Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-04
SOUTH GEORGIA MIGHT WELL BE-
COME AGGRESSIVE AT At
LANTA.

1t is pFODdDly uue SnJIIeIy " IhN
true patriotic spirit animating them
Mr.. Stoyall and Mr.. Covington, the
senatorial candidates from South
Georgia, do not encourage the rising
tide of sectional spirit that is said 70
be becoming plainly apparent at the
capitol. Loving Georgia as whole,
attached to the state in its entirety,
working for it's welfare without re-
gard to sectional bonds, they have
frowned upon and discouraged IL
every proper way the arousing of the
feeling that might quickly sweep
either of them into high office, #
worked as some astute and prhaps
unprinciple politicians would work it
to their personal advantage.
While the altruistic spirit that marks
Messrs. Stovall and Covington is com
mendable, yet, at the same time, there
is no gainsaying that South Georgia
has a grievance, a serious grievance,
against North Georgia, politically
speaking, and that it has sufficient
reasons to take up the sectional STAN
dard and seize on the fruits of office
through that medium. For years
North Georgia has boldly and I'M
scrupuously absorbed the political
honors and emoluments of the state.
One North Georgia governor is sue
ceeded by another, one North Georgia
senator by another, one North Geoc-
gia office holder by another. South
Georgia has been wantonIy excluded
from participation in the political hon
ors of the commonwealth Of which it
is so important portion. 1t has been
called on in the hour of distress to
save the Democratic party and has al
ways molly responded, but its reward
has been but a meagre portion of the
crumbs that fall in the distribution Of
the pie. 1t had candidates this time,
but we find North Georgia once more
grasping the presidency of the Senate
and the craftsmanship of the House,
the important other elective offices,
and casting its hungry eyes around for
anything else that may come to light
as the session progresses. No wonder
there is a strong feeling among the
South Georgia senators and represen-
tatives that the time has come to be-
stir themselves, to get together as d
unit and stand solidly against the
rapacious spirit of North Georgia. And
while the senatorial candidates from
South Georgia may discourage this
spirit it may yet be that they cannot
stem the tide that is rising in this
part of the state, that they cannot
quell the discomfort or appease the
anger of a section that has been used
aud used and used, only to receive a
kick as its portion
| AS we started olt to say, Messrs
Stoyall and Covin2,on are playing the
tart of patriotic Georgians, loving the
state as a whole, and are unquestion-
ably sincere in their efforts to keep
down the rising feeling against North
Georgia. But it may yet prove i'm
ianossible for them to hold b A'e the
wares of-indignant protest and the
resulting owe hlow of the North
Georgia oligarchy. If Fulton county
and two or three neighboring coun-
ties are to pick N the plums then
the rest of the state ought to know it
South Georgia is in the position Of
the giant that has simply allowed q
dwarf to tie it up and do with it what
it would. 1t can easily break the
bonds, though, and show it's manhood
and strength, And before the present
senatorial contest is over it may as
sert itself as never before and put q
crimp for good in the attitude of tho
North Georgia politicians who think
that Georgia and its offices lie secure
lys in their vest pockets. And unless
South Georgia does this, and until il
does do it, it must be content to play
second fiddle in Georgia and bow down
at the shrine of North Georgia contro
= of state affairs
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