The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-12-06
SYMMES WRITES
A LENGTHY CARD
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Explains His Position in
the Present Political
Situation.
HE LIKES JOINT DEBATES
Well Known Judge Says He Would
Gladly Enter into One With the
Good Government club--other
Matters Discussed.
Mr.. Editor:

Mr. Editor:
In your complimentary reference TO
my remarks at the Young Mems Club
meeting last night, you misquoted me
when you said that | apologi2ed in a
measure for my original connection
with the Good Government Club, for
/ never made any such statement. To
begin with I was never a member OF
it. though / endorsed its original pur-
poses most heartily, and unor many
occasions counseled with us leaders
as to What was best, under the cir
cumstances that from time to time
then surrounded us, to be done.
and in nearly every case that advice
and counsel was literally pursued. No,
j did not make the statement you at
tribute to me, because | am not sorry
that / aided The Good Government
Club in the beginning. ! am glad i
did Ripened by four more years of ex,
perience / repeat again, and reaifiIm.
all the ddAiCG 1 EttfN IT. anu WV ff'ttN-
Of the speech | delivered on the uign.
in April '9S, when, at the request of
leading men in it, / opened its cam
paign against ringism and one-man.
power and political dominauon through
secret means The Good Government
club was well and wise and useful, In
its place The Good oyernment Chb
fom years ago broke up ons-man-
power, and destroyed for a season, ring
ism. il lut down. for season, boss
ism" and when il did that it answer
ed the end Of its formation and be-
came functus officio. Then was the
time for it to disband and TO turn the
government back to the people When
the war is over the army should be
dismissed A standing army in time OF
peace Is more or less menace, ana
belongs rather to monarchies and EN-
pres tnan republics. and that is sound
democratic and sound republican doc
time also.
When rne patient is healed dis
charge the doctor.
When tne winter is over lay aside
the overcoat. When the political cam
paien is ended disband the ponucai
club winch is necessarily partisan.
And when the Good Government Club
ACCOMPLISHED those happy results il de
served to have said OF ii "weil done
thou good ad faithful servant. and to
then enter upon a well earned rest.
When the Good Government CluD or
ganized and engaged in the political
strife il did so upon the principle
down with one man-power put down
political ring rule" and / was with it.
But now that club nas changed its po-
sition and assumed the role Of dicta
Tor. if YOU please, when it called It's
members together and nominated d
ticket without allowing the wnole peo.
pie an opportunity TO be heard, the
effect of that, whatever may have been
the purpose of some engaged in it.,
was TO dictate ticket to the people.
When il struck the blow at ringism
and one-man powerism said Godsp~ed
al and unS undertakes to direct eleaYon
OF a ticket chosen by a COMMITTEE
holding its session in secret, | oppose
il because that is ring rule and that IS
one-man-power. / am not partisan
in this tight. | said last night that
/ did OF ike to talk to a gathering OF
one SIDE, thai I preferred to talk be-
fore all the people and would be glad
for every member Of the Good Gov
erment Club to hear what had to
say. so that il | was in error in any
one particular l might We corrected,
and might have the high privilege oi
correcting any error OIL others in these
matters. In short, l want only a
frank, full, fair discussion. believe
with Burns
THAT none are SO feared
That the truth should be heard,
But MIN whom that truth would
indiet."
Now. Mr.. Editor, in concluding, this