The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-02
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A .t9neerous. ever conferred. 1t is simply
nonstrous. 1 protest against it in the
tan1e of Justice and fair play"
"Tau me-" said Judge Twiggs, that
ttese wo men will do justice. Bosh! Tell
-, that Harry Willink and Jerry Suln-
a van win see that fair play is given to both
I rdid1tes" he said with scorn and in
The thoughts absurd No partisan can
4 eve, lie trusted to act properly. If these
tvo succeed in accomplishing this hitherto
INN 5sslble feat, they ought to be set up
and venerated for the rest of their lives
4 and canon.zed when they are dead
"A II know or want TO know about them
Is Il at they are bitter partisans and that
tboi are human, very, very, very human.
A have seen no spots on either of them on
viii, h wings are about to sprout.. Every
4 ma q recognizes that IL is easy to believe
WI at one wants to believe, to see what, one
4 ~ MS 20 see to hear what one wants TO
he ar l say to you that 1t is twice as
ca sy 10 purge those whom these two want
10 purge and to purge clevcry."
d hldge Twigss read from an interview
" th Mr. LaRoche in Sundays Morning
a VS. in which Mr.. LaRoche defended the
81 slon of the committee. In that inter
vi w Mr.. LaRoche is quoted as asking: rs
e ntlemen referring TO Messrs. Willink
n srd Sullivan, will not act fairly?' Judge
4 TSiggs read and re-read this extract from
4 MI LaRcohe's interview in a tone of sar-
A c. m.
NV, God, Mr.. Chairman" he said,
ar id wild bowls from the crowd. why"
UyIge Twiggs continued, they couldn't
att fairly if they woodland I am not
hOe'e TO criticise them harshly. With the
9th er members of the committee what
would Letter be, in the name of God?
What a sandwich it would make, with
him between Willink and Sullivan Why,
h / couldn't even supply tn emustard for
the sandwich! God of heaven! How
industrious, how absurd, and, If it wasn't
serious matter, how ludricous, Mr..
Chairman
And yet Mr.. LaRoche would have you
believe that these men will act fairly. Why
not since the political stars sang together
las there existed a partisan that could
lie trusted-and l don't except any of
them" Judge Twiggs reviewed the his
tory of the presidential electoral COM
mis- sion of 1876, when the claims of Til
dren and Hayes 10 the presidency were
under consideration. 1t has since been
adnitted he said, that Tilden was fairly
and honestly entitled to the election The
commission was composed of five mem
boss of the Senate of the United States,
FIVE members of the House of Representa-
ii res and five justices of the Supreme
Court. THE last named men," said the
81 Caker wearing the ermine of the most
d enifed tribunal of justice in the world
vi supposed 10 dwell with heads and
shoulders above the clouds of fractional
trife; men a little bigger than Sullivan;
lltsle taller than Willink; and yet on
Fery question the vote stood eight Re
publicans to seven Democrats, and on the
asst ballot by partisan majority of one,
Tjl6p0 n Of 10
United States"
"If men of this character, occupying
these exalted positions, permitted them
elves TO he swayed by partisan consider
etions how are we going to trust Williuk
nd Sullivan? Why they'd just rub out
enough opposition votes to elect their man.
md that's all there would be to it,
Judge Twiggs concluded what he had to
ny by some courteous and complimentary
fllusions TO Mr.. Hartridge. He took no
stock, he said, in anything that had been
said that would discredit Mr.. Hartridge's
fDility to fill any office, but he could see
la that ability no reason for dismissing
fom office the best prosecuting officers he
al ever encountered in the court room
h 3 excepted none. The speaker was IA
orite with the crowd and received an
mount of apple use that was second only
ID that bestowed upon Mr.. Osborne.
Col Dixon then announced that he would
introduce to the audience the next So
lcitor general, and Mr.. Osborne stepped
upon the stage His appearance was
;reeted with cheering, that subsidized only
Ehen he lifted his hand for silence and
Hgan TO speak.
My friends" he began. at is proper for
pubic officer, who has spent three years
9hd a half in the public service and who
IS candidate for Endorsement and re-
'lectlon at an approaching primary, to
slVe an account of his stewardship. This
am going to do, clearly and as plainly
rs can. In doing so 1 shall discuss first
we Platform of my opponent in the race,
hr Hartridge, and second, his outrageous
ma shameless methods"
, IN the first place, then" said Mr. Os-
Solhe' 1t is proper, when promises are
'ndqe to consider by whom they are
'lIa9e under what circumstances to ex-
'.nIihe the previous record OF the maker
ui mus 10 determine whether they are
mace as the honest expression of opinion
-"u poncy or for the purpose OF catching
s''es For two years Mr.. Hartridge has
peeh a candidate for the office of solicitor
general and never from that time until
~, week did or any one of you hear
1'at ne was chip on a wave of reform.
~ announces that IL you Will give him an
lIoe' SAID by him to be worth $4,000 a
III, lot four years. he will give you a
,. usaae against two kinds of vice for
sixty days"
,.ia-- III I'll tnlS time d1d Mr.. Hart
ee announce even his candidacy for the
SatSe' He never uttered a word on the
n1uoJect until he was advised that a ma
10y 81 the Executive Committee was go
ue 10 try to steal an election they
T fS"d not hope to win honestly. Mr..
40 U rloge, in my opinion, is not the author
~ tulS moral plank in his platform, and II
e ls' IT was submitted to a caucus OF his
A'uucal advisers before 1t was announced
=, ~ ,ue people. He says he, Is going to
81 ute TWO Kinds of vice. 1 say to him.
OF. prosecute them ALL
as a police judge and magistrate he
.ops court daily almost under the very
eaEes Of many houses of crime. If his
IN OF office requires him to stop one, Il
- lures him to stop all. Everybody In
S ~, S'und of my voice knows that the Sum
~" avs are being constantly violated at
y5,tn,4nderbolt and Tybee, only for instance.
~, ~ my doesn't Mr.. Hartridge declare against
Mr.. Osborne then read an axfract from