The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-14

cause he will be an easy man to defeat
when the time shall come for defeat-and
1t is about that time that they and their
booms expect to arrive upon the scene
in lighting order. Calls success this time
lessons his chances for reelection in the
future; but the election TO the United
states Senate of any such man as Chip
ley means that the door of the Millions
aires Club" would be shut I'm the face OF
any other aspirant for the next two de-
cades
For this reason the talk goes merrlly
on, but between the pauses of the song
may be caught the chink of heavier metal
ana the glitter of knives. How long may
these curious conditions be expected TO
continue2 They may be expected to pre-
vail until Col. Chipley shall in the legls-
ldllVe caucus develop such a degree of
strength as shall convince his support
ers' that his nomination is imminent.
Apuot that time something may be ex
pected to drop.
Similar conditions prevailed during the
senatorial contest of 81 when the anti
Can Leaders were much more interested
IN putting dynamite under each other
than IN Dombardiug the perpetual sena-
Tor. Al no time during all that long and
pltter contest would any great difficulty
nave been experienced i'm defeating Mr..
Call Dy the very simple process of pitting
against him a man whose strength and
character should have proved an insur-
mountable obstacle TO the further extern
SION OF that gentleman's inordinate am
bitlon. This was never done,
aud now that Col. Chipley has taken the
stand the terms of the problem see any
reason to expect any great modification OF
human nature as II exists In local polit-
ical circles.
How many innocent and unsuspectinR
victims were six years ago crushed be-
tween the upper and neither mll-stones OF
can and anti-Call. Dunn, Bloxham, Speer,
Mayo-all these candidates were ruthless
~ thrust into race where defeat was
fforeordained, and whose chief merit in
the eyes OF the INSCRIPTIONS politicians
selected them -
that they were weak men-good enough
TO slaughter, not good enough to elect.
~ that ume-ior the six months previous
70 the legislative session Of '91-what
name was more industriously paraded be-
fore the public than that of the late John
r.. Dunn? What candidate was more em-
phatically declared TO be the coming man.
before whom the star of Callism must
forever pale? And yet, when at last the
legislature met. when the democratic eau
Gus organized, John Dunn's name was
not even put in nomination.
DO comipg events cast their shadows
before, and Is Dunn's fate 10 be taken
as an indication of Chipleys defeat? BY
no means. The latter Is a far shrewder
politician than the Ocala banker, and he
numbers among his followers some men
VINO VIII never turn upon him or betray
his confidence, as did more than one OF
the formers adherents. Col. Chipley will
NOT drop out Of sight before the caucus.
His name will be beard Of there, but un-
less some means cap be found for harmon
izing the diverse interests that now threat
en- the success Of the anti-Call faction, IL
win be heard Of to little purpose, and he
viii be cut down In the house of his
friends.
In spite Of all the talk TO the contrary
the Call faction IS presenting n much more
unbroken front than that displayed by the
opposition. However unworthy their ideal
may be, they have always been true 10
~. They have never frittered away their
great talents on other aspirants nor do
] believe that when in the face Of the
enemy and threatened by defeat they will
refuse 10 sink their differences, and re-
spond with all their readiness to the party
whip. The Stocktons, the Browns the
Mckays, the Clarks and all the other
hard fighters who long ago proved their
fealty to Senator Call. may have ambi-
ton. They probably have, but beneath
all that's "A deep-rooted anmosity toward
the ff..l who so nearly encOmpa ssed Cars
def. slx years ago, and II any or &C.
these men was more prominent or more
dangerous than w. ID. Chipley, he has
yet to be heard OF.