The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-09-27
YEOMANS URGES
BIG PARTY VOTE
All Georgia Democrats
Should Go to the Polls
on October 5
A HEAVY VOTE IS DESIRED
Important CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment
to be Voted on.-Many Reasons
why Members of Party Should
Not Fail to Vote.

The state election is now anly
days away. On Wednesday. October
). the people Of Georgia will formal
iy ratify at the polls the action OF
their recent primary and he state
convention following. They will alsc
pass upon several amendments to the
state constitution which have been
passed by the legislature and submitted
II them for ratification. For many
reasons. therefore. the coming election
will be an important one despite the
scarcity of opposition.
None of the nominees of the demo.
cratic party for state house offices
are opposed. The party is united on
its candidates and its platform, and
there are no divisions which could
give the least atom of hope to indie
pendentism. Harmony has at last
brought back into the party ranks
most of those who left it to follow
strange gods and the party is ready
to roll up a big vote on October S as
Indicative of what it will do the ma
tional election one month later.
The republicans and popuists have
failed to put forward any candidates
for state house Offices and they have
very few in the field for other posi-.
tons. 1t may be that they will make
a stand fer one or two county offices
In some instances, and there is here
arc there a republican candidate for
congress, but this last is not to be set
tied in the state election.
The four constitutional amendments
which are presented to the people for
their action in the October election
make important and very much need
eo changes in the organic law of the
state. one of these amendments linn
its the taxing power of the general as,
sembly to mills for all purposes.
The adoption OF this amendment will
make it necessary for the lawmaking
Lcdy to cut its garment according to
the cloth so to speak. 1t will neces-
sf rily mean an end to extravagant ex-
pCnditures unless Legislature is will
iHs to assume the responsibility for
a deficit in She treasury, which is not
often likely to be the case. Another
amendment provides method by
aicb counties and school districts
may tax themselves for school purpos-
es. 1t is believed the system of local
t2yation for school purposes will prove
OF untold advantages to education in
the state as it IS calculated to stimu-
late and encourage it in many ways.
The two remaining amendments pro
vide ior an increase in the number
1t counties in Georgia from 1877 to las
and for the increase in the number OF
members Of the house of repfesentativ
q which any increase in the number
Cf counties may make eces.ary. The
need for new counties Is especially
urgent in south Georgia.
Chairman NJ. j. 6Aasmans. of the
state democratic executive committee
gives an interview in which he urges
the great importance of Georgia dem
ocrats turning out and giving the
state ticket large vote.
Georgia democrats should not take
IL for granted that their work has
DGen done when they cast their vote
~ the primary" Chairman Ieomans
says. 1T is just as important, anC
Sometimes even more SO that they
should cast their ballots in the genera
election, even where there IS no op
position. The figures OF the genera
election are officiai; tney are giyeI
out 10 the world and on whicn it ludg
e9 the democratic sentiment in Geor
gla.
Then again, this is national cleo
.lOn year, and the whole country
while it is known that the south ii
solIdly democratic, is looking TO TIN
section To see the true strength 0
tne democratic sentiment. A larg'
gCte in the state election Will indicate
Georgia's attitude toward the naulona
NJ minees, and will demonstrate TIL
Iect that the party is solidly in lint
lor Parker ara DAVIS from hdbun Gai
to the Florida line. Then, TOO, Geoi
gia took very important part in th'
nomination OF Parker and Davis, an
every democrat in Georgia should q
! TO the poIls and vote on October
that the world may know that W
have lost none Of our democratic CT
| tEusiasm and that we are ready I
stand by the action OF the st. Loui
convention.
"A large vote in Georgia on Octt
] her will encourage our democrati
brethren in the doubtful states, an
will make the election Of Parker an
| DaYis more certain.