The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-01
A CANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
Mr.. w. c. Glenn Gives Some Reasons
Why He Would Like the Office.

Atlanta, ca. March 3l.-To the Public
Owing to the fact that quite number Of re-
quests, through the press and by letter, and
in the way Of personal solicitation, have been
made asking me TO become candidate for
attorney general I hope this staten sut wi /
not deemed an intrusion upon the public
who are occupied with affairs OF much greater
consequence. / have an extremely high es-
innate Of the import anCe and character Of the
once o. Il tOrney general. II is an Office fun
OF the greatest consequences to the people Of
the state. 1t is almost judicial in its Charac-
ter ana in some ri its functions entirely SO.
10 is an Office which any lawyer should feel
hOnored to III. and not one ia the
state IS fully equal to all OF its
demands. tt is the highest merely profes
sonal distinction. and should be conferred
solely on the ground Of professional and tech
NJ, al alta ,nments, d not as a reward of
skin 10 political manipulation. 1t requires
great many years OF study and practioe in
dealing with legal questions to ut one for it,
ana no man. not even genius. Is qualified to
discharge. even a small part OF its duties
who uTst begins the practice as attorney gen.
cral of a great state. II is not the proper
place for one 10 commence the practice OF
law, Having this idea Of the Office, /. most
certainly cannot make those claims as to fit
ness viii some partial friends have so
kindly made for me.
IL mas seen said by numter Of newspapers
OF tins state, and some prejudiced friends
that the people of eOrgia owe me something
FOX MY services while 4 was n puolic servant
II il he true that / have rendered any service
] did nothing but my duty in endeayoring TO
fill to the best OF my ability, au ONCE with
which the people of Whitfield county had
hCuOred me. If ii be true that after the CON
test had been transferred from the legsla-
ture to the courts. ana That did there what
! could to justify my action in the former l
have the consciousness Of knowing that the
courts sustained my work as lawyer and
sustained il upon the lines upon which
10 had teen cast. While 1 could not get
even tine honorary position of counsel for
the state; while my name does not even
appear upon the records OF the supreme
court OF the United States; while i have not
received from the state or from any living
man cent OF fee, nor dol expect such, have
nigh reward in the recognition by the peO-
pie Of my state of the fact that / have had
some part in placing upon the statute books.
and lustltYtng before the courts, a measure
which, conceived IN no spirit OF hostility to
any interest puts into the treasury OF the
counties Of this state S25OCU0 per annum. If
this work be regarded as an evidence or test
Of professional capacity, 1 am more than
satisfied. 1t certainly creates no debt which
the people owe aud which they should pay
with Office. as l have certainly done nothing
more than my duty.
1 began the practice OF law at the age of
IL. ana to its study and practice In all sorts of
courts-fr from the supreme court Of the United
States to the Justices courts-in all sorts OF
questiOns-State and federal have devoted
the twenty years which have since elapsed.
began with high ideal, not only of my pro
fcSSiOn, but OF It's representatives and their
duty 10 IL and to themselves. That ideal
SIM maintain, ana although far beyond my
reach, do not care to lose it, and would not
exchange it for any office.
Estimating the Office Of Attorney General
ass do, valung my profession and its duties,
believing that no professional distinction
should be the reward Of political skin or the
capacity for political trading regarding this
otttee as political only in the sense OF the
method OF its election it is impossible for me
so TO change my views as to enter into a Do
litical s>r lmble for a professional office I
am not no politics at all. I have neither the
time nor skin, still less the inclination to
make political trades, deals or com Oinations
with the Atlanta or any other ring /
have no votes to promise any gentleman who
can carry his county for ne. | have
cal success OF any asplrant in this
state. Whue l have my views uron
most public questions, l have yet to learn
to bend. twist or compromise them so
as to make them the Instruments Of success.
II Is said ny those who claim 70 know that
alCng these lines are located the only avenues
10 o nee IN TIN, STATE. If so, / have no din
Guilty in predicting that, while J. shonld pro
foundly apprcc ate The honor OF being attor-
torn the duties Of the o.dce. without fear o.
favor to any man or interest. or without
using II 10 hurt the aspirations of a single
Georgian, VIII never hold the ONCE. have
yet TO learn even the clements Of a success
resting IN this basis, or of an election reached
through these means. hey are neither
within my grasp nor vision / most pro-
toundly appre late the kind thjrgs said OF
me, ana hope to justify in the fuJlre some
eAaggeratton by partial friends
" q GLENN