The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-10
WARNING UP A rRIFLE.
Public Interest in Politics shows
Signs of some AXVakening

Public Interest in Politics shows
Signs of Some Awakening.
AS might have been expected, there vas
considerable discussion among politicians
yesterday over the way in which it is
proposed to do away with the commits
sions and allow the City Council to re-
establish them If it sees fit to do so.
Opinions differed very largely accord
ing to the political Affiliations of the
speakers. Citizens Club men claimed
that it was a moral triumph for them as
it showed that the Liberal Club leaders
had been forced to acknowledge that the
principle of commissions was correct and
that the change to control by Council was
merely an act of partisanship brought
about by the necessity of trying to appear
somewhat consistent with what had been
said during the campaign and since.
On the Liberal Club side this was as
emphatically denied and the statement
made that the change removed all that
was Objectionable in the commissions and
all that the organization had fought
against for the past three years.
INSTRUMENTATION leaders were not in
clined to be chagrined over the determina-
ton of the present Council TO have a state
law passed under which the present city
officers might be elected by it for another
two years.
while 1t is true that it hurts by rob-
bling the campaign of the interest that
comes from having some offices in sight
to fight for" said one leader, Eat the same
time 1t must not be forgotten that it will
cut both ways. While we will have no Of
fees in prospect at once, neither will the
other side have any to offer to induce
workers and others to exert themselves.
They are apt to find this time, just as has
been found in the past that the desire 10
fight to keep men in Office is not nearly so
strong as to fight to get office. Then there
is another thing that must not be over
looked, if you are viewing the matter pure
ly from a political standpoint, and that is
that an opposition city administration can,
if 1t sees fit, make the atmosphere of the
city exchange peculiarly unpleasant for
officeholders who are forced on it by a
preceding Council, and who are not want
ed. OF course, / don't say that such tao
ties would be resorted to. but there is no
question that offceholders could be got rid
of If it was really decided that they must
go"
We'll" said a Liberal Club leader, to
whom this was mentioned, that phase of
the situation won't worry us much They
are basing all that talk on the chance of
winning the city election and they haven't
any chance If you can find any one will
ing to offer a bet of two to one that the
Liberal Club will have oppos lion in Jan
uary / will take 1t. OF course l do not
mean that there will not be a fight IN
the organization over the selection Of
mayoralty and aldermanc candidates.
expect that the friends of the various gen.
tlemen who may aspire to go on the
ticket will press their claims. But after
the ticket is put in the field we do not
look for opposition. The strength and
solidity of the organizat ton will just about
preclude any decent opposition to its tick
et."
The anti-administration people only
smiled when they heard of this They
claim that the solidity is more apparent
than real, and that when nominating time
comes the claims of the several aspirants
will result in dissension and disruption
But the politicians talk is always based
ON the way he hopes things will go, and
until the day after the election one mans
opinion is generally about as good as an
others