Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-23
GEORGIA DEMOCRATS LEAP TO
THE PARTY'S FIGHTING LINE

THE PARTY'S FIGHTING LINE
The drum beat and the bugle call of the presi-
Dental campaign are sounding; and loyal Democ-
racy, the nation over, is swinging into line.
Georgia must play livelier and worthier part
in this great march than that of a spectator.
She must fall into the rank of the real fighters for,
though her boundaries secure, there are
other states where the battle will and where
the sinews of be strengthened. if the party
is to win.
For many years past the South has been more
or less content to cast her electoral vote for the
Democratic candidate Her own position in national
politics has been so that she has lacked the
incentive to aggressive work Her service has been
none the less valuable of this circumstance
nor her loyalty whit the less ardent But the time
has come when she should cease to play cutand-
dried role. She should buckle herself for militant
service and fling her influence into those parts of
the country where the issue is debatable.
Let Georgia take the leadership in this progress
sive movement
Every sign indicates that this is what she is
going to do.
Her people seem determined to roll up for the
wiIson-Marshall ticket next autumn the greatest
Democratic majority the state has ever known. To
that end. they are organizing Wison-Marsha clubs,
and. what is most effective of ALL they are raising
substantial campaign fund
week or two ago The Journal announced that
it would receive contributions for this purpose The
response has been most heartening On last satur-
day the subscription list passed the thousand-dollar
mark. That amount should now be doubled, and
then doubled over and over again.
Our own efforts in this field are simply those of a
soldier in the ranks. 1t is the duty of every Demo
cratic newspaper in the state. whether daily or a
weekly. to join in this practical and important cause
Several of them are already doing splendid
service, That stanch and vigorous patriot, the
Albany Herald, recently announced its own subscrp-
ton of fifty dollars and invited its friends to aid it in
swelling the fund In this connection it aptly
declared
"The Democrats totH haze no rich men of the
priviEege-seeking class to drat0 campaign funds
from this year and every loyal Democrat toho
toGnts to see his party rOin should cheerfuIly
contribute his mite, toh0teper it nay BE-"
The Athens Banner is also at work to organize
Wison-Marshan clubs in its territory and to secure
a credtable list of campaign contributions.
So with the Savannah Press. the Macon News,
the Vienna News and a number of other alert
journals. r" 'r
The service which the Georgia press can render
in this respect is beyond all reckoning. Through it's
influence the individual Democrat in every
munity be reached, with the result that in this
campaign Georgia win not only vote according to
tradition, but will press forward into the thick of
the national contest and win for herself place
among the true swordsmen. of the cause.
In this campaign we have the privilege of work
ing not only for the Democratic party, but for
party that has renewed its life and faith; and of
working not only for Democratic candidate for the
presidency, but for a Democrat who is a Southern
to boot, and who is virtually Georgian.