Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-05-09
AN ASSAULT UPON DEMOCRACY

If the Atlanta Journal can be
credited with any truth or serious
ness relative to any of its utter
ances regarding the political stu
alton in Georgia at present, then
the Times Recorder can but de-
pIore its recent publication of the
unnecessary and injudicious ac-
ton of the people of Monroe coun-
ty in calling a mass meeting to be
held in Forsyth May 18th, for the
purpose of assailing the recent ac-
ton of the state democratic exec
utive committee.
The Times Recorder can, with
one unselfish voice, also proclaim
"All honor to the people of For
syth," for it was among those hos
pitable, law abiding citizens we
spent ten of the happ1est years of
our life. 1t was in that peaceful,
cultured, christian village that the
beloved son of the writer frstsaw
the light of day, and though now
an honored citizen of the far away
county of Chatham, it has been
his privilege and pleasure to point
with pride and speak from count
less rostrums in Georgia, of the
patriotism and greatness of the
people of his native county, and to
bespeak for the future success of
these who now dwell in the great
old county of Monroe.
Yes, we have ever been loyal to
the interests of Forsyth, and great
er Monroe county. Only recently
when some overly ambitious citi-
zens prayed through eminent, well
paid lawyers and prominent local
delegations, before the General
Assembly of Georgia to enact laws
which wanted to set hand On those
sacred county lines and thus for
all time disentegrate the com
mercial, social and educational in
terests of Forsyth, we were in At
lanta, (nOt lobbying) but working
and pleading without money or
price, imploring our friends of the
Legislature throughout the state,
tovOte to preserve the present and
future prosperity of the whole peo-
pie of the county. CT Monroe, and
to leave them supreme in their
righteous contest for an undivided
county.
Go back to the days of '96 whe1
the political powers from Bibb as
sembled in Forsyth, and attempt
ed to take from Monroe her right
eous privilege of naming the Sen
ator from the 22nd district. TIL,
Times Recorder was with Monroe
county then, and when her Sena
tor was elected, championed hi
cause for the presidency of tn
Senate, in a battle royal, which il
not yet forgotten by the politician
of Georgia.
Now is it strange that we arr
again interested in the welfare O
that grand old county, when we sc,
those same law abiding citizens, O
all political creeds, being urged BY
a partisan newspaper to assembl,
in mass meeting in riotous outbreaI
as 1t were, to publicly decry thu
action of the majority voice of thu
democratic executive committee.
Now what can be the result O
such meeting, other than to SOW
seeds of discord, and give promi
nence to a few over jealous sup
porters of a gubernatorial candi
date, whose interests can be just a
easily and safely served withou
turmoil, socialism and bitter par
tisanship? Again call honor t,
the people of Monroe" for TIL,
Times Recorder will not believ,
that her people, whether they b.
democrats, populists, prohibition
lists or republicans will ever SOUND
the bugle call to revolt and disor
der, which if followed up anC
voiced by INSCRIPTIONS, time serV
ing politicians in Others countie.