The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-09

justice Of the peace, up TO those aspiring for
the presidency. II has been my fortune to
know Intimately many OF the "g reat men"
OF Georgia. have known every gov ernor
or Georgia from 1887 to the present time.
or course was boy to begin 80 early
Many impressed me as men Of mind, and
many as self-intiated balloons. Some came
to the Georgia legislature as modest men,
but before they had served their terms out
began to think themselves the very man out
OF which TO make a congressman or gov
ernor. They were ever anxious for notoriety,
and thought that newspapers and editors
were onlY created to subserve their ambi-
ton.
These self-important, these self-consti-
tuted leaders, who take upon themselves
all the anxieties and burdens Of leading the
people, of being the sef-appoIuted fathers
of the people, the high priests of political
wisdom, always feel tired" disguised.
put out, when their self-esteem receives a
shock. Everything goes wrong if their
advice is not followed; failure is written
over every movement unless they lead
They know it all, have the gilt of political
prophesy. and If they should lead and
failure follows, somebody is wrong, but not
themselves. Napoleon with his wonderful
self-oonfdence would never admit that he
had made an error. Georgia has several
Napoleons of that kind of character, |
might say good many.
was struck with a certain class of men
who were the loudest, noisest, most persist
emit fault-ftnders with President Davis dur
ing the civil war, because he would not take
their advice. They were very tired" with
the bull-headed obstiuscy of President
Davis, yet, Mr.. Davis had as much brains
as any OF them. They were the loudeSt and
nolsest for secession because there would be
no war" and when It came. equally as loud
aud noisy to lead or thrust their advice upon
those put in authority. They became "very
tired" and wanted to quit, give up and re-
tire in disgust
In 1852 Seward and Greeley undertook to
run the Wing party. thinking they knew 1t
all. The people differed with them, ID to
such on extent that the Wing party met
with such defeat that it was never heard
of again. The lesson to learn from these
self-oonstituted. self-imposed leaders is to
let them get tired" and ask them to get
into hole and draw the hole in after them.
Mr. Watterson is trying to carry too
much; he is doing too much think
ing, but thinking that Watterson
knows 1t all. the people have good
common sense, they know vi hen a man has
won their confidence and esteem, and Mr.
Cleveland left the presidency with far more
character than when he took his seat. His
administration speaks for itself, and would
be willing to see him nominated simply upon
the character of his administration. That
alone would take with the people, while
worded resolutions and political platitudes
confuse the mind Of the honest masses. But
buncombe is the order of the day, and the
party which can get tine most buncombe in
it, is generally successful. Give to
the people plain common sense talk, and
they will understand it; give TO them a man
who has won their confidence for honesty
boldness and fearlessness in the discharge
Of bis duties, regardless of the fault-fnd-
ing and disappointed otiice-seekers, and the
people will elect him, even IL Mr.. Waiter
son should get very "tired ;" or even if Tam
many should get tired" The people want
man who can say something more than 81
am democrat r. MO,