clear and strong as when he was
Less right arm on the battlefelds OF Vir.
GINA.
Georgia has done well in elscting Gen.
Gordon. No other one Of her sons is better
able TO represent her upon the floor of the
Senate. He will see to it that her interests
are properly cared for there, and that her
influence is felt upon all proper occasions.