The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-24
RALLY OF THE SoUTHsIDERS.
THOSE OF THE CITIZENS CLUB
FAITH MET LAST NIGHT.

Meeting Was Large-Mr. Osborne
Suggested Leasing the Tabernacle.
Mr.. Cam Reiterated His AIIegi-
ance to Citizens Club.
The rally of the Citizens Club in
the Southside at Kiser's Hall, at Bull
and Thirty-frst streets last night,
proved one of the largest meetings of
the campaign. The hall and the ad-
Joining room were crowded the hall
way was lined with ardent admins
trationists, the windows were full and
many, unable to find comfortable
standing room and hear the speaking,
were turned away. Nearly 1000 were
uncomfortably packed in the building.
President John Glatigny read apph-
cations for membership from thirty
seven Southsiders, and after they had
been favorably acted on, announced
that the total membership of the club
was ass. MIR. w. w. Osborne was
introduced and caught the crowd with
the suggestion to the chairman that
efforts be made to lease the new taber-
nacle building across the way for the
next meeting. Mr.. Osborne paid his
attention to the errors of the opposi-
ton. ''They can always be relied upon
to make egregious political asses of
themselves" said he. 1T doesn't take
much political shrewdness for the Cit
liens Club to win. All that it has
got to do is to let the other fellows
have enough rope" Mr.. Osborne rid
icuIed the orators of the Union Club
meetings. those ponderous heavy
weights whose intellectual prominence
in the community sways the minds of
our fellow citizens in about the same
proportion as their large contributions
TO the city treasury swell the munich
pality's annual income"
President LaRoche's comment that
the Citizens Club could not get a
meeting on the Southside was answer
ed by the gathering before him, Mr..
Osborne said, and Mr.. LaRoche's other
prediction that his club would win at
the election, will be similarly discred-
tied when the ballots are counted. The
Citizens Club, unlike its opponents,
had not found it necessary to change
its name in the hope that the people
would overlook it's past record. 1t
stands as it stood in the
past, for all classes of the community,
for representative government, good
and progressive government. 1t feared
no issue and welcomed every honest,
law-abiding citizen interested in Sa-
vannahs' welfare, TO it's ranks.
Mr. James F.. Cumbea responed to
continued calls. Mr.. Cumbea replied
at length to Some criticisms passed on
him personally. Il am with the Citi-
zens' Club" said Mr.. Cumbea, because
its record shows that it is the friend of
the workingman, and whatever bene-
fits him benefits society at large. The
Citizens Club believes the workingman
should be properly paid and treated
like man. 1t does not believe in 80
cents day labor, with no water to
drink. 1t stanls for a rate of pay for
its laborers that will enable them to
enjoy the necessaries and some of the
comforts of life. 1t believes that the
common working man should receive
sufficient to enable him to rear his
family. honestly. to live like a decent
citizen. What is more. it has shown
that it does not believe in government
of the city by one class of citizens
1t believes in recognizing the worth of
man and advancing him on his
merit.
ut has shown that ii stands for
the progress of the city, for the paw
ing of it's streets, for the identifying
of its thoroughfares. for the better
health of the masses, for the things
that tend to elevate its people and
make their lives more pleasant, more
profitable. more noble. am a work
ing man and when an administration
stands for that which is best for the
worhngman, then l will support it,"
Mr.. Cumbea pleaded for an absence
of personalities in the campaign.
Clear issues are what we
want" said he, tissues that men
can discuss intelligently with each
other and settle in the light of their
reason
]. Ferris Cam, Esq. was the last
speaker: Whenever my friends call
upon me to aid them l will never be
found Striking" said he. II have
been a Citizens Club man for some
years past. l am Citizens Club man
now, and / expect to be a Citizens
Club man for some years to come"
This effectual disclaimer of a
canard that Mr.. Cam would
take no part in the cam
paign was received with applause.
Mr.. Cam pointed out that the Union
Club orators had endeavored to leave
the public under the impression that If
1t secured control of the city it would
not allow politics to control its appoint
ments, that it would know no politics
in such matters. II challenge President
I4aRoche," said Mr.. Cam, ito state to
the people of Savannah that his
club will appoint good Citizens
Club men TO office in the
event that it succeeds, that it will not
give its supporters the preference. Mr..
L-Roche may not be much of a prac-
teal politician, but he knows enough
TO know that nothing but Union Club
men would fill offices once his party
had the power. The Citizens Club has
done right in giving its friends the
preference. The great majority of the
white voters of Savannah are it's sup
porters; 1t has men of intelligence. men
OF probity, men of ability among its
friends, and it gives them the posi-
tons that they are qualified to fill. 1t
has always done so, and it will con-
tinue to do So"
Mr.. Cam pointed out the great flow
OF population to the Southside in the
past five or six years as evidence Of
the fact that the Citizens Club ad-
ministration had done much
for that section, that it had
opened, graded and paved streets. that
1t had provided light. water, fire and
police protection that it had extended
itself in behalf a section now recog-