The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-05
Against the Registration Bill.

The meeting that met at the Cath
Ollie Library hall Thursday night to con-
slider the proposed registration bill for
this county spoke strongly against that
measure. The resolutions adopted I'M
doubtedly voice the sentiment of the peo-
Pile of this county in respect to the bill
The reasons given why the bill should not
receive favorable consideration are strong
ones, and cannot be successfully an
swered.
AS yet no satisfactory arguments in be-
half of the bill have been advanced, and
that fact justifes the conclusion that
there are no such arguments. Just what
the purpose of the promoters of the bill is,
has not yet been made evident. The
county commissioners have charge of the
registration now Is there any doubt of
their intention to do what is right in the
matter of registration2 If not, why is it
proposed to take the control of the regis
tration from them and place it in the
control of the ordinary Is there any
complaint that the registration under the
commissioners is unfair to any class of
people? If so, who are the compliments?
AS far as known no voice has been raised
against the commissioners in the matter
of the registration. Have the represent
atives from Chatham information that
leads them to believe that there would be
a fairer registration under the ordinary
than under the commissioners!
If not, why were they so hasty in
announcing their purpose to support the
proposed bill before they have heard any
organized expression of opinion in favor
of it.
And now that meeting has spoken
against it what do they propose doing?
Do they intend to urge the BILL not
withstanding the opposition of their con-
stituents to it2
If they do, they must give some rea-
sons for their course. viii the bill save
money to the county, Is it not true that
! it will burden the county with an addi-
tional expense2 And what do they hope to
! gain2 Are they prepared to answer that
! question:
The proposed bill changes the time of
registration, so that it will encourage the
registration of idle colored men who
wander into the city during the summer
months, and shut out from the registra-
ton great many citizens who are absent
in the summer-citizens who are pro-
foundry interested in good government in
Savannah. Have the promoters of the
bill this condition of affairs in view2 If
so, what is there to be gained by keeping
good citizens off the registration books
and putting on those who have no interest
in the city?
The people of this city-those who are
striving for the city's welfare-should be
greatly concerned about this proposed
registration bill. They have much at
stake. They cannot afford to be indiffer-
ent to it. They should study it, and if
satisfied that it would be injurious to the
city they should protest earnestly against
it. Many have already spoken. Let
others make their influence felt.
1t is probable that there is good deal
of New York politics in the failure of the
Senate to confirm the nomination of Judge
William B. Hornblower to be an associate
justice of the federal supreme court.
The reason assigned for the failure is that
quorum of the Senate judiciary com
mittee, TO which the nomination was re-
ferred, could not be secured. The nomi-
nation was, strictly speaking, in the hands
of a subcommittee of the judiciary COM
mittee, of which Senator Hill was the
chairman. Judge Hornblower is what
| New Workers know as a Cleveland demo-
crat, and Senator Hill is credited with
having expressed the opinion some DAYS
ago that the Cleveland democrats of New
York might be induced to think more
kindly of Judge Maynard, the machine"
democratic candidate for Judge of the
court of appeals, if the Hornbower nomi-
nation were held up until after the cleo
tion. Senator Hill made no speech
against Judge Hornblower's confirmation,
because it was not necessary; he could
accomplish his purpose without openly
antagonizing the Presidents appoiutee.
( The result, in so far as the supreme court
is concerned, will be that Judge Horn
blowers name will be sent to the Senate
again at the next session and the nomina-
ton confirmed. Whether Senator Hills
little scheme will have any effect in New
York remains to be seen.