The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-05
ROASTS CANDIDATES.
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charge. If his letter printed four
days after the charge was made is
correct he has himself proved the
spirit of the charge. l again make
my charge and base it upon his own
letter of denial. That charge was not
d-slinging. 1t was a fair criticism
of a man who goes before white
Democratic primary for an office. l
will take care of his personal refer
ence off the platform.
81 defy Capt. McAlpin to get ono
honest man who will say l ever was
guilty. or suspected. of one dishonest
act. or that l ever bought a vote. He
charges that 1 have done more than
any young or old man towards poiti-
cal corruption in the county. That is
certainly a beautiful and magnificent
statement. from him. If l had gone so
far as to admit before the grand
fury that had spent $4,000
/ would have burned my tongue out
before 1 would have remembered only
what became of $50 of it, ! challenged
him to take me before the grand jury.
He is grand jury shy, and l defy MIN
10 give his friends any Information
that he may claim TO have ana iet
them present me. l can't agree with
my friend, Mr.. Saussy, as to MT. COL
Inns honesty or his position on vote
buying. Mr.. Collins said the other
night. in a speech, that he is opposed
TO vote buying. and so is Mr.. Lazaron.
There are three of us in favor OF pure
notifies now. and Capt. McAlpin is pre-
pairing to go before the grano jury
again, and with him other people VINO
have a better memory, SAID MT mar =
ridge.
Mr.. f. Med. oliver said that he
would saw not one word against Mr.:
Collins. who is his warm personal
friend. and that he would like to be IN
a position to vote for both men. Wheh
he was called upon to chose between
two friends he must he declared, go
with the most able one. and the one
who would serve the public veal 10
the best advantage. Mr.. oliver SAID
that he esteemed Mr.. Collins as an hon.
est man, and his friend, but that ne
esteemed Mr.. Hartridge as his super
Tor. He said that the issue of the cam
paign is vote buying and painted
pretty and vivid word picture of that
which must follow corruption at the
polls Mr.. Oliver charged Capt. meal
pin with having used money TO corrupt
the ballot and referred to the grand
jury investigation at which $4,000 was
mentioned He said that Capt. Meal
pin has never denied the charge. He
has gathered around him forces only
propagated by money" said Mr.. DIV
err fit would be a stain on the fair
name of our city to elect him. Don't
vote for Capt. McAlpin and induce your
friends not to- / don't believe Savan-
nah would elect him, and If she did
would almost hang my head in shame"
Mr.. r. J. Travis delivered a witty
address in which he spoke of Mr.. Wade
Hampton Wade, who had stated that
Mr.. Collins could secure legal talent if
he was ever called upon to solve some
difficult legal problem. Mr.. Travis
said that under such circumstances
those who voted for Mr.. Collins would
not know whether it was a ballot for
Wade Hampton Wade. or some one else
who would furnish the legal ability.
Mr.. Travis spoke in a sarcastic man
ner of Mr.. Collins. and compared Capt
McAlpin to a turtle that pulled it's head
in every time anything was thrown at
it. The speaker said that when Mr..
Hartridge made his charge of the i'm
proper use of money Capt. McAlpin
had come back without denying IT, and
only said that Mr.. Hartridge had an
''empty treasury" That sounded sus-
piciously like a silent mine is not you
boys take notice." said Mr.. Travis
Mr.. Travis said that buying is
the burning issue of the campaign, and
that the crime is a dangerous one. He
declared that it is a cowardly thing to
tempt a poor man with money, and in
this way make him surrender his only
heritage. Some of those who accepted
the money he did not think should be
blamed.
Mr.. Arthur NJ. Lucas, Jr., had only
kinds words for Mr.. Collins and Mr..
Lazaron. He deplored corruption at
the polls and announced his intention
of assisting in the effort to prevent
the improper use of money Thursday.
There will be a Hartridge rally at
Pooler Monday night upon which oc-
casion last nights speakers will ap-
pear. On Tuesday night the Hartridge
forces will have a final mass meeting
at the Savannah Theater.