The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-05-31


arraigned J. c. c. Black. of Augusta:
who has pillored Boyldn Wright; now
seeks the destruction of Hoke Smith.
Do the people like the picture? After
all the rank ana file. the working men
and the farmers. must settle this ques-
ton. Are they in sympathy with Hoke
Smith or with the organized power
which is backing Joe Brown and which
is trying to put back the admins
ration in Georgia ten years? Does
anyone doubt that Mr.. Smith, had he
50 elected, could have made terms
with some Of these influences and
been advanced high upon the lists OF
powers which now seek his undoius2
His legal and forensic qualities would
have been rich requirements for the
men who control; for the men who
shaped legislation for the who had Civ
en- cclor and touch to the lows of Geor
color and touch 20 the laws Of Geor,
gia for ten years past No one doubts
that he could have made advantageous
terms had he elected to join the ranks
Of those whom Mr. Osborne called the
|mercenaries As it is he is making
the peoples fight Two years ago he
scattered The ranks Of these talented
and tireless men He established
new order in Georgia He called
some OF these men by name on the
stump he broke their influence in
1.-THE state house and he reIfeyed the
general assembly Of a regime which
had been 10 intrusive and insistent.
The people were back Of him He won
over all his opponents and established
a reform party in Georgia Now the
Iquestion is. is the state going 10 rise
Iup and entirely reverse this proceed
Iing2 Are We going to acknowledge
that we were all wrong two years ago2
Are we going to be frightened at one
panic ana overturn ev ry advance
(which has been made in Georgia? Are
we soias to put a stigma upon all ef-
forts to reform and cat down the lead
er who made he fight in the interest
q tn people? Are the men Of Geor-
sia children who 10 not know tbeir
minls and who fear 10 progress2 The
laanic has been a mountain Of hope to
ITO oppos lion in Georgia II losmed up
Just IN time with al Of lis ruin and
slaughter houses as Mecca 10 the
Iold regime They have made obei-
isance TO- 1he goddess 81 destruction
and have welcomed the depression pc
cause it offered a chanea to carry
back the state into old paths and worn
out pastures. We submit that retro
gression has never been the character.
isiic OF Georgia people We must fos-
tier our enterprises and invite capital.
bur a real reform Ike that inangura
TED by Joe Folk and Hoke smith.
does not go backward Are we going
Il eo single out the governor OF Georgia
Is The head and front OF The panic. as
Responsible for depression With
which he had no more 10 do than The
Eklns OF Siam with the Boxer npris.
ing The people had turned their
faces towards the morning and now
fsome Fl the old time leaders are beg,
gins 70 face about and are whispering
with white lips. "the panic # is here
let us take to the woods
Meanwhile Hohe Smith is fighting
the battle at his own expenss wfh
his own friends, win his own native
powers and ability, animated by his
io~a canvctions and sustained BY his
2Wh consciousness OF duty Let the
I1@ie vase; men have made a aoble
~ use iof lo2uiar rights before. let
''e issue he joined: some times re-
of3s go down under temporary on.
siaaeht bur each time the cause Of
ne people is advanced The WORT i
i"es q fighter They ike 10 LOOK 1T
'As lien At bay as he arouses himsclf
and losses his assauants bither and
lyon iicse smith may not IS fault
lass; hSe alb aggressive men. ne has
i2ld himself open to criticism. some
4mea he may have beeu extreme. but
as Tom Watson said 81 Iirabeau. We
'ike him nevertheless The msa IS
magne'ie warm-hearted open handed
brilliant as indian summer brave as
9aaAerad chigalrg Physically. men
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