The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-05-20
WHAT KILLED THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY?

ne old stand or quit the Republican
Iparty--he ceased TO he a reformer an,
THUS followed in the footsteps Of Sen
ator Hoar, who always talked RICH
but had not the Independence to &C
cept his own logic. Because Of his an
teeedents Mr. Gardner is vel quail
fed to give US a correct diagnosis oi
tic present aGlliation and he says FOL
himself and his party associates:
We failed to move with the age
That was the head and front Of our Of
tending The Republican chicftains
could not adjust their views to mod
ern schools Of thought. They persist
ed in governing the country in their
own way, not IN the countrys way,
and SO We all came to grief
But the confession is not full
enough and failS to touch the vital
depths q the onense, The gentleman
would have us believe that the error
was one OF policy only he insists
that the party has been condemned
for lack Of political wisdom, whereas
it was tried and condemned for an
offense much Deeper Any man may
err in a matter CT policy without in
curing the punishment prescribed
for immortality but the Republican
party chose deliberately to walk p
the paths of wickodness and sold it
self knowingly to evil; it is condem-
ned today for having made mcrchan
iise of its trust as did the policemen
Of New York and then for obstruct
Ing justice as did the heads Of the
ystem now on trial.
In yhe beginning 1t proclaimed tho
aFaugel Of the Higher Law and on
.orced it regardless Of the price ex.
catered for violations Of the eonstitu-
ion and Of the decisions and the pre
cedents. The people endorsed Che re.
3utts and made no kick on the price
demanded.
But surely It is an outrage unpar-
donable that jn time Of peace the tri,
butte paid II bankers should equal or
exceed the risinal cost Of the war
surely It sNolbery and extortion %
demand th@t the people pay as much
Tor the support Of the party as for
pshe support Of armies and fleets fight
Rng Tor the salvation Of the nation.
The bankers exaeted their price from
Ian administration on the verge Of fail
IRE, but an honest party would have
kept faith With the robbers and then
cut loose from them. Instead the re.
publican patty willingly eNaated from
he people the flesh and blood named
i'm the bond and chen continued the
tribute fer SO years, showing neither
desire nor intention TO oppose the dc.
mands OF insatiate greed SO long as il
had the power 70 pay 4 became
to XIII the agent Of the rob
saers Or to stay the taxpayers Of the
land,
finder this Republican subseryiea
ey to the demands al the roboers the
United States had become the mosi
eonsoienceless hibute-payer Of all his
Oily. IN all recorded time not des
petism nor an empire nor any other
lorm OF government set over people
with the mdments OF civilization
had 4 robbed and Slapped the forces
of duetion in its own land Is the
government Of the United states was
icing under Roosevelt and Taft. Go1
many did net exact SO much for con
uerlng Franco as did Che Republican
rarity for saving It's own country
the conquering armies Of the unioi
never demanded so much tor suppor
S did the Republican party fer giy
ing us The benefit OF It's wisdom ana
ezpsricnce in the peace and prosper
ity period oi is strength
because the people of The eoun,g
round the cost 70 heavy -because tn
strength Of the country could n
longer support the burden Of main
tanning il, the Republican party ha
been condemned because ii gave i
9oth a financial system and a tarii
too bad for China at its worst
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PERFORMANCES AND PROMISE
Senator Randsaell OF Loaisane,
making I'm exhibition OF himself
d.