The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-13
HARTRIDGE TO THE MAYOR.
Calls His HOnOr's Attention to His
Own FORMER Interviews.

own FORMER Interviews.
Mr.. Walter c. Hartridge was shown yes
terday an interview with Mayor Herman
Myers In which he was severely arraign-
ed. For some time Mr.. Hartridge was
not inclined to make any answer whatever,
but he finally decided to have somethirx
to say. He took pains, in the first It,
stance, to call attention to the views, c5n-
trary to those of the Mayor, that had been
expressed by Mr.. Adams and Col. lawton;
with reference to the Mayors card
published when 1t Is too late to answer
him from the PLATFORM he said, Il would
simply call the attention Of the public
to the next column of the same paper
in which appear the speeches of gentle
men like Col A. r. Lawton and Hon.
Samuel b. Adams. l rather think on the
question at issue the people of Savannah
will consider it safer to follow the advice
of these gentlemen than to accept Mr..
Myers purposely tardy Endorsement of his
political friend and ally. Particularly
would I direct attention to that portion of
Mr. Adams speech 1elat ting to the duties
of the Recorder Also l will say that Mr.
Myers in an interview has sad that the
public have nothing TO do with gambling
l suppose, however, that the fact of in
consistency does not disturb Mr.. Myers,
as his views at any particular time are
given him by others.
1T strikes me that Mr. Myers card is
intended as a warning TO the city en-
ployes. If so, it will fail, as this election
will be by a secret ballot and each en-
ploye of the city can cast his vote with
out the fear of its contents being known.
Mr.. Myers talk about my friend, Mr..
Wilson, is as amusing to the latter gen
tleman as it doubtless was to the gentle
man who writes the Mayors articles. On
the moral nI1estiOp involved the
Mayor is supporting Mr.. Osborne.
To all who know the Mayor this
is not surprising. On the same issue Mr..
Wilson is earnestly for me; to those who
know Mr.. Wilson, this is not surprising.
The Mayor commends Mr.. Wilson. There
FORE l take 1t, he recognizes Mr.. Wilson
as an authority. The Mayor says Mi.
Osborne should be elected. Mr.. Wilson
says 1 should be. Personally, l prefer
MIR. Wilson's estimate of the situation.
Unless l misjudge my people, they also
regard Mr.. Wilson as a better adviser
i'm the present crisis.
The Mayors opinion of me or my plat
form, so far as he disa grees with my
views, is only a source of pride to me.
thank heaven that l do not meet his APP
prevail. Did l, 1 would be inclined TO
doubt the correc tness of my position.
This larger age about the members OF the
bar, who are for me- shows the view he
taxes OF pQDlc queSuONS, generally. OH-
ofble to say one word to show that l am
not supported by my brethren of the bar,
he calls them my retained counsel. OF
course, he does not understand what tne
term retained" means. He has become
so fixed in the habit of signing articles.
written for him, that it has become to
him, a matter equally of Indifference and
ignorance as to what appears over his
| signatu Mr. Myers is. of course, en-
titled to his opinion. This opinion Is
that should not be elected. 1 thank him
for that, as it is the strongest argument
yet presented to the people of this city,
why l should be. Walter c. Hartridge.