The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-07-19
DRAW THE LINE.


/ That strikes the Keynote. BE
democrat and stop decrying the par
TVS candidate. Th8 has become a
habit with some PEOPLE, 50 much 50
that they are continually harping on
the subject. SpeIl most Of their
time going around Esaying the candi-
date OF the party cannot be elected
and generally tryihg to throw cold
water on the situation Better quit
it.-Rome Tmbuneb Ierald.
The time has cine in the history
lof the democratsg Of Georgia when
they will have to draw the line, else
soon there viii be no democratic par
ty in this state. sAt most it will be
but mixture df warning factions,
neither Of which cares very little
about the successs Of real democracy
1T has almost beEome such already
And by drawing hhe line we mean
that only ~omocr4ts should be per
united TO participate IN the councils T
Iof The party. If altman votes the re-
publican or papuisg ticket in the ma
uoual and state ELECTIONS he should
mot be permitted toiparticipate in the
democratic. primary The line must
be drawn A man !ho is not a dem
! oerat when If Gomez to voting in the !
Irrational or state 81 tctions is net
democrat when it co4as to participat- |
ing in the primary 4 the democratic !
Iparty, and the soones the democrats
Of Georgia realize tSis fact and act
accordingly the bette it will be for
the democratic party J the state.
Already in Georgi a we have seen ,
the evils Of permitting any one who
applies TO vote in oursprimaries. The |
practice has already bme pretty near
running the good old democratic ship
apon the rocks Wta,n man goes
into a democratic prihary he is NOR
Ially bound to supportkthe nominee of
that primary, but quitk a number who
have done so do mott feel that they
are at all bound to do. 50.
50 it appears that th only standard
by which we may detsrmine whether
or not a man is a danbcrat is wheth-
err or not he has voted the democratic
ticket Whenever a Urinary of the
party is held the rule thould be nYed
so that no man who dig not vote fer
the democratic nominees in the ma
tional and state eleetions next preced
ing the said primary shan be allowed
to participate in the primary That
: does no democrat any Injustice and
/ It shuts out the man whA would come
into the democratic party, help make
its nominees and then stand ready to
: do all he can to defeat fhem in the
election that is to followf
Ii appears that the democrats Of
, the state are beginning 70 realize the
drift Of political mattets in Georgia
, and that they are about ready tc
adopt such a rule Republicans and
poulists have no businks in the dem
{ ocradc primaries and Ihey should nos
be allowed in them. No democrat
Z attempts TO participate in any popu
Het ~ ra,,1Afinon p,knorv ana ~
populist or republican, should be per-
! mitted to participate Iin democrats
primary
Shut them out. andFkeep them shu,
out until they come back into tn
democratic party in tile proper way
hy voting the democratic ticket first
Columbus Ledger
The Dem cratic party Of Georgia is
up against a proposition that calls for
serious consideration. The boldnes>
ef some Of lis enemies, the talk q
giving its electoral vote to TEN Wa
son this year the plan OF allowins
such people as Watson TO participate
in its primaries ana such departures
from the fixed rules Of the party-o.
all parties is not calculated to better
the condition Of the Democracy in the
state.
The News heartily commends the
utteranoes OF It's Columbus ooutem