The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-22
EX-SENATOR WRIGHT DECLINES.
Some Emphatic Reasons Why He
VIII Not BecOme "a Candidate.

Some Emphatic Reasons Why He
VIII Not BecOme a Candidate.
Pineora, Ga, May p, 1S9S.-Edltor Morn
ing News: Many kind friends in different
parts of the First senatorial district have
expressed wish that should be return
ed to the Senate at the next election. To
all such I have stated my willingness to
serve, provided my election could be OBJ
tanned without scramble and the usual
methods accompanying scramble 1t is
due these friends that I inform them now
that the political horoscope portends no
such Arcadian condition Of things. The
contest over the judgeship of the Atlantic
circuit is the disturbing factor, and l am
not In line with popular Eff1ngham senti-
ment on that subject. Two members OF
The Savannah bar, who have never had a
law Office in Effngham county, but have
had their professional shingles hung out
In Savannah for many years, and have
been supported by the patronage of Sa-
vannah people, have become very much
concerned and interested (unselfshly So
of course) about the pretensions of Savan-
nah in putting out a candidate for Judge
of the Atlantic circuit. The disinterested
interest and zeal they have displayed in
pie as to their absolute right to said
judgeship and the wickedness of Savan-
nah in pretending TO contest for it, has
built up such strong home rule" senti-
ment in the community as to
cause spontaneous home rule"
combustion In our late grand jury As I
am somewhat inoculated with the old
fashioned notion that jealousy and preju-
dice are dangerous and wicked things to
NTH
this new dispensation of Christian ethics.
One of said Savannah lawyers is so in
tensely patriotic as to be willing to accept
the judgeship of said circuit and in doing
so to sacrifice his large and growing law
practice in SaVanIah--the other is willing
that his brother-in-iaw should accept the
solicitorship-truly dlslnterested patriots
there! This is the presentment of our
grand jury: Believing in the principles of
self-government and reducing that princl-
pie 10 its first analysis, home rule, we en-
dorse for judge of the Atlantic circuit,
Paul e. Seabrook of bingham county"
What pity they did not give the last
analysis-wouder what il would have been
We are more fortunate than the Psalnist
and can truly say how glad we are that
our enemy has written a book There IL
is in black and white. Not one word said
about mental or moral qualIhcations-res
u.
Now we don't want to be unfair or make
unfair deductions, but we must contend
that no intelligent and unprejudced man
can reach any other conclusion than this
that no other qualifications were mention
ed because the jury could not find them
they knew they did not exist. II It had
been otherwise they would have made the
fight on the merits and qualifications of
their candidate as well as on his residence
As our garnd jury have been aualyzing
they will permit me to give The result of
my analysis of this remarkable present.
ment-first and last analysis.
1t means that Chatham is not TO be
allowed to have a member of her own bar.
however worthy and capable he may be.
to preside over her own Superior Court
| If he does not occasionally sleep in EfIing-
| ham, and that a lawyer who sleeps oc-
! casioually in Ehingham, without quail
| feations worthy of mention, shall hold
! Chatham's courts. For our grand jury
! personally, and as citizens, we entertain
no other than the klndest feelings. snd