The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-29
FOR A SEPARATE SOLICITOR.
BILL CREATING THAT OFFICE FOR
THE CITY COURT.

City Court Elective by the People
The Same Thing Applies to the
Contemplated Solicitor General
Election to BE by the People of the
County at Regular County EIec-
tiOns-An Al Interim Appointment
by the County CommissiOners-A
Third Bill Is to Make city Officers
Elective by Incoming Board OF
Aldermen.
Notices OF intention to introduce in the
next session OF the general assembly two
more laws of interest to Savannahians
are published this morning One Of them
is to make the judge of the City Court
/ elective by the people of the county and
/ the second is to provide separate solicit
tor general for the City Court, and to
make MIN elective in like manner and at
the same time.
] These bills will be introduced by the
representatives of Chatham county, and
are said to have, besides, the unqualified
approval and support of Senator Groven-
STEIN the present representative from this
district in the upper house. Just which
of the three representatives, Nessrs. Nc
DonOugh, Mcmillan and LaRoche will in
troduce the various bills they are known
! TO favor, seems to have been not yet def
nitely decided and probably will not be
until the two former return to the city
In speaking of the matter yesterday
with two of the most prominent members
of the political faction in favor of the in
PRODUCTION and passage of the acts, some
thing of the feeling that prompts that fac
ton in the course it has outlined and in
tends to follow was secured. The elder of
| these two gentlemen expressed their out
ward personal characteristics, when he
said: You may say that you gathered this
information from two, nigh in the coun-
sells of the mighty, one of them an ancient
and the experienced politician the other a
politician, young and astute." Though
this was said in jest, in sober earnest it
expresses the real facts of the case.
80 far as concerns the bill making the
judge of the City Court elective by the
people, we have simply endeavored to
carry out what we conceive to be the true
| Democratic doctrine, as formulated by the
executive committee of the party and in
dorsed by the vote of the party at the
polls. This was when the party had
passed an amendment to the constitution,
making the judges of the Superior Court
elective by the people We can see no
good reason why the judge of one court
should be elected by the people and the
judge of another selected by the Governor
of the state. 1t seems TO us a poor rule that
would refuse to work both ways"
make is that, instead of endeavoring to
have the judge of the City Court cleo ed
by the people of the whole state, as is the
case with his brother of the Superior
Court, we have confined our ambitions TO
those who have an interest in the matter
and, instead of having our candidate chos-
en- by the party convention, in Atlanta. we
. have Ventured upon trusting this matter
TO the common sense of The people of the
county. We can't bring ourselves TO think
that we nave gone far wrong. We are Of
the opinion that the people can be fully
trusted and are confident that they will
support the right measure and help to elect
the right man"
"How about the new solicitor for the
, City COurt?" was asked.
"Wen he stands on the same ground
The same reasons of policy and doctrine
have governed US in this matter as in the
other-We have the best of reasons for
believing that the Democratic mind has
formulated and announced its belief in the
policy that dictates this method of selec-
ton, and that the Democratic conscience
has approved it. There are, too, reasons
Of eXpeliency and convenience that dictate
: the Introduction of this bill. 1t has been
frequently noticed that it becomes neces-
sary for the solicitor 10 have the court
appoint a solicitor pro tempore, to take
fe r,I.tg he hi 10
trying cases of more Importance in the
/ Superior Court, and it is Our purpose to
, relieve him of this additional burden and
inconvenience. Truly we are friends in
. disguise"
/ "The biIs that are to be introduced viii
r. make the judge and separate solicitor cleo
t tive at the same time as the other county
officers. The first election under the new
laws, if they are passed and we anticipate
- no trouble on that score, wiz be in OCto-
e Der 1860, and those elected TO the offices
/ will begin 10 perform their dulles in the
succeeding January. This viii put the cleo
/ lions for all county officers al the same
r time and viii be a saving in expense as
Wen as in mental wear and tear to the
people.
- 80 far as the solicitors Office is con-
cerned, it will be created by The Governor
] approval of The bill. Il is provided that tht
c County Commissioners shall make an az
T interim appointment for the time inter
j NeninS between The approval of the act ani
q the next reeular cOun e ectOn.'
q 1T IS no new thing for the county anC
= I city courts throughout the state to hav,
b / separate solicitors, but, on the contrary
. I IL is the general and almost universal Gus
b tom. We believe that this new bill viii
r. rebound TO the benefit Of the county ant
t. the city; by reason of the greater expedi
- ton with which justice will be dealt gu
to offenders and know that the advant
enacuon viii. be secured without a cent o
additional cost 20 the county. The eolci
tor general Of the City Court will receiv,
4 the same costs as are allowed by law t
the solicitor general Of the Superior
n | Courts, and so fer as expense is concerned
il viii amount to exactly the same thing.
Do A third new bin Is soon TO be advertised
r possibly tomorrow, emanatlng from tn,
2 same faction. 1t is to make the city of
o. hcers elective by the incoming, instead O
he ina hoo fs1 ,,F - I.