The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-10-27
RALLY TO THE FLAG.

u thef t0ta4R9ng spFHdld and umeiy
editorial is from the Athens Banner,
whose sound democracy shines out
ktbFeughsttssyery sentence. The News
commends IL 10 the kindly considera-
-don OF democrats generally:
I rNany .attenpty- have been made to
lure away from their places as large
u 6assdef lef Georgia democrats as
possible. It is known that the law OF
this state requires an. electoral ticket
tosecure a majority of all the votes
1 eaSt apd gi@ 9hrt reason special eff
forts have been made by the opposing
q pks1ks tbsgst as4maH9 votes as pos
sible 50, as 70 pEegent Bryan from
! gettibgla ma j6rsiydh Georgia. 1t is
known to these dil.gent parties that
this state sisSdemocraAe by a sweep
kiag majority. Rutfit is also known that
tie people Of 6eorg1a' take little inter-
eyt m national eisctions en- account Of
the practical certainly at all times
that the state will give her electoral
vdte ID the democratic nominee.
Toetart WISH here are large num-
berss Of Georgfanss who were not in
favor of the nomination of Mr.. Bryan.
Then there. has been q systematic eff
Sesla in mis- sta& 10 discredit him in
the eyes of the people along the line
of the negro question and by the.
charge. that he refused to support
Crisp for speaker because he was
confederate soldier. All these
charges have been ref,ited but they
are still made with an insistence that
.is born of 4 desire to carry away as
n,anysYotes as possible from the dem
ccratic ticket by whatever means may
be needed.
The thine has come for Georgia
democrats to wake from their lethargy
and rally to the old flag. 1t is the
flag gnder which they redeemed the
state frem Reconstruction, from car
.pet=bag rule and. from republican cor
lupfiong II is the iag that represents
the noblest efforts ct the people of
Georgia in the way Of good govern
ment. 1t is the flag that has at all
times stood as protest against force
bulls ana eToitse 70. reduce our repre-
sentatin in sdngfessf 1t is the flag
that has waved over the militant army
- democracy engaged in a battle for
the rights of stheepeSple as against
the pseneroaehments of centralized
powerfa sss7E s1' 70
cit stands fornpure government, for
Just government, forfhonesty in cleo
lions, for equal rights to all and spe-
aoial privileges to none. 1t is a stand
Ing protest against tariff robbery,
against trusts. against governmental
80 - . FHo0ASSs = ft ~ IS
'The. leader who is. now carrying
that flag to victory In the hottest
-presidentfaf contest waged in this
country, n aepnArterS of a century is
a man Of spotless character. His bit
-terest political opponents have found
inothing against him as a man. He is
a ftAdef1 a more experienced. more
constructive statesman than he was
Twelve years ago. He is safe, sane,
progressixe.-un and consecrat-
ed to the high and ennobling work of
redeeming this government from the
many grisvaas serrofs into which it
hasAfallena .1ha Bryan of today is
much different man from the Bryan
of twelve years ago. He was then a
mere boy, now he is a well rounded
man. That he would give this country
a conservative business adminisra-
tion there can be no doubt He is
supported this time by the most con-
servative, business men in the country
LeadersSof finance in every section
Of The c1lntry are behind his candi7,
dacy. The capitalist and the laborer,
in fact the leaders Of ALI classes. save
the predatory rich, are with him. No
longer does the business element fear
him. Even in the very centers of
finance. in New York itself great busi-
ness men Ike Nathan Straus. are
i backing him in his race.
There is no reason why any Geor-
gian should vote against him There
Is every reason why every Georgian
democrat should rally to the flag. He
l. has Good phoonn N wiz, oNJ 10