The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-09
MAYoR.EsEcT WOODWARD.

self and his city through occasional
personal misconduct that was taken
~ BY an Atlanta sensational preacher
and megnifiea far beyond what was
warranted. mas again been nominated
FOR that Office.
By clear majority Of 1853 votes ne
won over barrels Of campaign money
and four other candidates OF strength
andrrominenca; his race being one
Of the most remarkable and surprising
ever run in Atlanta. On account Of
Mr. woodwa e's candidacy. main y,
the Atlanta nayoralty race aroused
general interest throughout the state;
SO that an outside comment thereon
r az not seem improper, especially in
view OF the talk, which has already
bcen started, OF putting up an irde
pendent candidate against the man
WHO was regu'erly and fairly nomiraf-
ice on Wednesday.
The Chronicle has nothing IN com.
mon with Mr. woodward, but it has an
interest in seeing party precedents pre-
served and in having fairplay accord
cd every can 11date for Office who, in
good faith, submits his candidacy to a
primary.
To attempt 10 defe3t Mr. Woodward
row with an independent candidate
would not only be unworthy Of Atlanta
. but. obviously. dangerous. The effect
Of such contest on the primary sys
TEN. not only of Atlanta but the en-
tire state would prove extremely hurt
Jul For such contest would, neces
: sarily, mean to bring the negro bach
into politics; and we cannot believe
, that any right thinking white man
wants this III the south rhe pres
r chi primary system, in vogue in Allan
IA and elsewhere. is the pest safe
. guard the white people Of The soutt
nave ever had or will eyerhaye against
negro domination. To attempt TO Dreaf
down their safeguard now merely K
prevent the election OF a man whC
oay be personally distasteful to Ger
, tain element is to invite disaster
Tor everybody. Indeed, such a sugges
ton is not only intolerable but con
. temptible and we do not believe i
; aill in the least appeal to fair minde,
people.
) And right here, It may not be on
81 place to take occasion 10 accort
to ex-ALayor Woodward a small meas
urs Of justice TO which he is entitled
but which has, heretofore, been de
MED him. Without wishing 10 reopen
old wounds. it should be stated by way
OK explaining the unpleasant noterie
" given Mavor Woodward several
years ago through the attacks Of Or.
GrougAton, that the personal acts com
planned of--oocasIopal specs and
their attendant misconduct-wer the
est Of this nature that MI Woodward
Tad been guilty of for more than TWEEN
" years and the last for more than
geur years past or since he went out
a. office And it has been open y
charged that bis temporary weakness
VAS taken advantage Of by certain
lparties who were interested at times
withholding his signature from GER
iain local legislation, and his personal
fellies adroitly encouraged and then
! greatly magn.fed for political purpos-
ea Whether these things are entirely
true or not. The Chronicle docs not
pretend to know; but it does know
that instead of friendly and rational
Ienort being made to save this man
from his temporary weaknesses and
shield him from public criticism the
pulpit. the press and the politicians
. seemed TO set upon him for the pur.
pose Of destroying him forthwith, Ger.
tainly. he was not accorded that treat
lment from a certain minister of the
| gospel that any er!ing human being
|, through his faults had been a thous.
and times greater might have expect
Cd from any fellow man who had one
atom Of the grave OF God in his
neart to say nothlne a oae who pre-
Gends to preach the love aud brother
nood of Christ.
But, with all that. there was not one
lofhcial act OF this occasionally sin
Elng. greatly prosecuted man, that