The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-09-02
MR.. ALEXANDER's SPEECH.
MI alexander spoke as follows;


THE candidate l shall name has
no knowledge Of what it is my pur-
pose here t. sly. alone am re-
sponsible unless it meets the sanct-
ion CT your approval.
"Three times have numerous
body OF the Georgia democracy csl-
ed upon ole OF i er sons to Lead item
in greet struggle fer the establish
ment cf principles and Policies they
deemed essential to t5e welfare OF
the state, ard for the core etion o
evils hey deemed fatal to her pro-
eress and prosperity.
Three times he has put the Gd
ties OF 2 congeAial and pr fitabl
vocation to comply with their de-
mand
"H2vns but one political asDira-
ton. . hisa ard honorable ambition
TO Y.:ch = might have REASONABLY
hoi.c . obtain h has in the part
unerud2eingly foregore It in spirit
Of civic conservation to the duty laid
upon him by his country's call
and knowingly exposed himself to
animosities and vituperatives tha.
were as keenly felt as they were IN
deserved.
perhaps he might now be we'll
justified in looking forward to the
hope, that. after the service has
been rendered to which we call
him, he might be permitted to at
tempt the qualification Of that am
bition he has so long felt, and lay
aside the duties of the cAieof execu-
tive to seek The more congen;al
to2a Of a senator. Doubtless If Re
should so do, an indulgent country
mindful Of the service he has DIN
dered at her behest. might we'll be
expected to consent that he seek the
office he deservs. even though other
important tasks call for his service
And yet my countdymen. question
il should be so. Sacrifices and
services arethe conditions of true
greatness. The assurance Of gratih-
ctfOn of an honorable ambition mi2h
bring the keenest satisfaction to the
asDirant, and itimulate for him re-
wards that history VIII reserve for
them of get renCwn But if there
be other and more arduos tasks to
which Georgia may rightfully ,oaIl
a chosen son he cannot refuse the
call without forever goreging the
palm of greatness. And no matter
what the nature of the call. it's per
lis or it's cost, the son that is WORTH
Of the state must serve her whe"
she calls.
is there such duty in the future
10 which Georgia may summon her
fayorite son? I think there is.
For fifty years Georgia and her
sister southern states have patiently
submitted to an ienoble degradation
in this union Rer sons have been
born. have grown to manhood and
have served their country and many
Of them have been gathered 10 thei
fathers, all IF them conscious al
ways Of power and rrediudico that
barres them from the one align and
honorable ambition to which it
would be lest for the nation that
every citizen aspire.
The old men of Georgia and
aer young men have steadfastly
chung to thetraditions of the dema-
cratic party through good and i'll re
pute. Before their eyes have nsA
hung the glittering gauds of p' at'
and of station and the promises of
rich emolument, if they would only
make mcandid profession of a creeu
they do not hold Since the begin
ming Of faita there has been no such
regard Of fortitude as theirs. The
temptations Of promised office. easy
TO acquire, has not seduced them no.
the sIamOr Of profit or of power
tempted. Alike undeterred by poll
ticaI ostracism and unseduced by po-
litical ostracism they have held fer
q half century to the faith of their
fathers and the gospel of equality
and shut their eyes to the garish
promises that tell of rewards await
ing for their treson.
"During all these wears It has
perhaps been needfu that we subor
rinate our hopes to the conditions by
which we are confronted For one
I confess that have been chafer
no less when We follow a leader die
titate by ufedal power, than when
we permitted one to be chosen for
US by lawless conspiracy masquer-