The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-18
Hoke smiths Hammer


Once more Georgia Ia ablaze with
campaign excitement. Fish fries are
sizzling. the Odor % innumerable barl'e-
cues floats from one end Of the state
10 the OF her. brass bands toot and g,Irgle
everywhere and HoKR SMITH. rel
smOkehouse tremblc in the blast Of his
vocifcratiOn. Little 10 BROwS has not
said anything in particular so far. Tie
will probably confine himself Ia n few
we'll directed though brief nRnifeStOes
IA occasion arises. bur hs supporters are
organizing and soon the well;'1 will be
torn bv contending declarations. In a
word. the fight il on.
HOKE SMITHS licutenaHts are out with
q proclamation Of his achievements a.
Governor. not forgetting the -masterful
handling 81 the strike Of the firemen on
the Georgia railroad. when. by refusing
10 protect the negro firemen or the COM
panv that employed them, lac neatly
handed victory 20 the labor union on a
charger. They have arranged for him
such an exhibit Of constructive states
manship that it seems cruel To blame
Governor BROWN for having done
nothing 70 improve Il. In the realms
Of finance. civilization and general
administration OF the highest order he
has been complete. comprehensive and
conclusive. What could his successor
40 but sit in rapt contemplation Of per-
feet scheme' And for that matter whv
change Governors II IL bs trie that
HoKF SMITH has done II all and left for
Others neither the excuse nor the desire
for a new deal?
Possibly Il il tbs matter OF compul-
sory education. still open. that the Hoke
Smiths wish to confide TO the all powerful
guidance Of their chief, who. II appears.
has left something undone after all.
Who could accomplish this great over
shadoWing reform except the ineffable
HIMSELF Even I'm South Carolina, just
across the Georgia line. they have heard
Of II and are weeping for il in great
foods Of tears. There IL the Horse
Greek IoUsy Ne'rs. for instance. pub
lrshed in Aiken county. and circulating
widely among the cotton mill operatives,
which says:
one Of the crying needs o. the present 10 . law
compelling parents 10 send their children 90 senool
The principal opposition 10 this Law comes from
the class 81 persons commonly known e. peII.
uoiAns. The people In favor Of hy Law are the
people Who have the iniercs, not only OF the State
but OF ell her citizens ct heart The man who
get- upon the platform and declares he Il opposed
70 This Law, using the tins worn Arguments against
H. IL . demsgogue of the WORT type. Yet We
are compelled 10 admit that he 10 foI:0Uing the laws
Of nature for ne know u 4 but natural desire
- ehdeavor 70 propagate ones own speciss ard
education IL deadly foe 20 demAEoEuery. That
IL the whole thing In . nutshell II II no psrtc-
ular desire OF helping OF love for the people that
moves them. but their own sslnsh desires
What the demagogues In South Caro-
lima want tho demnGogues in Georgia
want also, and who can keep them in
their kennels but HoKE, their lifelong anl
relentless foe' That must be the issue
on which I've Ia 70 fight his battle. every
other conceivable ISSUE having been
set nj rest by him before he made wav
for his Successor. And what n battle
IL will be- Compulsory education EN-
blazoned on the banner borne by the
Hon. HoKE SMITH. who hates dema-
gogues as he does his bank account,
Nobody has heard from Governor Lit
tie 10 BRowN "a yet But why should
he speak, All Georgia Is deafened with
inhammatory elOquence and surfeited
with prohibition wassail The dema-
gogues have fled 10 their hiding places
before HoEE SMITHS onslaught There
seems to be nothing left but the chuckle
Of the h,mor loving.