The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-23

tyranny and oppression OF subordinate
officials before their terms Of office shan
have expired.
Il think that a wise provision to rec
ognize the divorces granted in other
states. and that IL Is one calculated TO
preserve the good morals Of the country
constitution OF the United States which
requires that due regard shall be had 20
the decisions and DEGREES OF the courts
OF other states. Under the law as It
stands, the South Carolina marriage may
be divorced in Georgia and the parties
allowed to marry again and 1--we IN that
state in legitimate wedlock, while should
they return to South Carolina, their emil
uren by the second marriage are held to
be illegitimate. This should be corrected.
Il believe that corporations should be
controlled under general laws with no
special privileges, and with proper pro-
visions to prevent consolidation and in
Justice TO operatives. and that, whenever
a receiver Is appointed the charter should
be revoked and its affairs wound up.
Il believe that the term OF state officers
should be four years and that or the leg
islature two years; and that seemed TO
be the viii Of the people in the last cam
paign. / am satisfied that II will give
better satisfaction. The people are sick
Of frequent elections This would be a
pleasant change, and I believe the con
YentiOn will adopt IT,
II believe the area Of counties should
be reduced and the minimum should be
prescribed in the constitution. -Four hum
dred and fifty square miles is small
enough. Less than that would be unable
to support a competent county govern
ment and give TO the people better roads,
which after all is the great desideratum IN
county affairs.
II am satisfied It will be great mis-
take 10 put that 2 mill school tax In the
constitution. The time win come when
the national government will seek TO IN
terfere IN the school question, as well as
the sunrage, as the two are necessarily
inseparable. And no one can tell to what
eNpedlency II VIII be necessary 10 resort
In this event The people should be allow
ed TO govern themselves In this particular
and the legislature left free to levy. coll
lect and apportion this tax according to
the best interests Of the state. Two mills
Is entirely inadequate and would not keep
the public schools of the state now run
ming for two months. And after all, II
remains TO the people to supplement- this
tax in order to make the schools eff
ter to them?"
II believe there is a possibility Of OBJ
tanning suffrage for women In municipal
no reason why, X this is done, they
should not be given fun and free suffrage
equal to men.
1.-THE convention will have legitimate
work now to occupy it night and day
and there will be no time for discussing
anything outside Of legitimate. work;
and / shall endeavor to push the work
70 completion, but, OF course, allowing
fun and free discussion"
Vice President Talbert, who has had
who has been In his seat from the out
set closely watching everything, when
asked for a statement of his views said
THE convention has not yet gotten
down to work II ought 20 have a day
and night session each day from now
on. No matter should. however, be has
tily passed upon, but everything should
be given mature dehberation | am very
well pleased with the work so far There
is no need OF factional strife. This is
one country, and should be ruled for the
mutual benefit OF all classes. The home
stead law should remain as II Is. There
should also be no change IN the judiciary
The poll tax and mil tax should alse
remain the same. An income tax would
be Just and equitble.
"As to the suffrage i think the Miss.
issippi plan with some notifications
should be adopted. White supremacy
should be insured by all means This Is
white mans government a white man $
country and white men should rule It, Be-
fore the tread Of the white man, the wild
Indian, the cunning Asiatic and the fero-
cious African, alike must recede. God
Almighty never intended that the black
bird nor the crow should ever soar up
TO the mountain top where the white
eagle alone builds her nest, and rears her
brood.
ties. making the new counties not less
than 400 square miles each, and in no In
stance reducing any old county below 800
square miles. No present county seat
should be destroyed. Much respect should
be paid TO the reports OF the committees,
for they have been prepared with care
Two weeks should conclude the con.
Ventlon's work, and then our people should
come together as one man working for a
common purpose and destiny. am one
Of those who believe In coming here and
staying here till the work IN hand is COM
pleted. ! do not believe IN wasting mo-
ments time"