The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-20
POLITICS IN THREE STATES.
Comments on Affairs in Georgia. Flor
ida and South Carolina.

GEORGIA.
Middle Georgia Progress: Watson
should take up collections for his next
contest while canvassing this district.
This plan viii save the wear and tear of
going over the district again after the
election
Athens Banner: The free school book
idea Of the populists is very much in keep
ing with the idea of economy. This is
ABOUT as near economy as that party ever
gets for ordinarily they so in for expend-
ing money by the billions.
Augusta Chronicle: Judge Hines has
weakened his already weak cause by de-
clining to meet Mr.. Atkinson. Probably
the managers OF the populist campaign
thought it best TO lose whatever ground
they might lose from the refusal, than
risk losing great deal more in the
JOINT debates. POpuIism is 4 dead duck in
Georgia.
Columbus Enquirer Sun; TOmmie Wat
son is not pleased with the proposition
for Joint debate between Judge Hines
and Col Atkinson. One of his reasons,
| doubtless, is that, being the Judge pohti-
car chaperone, he does not like the idea
| OF his charge going alone into a big crowd
! OF unterrihed democrats. If the invita-
( ton had included Tommie. so that he
/ could have gone along and looked after
/ his gubernatOual candidate he might
! nave had less objection to a Joint debate
/ If he does not succeed in holding the
] Judge back by his coat-tails there is likely
! to be badly dishgured candidate for
| governor.
Atlanta Journal; Georgia was the first
state in the south to throw off the yoke
/ of ram hi iaor so, -
been recognized as the safest democratic
state III the Union. She must not tarnish
! that record or lose any degree of that
prestige. The state is developing faster
than She ever did before. Millions of
money will be invested here and thou
sands Of settlers from other states will
| move to Georgia if we give assurance that
the state government is to be sound A
| pOpullSt victory would do more to blight
the prospects of Georgia than would a
failure of her crops, or almost any other
| material disaster. Democratic success
only bya narrow margin would work pro-
| portiOnate damage Georgia must keep
her proud place at the head of the demo
| cratic procession.
Macon Telegraph; We are not at all
certain that the public had much to gain
from joint debates. We have no doubt
that Judge Hines would have come out of
those debates a Inundated man. having
shown himself unable TO meet the dem o.
cratic candidates on the stump. But
that would have heeu merely a personal
misfortune, without any compromising
gain, so far as we see, to the people. The
populisJ campaign is a failure anyway,
and does not need humiliation of Judge
Hines to prove it failure. So far as we
see, Mr.. WatsOn's paper is the chief loser
by this episode. The hollowness Of its
brag and buster are exposed. Having
put up its fists and called in a loud voice
for its enemy to come on, it puts them
down again and begins to give excuses
when that enemy appears.
FLORIDA.
Milton Clarion: Senator Call is making
an independent canvass, Mai Abrams is
making an independent race for senator,
Maj. Fletcher and 'Jeems" Alexander are
doing the same. All of these good men
insist that they are full-hedged, dyed-in-
the-woOl democrats. Consistency, thou
art jewell"
Pensacola News; The attempt of the
independents in Duval to capture the
county registration books on the-eve of a
state election, on an alleged claim that
they were needed for the purpose of pre-
! pairing for city special election, was sue
| CeSSIul so lar as Jn6 aCUlOn OF Judge Call
on an application for a writ of mandamus
was concerned, the writ being awarded
! commanding the supervisor to give the
Independents full and free access to the
books. But writ of error to the su-
preme court, with prayer for a super
sedeas, will be prosecuted Immediately.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Columb ia Register If the reform
majority which will control the demo.
cratic convention confines its selection of
nominees to candidates from any one sec
ton it will put a burden upon the reform
movement that it will find hard to carry
Columbia State: The action Of the con-
vention is not victory nor defeat for
either side. IL comedies practically what
each asked. Had a straight issue been
made between nominations and no nomi-
nations, nominations would have been
made by a large majority. The action
reached means nominations little later
with advantage of position.
CITY HREVITIES.