The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-15
SHOULD PICK BEST MAN
TO SUCCEED BRANTLEY
AsLEsT, MOST THOROUGHLY
EQUIPPED CANDIDATE SHOULD
BE CHOSEN ON WEDNESDAY.
(From the Douglas Enterprise.)

(From the Douglas Enterprise.)
In ten more days the people Of
the Eleventh congressional district
will select representative to sue
ceed the Hon. w. G. Brantley. There
are two candidates for this position
and it is up to the voter to decide for
himself which of the two aspirants is
better qualified to properly represent
the district.
There is Judge T. A. Parker of the
county of Ware, a man who has been
prominently before the people of this
county for number of years, serv-
ing them most of the time. in judi
cial capacity. AS to his fitness for the
position, the voter may determine.
Then there is Mr.. ]. R. Walker. of
the county of Lowndes, young man
we'll known to the people of the dis
trict, although not coming in con-
tact with the people of Coffee county
and in the way in which Judge Parker
n&s met them. He is reputed to be a
lawyer of exceptional ability. The
voter may also determine as to his
fitness.
Both have issued platforms and in
measure they are practically the
same. Whatever may be the differ
ence, it will hardly be enough to in
fuence the voter one way or the
other.
1t is simply matter of choice, and
The Enterprise suggests this point for
your consideration in reaching a con-
clusion.
The history of the country will show
that very small per cent of the new
Iy elected representative in congress
are over fifty years of age, and indeed
a smaller Fer cent, in, fact not over
3 per cent, are elected after the age
of sixty. There are plenty of men in
congress doing good work that are
over fifty years, even sixty, but you
must remember that they have been
there for years. 1t takes time for
maturity and experience for useful
ness. Randall Walker is young man
just 38, and in the prime of life. He
is full of ambition, with a clear head,
and if elected to represent us, will
unquestionably grow and develop,an
make the district representative that
she will be proud Of.
Judge Parker makes a good judge.
His line of work seems to agree with
him. He is about 60 years old, if we
are correctly informed. We have the
greatest respect for old age, and in
making this statement we do it rev.
erently and respectfully, when we say
we believe Judge Parker is too old
to make the district the representa-
tive we want and have always had. 1t
would take Judge Parker several
years to "catch on as it would take
Walker or anyone else, and by thai
time the judges usefulness will have
passed, so far as making the district
a live, ''on the job" man. The judge
is full grown and very probably fully
developed. He has more than likely
reached the zenith of his usefulness in
a political way. Most men have at
his age. Then what has the district
to promise itself by sending such a
man to Washington?
Randall Walker is young enough
and old enough to drive right into
the fight and accomplish something
for his district, and the years which
have been allotted to him will be an
inspiration to push on and develop and
make name for himself and his dis
trict. He has everything to gain by
so doing, and on the other hand,
Judge Parker has already made his
reputation as an upright judge, fully
developed along that line, and at his
present age is too old to begin new
tricks"
For this one reason, and there
might be many others, we believe the
people could easily decide in favor Of
Mr.. Walker.
In making the comparison, The En-
terprise does not desire to discount
old age, which is honorable, and that
stage of life to which all of us are
making. But we are now speaking of
a material world and material inter-
ests. and in deciding these matters,
we have got to do it with one single
purpose in view, and that one is, to
always pick the best.