The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-01-09

er Mr.. Taft or Mr.. Roosevelt be the
opposing candidate.
1t seems to us that our greatest If
not only, chance Of victory is to draw
votes from the disaffected element of
the opposition. and to do this We must
put forward a candidate that stands
somewhat we'll with them in admin
istering the great affairs of govern
ment.
The Bryan element OF the party has
had three bites at the cherry, and II
does occur to us that a three-times-
failure ought to be satisfying to Mr..
Bryans most unyielding and optimis-
tic friends that fourth attempt prove
abortiye.
,,r Tran, az we have said before,
LES heon honored by the democratic
party more than its founder, Mr.. JEFF
ferson; more than its great exemDlar
and defender, General Jackson. Three
times he has received the presiden-
tial nomination at it's hands. Now Of
all men, if a patriot, he should be 2
willing worker in its ranks. Letting
by cones be-by-g cones, he SHOULD use
his influence and oratory in bringing
together It's warning factions; he
should use the potency and power OF
healing and soothing ointment in uni
ding and strengthening the party so
as to make victory possible. He should
know as well as we all know that we
can do nothing with a divided house
hold. If we would win we must pre-
sent a solid phalanx to the enemy,
and be able to make an attack 2pon
him with drums beating, flags waving
and forces united with nowhere
waver in the ranks.
To set up Wall street as scare
crow at this era in the history Of the
party is as nippant as it is base.
We believe that the leaders Of all
things and all sections of the demo-
cratic party are as honest and high
toned now as at any time in its his
tory, and our efforts should be direct
ed in putting one forward as its lead
or who is the more likely to carry
the party to victory than another.
it seems to us that Governor f1ar-
mon Of Ohio has demonstrated his ca
pacity for leadership more so than
any other man spoken of for the pres
idency.
Why do we say this?
Because re has performed an al
most superhuman feat-he has been
twice elected governor of republican
state-a state that boasts of being
the birthplace of Garfield, Mckinley
and Taft.
No ordinary man could have won
such victory, and when one accom-
plisaes such feat he deserves end
should receive full recognition for his
capacity for leadership.
A democrat can scarcely be elected
president of the United States with
out the vote of Ohio, and having twice
shown his capacity for carrying that
state it looks to us that the star or
democracy points to Harmon.
His record during his two terms OF
stewardship in the great state of
Ohio is without spot or Flemish. He
has cid faith with the best and truest
ideals of the party, and if nominated
for leadership, with Governor Dix on
the ticket with him, the republican
party will at least be made to sit up
and take notice.
We believe that with Harmon and
Dix as leaders a victory is possible.
But il we are to go on permitting fac
tons to tight against tactlons; reIus-
ing to clasp hands and let by cones
be by-gones, we will give an open
highway to the white house to the
enemy, who at this very moment is
more than half routed.
If political blunder is worse than
a crime, it would not only be criminal
but suicidal to throw away the oppor-
tunity that now presents itself to the
democratic party.
Parties are but men in concrete
form, and what Shakespeare says of
men may be applied to parties as
We'll:
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on
to fortune:
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shadows and in miseries.'