The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-05-31
TIE LION At BAY
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Savannah Press.)

presented picture suggested by that
wonderful engraving, The Lion at
Bay
Hoke Smith is beseiged by his enc
mics at every quarter. Dozens Of cor
poration lawyers. division counsel Of
our principal roads, young men who
are anxious to attract the attention q
the powers which have been domino
ting state politics so long. and which
are desperately seeking reinstatement
in Atlanta. are assauldng the big gov
|enor at head, shoulder and flank.
They are eloquent, shrewd. talented.
ready men. Read the list given out
every day. They spring up behind
each bush in the state. When it was
that Governor Smith would
really have opposition. a party already
organized, fully equipped with speak
ers and workers. was ready with hooks
TO start the attack 1t was the same
party which had been put to fight in
the last campaign, but which had not
been thoroughly scattered. Like The
followers of the mad prophet in the
desert, they had simply skunk away
behind the hillocks and dunes. and
were ready to renew the charge. In
every town and IN every county these
men got busy At once They made an
appeal to the shops 10 the store-kaep-
ers, 70 the bankers and 10 every inter-
est which had been touched by the
national or international panic Against
this horde Of assailants the governor
of Georgia has made a superb fight
Even those who do not agree with him
on every issue. must admire me way
iin which he has met and hurled back
the army enlisted against him. The
picture has brought out the sympathy
Of every voter IN Georgia.
And what is the pictare2 On one
side is man Of no very strong per
Isonality, bur backed by the most re-
llentless organization. strengthened by
some great monled enterprises Of he
stale, seeking TO punish the man who
routed them two years ago and to re-
establish their influence in Ge0reia
bolitics for generations to come. Now
the Press and the people have 40 fgal
10 make upon he railroads. Every en-
lterprise in Georgia ought to be given
fair play aud a square deal The PEG
pie have always resented injustice and
intolerance 1t was not war upor
the corporations as business enterpris
Is. but upon some " their representa-
uyes as political agents, that wa:
waged two years ago
Everybody remembers the letters oI
the Hon w. w Osborne, published IL
Georgia in 1905 They attracted sen
erql attention and created an interesf
which no letters have done since Bel
inns Notes on the Situation" Ny
losborne SUMMONED the people back <
the cardinal idea Of democracy III
r@invoked. the wisest of party maxim'
equal rights for an and special iay
9rs for none He called on the state
to reform our ranks and fight il oaf
on this line making war upon en- in
lfuene $ which sought 10 control legis
llatiye action There was feeling il
some quarters that certain influences
at the state capitol had eneroaehed
unfairly upon their rights and hat
strenuous pr paraacns are being
made TO render that enceoaohment per
naueat INVASION said Nr o5
borne. IS q menace 70 hbectg Ten
watson 4Sss30 SN4t ttt tAhf stA'tF' te1'@
ye fcrta unto sAe forests and he@ 81
trees aaa u''iid i4e~ ssiii.S'' ~ 3 =
said alr osaorne, overhaul me shlp'
restore the party 10 the control q to-
people. Make the pafy yha mouth
piece 81 the common people protest
ing against unfair and unjust adfan
tage. against subsegvience TO ihe mon
ey power That's what Mr. os9oras
said at The time. i & called ne names
ne Summoned NO leader bur for
from the awakenins which these set
Tiers brough about. Hose Smith step
ipsd. confident ana aggressive, t2 make
the fight for the people Mr Osborne
/, is supporting Hoke smith for re-nom
ination.
Here We have the situation The ons