The Brunswick news., 1909-08-17

anu ulSPdSSIoHdtcAy Win paper IKE
the Waycross Journal; for, although
it differs with us as 10 the effect of
Mr.. Hoke Smiths pretentions, and
snap and snarl at those newspapers
which would save Georgia from the
awful mistake of again following his
lead. AS, for instance, the Brunswick
News, which-with the insolence of
the ignorant and -bread-accusses
The Chronicle of hating" Hoke
Smith because he is against the rail-
roads or words to that effect"
The Chronicle has seen fit TO de-
part from the dignifed heights Of edi-
torial controversy to the slough Of
uniar and narrow personalities in
which we shall not follow, while dsp-
recating that it should descend to
It's unclean depths. With the inso-
lence Of the ignorance and ill-bred"
Is diction far removed from the forum
10 which honorable and welI-toned
debate should extend. If we are ig-
norant it is rather a misfortune for
which we are largely responsible
since the public schools were avail
able during our school years How
ever, we shall draw some inspiration
from the fact that we are yet in the
MONDAY of life and perhaps the
"Giyer Of all good and perfect gifts"
will yet inspire us with at least a
modicum of understanding.
When, however, our Augusta con-
temporary so far forgets himself as
to draw upon his supply of descrip-
tive adjectives for such a one as "ill-
bred" finding its application in our
humble parsonage, we resent the ap-
plication with all of the vehemence
which we possess. For that is a re-
nection upon the maternal author OF
our being, than whom God never cre-
ated better and whose life work has
been one Of Christian sacrifice, abb
negation and loyee of duty. The MINI
lstrations received at her knee mould
ed SO indebnbly upon the heart and
mind would preclude the possibility
OF our ever descending to the quag-
mires and cesspools in which
the ill-bred" would seek its
level. Indeed, breathing into
our child life, boyhood days and
young manhood. the best there is in
good womanhood her mission shall
have failed utterly il this creature OF
her tender care is properly reflected
| II the grossness OF this criticism
SO much for the personal references
of The Chronicle now for the real is
sue in the controversy. In our is
sue of Sunday, August /, appeared
his editorial paragraph:
THE August Chronicle devoted two
columns, loaded. to the task of tell
ing why It hates Boke smith in It's
issue of sunday We can explain It
IN very few words-the owner ot
The Chronicle is likewise general
manager and a big stockholder in
the Georgia railroad"
1t IS a we'll known fact that for
years Hoke Smith has been welded
to the theory that the railroads need
ed regulation; that their tariffs, both
freight and passenger, We're excessive,
that they mulcted the public through
a we'll devised system Of rate basing
| and rate making; that they failed 70
carry evenly the burdens Of taxation
along with the people, etc, etc. II Is
equally as well established that Iae
| Chtopicle is dominated BY the iden-
tical gentleman who chances TO be
general manager OF one OF these very
railroads which has been fhe citidal
so frequently stormed by Hoke Smith
and the target OF his unerring ar
rows Then very naturally the edi-
! toral guns OF The Chronicle. the ex-
chequer Of which is kindred spirit
to that Of this railroad, has been
trained numerically upon Hoke
Smith. since he declared for these
PRINCIPLES TO which reference is made
Surely in the very nature of things
Hoke smith and The Chronicle then
and there became coniuxible spirits
and when these views Of Hoke Smith
We're made g burgeon and blossom
nuYtured by the overwhelming votes
OF the people Of the state and were
finally written into its laws, is il
not to be imagined that this dislike
on the part Of The Chronicle for this
man had hagp formed into a Seethfnu