The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-23
THE MAN FOR GOVERNOR.

Dublin Courier Dispatch: Col. j. H.
EstilPs canvass for Governor is not
making as much noise as that of some
of the other candidates, but there is
evidence that it is quite as effective.
The colonel makes friends wherever he
goes, and during the next six weeks
he will doubtless make considerable
Roadway. Wherever the Colonel goes
he impresses the conservative business
men and the intelligent, reasoning far
mers with his eminent fitness for the
position of Governor He is no pol
itician. He knows little, if anything at
all, about the art of scheming ones
self into a political job. He is de-
pending solely upon his own merit for
votes. If it is necessary to resort to
the trickery of professional politicians
to get the nomination, Col. Estill
stands no show. The Courier Dispatch
has the highest regard for both Mr..
Query and Mr.. Terrell. One is fear
would fill the Governors chair with
honor; the other is an able lawyer and
a loyal Democrat, who also would
make us a good Governor. But we
sincerely believe that Col. Estill at
this particular period of Georgia's his
tory, would make the best Governor.
We believe this because we know that
the state has not had first-class BUSH
ness man at the head of affairs for a
number of years. and that the states
finances are such that only a good
business man as Governor could get
them Strengthened out. For several
years our legislators have been strug-
Cling in vain to find a way out of the
tangle. Annually they go to Atlanta
and appropriate more money than the
states income amounts to: they find
the teachers of Georgia suffering be-
cause of their meager and unpaid sal
aries, and they adjuorn and leave them
suffering. They see the tax rate in
creasing, and make no effort to aid the
taxpayers. An experienced, practical
conservative business man like Col -
Estill in the Governors chair would
be worth thousands of dollars to the
state every year. His advice and sug-
gestions would be of great benefit to
the well-meaning but sadly impractical
young men who have charge of the
machinery of the most important de-
partment of the state government.
Columbus Enquirer: Col. Estill is
said to be a great favorite with the It.
p. As of the state. If the Colonel
gets ali the Georgia drummerS work.
ing for him he will certainly make 1t
interesting for the other gubernatorial
candidates.
Albany Herald: Yesterdays Savan-
nah News has very kind and readable
article about Albany from the trench
ant pen of Col. ]. H. Estill The arti-
Gle was evidently written from notes
taken by Col. Estill during his recent
visit to our city, and he says some very
Lice things about Albany. her people
and some of her business institutions
Waynesboro News: Col. Estill contin-
ues to go marching through Georgia
shaking hands and making votes.
Oglethorpe Echo: Surely the time
has arrived when real merit is to be
recognized and appreciated. There are
about twenty editors in Congress;
Georgia's next Legislature bids fair to
be we'll made up of men of the quill
with possibly one of them in the execu-
tive chair and newspaper correspond
ent has been appointed by the Pres
ident First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral. The country is safe.
Darien Gazette: Mr. Terrelrs dead
oinch' has been side-tracked. it would
seem-Drobably to make way for the