The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-18

populist primary in Pike county it is es-
timated, on good foundation. that twice
as many negroes as whites voted No
questions or conditions were required,
and when a negro presented himself or
was presented by someone else, his cote
was put in the box, and IL is intimated
that it was done, rot only without regard
to race lines, but without regard TO
county lines. Fortunately for the two
white candidates, the negroes did not run
one of their race, for if they had, the two
white candidates would have been buried
under black ballots. We do not doubt
but that in future populist primaries the
negroes will have full set Of candidates.
1t will be only natural result.
Atlanta Journal: Editor White Of Craw-
ford county finds himself in a great di-
lemma. The populists of the Third con-
gressional district nominated him for
| congress to run against Speaker Crisp. II
was very empty compliment, as he will
not know that he was in the race the
| morning after the election. In the mean
time his immediate neighbors have nom
| mated him for coroner of Crawford
| county. He is bothered to know lust
what to do. It is not likely that he will
be elected to either Office, but he inclines
to the coroner's nomination, because there
| will not be as many votes poled against
| gress. The esteemed editor Onght to set
tie the question at once by declining both
| honors.
| FLORIDA.
The Law and Order League of Pensa-
cola is urging Mayor Anderson Of that
city to enforce the Sunday law against
| liquor dealers.
! The Tallehascean: Senators will soon
have an opportunity to take the stump
and explain to puzzled people the nature
and habits of senatorial courtesy.
Ocala Capitol: The American Protect
tive Association does not seem to be max
ing many converts in Florida. In fact,
! Florida is very poor PROSECUTING territory
| for fanatics of any kind.
Fernandina News A corporation CON
temporary declares that continuance of
existing conditions in this state will place
Florida in the position of Alabama. We
have long feared that the efforts of the
railroads to control the state would event
ually split the Democratic party, and we
are not at all surprised that the railroad
organ should have the gall to admit the
fact and cast the odium upon the people.
Jacksonville Metropolis Mr.. H. S.
Haines, vice president of the Plant sys-
tenn of roads. says 81 900, 900 will be spent
here by his and other roads within the
next twelve months. The Florida Cen
trial and Peninsular railroad has spent
| 81, 100000 within the past year in building
a road from Jacksonville to Savannah,
| and Mr.. E'lagler has done the same in
building railroad from St Augustine to
Dade county, and still other improve
! ments are contemplated in this city and
state by these railroads. and yet the peo-
pie are daily told that these railroads and
their owners and managers are "robbing
the people" How, by improving the
| states resources and revenues, by giving
hundreds of poor men employment This
is the age of progress and imUro vement.
Florida long ago stepped out of her print
! tive ways. but Notwithstanding the eX-
penditure of these millions, the great in
crease of taxable resources and the en-
ployment of poor men the demagogue
shrieks, down with the railroads, - and
cruelty railroad men. We have the offices
and now must have the railroads, or we
will lose our of1ees.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Barnwell Sentinel, At Williamson,
Anderson county many reformers refused
to take part in the primary OF last Satur-
day, saying that they would not be bound
by the action of said primary. What
does this meanl
At the recent democratic convention in
Barnwell county a resolution indorsing
Gov, Tillman for the United States Sen
ate was adopted by vote of 100 to 8,
and the voters urged to support only
those candidates for the legislature who
will vote for his election.
Greenville News The conservatives
and all other citizens have the right to
determine for themselves whether they
will vote in the general primaries on the
2Sth, and thereby bind themselves to vote
for the nominees of that election, or
whether they will hold out of the primary
and vote as they like at the general cleo
tion in November. Our advice to all
white men IS to vote at the primaries.
There is not possibility of defeating the
| so-called democratic nominees in Novem-
Der. We had better do what we can to
make those nominees as good as possible
II the conservatives will vote solidy they
may be able to make the next legislature
an improvement over the last.
News and Courier: The reform con-
vention at Columbia performed its APP
pointed work. 1t was called together for
the purpose Of suggesting reform can
didates for governor and lieutenant gov
ernor, and they were suggested . II
was known who they would be before the
convention assembled, and the public
will be quite prepared this morning that
the Hon: John Gary Evans Of Aiken
county was suggested for governor, and
that the Hon. w. H. Zimmerman of
Edgefeld county was suggested for lieu
tenant governor DR.. Zimmerman had
no opposition during the campaign or in
the convention. MIR. Evans had very lit
tie opposition in the convention, and was
made the unanimous suggestion Of the
convention. The threats that were made
/ during the campaign petered out, the
fears that Mr.. Evans beaten adversaries
attempted to arouse came to naught, and
| Mart Gary's nephew won the day.