The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-24
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which you have treated me ana the
kindness l have received at your
hands, overcame my natural opposition
10 going into poAitics. l have never
before been a canilidate for public Of
fee. / trust yoS will pardon me for
saving that | have received general
assurances from friends in Savannah
and letters from different parts of the
state asking me to yield to your So
licitation and become candidate for
representative.
"Fellow-citizens, i 1 am elected to
the Legislature, l Snail try to repre-
sent the whole people. l shall need
your sympathy and support, If by your
ballots l am deemed worthy of this
high honor. There is not a man in
Chatham county, high or low, rich or
poor, whose appeal l would not regard
and whose suggestions l would not
carefully consider. l am ready to coun-
sci with you at all times for the good
of the people. Beyond that l will say
that l will act upon all measures upon
my own judgment with care and con
servatism, endeavoring to do the right
as God gives me the power to see the
right"
VIII Look out for savannah.
Il shall endeavor to support every
measure which l think will help Ihe
city of Savannah. ! have tried 10
place myself in touch, as far as
could, with her commercial and mate
rial interests, for no city has great
er future. or in the past ten years, mas
made nObler progress. Her rallroad
systems reach every part of the coun-
try and handle every variety OF pro-
duct. Her ships are filled with Yalu-
able exports and invade every lana.
Her banks show a remarkable increase
al f,.a,, ofi inHiGg +
ing the size and progress of our clear
ings Savannah is destined to be one
of the greatest seaports in the coun-
try But she lacks manufactures, ana
If l can do anything in the General
Assembly, consistent with the pupllc
policy and the constitution OF the
state. to promote that end. | snail
gladly do So We ought to make near
ly everything we buy, and we ought
to buy everything at home that we
can. Home enterprise and public pride,
should be encouraged and fostered in
Savannah.
Nor should we be unmindful of the
rights and welfare of the laboring man,
without whose intelligent and incessant
effort. this city could not have grown
to such proportions Every possible
encouragement should be given and all
protection afforded to this worthy
class. l do not believe in class leg
islation of any kind, but | want to say
now. as | have always said, long be-
fore l had an idea of ever being can
didate for public office, that child
labor bin should be passed by the Geor-
gia General Assembly. l have read
both sides of the question, and | have
noticed the effects of the early inn
pressment of children in the walls of
factories; | believe it is unjust both to
tho ar1a r,loVpr and pTpnlOVpd IT is the
duty of the state to protect the child
to this extent: that he should be able,
during the formative period of his life
to enjov the benefits of life and lib
erty' so that he may not enter the race
for the accumulation of property,
stunted or stripped of vitality, or shorn
of the proper elements of intelligence
or energy. ! believe that under the
most humane conditions, child-labor is
wrong, and that an age limit should be
carefully fixed. The best realization
of riches is nothing if manhood and
womanhood are dwarfed, for the hope
OF the republic is in the stout hearts
and strong arms of it's citizens
Following Mr.. StovalPs speech, a
resolution was offered, indorsng any
legislation looking toward the better
ment of labor conditions and the regu-
lation of child labor in Georgia. The
resolution was adopted.
Mr. William Harden, the next speak
er, was brief, saying that had been
q member of the Citizens Club since
it's organization, that his was an open
record in the Legislature, and one of
which he is not ashamed He voted
for the child labor bill at the last ses-
sion, and, should it come up, would,
he declared, vote for it again.
Osborne Called For.
The popularity of Mr.. w. W.. Os-
borne was attested by the applause
With which he was received. He
spoke with his customary ease and
lf-possession, saying that the Citizens
Club has reached the point where it
is no longer working for majorities
but is trying to make this thing uan-
nimous in Chatham county" GIVE
us time" said Mr.. Osborne, land we
will do it,"
Mr.. Osborne said that there are no
issues in the campaign, and that the
people of the county have an oppor-
tunity to simply weigh the candidates
and their personalities, each against
the other. If the conservative people
of the county, he said, do this, the ma
jority for the Citizens Club on May 20
will be 1000. Ferris Cam" he de-
clared. during the two years he was
as ever did any man who served in
the Legislature. Pleasant Stovall is a
man who is known, admired and loved
throughout Georgia. William Harden
may not be a speaker, but it is not
always the good speaker that can ac-
complish most on the floor of the
House. 1t is often the man who can
back another representative up against
the wall and tell him his troubles
President Cams Partisianship.
President Cam was called upon. and
responded in direct, forceful talk
He admitted that he is PARTISAN
saying he is always one until the last
vote is cast. If he is elected, he
but will be the representative of all
the people. He spoke against the in
lection of invective and bitterness, in
to fractional politics, politics that he
commended, saying that it means the
pitting of one side against the other
a close watch by each upon the 9TH
er, and the prevention of corruption
and chicanery. Than Savannah and
Chatham county ne declared, there
are no communities to be found that
have purer and cleaner administra-
tons. He closed with an exhortation
TO all voters to be at the polls on May
29. expressing the utmost confidence
in the victory of the Citizens Clubs
ticket.
Mr.. Cams speech was the conclud-
ing one of the meeting, which adj
journed Immediately upon its conclu-
sion.