The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-11-12
THOSE "2s" DEMOCRATS.

Now that the national election is
over and it is known positively that
the democrats will control congress
the action oG the % democrats in vot
ing with Cannon at the last sessici
of congress, is now demonstrate
ed more foroibly than ever that as
Champ Clark lated admitted, they
were absolutely right in their posi-
ton Discussing this subject ti-a
Valdosta Times contains the loh1w
ing iii eres.ing editoria
Those twenty-three democrats who
have been maligned for stan1ins
stecdfast by the old-time democratic
ideas in fixing rules of the house as
well as the appointment of the COM
mittees, will deserve the thanks CT
the majority for preserving the only
thing which can make the great dem
ocratic victory of day before yester'
day worth a fig to the party. 1t as
sures the next speaker, who viii re
democra: the right to appoint his
own committees. That has beer the
rule for ages. The populists tried to
change it when Crisp was elected
speaker, but they failed. The same
source started the Juror in congress
last March year ago. A large mum
Der Of denocrats--most OF them
light-weignts, who are willing to tie
on to anything that shines and looks
NEWELL into the trap,
Congressman Brantley and several
other members from Georgia saw that
big blunder was being made anc
they refused to fall into it. They
knew that the best thing that coult
happen TO the democrats was to give
| the republicans free reigns, so the
they would have to bear the RESPONSE
| bility for what was done. They knew
moreover, that a precedent was be
ing established and that when The
democrats came into power they
should have the right to fix rules ami
name committees to suit themselves
| 1t was a democratic principle thai
| they were contending for. ChamI
Clark saw it late and admitted that
| they were right. Now he is candi
| date for speaker. He probably appre
| ciates more than ever that whateve.
power he may have to carry out dem
| ocratic principles and relieve the
country of the fruits of "Cannonism
comes to him In spite OF himself
! and from those twenty-three loyal
Il DC x.,ha A. -
| principle when It was unexpected,y
thrust upon them at the opening Of
the last congress.
The great victory which the paltv
has won in this on year brings a
tremendous responsibility TO the dem.
ocratic leaders in congress. Tie SEN
ate and the president are both repub.
lican, so there is little chance that
any legislation of an important ma
ture can he passed. Abont the most
that can be hoped for Is that the
members may act so as to win tde
confidence of the country, so that the
chance of winning a victory in the
presidential year may not only be Ell.
for the minority to cut out foolishness
and get down to business. The re.
puolicans are hoping that they will
play the fool so that the republicans
Will have easy sailing two years
hence. AS the parsgrapher on the
Houston Post prayed: Lord, now is
the time to purge the democratic
heart OF vain gloriousness and TOM
foolery. Blot out all past sins and
make him wise to do the right thing,
side stepping the pitfalls and stumb.
ling blocks. In other words, give him
great gobs of common sense and show
him how to use It.
The democrats have been doinS
the obstruction act so long that II is
almost unnatural for them to turn to
me serious duty Of construction work
But the "23 deserters" fixed things &C
that they have q better chance to d.