The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-11

deed, I am not sure but that
nave heard that certain officials
have been very Familiarity addressed by
this class in city buildings. If he is the
model citizen his criticism or me would in
dlcate, let him make fun proof OF good
Sitlzenshlp by executing the law OF the
Excuse me now for purely personal
application Of the subject. i have been
publicly charged with not being a good
citizen by a prominent officer of this city.
He makes his charge specific. j do not
go to The gran,d jury and present the
tice Of his charge and truthlulness of his
specification. / believe IL TO be my duty,
as a good citizen, 70 present the cases l
know that come within the Jurisdiction Of
a Brand jury. If i am not entitled to
recognition as citizen Of savan-
not have the contempt for Metho-
dist preachers that this man APP
pears TO have. In one my name was put
IN the jury box. i was drawn for service
and in accordance with my theory that
every citizen, even though q preacher,
should do this service, / acted with the
jury ] therefore have some knowledge as
20 what cases are proper for Juries. The
jury Is not the only element that makes
Tor reform IN our state. Indeed there are
some men VINO teel tnat they are saints
If by hook or crook they escape the in
vesugation of q jury.
81 have no facts that are suitable for a
jury / have facts that are proper TO be
placed before the public for the formation
or proper conscience on these subjects.
I
for congressman last year Is marvellous
In view of the appearance Of the polls
ON that dayln two hOtiy contested cleo
lions the total vote fen short OF the con-
gressional majority i'm one case by nearly
ZOO and In the other $500. Now, the
man who knows how much stir and effort
IL takes TO correctly poll 5000 votes can
draw an inference that Is by no means
violent that there was not over twice as
many votes cast In a dun spiriuess elec-
ton. / have talked OF this election with
many persons and have found only one
who did not agree with me that IL was
magic counting rather than solid voting
that produced the result
"The second fact Is ono on which I
viii stake my integrity as n man, though
/ cannot give names, and would not be
able 10 Identify faces. The occurrence
was so unexpected. and i WAS so aston
ished that / did not take in the faces nor
seek to know the names, This was a
case of repeating. / voted AT the clerks
window and descended from the plat
FORM. negro conducted by two white
men, next voted at that box. / walked
slowly TO the window OF the treasurars
office; the same negro, under the conduct
OF the same men, voted again. Ought
this repeating to be tolerated? Is 1t cot
a fraud practiced on the rights of the
whole county? IL is time for It to stop
"fhe other case IS more definite and
line at the Third district polls.
waiting TO vote. An alderman
was running. A city official
elected by the alderman's board placed a
negro behind me. and said. "You tote fair
with me old man, and / viii with you" 1
got the old mans name. His number was
25l He came down from the voting plat
form. and was taken in hand by a man
prominent IN the club meeting that placed
the successful candidate In nomination.
This man took him to the aforesaid city
official who was on Drayton, between
York and President streets for, / suppose,
identification. Thence he was carried to
another man whose name / have. and the
two disappeared and were lost to my
view
I'm conclusion this work r. not to my
taste. / do not Ike or seek notoriety. / en-
tered my indignant protest on last Sunday
and this sermon is its necessary conse-
help our city"