The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-30
SECOND DISTRICT LIBERALS.
some Warm Campaign Speeches at
Turner's Hall.


The Liberal Club in the Second district
held an enthusiastic meeting at Turner's
hall last night. The hail was pretty well
filled and the crowd was in warm sym
pathy with the speakers.
Mr.. ". P. Bailey. one OF the members
and committeeman Of the club. announced
that II had 206 names enrolled in the dis
trict. A canvass showed, he said that
10 voters would be with them, though
they had not Joined the club, and as the
voting strength is about COO. he said the
Liberal Club would carry the district by
a safe majority, or at least split even
with the Citizens Club.
Mr.. George c. GueFard was the hrst
speaker. He had word to say concern
ing the commissions, and how that the
first requisite with those seeking en-
ployment is membership in the Citizens
Club. Mr.. Guerard said IL remained for
the present administration yet to carry
out the many promises it has made with
regard to identifying the city. and that
as compared with former administrations
it has in no wise advanced the city. either
in progress or prosperity.
Mr.. G. b. Whatley spoke of what the ad-
ministration just preceding that Of to-day
have done in the way Of paving the citys
streets. He spoke Of Liberty, Bull, Con-
gress, Jones, Jefferson and other streets,
the new waterworks system. and said
Now, do you call that blocking pro-
gress."
He roasted the matter Of the old Gene
terry improvements as one of the worst and
most misguided pieces of work he had
ever seen. sWhat streets have they paved
IN the eighteen months of their admins
tratlon! ne asked. and the reply came
from the audience, None"
We don't want any secret organization
to guide US through" he said. I'VE can
depend on what we have done, and that's
a great deal more than they can do" He
said he had not much to say with refer
ence to THE commissions, but he was OPP
posed 10 extra expense and extravaganza
me Tue OF pupnc sentiment Is turning
IN our favor, and let us go on from vic
tory 20 victory, claiming as our sole re-
ward that we have been true to ourselves
and true TO our people.
Mr.. George w. Beckett was the next
speaker. lie referred especially to the
commissions. There were nineteen com
missioners, he said, created under these
bllls. lie objected TO the appointment or
commissioners for six years, which, he
said, interfered with the carrying out
OF the VIII Of the people, because they
were there to carry out the wishes of an
administration for four and six years ar
ter 1t is defunct. He argued that the
departments thereby had been made more
nearly political machines than they ever
We're before, and that they were being
used to that end. Before the commits
sions, he said men could work in the de-
partments side by side irrespective OF
Lheir political sentiments and affiliations
The Liberal Club, he said was composed
OF advocates of good government, and
needed not to prescribe any mans views
religious or otherwise. Every citizen OF
the United States has the right, he said
10 mold any office 10 which his fellow citi-
zens may elect him.
President Russell said il had been ex-
pected to have present the president II
the Liberal Club Mai. p w Meldrim. bur
ne had been unavoidably detained He
made ringing speech.
Mr. Hartridge referred elOquently to the
death OF the beloved Savannahian and
Georgian, Francis s. Barlow, whose
grand old name, he said, had been taken
from IRE engine, because they wanted
TO take the department out of politics
The sooner they understand" he said,
that vote for the Citizens Club means
vote for the most undemocratic institu-
ton ever created in Savannah. that it
means vote for knOw-nothing party,
for the A. p. A, and turn from that un-
American institution the better II will be
for your city and its people. He spoke
A. p. A.
he After s5a securing iDaEaag the tax e., returns,
they got as they last announced. only
$4,000, and that's why they can't pave
South Broad street until the fall. They've
got TOO much labor to pay and they
can't do 1t now They talk about home
labor, they mean Bulloch and Bryan coun-
ty labor. | say nothing against any Geor-
gian, but do object to men coming here
for week and then telling us all about
our past and voting to control us for
years TO come. l object, too. to men go
ing to the Legislature and legislating them
selves into 500 Jobs. Such men are not
mt to legislate for any community"
Mr.. Waring Russell, Mr.. Matt O'ConneU
and several others We're called on, but said
they would speak another time. The club
adjourned subject to the call of the chair