Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-09-05
"The Rock of The Peoples Rights. :"

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tFThc eagle OF Georgia Democracy sends from his
eyrie among the mountains of North Carolina
few well chosen battle notes which refresh the
heart of his followers like dose Of digitalis
sEThs rally of the hosts of Democracy, under
the auspices of the Young Mems Democratic league
was postponed when it was discovered few weeks
ago that the party leader could not be present.
The idea of presenting "Hamlet" without the
princely Dane, of calling Nym and Pistol and
BardOlph to the cOlOrs, when the commanding
presence of the knighty Sir John Falstalf could
not be secured, seemed so entirely futile and in
cOngruous that the Democratic rally was purpose
ly deferred until the leader of the hosts of Demo
cracy could rest and recuperate in anticipation of
the arduous task of lending the moral support of
his presence to the Democracy he is leading.
''The rally was called off and a new set of invi
atOns sent out asking the presence of the faithful
on Friday night of this week. The governor of
Georgia is to be present Senator Steve Clay has
laid aside all other business that he may be and
appear; the chairman of the state executive com
mittee has signfed his intention of attending, and
there will be other members of the privy council
"And yet the sovereign himself, we are sadly
informed, has been so debilitated by the press of
correspondence and the heat of the summer, that
he will have to continue for awhile among the
mountain faStness.
sThis acephalous demonstration in behalf of
Democracy will have to get along as best it can,
while the jaded leader awaits more convenient
season!
"And yet in this extremity he leaves us not as
those without hope or comfort.
s'He writes a word of cheer to bis followers.
''There is no direct reference to Mr. Bryan in
this discussion of the Bryan rally. Being himself
a man of splendid imagination, Mr.. Brown gener
ously takes it granted that other people possess
the same faculty, and will understand that he is
talking about the Nebraskan and not about the
McDufian or the Cincinnatian.
tWatSon has been so much provoked because
the registration under the new constitutional
amendment could be perfected and put into opera
ton in six days that he has decided to supplement-
his opposition to HOke Smith by his advocacy of
Joe Brown, and the very wicked do say that this
is from lively sense of favors yet to come These
reprehensible persons Insist that the leader of
Democracy in Georgia is only for Bryan insofar as
it does not conflict with his reciprocal support of
the Populist nominee, and in support of their con-
tention they point to the fact that in his previous
letter he also failed to let the name of Mr.. BRYAN
escape his lips or pen, so far can be discovered
10 spite of the fact that he has been thrice impor
tuned to place himself on record in behalf OF the
national leader of that Democracy of which he is
the head and front in Georgia.
'sThe groundlings may laugh, but it makes the
judicious grieve.
cit makes them grieve that any man could CUES.
ton the ardor of the Democratic leader for the
Democracy, for he goes so far as to express the
opinion that the fires of Democracy will be kept
burning brightly. Again the wicked and hyper
critical point out that in this he refers to the special
brand of Democracy which Watson himself insists
that he represents for there is no alusion to the
Democratic party.
"Mr. Brown may always be relied upon, how
ever, to close on, of his stirring lettersIwith an emf
gram which snaps like whip-cracker He feels
sure that the Democrats who are to assemble On
Friday night will send abroad the assurance that
fGeOrgia will stand where sic has ever stood. on
rock of the peoples rights
s'Here we have one of those exquisite Turns of
ought which make it impossible to misunder.