The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-11-05
AN ALTERNATE THOUGHT.

press it; that the business interests
Of America are afraid of the demo-
cratic party with its present leader
strip. The country is united upon the
opinion that Mr.. Bryan is a brilliant
statesman, a pure man, a thoroughly
honest Christian gentleman, a student
of the economics and a profound ad-
yocate of things he deems righteous.
In all Of the years Of his public life,
the most notable in the history of the
republic, in which he has invaded the
camps of the mightiest money powers
on the globe, no finger has been point
ed at his personal life, no suggestion
has ever been made of wrong doing
in his public career and the love and
esteem of millions of his people make
secure for him place in the hearts
of his countrymen, which time-the
ever changing leveler-or the evolu-
ton of politics can never vacate.
Then, following this condition to its
logical conclusion. the question is why
have these people on three occasions
defeated this brave, brilliant man?
The answer is easy.
Try as they win the American peo-
pie cannot escape the charge that they
are a commercial people To them
all things else pale into significance
when the question of dollars and cents,
of commerce. of prosperity are in the
balance. They would slap in the face
the tradition Of life-time, If it men
aced the money making power, if it
decreased the possibilities for the as
sembling Of wealth.
SO, the deduction is that the people
of the country. for the sole reason Of
business conditions. were afraid Of
Bryan. They could not forget his
chasing after free silver rainbows, OF
of ownership camera pic
lures, guarantee of bank deposits fall
lacies. etc They simply were not
willing at this time to transfer the
governmental power at Washington to
party with such a leader And they
have gone to the polls and retained
in power the republican party, as rep
resented by Judge William Howard
Taft. high type of American citizen
ship, a gentleman and a high minded
citizen.
That's all there is to it.
The democratic party is not assail-
ed. for the vote in the south indicates
that this same feeling pervaded this
section. Our business people were
afraid Of Mr.. Bryan and those who
voted for him did so under protest.
while thousands and thousands re-
fused to do so and voted the republ-
can ticket. Now then what of the re-
suit?
The party of Mr. Taft has assumed
most serious responsibility. It has
said to the people, we will cure the
industrial evils from which the ma
ton is suffering. we will revive the
dropping spirits of the country: at the
magic touch of our wand countless
spindles will move in ryhthmic ca
dence to the hum of busy machinery.
We will fill the empty dinner pail
with the best there is in the land
and every laborer in the country will
find ready employment at full wages
and an equal quota of time. In short,
we will apply with one "fell swoop'
the panacea. the great healer. for all
the ills of the peopre. Aye, We will
touch Pandora's lid and from its tint
ed treasures we will fill to its capac-
ity the horn of plenty: ours shall be
chosen Ell Dorado, where milk and
honey shall flow as does water, hap
piness shall reign supreme and all
the world will be zone grand sweet
song"
If these obligations are carried out
to the letter, then the country will
see the wisdom of the action of its
electors and that wisdom, in the natu-
raj course of events, will again appeal
II the masses and perhaps it might
mean a perpetuation of that party in
tie public favor.
But if it falls
Then, no power on earth can keep
it from defeat and disaster and the
democratic party will be turned to, to
guide the nation back to the prescrib-
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