The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-27
CAPT. PT.J.A.FOSTER
WRITES LETTER
ON GOV. WILSON
FORMER BRUNsWlcKIAN URGES
THE NECESSITY OF HIS
NOMINATION.
In Very Strong Card the Issues
and the Men in the Presidential
Campaign are Discussed Fully by
Him.

The following interesting letter
from Capt. A. Foster, for many
years a resident Of Brunswick, now
OF Savannah, will be an interesting
contribution to the presidential con-
test in Georgia.
Mr. Editor: | believe that the pres
ent ational political situation will be
regarded throughout our cou?try az
one Of overwhelming Importance and
that the vital issue to be considered
is the tariff. Neither great party
dare deny this; both parties have the
reduction of the tariff most promr-
nent and pronounced as the leading
plank in their platforms; it was the
dominant and central idea of the last
presidential campaign and the repub-
lican party were committed to a re-
the events of the present admins
tratiOn have shown us how ruthlessly
the rarty has broken faith with it's
constituents and repudiated it's many
pledges with a result that an eXecu-
tive who has in every other way won
the admiration and respect of re-
publicans and democrats alike has
been repudiated and disoWned by the
rank and file Of his own party and by
the masses of the people of the coun-
try at large. We cannot close our
eyes to the fact that the thinking
people of this republic have demand
ed, will demand in no unmistakable
terms, and twill obtain revision of
the tariff downward; they have been
held in check by the benefciaries of
the tariff who supply the sinews Oh
political war and by the politicians
who are dependent upon them, but
they will triumph shortly because
this great reform is so patent and
growing to such proportions tFat the
good men who still hesitate because
of their aversion to change will join
the ranks and overwhelm the unhoIy
privilege. Our salvation for the flu
ture must be commerce and foreign
markets and to obtain these we must
enter into competition with Europe.
We cannot do this unless we return
to basis of values as low, or nearly
as low, as competing countries which
can CIly be accomplished by reduc-
tion of the tariff. This reduction OF
the tariff will cheaper the cost of
living, reduce the price of the pres.
ent highly protected articles to T.
bo
ther reduce them in special localities
TO lill out competition, our manufac-
tories will increase and improve in
shipyards will open up,
grow, and politics be puri-
fed. 1t is recognized that we nave
0utgrown the need of protection, and
that the infant has been nouri,hed to
lnru!y proportions and bids fair to
5trangle the benefactor The people
have tried to obtain relief at the
hands of the dominant party, but
have failed and it now looks like they
will appeal to the democrats. II they
should the democratic party should
De n position to accept the trust and
restore to the people their proper
power over their own government. In
order to be thus prepared there should
be at the head of the party tc shape
its policies and administer its at
fairs such nan as is dcscr.' ra DE
the Hon. Richard OIney, secretary
of state during the administration 'I
President Cleveland when introducing
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