The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-02-27
TIE CONGRESSMAN AND TIE
JUDGE!

JUDGE! =
|. The News has noted with consider
able regret that Judge Thomas A. Par
ker is on the eve of announcing his
candidacy for congress against Hon.
William G. Brantley of this city. The
News has the profoundest regard for
Judge Parker; we believe that he is
what to our mind is one of the near
est approaches to perfect officialdom
that can well be Appropriated in
America-an upright Judge; a fair
minded, impartial, evenly balanced
judge! While all judges are supposed
to carry with them these Characters
| tics-or we may say these virtues, it
is appallingly true that such is not
the case. 1t is equally true that the
laymen in this great country of ours
have come to look upon our courts
with less regard and with less respect.
than was the case in years gone by.
So today when we find judge who is
conspicuous for that nature of service
which we have just described, then,
We wonder that he should seek to re-
linqutsh the great office he so admir-
ably fills.
1t is conceded by even those people
who do not like the attitude of Con-
gresham Brantley on certain public
questions that he is a great states
man; that he has attained to high
rank in the congress of his country,
and that he has been for many years
leading figure in the councils of
his rarty at Washington. AS was well
stated a few days ago by very prom
inent Georgia newspaper outside of
the Eleventh district, it would be a
calamity not only to this district but
to the entire state to lose just at this
time, his services in the national
house of representatives. 1t takes a
, number of years of congressional ex-
perience to properly fit person to
represent some 250,OO0 people. His
service upon the floor Of the house is
only as atom of the great work that
devolves upon him. His acquaintance
ship with the various departments or
the government, his service upon the
committces-al of these things serve
to make a real congressman and It
takes many years of practical service
for him to become one. In the case
to which we have reference We find
two officials who are serving their
people with distinction in two of the
three coordinate branches of the gov
eminent Why should we disturb that
service? We do not blame Judge Par
ker for cherishing an ambition to go
to Washington and probably at some
day not so very distant the people
may call him there, but just at this
time We do not think his candidacy is
opportune and we trust that those
people who live in the district and
who are really his friends will fore
go the temptation of witnessing live-
ly political fight and will give the
Judge the benefit of their real, honest
convictions.
Just one other thought on this sub
ject: this is presidential election year.
the political fight is on in November
and in every democratic congression-
al district in the United States
solid front ought to be put up TO the
enemy. Both Judge Parker AMI Con
aressman Brantley can be of real
value to the people in the douh-fu'
states. Why not cut out this local
wra lsle and tender their services o
the seat cause OF the party at cru
cial me in her history?
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