The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-10
WERE NOT OFFENSIVE
CITIZENS CLUB ORATORS USED NO
HARSH LANGUAGE.
ADDRESSED LARGE RALLY.
TALK WAS PLAIN, But No BITTER
DENUNCIATIONS.

Addressed EnNnuS1aSIlC ana
Gathering of second District
Forces of Citizens Club mt Ma
sonic HaII-WiIIiam Harden Made
President of CIub-Mr. Osborne Can
Find no Issues and Fun Was POkei
at the Union Club in n General
Way-Reference Made TO the Men
tai Capacity of Some of the on
posi1ion's Orators.
Fun was poked at the Union Club
in earnest at the rally of the Second
District Citizens Club last night in
Masonic Hall. While no offensive Ian
guage was used by the speakers there
was plenty of ginger in what was said
and those who had crowded into the
hall signified their absolute approval
of the sentiments expressed by lusty
shouts.
The meeting place of the Union Club
was termed "Sarah's Room" by the
several speakers to the amusement of
the faithful who had passed up the
races at the coliseum for the privilege
of hearing some of the big guns" of
the administration say things. w. L.
Boyd, Esq, L. NJ. Norwood. Esq,
Shelby Myrick, Esq. and w. w. Os-
borne, Esq. We're the speakers. All of
the talks were to the point and inter
esting. and when the meeting adj
journed those who had sat in the sultry
hall felt that they had got their
moneys worth.
Mr.. Osborne declared that the cam
paign presents no issue for the voters
TO discuss. The combined efforts of the
leading lights of the opposition, he said,
had failed absolutely to find any real
cause for a change in political condi-
tions in this county. He paid his re-
spects to the SILLY monument talk"
and to the fact that in 1909 the city
is going to have a bonded debt to pay.
He declared that the speaker who re-
ferred to the bonded debt "betrays a
want of intelligence that is astound-
ing" and that "any man who had
brains enough to balance on a pin
point would see it,"
One Dominant Issue.
There is one dominant issue that
they are carefully keeping in the back
ground" said Mr.. Osborne. The pres
ident of the Union Club, however, has
sounded the keynote of the situation
He announced that in case of victory
our people would be put out. They
Will then put in the galaxy that meets
twice a week in 'Sarah's room If they
can present to the people of this COM
munity the names of more honest, in
telligent and better fitted persons than
those now in Office the people should
put them in. They can't do it, how
ever, and we'll they know it,
Recorder Shelby Myrick delivered a
pleasing address and had the crowd
with him from start to finish. He de-
clared that he is loyal to the Citizens
Club, to everything it does, and to ev-
erybody whom it puts up. He branded
the opposition as the weakest move
ment ever started against the Citizens
Club. lie charged that the other side
is a gang of sore-heads and office
seekers" and that hereafter he will re-
fer to them in that way. Without be-
ing offensive MIR. Myrick "poked fun
at" President LaRoche, Mr.. Slater and
Mr.. Hohenstein. The speaker repeat
ed several applicable anecdotes and
declared that every time some of the
orators of the other side opened their
mouths their brains stopped working.
MIR. NOrwOOd's Respects.
Mr. Norwood paid his respects to
the other side without resorting to
bitter denunciation. He had been in
formed that Mr.. LaRoche had stated
that the ladies of the city are with
the Union Club. Mr. Norwood said
that when the men consult the femi-
nine part of the home about voting
they should stay at home and mind
the children, and let the women go
to the polls and vote. Mr.. Norwood
followed this remark by paying a
proper tribute to woman. He spoke of
MOI al ion If he 81
and of their 'bedridden intellects."
They are like Palmer bicycle tires"
said the speaker, the more wind they
get in them the smaller they get"
Il decry and denounce personalities
as much as any man." said Mr.. Nor
wood, but 1 remember that politics
are hell and hell is no place for kid
gloves and patent leather shoes. You
want to get your coat off in that re-
gion and go to work in yonr shirt
sleeves. The other side has resorted to
abuse, but abuse is not argument As
a sample of their high plane politics
they say that all of our officeholders
are either fools or rogues. Maj. Har-
dee, then, is at the best a fool and at
the worst a rogue, and so on through
the list of those holding public office
now. If the opposition would permit
only certain orators to talk they would
elect us, and we wouldn't have to hold
ests of the city first, and then for our
party and that is the secret of our
success"
His Maiden speech.
Mr. Boyd made his first appearance
in the political arena and made his first
political speech. He couldn't under
stand, he said. how the Union Club
could be opposed to persons not vet
nominated for office. Mr.. Boyd spoke
of his allegiance to the Citizens Club,
and declared that its candidates can
be assured of his vote, influence and
hearty support. He said the secret of
the clubs success has been that all
creeds have been looked after and that
every nationality is always represented
in the various municipal and county
departments.
The hall was crowded and most of
those present are residents of the Sec
ond District-when the meeting was
called to order by Col. Waring Russell.
He announced that the meeting was
a district rally and called for a report
from the committee named to select
permanent officers. The officers chosen
for the ward club were unanimously
elected and Mr.. William Harden took
the chair. The following officers were
named:
President, William Harden: first
x-ica-prasidapt Neccott. Second