The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-03
THE SENATORIAL QUESTION.
Information Called For From Bryan
County.

| Information Called For From Bryan
| County.
ELLABELL, Ga, Aug. 2.-Editor Morn
ing News: As ! see so much In your
columns OF late in regard to the senatorial
race 10 this district, the sum total Of which
seems to be to cast imputations upon our
esteemed citizen and able senstor. p. W.
| Williams, and also to impress upon the peo-
pie the idea that Col. II. G. Wright is the
choice of Etfingham for senator. and that
| Bryan would be falss to her doctrines and
her Wright if she fails to stand by that
| gentleman, | should like to lay @ few facts
| before the voters OF the First senatorial
district In regard to the same. In regard to
| Senator Williams | have nothing 90 say,
further than TO state that he lie amply able to
| defend himself and needs no defense among
his people here. Born and reared in this
(his native) county, he has by his own ex-
ertiens risen high in the estimation OF his
| friends, who are many, and will not suffer
him to be wronged.
| Ia Sundays MORNING NEWS / see a card
signed by +. K. Terver and two other gen
tlemsn in which they say that 2. w. Will
Jams and few OF his friends are not only
trying 60 defeat Col. Wright, hut. worse
than all, ARE trying TO asperse his private
character l have no thought or Intention
of touching Col. Wright's private life. for
| in private life know him not, never hav-
| ing had tbs pleasure of meeting Col. Wright
but three times in my life, twice at political
meetings 10 my own county, and once at
the senatorial convention at Guyton. My
acquaintance With the colonel Is, therefore.
| entirely OF political nature, and it Is his
political life and public acts that l propose
to "aspsrss." In your issue OF July 30
sew a card signed Democrat" The writer
said: That Col. Wright is the choice of
Bingham there 10 no doubt in anybody's
mind. The formal expression of that choice
only waits upon the primary to be held IN
Efiugham next month"; AS the author OF
the resolution instructing the Bryan dele
CATION to cast their votes for the choice OF
| the Democratic party OF Efingham, be-
| lieving that choice would devolve upon one
| of her cons, VINO IA Ad never fnltered In his
| loyalty 10 the Democratic party, aud
| having now been made aware, through
| the card Of Democrat" that Col Wright
is TO be that choice feel that It is a pc.
culiar right, aye duty, for me to ''asperse"
| the coloners public and political acts. Not
with slarderous or vilifying intent, but
simply as q citizen. voter and democrat,
10 ask the colonel to come forward and ex-
plain why he took the position no did on
certain matters in the last legislature.
State to us, colonel why you voted to re-
ject the old soldiers home. Come out in
the public print and give US your reasons,
| and also state whether or not you knew you
were violating the first amendment to
the constitution OF the United States
when you introduced resolution
in the legislature to censure the
Atlanta Constitution because i5 had
asserted the grandest prerogative in civil
| lied Rovernment--freedom of speech. IL
you will turn TO page 662 OF the journals of
the last House you will be confronted by the
| bare fact that you tried to gee the Georgia
| legislature to "asperse" the Atlanta O0nsti-
| 10 als tuiA ebr,, 49,
kilograms before him, and showers Of them
still coming, combined their sentiments aud
| expressed them ia the columns of his paper.
| Leaving you to ponder DER this page, that
| will be stigma on the state OF Georgia,
| turn TO one where patriotism and loyalty TO
democratic principles are involved. Upon
page 1888 of the journals Of the last House,
/ find a resolution providing for the
| Endorsement Of the Ocaa plat
form. On the vote to commit it 20 tho
committee on the state of the republic
you failed to vote. You lodged the issue.
The resolution 10 indorse the Ocala plat.
form came up in the legislature five or six
times and you lodged 1t every time. Not
single time did you come out and face the
issue fairly and squarely and show your
| loyalty to the Democratic party and attest
| that Loyalty by recording your vote solidly
| againss any Endorsement or the Ocala plat
| form. The bare suspicion enters my mind,
colonel, that you were afraid your political
prospects might In some way be "aspersed"
| if you had shown your true oolors
| and voted for or against indors-
| ing the Ocala platform. With these facts
before us It is highly important that you
explain to the First senatorial district your
reason for lodging The Ocala platform reso-
lutions. Especially Is it necessary that you
explain TO Bryan county. We Bryan
county democrats don't take any Ooala
platform in ours; We want plain goods OF
| the old style. What assurance, colonel, will
you give US, il another Ocala platform comes
| up for Endorsement, that you will not shirk
| and dodge it, but will meet 1T openly and
squarely as dsmocrsh Come Out
in the pubic print and explain
your action in the matters cited.
| / do not pretend TO cay but that
| you may be able to 80 ia a satisfactory way.
! But put your explanations before the Bryan
folks, especially her delegates, az once, so
they can ponder over it and weigh you in
the scales OF democracy. and sec II you hold
out sixteen ounces to the pound. To Efilng-
| ham county we would say, two ears ago we
| Bryan folks presented Two of our worthy
| sons 60 the democratic convention, and gave
YOU the privilege 70 vote for either. Nov,
can't you do the samei Surely EftinRham
! is NOT so scarce Of senatorial timber that
| Col. Wright is the only man you can pre-
sent Dozens of men come TO my mind now
who would grace the position with dignity.
| Present the name Of one Of them to the CON
vention. as well as Col. Wright, and say, as
We said, two years ago to you, choose
either one. Let Col. Wright come
and explain his past record and l will
| guarantee that II he will explain that record
satisfactorily, that our delegates will vote
for him az readily as any one else. No
selfish motives are prompting me 10 in
quire In the matters, but there is duty. /
owe my country and party, and ID must be
performed. Across the peaceful bosom OF
the past, the news is beralded that strife
and dissension is brewing, and the time has
come for the sentinel on the hilltop TO give
the note OF warning, and call 20 the front
those whose party loyalty stands pre-
eminent 10 all other qualifications.
j. HARTRID0E SMITH