The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-14
POLITICS IN THREE STATES.
Comments on Affairs in Georgia, Flor
ida and South Carolina.

ida and South Carolina.
GEORGIA
Athens Banner: Ex-United States
| Senator Pope Barrow strikes the key
note when he says that the proposed
amendment to the constitution adding
two judges to the supreme court of the
state is of more importance to the people
than to the lawyers.
LAGRANGE Graphic: Watson harps
eternally upon the "men who control" in
the Democratic party in Georgia, and
abuses them ceaselessly, and yet Tommy
has nothing but superlative praise for the
man who controls in the Georgia popu-
list party, and this man is Controller
General Watson. Granting what Watson
says to be true for the sake of argument,
we would prefer to belong to a party
which has a hundred bosses than a party
of one man power, and that man Watson.
Atlanta Constitution: II is true that
the populist platform declares for the free
coinage of silver, but it is to be borne in
mind that Mr.. Watson, the most promi-
nent of the populist lea1ers-the man who
controls and shapes the policy of the popu-
lists in this state, was not such an ardent
believer in the efficacy of free coinage two
years ago. He referred to il in the most
contemptuous terms. He declared that
1t was not as important as the democrats
of Georgia pretended 1t was. In short,
Mr.. Watson and his populist followers
were inclined to make light of the free
coinage issue two years ago, and the Won
der is that they have taken it up now.
The Hawkinsville Dispatch is in favor
of the amendment providing for more
judges of the supreme court. 1t says that
under the existing facts and circum-
IL &c iY,pncuib1a ho
judges in the term allotted them to care
fully investigate the law of each case I'M
der the evidence, and the result is they
fail to do themselves Justice, and what is
worse still, the interests of ltigants suffer
and the law Of the land receives contra
dictory constructions, rendering difficult,
II not impossible, to tell what the law is
Place the blame where il properly be-
longs-too much work-for when a man
is forced to do twice as much work as he
can do well, the inevitable result is the
work will be only half done"
FLORIDA
Pensacola News: Notwithstanding the
attacks of Senator Call upon George w
Wilson's standing in the state, he
promptly filed his bond as collector of in
ternal revenue with sureties representing
more than one million dollars. Good
democrats who command the social, DO
litical and financial confidence of their
fellow democrats, can always count on the
senator's opposition.
Fernandina News: The corporation
papers in the state are forever talking
about the arty"-forever ignoring the
"people," which. in fact, compose it. The
organization thew have in MIND is no more
the party than the harness in which a
horse works is the animal itself And the
sooner the railroad agents who have
secured control of the democratic harness
In Florida discover that the horse is not
in it, the sooner they will come to a real
izing sense of their position.
Jacksonville Metropolis: "Flagler and
Plant own fine property in New York
Plant also owns railroad property in
! Georgia. Elagler owns more property in
! Florida than he does in any other state,
and Plant owns more real property lex
| elusive of railrOad) in Florida than he
! does anywhere else" This information
! comes from banker well known in Flor
! ida. who has investigated the matter.
! Now no two men are more pursued. be-
| lied and misrepresented by the reform
ers" and Independents than these two.
! They with DisstOn & Co., are character
! lied as "alien capitalists" and enemies
! to the state" Is it not a little strange
that men would invest millions of dollars
in building railroads, hotels, retaining
| swamp and overt1owed lands and convert
| it into farms and fruit orchards in state
| that they are enemies off Is not these
| accusations confessions of falsehood, and
| shown to be such in the admission of men
making them, as no man would invest
capital in a state that he was trying to
ruinl Was any charge ever more absurd?
Plant, Flagler and Disston are business
men, ana have made their millions by bust
IL - :.
Is the merest clap-trap to denounce them
as ''alien capitalists and enemies of the
state"
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Columbia State: Whether we win or
lose we should nominate ticket and sup
portit. That is our right and our duty.
1t is the duty of party to vote for men
who represent its principles. II is its
duty to make the effort, at least, to de-
feat its opponents. 1t is the instinct of
political self-preservation. No party has
virile existence which has not its candi-
date leaders Success That is a second
airy consideration; but success is sure if
we are animated by courage and resolu-
tion.
Columbia letter in News and Courier:
Although it is rather early in the game
to be making calculations for the legisa-
ture, it is said that Attorney General
Buchanan is TO be promoted to the posi-
ton of Judge, probably for the Third cir
cult, and Judge Fraser will be left out.
1t is said that Col. Joseph H. Earle and
John Sam Werner are possible aspirants
for the position of Judge Norton. Some
say that Col. Earle could not
and would not take the place if of
fered to him. Everything, however,
points to the fact that there will be
changes in the circuits now in charge of
Judge Norton and Judge Fraser. They
also say that G. Duncan Bellinger, solicit
tor in the Second circuit, will be elected
TO fill the position of attorney general in
case of the promotion of Mr. Buchanan
Mr. Barber, the present assistant attor-
neY general, could no doubt make good
race If he ran.
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