The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-11-06

Inc people OF great republic have spoken thumb
ering tones and have into the White House by
an unprecedented majority the equipped statesmen
that the presidency-the truest exponent
or real democracy since the day of Jefrson-Woodrow
Wilson
II is rarely that the exgencies Of politics bring o
the surface who may be said to have a complete
master Of science before he was called on
TO apply the theory the practice certainly never
before in the history of American politics have we mad
an eXempihcation Of this Tyre OF White
house Great presidents We have had in than our
fair measure SELF made men, equal occasion and
ire opportunity for which they raised up APP
prences in he science of government VINO dug their
knowledge OF scroll OF experience ac1ur-
ing the theory alone with practice hence involving
The costly mistakes that experimentation and
what thai frequently coming journeymans task be-
fore they of their time. George Washing on
Thomas Jefferson. Andrew Jackson Abraham Lincoln,
Grover Clevelandall great presidents but they
ere pioneers and experimentalists-he did best
could-the best that anybody coud-witn the
sources and crude conditions with which and under
which they had work, some of them builded far
better than they others knew But the university
bred and technically trained who has given his
life post graduate and steps from the lab
oratory to apply his exact knowledge the theory
modified by the practice and experimentation of
and the results derived therefrom, is experience
in the history of American politics. 1t is not strange
that the appearance in the national field OF such fig
ure following brief of two demonstration under
difficulties, of VIII at could be done the remodeng of
state government should result in rafting such
old-fashoned htor-miss style of politics and states
manship Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard
Taft.
The country afflicted with disease, if it be
correctly diagnosed and treated Neither Dr. Taft
Roosevelt would recognize true character of
the trouble which is the protective system and the priv
eged interests and growing it. They Sought
70 divert the methods and devices of government But
the disease is fundamental deep-seate Eradica
alton OF the patient health
The eradication of large portion the contaminated
The state Wi sconsn has gone life insurance
The crisis that is coming mpon, if not now actually
confronting the United States not unlike that which
the country encountered and scarcely survived in 1860
in its historical character causes The fathers
made mistake giving constitutional recognition to
property chaels and the institution of sav-
cry resulted The authors of the American system
the protection tarifgave birth to the equally false
and un-American principle of taxing all of the people
for the benefit of few and condition of Industrial
slavery has been built up not less ntoerabe than the
other The solution the first mentioned problem,
1t was handled cost the country many billions dollars
in property values and The shedding of of the
best blood of people 1t is conceivable that the So
luton of the present problem would eventually have
provoked a civil more destructive than the
sectional fifty years ago. if the disease had been
permitted to and become constantly more ag-
gravated for which warrant would have been given by
the election either Roosevelt Taft Fortunately
Providence has prepared and raised successful
leader clearly the nature of the disease and
who knows the remedy and capable OF applying it
skllfuly and effectively.
However, this is day for democratic rejocings, and
elcitate with the sturdy followers of the cause, from
Maine Florida