The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-06
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
Warning Russell VS.. Charles II. Olmstead.

Warning Russell VS.. Charles II. Olmstead.
AS nearly as we gather from the ex-
tremely eulogistic communication in which
MANY Citizens" has advanced the claims of
Colonel" Naring Russell to the high position
of County Treasurer, the issue has narrowed it.
self down to O contest between two good citi-
zens. That Col. o instead meets the require
ments of Many Citizens" in this regard is can
didly avowed. Is his claim Colonel" Rus
sell that he too, stands in this exalted position
true one? We imaZn that every school boy
knows that to be good citizen q man must be
patriotic and public spirited law-abiding and
decorous: governing all his actions by high
principles and setting an example to the com.
munity in which he lives by prompt obedience
TO its statutes and ready acquieSence in its
NANTES canons OF morality. IL goes without
saying that no one can DO good citizen nor
worthy OF public Office who Goes not meet
fair measure of these requirements and add to
them fitness for the position he seeks if he
undertakes in his character OF good citizen, to
seek public prefernent. Let us see how
Colonel Russell meets these tests. He
has been an offlceaolder for years, In
deed, Ee may be said to be the most
persistent seeker after public tru
which the politics of Chatham has developed in
half a century He, therefore, cannot plead
ignoranca OF the duties and obligations of office
Yet, We find that whilst he was ilor of this
county his name appeared on the public records
in a way which ought to give pause to all good
citizens In 1875 he was aljudged guilty aud
fined by the superior court for permlttIng
George Manning, a notorious criminal. then
under sentence of the court, to leave the Jail
and go to magistrates Office to take out
cross warrant In 1876 the scandal arising from
his signing of criminal bonds was such that the
judge of the superior court passed an order
commanding him to desist and invali iating
wit in five DAYS al bonds signed by him. In
1875 he was indicted for assau ting the solicitor
general In 1883 he was specially presented for
gambling. and upon tilins plea of guilty, was
| fined therefor. In 1855 the put cations in your
columns seriously implicated him in the flight
of ShRDOl StatA Witness 1890 ffar bav
ing lived on the Democratic party all of his po-
ltical life, he bolied the nomination and ran in
OPPOSITE n to a ticket put out by party au-
thority. His management of the Jail became
SO unSat isfactory, to say the least. that the
legislature at the request of the people of Sa-
vannah, and in spite of the very plea which is
now being urged in his behalf took his office
from him aud turned il over to the sheriff. He
ran against the sheriff, Mr. Roman, on this
issue an was defeated. He is r ported now to.
go about the court house armed with pistols,
serious otfense; and IL is fair subject of in
quiry to consider whether his private and pub
lie life has been such as to give him the claim
which his encomiaSt asserts in his behalf, upon
the gratitude and affections of this commu-
nifty.
This issue has been forced upon Col Ohm
Stead's friends He nor they have sought to
make this a newspaper contest. But it is not
just TO him nor tair TO community that such
a record as the one exhibited here should stand
as an illustration of the theory Savannah
ians entertain regarding good citizenship. What
pom Iue pOliLlCAl metnOuS OF
the incumbent is shown in the TACT that whilst
be is appealing TO the German and Irish ele-
ment in our midst for support ID his contest, he
voted against Knorr for roner when he ran
! against Goette for coroner; Derst for alderman;
Roman for sher #; McDonough for the legiSla-
ture; Hanley for alderman; Meldrim for sena-
tor; Reilly for the legislature; O'Connor and
Douglass for aldermen, and has amour ced his
intention of beating Dillon for receiver in the
future. 1t has been openly asserted and claimed
70 be susceptible of proof t at he has declared
his ability TO buy the vo, of any Irisnman for
drink of whisky, and that having denounced
Powderly and his principles, he appeared upon
the stage at the demonstration ON the occasion
of his visit
Against this astounding record we oppose the
blamelesS life of Charles H Olnstead The
searcher can readily End his name on the records
or our city When she neAded her sobS most he
was ready to brave t a dangers of the battle
Held to sustain her reputation When she suf-
fered in the midst Of pestllence he was going
ABOUT her streets administering to the sick ami
cheering the diseomhts d. There is not a mac
amongst us who would not be proud to know
that his son would attain to the exalted stand