The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22

cism, he SAID, il should De maze, anu II
the candidate is unable 10 stand it, he Is
unworthy of support. In the course OF
speech made az the opposition meeting
Judge Twiggs had spoken of MIR McDon-
ough's record. saying if he stood on il he
would be beaten for Mayor Thank God
Mr.. McDonoueh has record, said Mr..
Hartridge. and one he can stand on IN
public life"
"An ex-jurist Of this city" said Mr..
Hartrldge, ia referring to Judge Twiggs
said, in a speech that Mr.. McDonough
had voted for a bin while in the legis-
lature which DISTINGUISHED The laboring
man. He said the fact that none but free
holders could act as election managers de-
prived the poor Of rights they should en-
JOY. BY the previous act il was the duty
of III, County Commissioners to appoint
the managers from among free-holders
and justices OF the peace. This was when
they had the justices. however"
Mr.. Hartridge called attention to Judge
Twiggs' statement that there were many
good men who were not freeholders. THAT
is So" he said. II am not a free-holder
myself" He said Judge Twiggs had got
ten mixed in the terms he intended to APP
ply. Instead Of being disfranchised, the
people for whom the plea was being made
Were disqualified. Judge Twiggs himself is
not n legal voter Mr.. Hartridge said. The
gentleman VINO nominated MI. myers ltL
Mayor is also disqualified. Mr.. Hartridge
said he also understood the gentleman who
seconded his nomination is also disquali-
fed. With the leaders out of it, he did
not wonder that the judge got mixed.
1T struck me that meeting was not so
much for the purpose Of nominating Mr..
Myers as 10 let certain gentlemen air their
prejudces against the present admiuistra-
ton" said Mr. Hartridge. zone of these
a 4
inent statesman IN private life said If
there was anything he despsed 1t Is hy-
pocracy. bombast and sycophancy. But
in the same breath he said he wished ii
understood that Mr.. McDonough possessed
none of these qualities. Then why is he
against Mr.. McDonough?"
Referring to Mr.. duBignon's claim that
any board of aldermen elected with Mr.
McDonough would be controlled by the
management which put them in office, Mr..
Hartridge said he thought everybody
would concede that Mr. McDonough stands
at the head of any board with whom he
may be elected
Mr.. Hartridge said that nepotlsm, with
which it was stated the city is suffering,
means vice in public officials. II was in
tended to charge Mr.. McDonough with
putting relatives in office. he said il was
something with which Mr.. McDonough
nad ndd nOtnEUE 10 90. On Aue cOutIdl "
he had secured the passage of an act
which would soon abolish the office now
filled by his son-in-law. Did it not strike
you that the solicitor general, who had an
act passed creating an office TO which his
father was appointed, is also suffering with
nepotism?" asked Mr. Hartridge. This
was something which should not have been
brought out. he said, and further those
urging this ailment are not entirely free
from IL themselves. The solicitor
general had said it looked as
if deal had been made
with certain officials in the recent council
maniac election. If this is the case. said
Mr.. Hartridge. it is his duty TO investigate
the matter and call the grand jury's at
tention to 1t. His duty is to prosecute those
who are corrupt in public Office, and such
conduct would be corrupt.
Mr.. Hartridge said he thought it was
time for a change, and he agreed that
hypocracy, bombast and sycophancy
should be eradlcated from local affairs
Now that the commissions have been re-
pealed he said the Mayor is IN control of the
police force, and with the present manage
ment, they can easily stop all violations
of city laws. Liquor selling on Sunday and
gambling would be stopped if the man
were elected who had pledged himself TO
do it.
Concluding his remarks, Mr.. Hartridge
said that the people can always point with
pride to the election of McDonough, who
has the best thought and best ideas of mu-
nicipal government. The people viii then
be doing their fun duty to Savannah, the
home they love and cherish.