The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-23
CITY VS.. COUNTRY.
A Savannah Lawyer May BE Senator
if He VIII Move to the Country.

Savannah Lawyer May BE Senator
if He VIII Move to the Country.
Editor Morning News: In the Meldrim
Guidon of Dec q was an editorial assail-
ing the candidacy of Hon. w w. Osborne
for solicitor general of this circuit, and
commencing, the candidacy of Hon. w
w. Sheppard of Liberty county for that
Office, largely upon the ground that he had
made money between the plow handles"
While the writer, and his fellow-rustics
Of Efingham are in an ecstacy of joy over
this exhibition of purely disinterested
friendship from one of the sharpest city
politicians in Georgia, we cannot repress
the latent feeling that it comes almost too
late to be appreciated at it's full value.
From time immemorial Efingham had
never received an Office crumb from the
first senatorial district, or from the east
ern judicial circuit until 1886, when she
was given the senatorship, which office she
again had in 1892. During all that period
of restitution, we never heard of the
voice or pen of our city friend who edits
the Guidon being used in favor of our
rights against corrupt city factions and
rings" But we do remember that some
fifteen years ago, Effingham's favorite
son was nominated for senator of the First
a Savannah politician, supported largely
by the law-abiding class" Ito quote the
Guidon's language, bolted the nominal
ton and defeated him at the general cleo
ton. Where did the Savannah editor. of
the Guidon stand in that contest. Who
was the city politician who bolted that
democratic nomination and defeated the
country" nominee? These are interest
ing questions just at the present time.
But we suppose our friend of the Gui-
don has repented, and Is now, in his sea-
mi fDf re-
pentance." And we of the country" ac-
cordingly forgive him, and welcome him
to our rustic bosoms with all the ardor
and enthusiasm usually accompanying the
acquisition of neW-made friends. Under
his stalwart championship we expect,
while we are about it, to get all our rights.
of the eastern circuit. AS Liberty county
has the judgship of the city court of Sa-
Vannah, and expects, by the grace of the
Guidon's countenance and support to get
the next solicitor generalship, we think
she ought to be satisfied, at least for the
present.
Although the political fortunes of the
Country" are on such a spring-tide boom
at present, we are willing to be generous
and allow Chatham to retain the court
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS he don't part his
hair in the middle, and attend St
Johns church. 1t might, however, be an
act of humanity, as well as of patriotism,
to relieve our distinguished congressman
of his perplex1ng cares, as the Morning
News reporter said some days ago, that
when he returned from Washington he
wore a weary look"
The editor of the Guidon is an astute
politician and an able lawyer, and we are
tempted here and now to nominate him
either for United States senator or state
senator, but he does not reside in the
country" and comes under Simon Cam
eron's famous classification of zone of
them damn literary fellows"
Besides this we think it best for our
own interests not to give him all he wants;
for he will be better friend to the "coun-
try while hungry, than on full stomach.
Efingham.