The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-07-05
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USED 10 carry Victory Win IT, III the
meeting is what present conditions
would indicate our friends Of the G..
%. p. win have the heartache in once
again witnessing harmonized demo
cratic nominating convention.
We are now near enough to the con
yention to see what it win be like.
1t will me a struggle, a hard struggle,
perhaps all along. But It is now man
ifest that it win be a struggle that will
end in the convention hall. A number
Of the leaders on the side that has con
trolled for eight years. but that will
; not control this week, has expressed
themselves. They will stand by what
ever is done. Even the men who came
from the republican party on account
Of the silver issue viii remain with The
democrats whatever decision the con
ivention may make as 20 candidate u
platform.
For this happy condition we owe
thanks TO President Roosevelt, whose
administration has furnished an object
lesson that could not fail to impress.
Even silver men now know that the
silver question is not the enc most
vital importance. The tariff no longer
stands foremost. To the south two
questions Of vital Importance are pre-
sented The question Of white supre-
macy is again at the front The days
or reconstruction are threatened. the
issues that President Roosevelt has
made on race lines throw shadow
over the future Of the south, and with
chat shadow over their homes the
southern democrats have no mind for
the differences that have divided par,
ties and factions when there was moth
| ing more important TO consider than
matters Of economic policy.
The south whipped this fight twenty
eight years ago when she stood almost
alone The democrats of the north
stood by her Loyalty, but they We're
few. The civil war had made the dem
ocratic party unpopular at the north
in spite Of the fact that democrats OF
I that section fought rs Loyalty as re
publicans for the union. The demo
Gratis on the NORTH stood by the south
because they were democrats-not be
cause they understood the feelings
Of the southern people or realized
the dangers they were fighting TO
avert. In this respect conditions have
changed. The north nov understands
the feelings of the south on the race
question and in some of its cities has
faced what the south in it's entirety
is called upon to face The majority
at the north now understands. and the
candidate who is forcing this fight tfiat
his predecessors had abandoned
And then north and south alike real
lie that constitutional government is
at stake The president is rapidly be
coming the whole government. Some
times he legiaates by executive order.
When he permits congress to 60
through the form of passing laws he
expresses decided wishes when he has
them as to what congress should do
and he has thus far succeeded in hav-
ling congress do whatever he wished,
He has arrogated to himself the ex
elusive right to decide international
questions. He has invaded the terri
tory of friendly state to assist in its
Acknowledgement. His individual opin
ions have been held so close to his
eye that they have ohscured the con
stitution and blotted out the laws.
Constitutional government is at stake
and voters north aud south viii go to
the polls next November to defend it
A speaker at the national republican
convention said that the fight was al
ready won The fight for the control
Of the republican convention was won.
In fact it had been a surrender from
The start; but the PEOPLE have not sur
rendered, ami it Is by no means GER
tain that the November rturns will
show that they have been defeated by
tina splendidly organized machine
known as the republican party.
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