The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-21


ing material, it could not have selected
inner lot of runners than its present uomi-
uees.
Rochelle Solid South: From all parts
of Georgia come she cheering news that
the democrats are in line unanimously
for the election of Col William Y. Atlzin-
SON, together with the nominees Of the
party generally.
Columbus Enquirer=Sun: The next
legislature will have no more important
duty to perform than the overhauling of
our convict lease system. Heretofore
Investigating committees have loudly
condemned the system" only, but it is
easy enough TO read between the lines 1t
occurs to us that the lessees are really re-
snOnsble for many of the evils charged to
the system"
Atlanta Journal: Hon. W. H FELTON,,
the political excitant of the Seventh con
gressional district, has accepted the nom
nation of the populists, as was predicted
in this column a month ago, and will make
the race against Col Maddox for congress.
There is no use in undertaking the ability
of Dr. FELTON, or his strength IN the
Seventh district In 1876 and again in
1873, he made two of the most wonderful
campaigns in the history of Georgia, run
ming as an independent and sweeping
everything before him. At that time
great many democrats agreed with him,
feeling that there were wrongs and sell
fish combinations in the party that could
only be rebuked and corrected by the
heroic remedy of independentism, but his
followers were finally brought back into
the party lines. There is no such excuse
for such revolt now, and the doctor will
not be able to recruit the third party
from the democratic army.
FLORIDA
Ocala Capitol: When the legislature
passed the bill allowing the Hondraus
lottery to LOCATE its printing offices at
Port Tampa, it Numbered to an almost in
excusable extent, and this blunder will
not be easily wiped out. 1t is much
easier to pass than to repeal a vicious law
Times Union; Let the railroad contin-
gent have all the offices they want. We
advocate principles, not men, and these
principles are approaching nearer to
triumph with every nomination that is
made The railroads may slip in men
VINO oppose a commission under a pledge
to vote for one. Let them vote against it
if they dare.
Florida-Citizen DR.. S. H. Bitch, the
nominee from the senatorial district COM
posed of Marion and Sumter counties is a
pronounced anQ-Call and anti-refOrm
democrat, and withal, an energetic and
progressive man. 1t would appear, there
fore, that the result of the convention
was not so much of "vindication" of
Gen Bullock, after all.
The Times Union says of the resolution
with reference to Senator Cans socks
adopted by the senatorial convention of
Orange and Ocala counties Senator
Calls term has not expired. While such
lie on, h I,a1v, Il Il l,,-
stituents, they are calculated to hurt the
influence of Florida at the national CAPT
tai. If this convention had been nomina-
ting a senator for full term it would
have been neither unnatural nor improper
to have instructed the senator nCmiu-
ated as to how he should vote in the cleo
,tlon for United States senator. In thi
case, however, the term of the senator
as wei as the representatives, will ex-
pre- before the next senatorial election
by the legislature. The resolutio then,
was Drainless as well as disgusting.
SOUTH CAROLINA,
Greenville News; 1t is a part of the
irony of fate and politics. j. Gary Evans,
young town lawyer and reformer at the
last moment; Stanyarne Wilson, young
town lawyer and 'sreformer'' only at the
last moment w, c. Benet town lawyer
and "reformer'' even later than the last
and grizzled and veteran 'Teformers,"
the real farmers and farmers movement
men, the fellows who went up from be-
tween the plow handles and clamored for
the supremacy of those who follow the
mule, are left out IN the cold, cast aside,
neglected, abused and disposed.
News and Courier: The condition of
the conservatives in this state who talk
of not voting at the primary election on
Aug. 2S, and of appealing to the people at
the general election in Novenber, is
doubtless accurately illustrated in story
that is very well told by the Congrega-
tionalist, as follows: when Mr. Moody
was preaching in Washington last spring
he asserted one day that if Jesus Christ
should return to this world in person, and
appear in that city, he would not be well
coined, and that the people would not
consent to be governed by him He asked
the audience if they would receive him,
and to emphasize his assertion he APP
pealed to an aged colored man sitting
near the pulpit: Would you vote for
him. The reply came promptly;
Wouldn't do no good. They wouldn't
count my vote Mr.. Moody at once
changed the subject"
Columbia Register: Quite number of
Buffers friends were in the city yester-
day and speculation was rife as to what
they were up to. Mr.. John G. Capers is
manager of Buffers campaign; his
brother MIR. Ellison Capers, Jr., is a can
dldate for election to the House from
Clarendon county. Yesterday he tee-
graphed his pledge and his, campaign as
sessment to the democratic chairman of
his county This may be taken as an in
dtcaton that the Butler men are going to
stand their chances in the primary and
VIII not wait until the general election
Inc tact that Mr.. Caper's pledge was de-
layed until it had to be sent In by tele-
graph may be taken as proof that the
Butler men were undecided in the choice
between the primary and the general cleo
LOn until the last moment, and finally
made a sensible decision in favor of the
primary, though they must know defeat
stares them in the face either way.