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THE BATTLE I HOT SHOT, GRAPE AND CANNISTER. Political Tid-Bits Served on Warm Plates. THE LATEST GOSSIP FROM THE SEAT OF WAR. How the Situation Looks From Fifty Street Corners—Pithy and Pointed Personalities Major Ryals says in his circular that he is “totin’ his own skillet.” That’s a good idea. It may come in handy for an oyster fry. Just at present the major is in an oyster stew. No voter should overlook the fact that the Ryals-Dil’nn clique are seeking to punish Waring Rusself for the hand he had in passing the County Commissioners’ Bill. Major Ryals was defeated for the Legisla ture as a known enemy of the meas ure and Capt. Dillon loses a fat job through the new law. These are facts. Remember them. The Tammany leaders claim to have lost no members by their en dorsement of the ring ticket. On the contrary there were voer 60 self respecting men who refused to have the humiliating oath crammed down their throats and their ballots dic tated by a few amateur political up starts. There are some good men in Tammany who will not allow these people to lead them by the nose. Capt. John R. Dillon who so loudly asserts that he doesn’t want Chatham countv under a one-man rule, holds five offices himself, outside a notary’s commission which he works for all it is worth. His grip upon these five soft snaps is very tenacious and it will be necessary to have him lose by main force. He must go by all means before he gets hold of any more. The omission of voters’ names from the registration lists last elec tion may have been a mistake, but if so it was a mighty peculiar one. These sirgular error, occurred from the top of the list to the bottom, and there is no gainsaying the fact that many a citizen was thereby deprived of his right of casting a vote. What we want are men at the court house who don’t make that kind of blun ders. Electioneering has been indulged in to a crreat extent for the past few days so much so that men whose names do not appear on the registry list have been buttonholed by the candidates. THE TRUTH SAVANNAH, GA, DECEMBER 31, 1892. MAJOR RYALS' PLATFROM. W W The Major’s oyster bill has made a monopoly of the oyster trade, has starved out the small dealers and has brought poverty into the homes of hundreds, who heretofore made a fair living, and yet the Major asks the support of the very men, both white and colored, who have been brought to poverty by his oyster monopoly bill. PURE POLITICS. The latest addition to the army of pure politicians, is Mr. H. A. Shuman, who resides on the banks of that rag ing canal called the Ogeechee. This is a convert that has cost the Major at least one hundred votes. You cannot find 12 men in Chatham county who believe Mr. Shuman’s little story of the tickets. In fact, Mr. Shuman no way resembles lit tle George Washington. We have been informed, on what we consider good authority, that Shuman offered to control 400 votes, provided it was made an object. Now, outside of Shuman’s relatives, we do not believe that he can control one dozen votes. In fact, he is the weakest candidate that has been named. THE PEOPLE, VS. THE POL -ITICIANS. We demand the removal of Rus sell! —The politicains. We demand the re-election of Rus sell ! —The people. We demand the removal of Dillon! —The people. We demand the re-election of Dil lon! —The politicians. We demand the election of Ryals! —The politicians. We demand the defeat of Ryals! —The people. We demand the election of King! —The people. We demand the defeat of King! —The politicians. Shall the people or the politicians rule the county? Let the people answer by their ballots next Wed nesday. POOR MAN’S FHiEND. If any man in Chatham county de serves the appellation.of “the poor man’s friend,” that man is Waring Russell; although he has held pos itions of honor and trust in this county for many years, we know what we are talking about when we say that more than one-half the salary he has received has been used in unostentatious charities to the deserving poor; he is always ready to listen to their tales of distress, and to relieve them as far as possible, and now when the politicians are making war ou him they will not desert him, PERSONAL MENTION. While Major Ryals is explaining, we would like to know why be pig eon-holed a petition signed by over 2,400 voter?, asking that the County Commissioners be elected by the people. We would, indeed. Major Ryals is trying to make the country voters believe that he was always their friend. You cannot, u<> matter how hard you try, straddle that fence question, Major, you ain’t built that way. The most bitter opponent of Col. Russell have never been able to find a peg on which to hang the slighest charge of official misconduct. This should be remembered by the voters next Wednesday. When the ballots are counted next Wednesday night, Major Ryals will wish he had never seen an oyster, or heard of a fence. AN ADDRESS. To the Voters of Chatham County: On next Wednesday, for the first time in many years, you will have an opportunity to vote for a board of live commissioners, to manage the affairs of the county for the ensuing two years. It is important that the best men in the county should be selected to fill these important offices. Not only the finances of the county, but the health of our citizens are com mitted to their care. Men should be chosen who are well informed as to the needs of all sections. The wes tern section of the county is being rapidly developed, and is growing in wealth and importance. There has been considerable time and money spent for drainage there, and much more will be necessary in the near future; the public roads also need attention, and there should be a man on the board who is conversant with the needs of the county, and one who will see that every dollar of the peo ple’s money spent will be placed where it will do the most good. At a mass meeting of the citizens of the eighth district, held at Pooler, Wednesday night, December 28, Mr. Joseph B. Newton was nominated as a candidate for this office. Mr. New ton knows the county thoroughly, and knows its wants; his interests are identifier! with both city and country ; he is a large laud holder , but not a land speculator; he is a life long Democrat, and a business man of integrity and ability—one in whose hands the finances of the county would be perfectly safe. In behalf of the citizens of the county, we solicit for him the sup port of our cdy friends. Respectfully, W. F. Carter, Chairman. H. H. Morgan, Secretary.