The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-28

employees, especially the police aRd the
firemen hang around the Court House
on election days and how they conduct
themselves on such occasions
Mr. Travis read the ordinance which
among other things says that no pro-
motion in Office shall be secured ly
political activity. Think of that COM
ing from the Citizens Club" said
the speaker, and the crowd laughed
and cheered But here is something
more; that ordinance was passed Jam
uary %, 1899 and had hardly been en-
tered on the minutes before some
thing happened. They saw they mad
made a slip, from the standpoint of
their interest, and so on Jan. 80 1899
they repealed the former ordinance.
Only five days would they
allow a good statute like that to re-
main on the book. Grand Marshal
Dreamer says the policy of his faction
is first the interest of the public If
you want any better evidence against
that statement than this l don't know
where you'll find it,"
Mr.. Travis also referred to the fact
that Wells and Hitch are, to quote his
expression, RELOCATED to the rear"
This, he said, was brought about be-
cause they refused to allow themselves
to be made puppets of. Mr.. Harden,
whom the speaker referred to as Mr..
Russells deputy. What the Citizens
Club wants." he said, lis not men of
reliability but men of pliability."
Mr. Travis said he personally liked
Mr.. Harden, though he referred to him
as ''Waring Seniors deputy" mo
man." he added, has right to hold
public office if he is unable to attend
to his duties. if he has to be given
an office force for the work that he
himself ought to do
Hartridge stirred EN- Up.
Mr. c. E. Stephenson made a. short
talk in behalf of the laboring man.
and then Mr.. Hartridge was an
nounced, nd was greeted with prolong-
ed cheers This reception, he said
touched him to his hearts core.
1T may be true, as was said at the
opposition meeting" Mr. Hartridge
said, that the Union Club is. made up
of broken-down politicians, but If l am
one, l thank my God broke down
fighting for it's cause. l had rather
be brokend down politician of the
Union Club than the most successful
office-holder of the other side.
zone of the Citizen Clubs supporters
said the other night the only thing left
was to make it unanimous. If he could
stand where l do tonight and see this
magnificent crowd he'd probably be of
the same opinion that it Will be unan-
imous but, unfortunately for him, the
unanimity and the gentleman will be
on opposite sides.
Il love the constitution of the United
States" said Mr.. Hartridge, land be-
cause l do l must protest that our
chairman in his address tonight
threatens to violate it. 1t distinctly
states that there must be no cruelty
connected with punishment and there
fore 1 must protest against Mr.. La
Roche when he threatens the Citizens
| Clubs offfceholders with work.
who wants to abuse the Citizens
Club? l have no desire to say unjust
or harsh things against it. All we've
got to do to show them up is to point
to their record for the last eight years.
Some of the opposition speakers have
said there is no issue in this campaign.
All you've got to do for an issue is to
say there is the Citizens Club and here
we are
1.-THE Citizens Clubs nominees for
the Legislature are all honest men,
said Mr.. Partridge, land when / put
my vote against them it will not be
against the men personally but
against the crowd behind them.
These gentlemen had no business on
the ticket but being there the only
thing to do now is to vote against them
There has been son,e reference to
the police department as a partisan
body. If it is so it was made so by
the Citizens Club and the fire depart
ment has been made so as we'll. But
recollect, in this election the man that
holds the power is neither the head of
the police department nor in the fire
department. he is Mr.. Cunningham an
honest and fair gentleman. risk the
statement that unless the police and
fire departments give a fair deal there
will be no primary"