The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-23
Pair Play" Replies to
Articles Which we're Cir
ealated Yesterday
WRITES a STRONG CARD
q Comparison Of Some of the candi.
dates-Maiority Of the Most Prom.
inent People are Supporting
Mayor crovatt and Ticket

Editor NeNs:-Kindly allow me
space in your paper to reply to the
articles cireuated over the city by
tie Hopkins ticket last night.
First as to reply to circular in rela-
tion TO the police court, signed Jas
tee" That circular in a dignided
way explained the theory upon which
moderate fines had been imposed upon
ignorant and humble people of either
&C lor for minpr offenses. Judged the
theory by It's fruits for the two years
OF Judge Clovad administration
namely A peaceful and quiet com.
immunity. such as to attract attention of
visitors. contrasting fayorably with ad.
ministrations more severe; with Iarg-
er chain gangs with greater revenues
II the city treasury from the police
court
The reply in advocacy of severe pun
ishment to the end that week end joi-
lihcations cease
The replication Of Crovatt support
ers is FIRST that judged by It's fruits
that thee merciful system has worked
wen TO The statement that each cit.
zen has the light to make demands
aa 70 tBt moae Of punishment the am
swer is tbat tte charter fixes the may
imam ana minimum of punishment
The mayor S charged with the discre.
tion and 70 man is fiji for mayor who
announces in advance of each case
eh eamca hefc7e hl.m s.iiai measure
ot punishment within the limit Of one
dollar and upward he would innict.
AS 10 tine article sent by suppor rs
q the Hopkins ticket in answer to
the dignifed and unanswerable card
q j. stoeall smith and the circular in
relation to his having been taken from
the Hopkins ticket and Mr. Watkins
name substituted
Mr., Smith was asked to run by sup
porters of both Hopkins and Crovatt
Men Of standing in the community
Let moi the hopkins supporters AFRO
gate 10 themselves a monopoly or
the desire Tor the good things stated
IL what they style their platform
they have not only no monopoly for
the civic virtues. of good government,
OF love for and support of the schools
q. love for and intention to see the
hospital completed, Of love for and
desire to do everything they can to
promote the welfare of the city OF
Brunswick Proudly Crovatt sup
porters compare the Crovatt candi-
dates and their supporters with the
Hopkins candidats and their support
ers. confident the people of this city
know the Croyatt ticket will not suf
fer in the comparison "Methinks they
do protest too much Judge Croyatt
and his supporters are willing that
their years ef work for Brunswick
Should be the test by which to Judge
the future
The main purpose Of The Crovatt cir
cular was TO call attention not only to
the remarkable decapitation of J. Sto
vail Smith from the Hopkins ticket,
but the still more remarkable substi-
tuition Of j. W Watkins upon it. In
q digniied way to ask the voters to
think of the wisdom. the propriety
.ct placing man whose business de-
nands and should receive constant
and stringent surveillance by the may
o. and comcii and police as a candi.
date to assist in exercising that sur
.veilance over himself. II is believed
i, is the first time in municipal history
that junk store dealer has been plac
ed upon municipal ticket II not
the first it 81 ould be the last.
The history Of the city hospital is
one Of review for ten years 1t is
now being completed The work is
not the work of any one man but no
man has done more TO procuEe this
happy consummation than our candi.
date for mayor. Hon A. J.sCroyatt.
There was no New Town school
house two years ago There is one
now. Judge Crovatt did not do it all,
but the man whose card appeared in
yesterdays news, whose life has been
dedicated TO Brunswicks best inter.
ests, especially the promotion of the
welfare Of the public schools, a man
who has the lyoe and respect of tho
people Of Brunswick, who commends
he Crovatt administration Hon A. v
Wood, evidently thinks Crovatt had
good deal to do, both with oui
schools and h spital or he would moi
80 announce, announcing his approv
a. Of the Croyatt administration ant