The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-24
The City Offices,

1t is the understanding that the Charl- |
ton ordinance changing the time for elect |
ing city officers will be passed tonight, !
and the council will Immediately proceed
to act under the authority thus provided. !
There is quite a large number of appn-
cants There is more than one applicant
for each of the Offices and for some there
are several applicants The count
ell, therefore, has the opportunity of maxi
ing a choice.
The council will fail in its duty to the
people if it does not choose for each o.
flee the very best man available. If it al
lows itself to be controlled in it's ac-
ton by motives other than a desire 20
do that which will be for the public good,
it will expose itself TO very harsh crit
icism. The term of it's service has very
nearly expired, and it can afford to make
no concessions that are not for the pub
lie good. 1t would be an outrage to sad
die upon the city one or more men who
are totally unfit for the places they seek
Thoroughly competent and reliable men
can be obtained for all the offices
in the councils gift. and if men Of mat
kind are not chosen the people should see
to it that those responsible for the bad
elections are not reelected.
We are far from thinking that any
of the councilmen will be Influenced by
personal or political considerations We
know of no one who would be so infu-
enced. The result of the election viii
show, however whether or not the coun-
/ oil cd xxhn for I,o Ito IN
The members of the democratic caucus
would do themselves. their party and the
state a service by inviting the several can
didates for the Senate to address them on
the political topics of the day The proba-
bilities are that there are number of the
| legislators whose minds are a little
| clouded with regard to some of the great
! issues, and especially the financial issue
/ Indeed, the caucus would be a most won
! derful body of men If all understood the
| question, for it is one of the most alb
| struse that the people have ever had to set
! tie. An exposition of the views of four
such men as the candidates for senator.
therefore would let in a flood of light.
and the legislators would return to their
people better able to discuss the great
question than they ever were before. And
they would hear at least one explanation
based on the high ground of statesman
ship, and unanswerable in it's arguments.
Great Britains fingers are evidently
itching to get into the Chino-Japanese pie.
on several occasions, notably when an
| English cruiser warned the Chinese feet
of its danger at Wei-Hai-Wei Great
Britain has shown hostility to Japan.
And now John Bun is trying to pick a
quarrel with the Jap about a dispatch bag.
When Japan has secured big indemnity
from China, and has had time to recruit
somewhat, the chances are that the pluclty
little government would not hesitate to
tackle even England. And If the fight oc-
Cured in Asiatc waters England might
have to do the smartest hustling she has
done in long time to keep from getting
whipped. The United States whipped
Great Britain when the disparity between
the forces of the two countries was
greater than it is between England and
Japan.
W. NJ, Howard, author of "If Christ
Came to Congress" and populist candi-
date for congress against Denton in the
Seventh district of Alabama, is in hot
water. He is charged, in afidavits. with
being a gambler and with having been
expelled from a church for defrauding
the congregation out of money. lie is
also charged with having been the leader
of a gang OF toughs that caused trouble
I'm the last presidential election II the
charges against him are correct, he is
not only a hypocrite. but person who
should be behind prison bars
As trailers TO the trolley cars some OF
the roads are using the old-style horse
cars. These old cars have no guard OF
iron In front Of and by the side OF their
wheels. Passengers should. therefore.
be very careful how they get on and of
the forward or the front platform Of the