The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05

admirer, unless he be fool. can call an
81 u,nlent, Does Judge Crisp propose TO
continue this series Of antics before the
people of Georgia? Is he ignorant or timid?
Inc exhibition he made of himself last
night appals the intelligent people of Geor-
ga When they consider that their state is
liable TO put this man in the place which
mas been honored by James jackson, John
Forsyth, John Mcpherson Berrien, Robert
Toombs, Benjamin H. Hill and goodly
company of men who were too great to
stoop TO demagogy and brave enough to
meet every issue that was presented to
them squarely on its merits.
The municipal election at Madison Fri
day passed off very quietly resulting in
the election of the following gentlemen:
d ii. Fitzpatrick, mayor; ]. e. Godfrey
Claude Peteel. w. b. Roger and w. l.
Carbtne, aldermen.
Dalton Argus; As between the senato-
rial candidates already in the field, the Ar
gus is free to say it prefers duBignon to
CTlsp-simply because duBignon repre-
sents the Argus principles, and is for
sound money against Crisp's free 16 to
pump-handle dollars.
A Summerville correspondent, who is
thoroughly conversant with the political
sentiment in Chattooga county, unhesita-
t1ngly declares that a majority OF the
democratic voters are opposed unalteraby
TO the free and unlimited coinage OF silver
The announcement by both Secretary
Smith and Ex-Speaker Crisp that they
would stand by the democratic party, no
matter what stand the national conVen.
ton took on the matter, is one feature OF
the debate that very many of the papers
of the state are commenting on as most
praiseworthy.
Democratic voters in Houston VIII meet
at Perry tomorrow and elect a new ex-
ecutive committee. A correspondent
writes that it is doubtful if a June primary
for the election of Legislators and county
officers will be called, as a majority OF
the leading democrats in the county are
opposed to the scheme.
Hon. C. G. Gray of Houston, who is
candidate for the Senate in the Twenty
third. is being mentioned for president Of
that body: Several weeks ago Mr. Gray
was talked of as possible candidate Iot
ms time is coming. He has representeu
houston in the House of Representative
The legislative campaign in Sumter has
been opened. The anti-barroomites have
nominated their candidate and publicly
announce that a vigorous ''red-hot cam
paign will be inaugurated. The one ana
o ey Issue that this faction VIII mar h
the Bush bill, which was defeated Dy d
vote or 10 to 63, or therabouts, at the las'
session of the legislature,
Meldrm Guidon: On the night of March
81, 1896. the first of the debates between
these distinguished gentlemen took place
AFTER careful reading of the respectEs
speeches we are left in about as uncertain
a condition as we were before the deDale,
outside of the trite argument, with WhlCH
the public is familiar, there are two SUE
gestlons that are worthy of considerallgl
one of these is that of Mr.. Crisp when u
says; Mr.. Smith and myself are DOL
democrats and both expect to stand loyana
by the democratic national platform an an
nominee" This utterance has the Iue
ring. 1t should be taken up throughous
the state. 1t should ring out above w
Blue Ridge and find an echoing ansNg9s
among the pines. The other suggesllol
that which with the delicate toucn Oh
master seeks to elicit from the peopIe a.
answer to the implied question: w Adt II, ~
you think Of Mr.. Cleveland as an aVaildlss'
candidate for the democratic NOMINATION.
Inc fact is, that Mr.. Cleveland is sJfgusttb
than his party. The cross-bones ana de asH
mead fear of Il third term has no reaI ePf
plication to Mr.. Cleveland. The reason N
the rule was TO guard against coalIlIN5j, q,
possession of power lest 1t might RESI- a.
tyranny, There is no well grounueu 81
prehension in this country of tyrahH9 49,
archy Is more likely to destroy the - -
ties of a nation than the exercise ol 49,,
thority by the individual. The demosl,ar,s,ii
party could do far worse than 10 IehhS1l5
nate Mr.. Cleveland and make nf
strong manly contest for the princiPiess is
that democracy of which Mr.. Clefetahn -
the hest NNring representative.