The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-10
THE CAMPAIGN WARNING UP
Candidates for the Legislature on The
Move EVERYWHERE.

Uncle Sam Getting His Share Out Of
Them for Postage Stamps-The Law
yers Taking a Hand in the Fight
for an Increase in the Number of
Supreme Court judges.
The political situation all over Georgia
is becoming several degrees warmer now
with every turn that is made. The state
campaign, of course, is a dead sure thing.
1t is going overwhelmingly democratic,
but it is the intention and purpose Of the
state democratic executive committee to
get in a good deal of missionary work in
order to pile up the majority TO point
which will externally and efectually bury
all populist hopes.
There are a few points in sthe country
sections, where, it is said, it will take
effectual work-a sort of an educational
campaign-to bring out the full vote of
the party. But the executive committee
intends to see that nothing shall 90 I'M
done, and, according to advices, the state
campaign committee, which has been
selected aud has had its duties outlined,
is now ready for active and effectual
work wherever IL is Aeeded.
LEHlHLAAlNE IAN blbh 70 o4AhNlNOs
But the most interesting of all political
moves just at this time are those OF the
candidates whose names are TO go before
the legislature for election or defeat.
These are the candidates who are at
present stirring themselves to the utmost.
The candidates for representatives and
for senator's all over the state are receiv-
ing large and varied assortments OF mail
every day.
Candidates for judgeships and every
thing else whether appointive or elective,
are pressing their claims, and are using
the mails extensively TO further their in
terests with those who are now certain
to go to the legislature as the representa-
tives of the Democratic party.
THE MAILS LOADED.
Uncle Sans postoffice department
makes a good deal of money out Of the
politicians If it were not for their writ
ing propensities he might have maintained
the letter rate at three cents instead of
reducing il TO two. 1t is nothing for
candidate for office TO spend from S25 TO
$50 in postage stamps 10 engineer his cam
paign, and often the amount will run up
TO 500 or more Undoubtedly the poll
ticians in their efforts to be elected are
a great source of revenue to the mail
service.
before the people is the amendment of the
constitution providing for two more jus
tees of the supreme court, increasing the
number TO five. The legal fraternity all
over the state is working for the passage
Of this amendment
THE LAWYERS CAMPAIGN.
Two years ago it was defeated, princi-
pally by the populst vote, but this year
their candidate for governor is himself a
lawyer, and, it is said, he strongly favors
the passage of the amendment by vote
Of the people The lawyers fully appre-
ciate the situation, and they know what
it takes to have a case decided by the SUI
preme court.
"The court is so overworked," said ono
of them the other day, that the justices
now write only the headnotes of cases
The last volume of supreme court reports
consisted almost entirely of headnotes in
stead of opinions which were formerly
written when the court had fewer cases
on hand to decide and could devote more
time to them. The passage of the amend
ment Is hoped for by all who understand
the situation, and it is believed the people
should turn out and vote for it, even
though 1t be at some sacrifice"