The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-22
POLITICS IN THREE STATES.
Comments on Affairs in Georgia, Flor
ida and South Carolina.
GFORGIA-


Hawkinsville Dispatch There is no
need of democratic revival down in this
neck of the woods, for the democrats are
wide awake and hard al work They will
be on hand when the polls open, land
don't you forget it.V
Valdosta Telescope: No democrat can
go on the stump in Georgia and preach
free coinage of silver without putting it
on parity with gold and no democrat
is doing it, the Constitution to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: The demo
Gratis have done their best to elevate
Judge Hines to a prominent place in this
campaign, but the Judge shirks the pub
licity which it would give him. The fact
is, Hines is overshadowed by Tom Wat
son. Watson casts small shadow, but
1t is big enough to hide Hines.
Madison Advertiser: The colored peo-
pie, as people, are not going to vote the
third party ticket. They did not do so
two years ago, and will not do so this
year. In various parts of the state lead
ing negroes are writing to their county
papers advising their people not to sup
port the third party. but to vote the dem
cratic ticket OF the many who voted
for Gov. Northen two years ago, we have
yet 10 hear of one who regrets casting his
ballot for the Democratic party.
FLORIDA.
Pensacola News: Pensacola and West
Florida are too far away from the state
capital now. You can't move it from Tai
lahassee and the Georgia line, while the
long leye- of West Florida is pressing it
up TO that line. The only way to move
the state capital is for South Florida to
secuFe the cession of West Florida west
of ChattahoOchee to Alabama. AS long
as this is not done West Florida will vote
with Middle Florida TO keep the seat of
government at Tallahassee.
Jasper News: Floridas election law is
somewhat like the nigger's coon trap, ait
cotches 'em gwine and comm" In every
county In the state whichever faction
gets hold of the election machinery holds
on for all it is worth. &, In Lake county
the Abramttes had three of the county
commissioners, and As consequence
every blessed inspector and clerk of cleo
tiOn in Lake county is an Abramite. The
noise of Rachel weeping for her children
was a subdued whisper as com pared 10
the howl that has gone forth from the
old-time democrats of Lake county,
thereat.
Gainesville Sun: Is the election law of
Florida a just law Is it possible to main
tain good government under the existing
election lawl Has not this law been the
means of preventing the investment of
hundreds of thousands, if not millions of
dollars in this state! Is there an honest
man in the state who is not ashamed of
the law How long will the material in
terests of this state continue to be
dwarfed by the enforcement of a law
which is a fraud on it's facel So odious
has this infamous law become that no
where in the state can there be found men
so lost to honor as to openly defend It, Is it
not high time that this universally CON
ceded mountain of obstruction to the ma
terial interests of Florida should be re
moved Can it be possible that the next
legislature will fail to promptly and eff
ticientlY discharge it's duty'by abolishing
the present law and substituting a
measure in line with the progressive
spirit of the age?
SOUTH CAROLINA.
News and Courier: If the convention
next Tuesday night can provide plan by
which strong conservative legislature
can be secured it will accomplish as much
as can reasonably be expected And this
much effected it will not be long before
the era of peace and good feeling will be
FeSJOF6u 10 Jue SIdJe, duu Jne unity and
supremacy of the Democratic party es-
tablished.
Columbia State; The rejection by yes
terday's state convention of the demo-
cratic demands of Mondays gathering in
this city compels the calling anew of the
convention of the true democracy. The
summons is issued this morning for its
meeting in this city on the evening Of
Tuesday next, Sept. %. This convention
will doubtless nominate state ticket
Delegates, therefore, should ascertain the
preferences of their counties in the choice
of men and come prepared for action.
Counties which at the last convention
were represented only by voluntary at
The convention of Sept. % will be one of
the most important South Carolina has
known. II should be thoroughly repre-
sentative Of every county