The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-07
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
Warning Russell VS.. Charlie. H. OImstea

Warning Russell VS.. Charles H. OImstead.
AS nearly as we can gather from the ex-
tremely eulogistic communication in which
Many Citizens" has advanced the claims of
Colonel" Waring Russell to the high position
OF County TT tasurer, the issue has narrowed it.
self down to a 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 tlat he too stands ia this exalted position
true one? We una zine That every school boy
knows that to be a good citizen man must be
patriotic and public spirited; law-ablding and
decorous, governing all his actions by hign
principles and setting an example to the com.
munity in which he lives by prompt OBJ edience
TO its statutes and ready acquiesence in its
manifest canons or morality. II goes without
saying that no one can be good citizen nor
worthy Of public Office who does not meet a
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 preferment. Let us see how
Colonel Russell meets these tests. He
has been an officeholder for years. In
deed, ne may BE- said to be the most
persistent see or after public tru
which the politics of Chatham has developed in
half century. He, therefore, ca mot plead
Ignorance 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 way which ought to give pause to all good
citizens. In 1875 he was aijudged guilty and
nned by the superior court for permittinS
George Manning, notorious criminal then
under sentence OF the court, to leave the jail
and go to a magistrates Office TO take out O
cross warrant, In 1876 the, soandaT arisi X 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 10 five DAYS all bonds signed by him. In
1875 he was indicted for assaulting the solicitor
general. In 1888 he was specially presented for
gambling. and upon filing plea OF guilty, was
fined therefor. In 1888 the publ cations in your
columns seriously implicated him in the flight
o Sh6QOi. a hav
ing lived on the Democratic party all of his DO.
itical life, he oolted the nomination and ran ia
OPPOSITE to ticket put out by party au-
thorlty. His management of the Jail b. came
SO unsatisfactory, to say the least, that the
legislature, at the request Of the peopl. of Sa-
vannah and in spite Of the very plea which is
now being urged in his behalf, took his Office
from him and turned IL over to the sheriff He
ran against the sheriff, Mr.. Roman, on this
issue AMI was defeated. He is r ported now to
go about the court house armed with pistols, a
serious offense; and 1t is a 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 encomlast asserts In his behalf, upon
the gratitude and affections" of this commu-
nifty.
This issue has been forced upon Col. Ohm
steads friends He nor they have sought to
make this newspaper contest. But it is not
just TO nlm nor falr TO community that such
record as the one exhibited here should stand
as an illustration of the theory Savannah
ians entertain regarding good citizenship. What
the incumbent is shown in the tact that whilst
he is appealing to the German and irish ee-
ment in our midst for support in his contest, he
voted against Knorr for roner when he
ran; against Goette, also, when he was a
candidate for coroner: Derst for alderman;
Roman for sher fl; McDonough for the legisla-
ture; Hanley for alderman; Meldrim for sena-
tor; Reilly for the legislature; O'Connor aud
Douglass for aldermen, and has annou ced his
intention of beating Dillon for receiver in the
future. 1t has been openly asserted and claimed
TO be susceptible of proof at he has declared
his ability to buy the 70 of any Irisdman for a
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 find his name on the records
OF our city. When she needed her SOILS most he
was ready to brave the dangers of the battle
fl Id to sustain her reputation. When she suf-
fered in the midst of pestilence he was going
about her streets administering to the sick and
cheering the discounted. There is not a man
amongst us who would not be proud to know
that his son would attain to the exalted stand
ard of domestic and public virtue which char
acterizes "ColoIel" Russells opponent. What
more can any one demand of candidates
What less should be demanded?
MANY OTHER CITIZENS