The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-28

enthusiasm, over the present guber.
material campaign.
Yet we believe in fairness and in
keeping the record and facts straight
as We go along and for that reason
alone, We are reproducing the fol
lowing from the Macon Telegraph:
we are glad to reproduce the fol
lowing from the Columbus eLdger
because is gives an, opportunity to
throw light upon the characters OF
two men who are running for Govern
or of Georgia:
William j. aHrris has succeeded
in injecting new interest in the gu
bernatorial campaign in his attack on
Judge Nat E. Harris for lining UP
with the honorable Thomas e. Wat.
son, whom he characterizes as an en-.
envy TO the Democratic party.
While the Ledger has champion
ed the cause Of neither of these dis
tinguished Georgians, we are inclined
to the belief that the Honorable Viii
liam j. has a decided advantage in
the present controversy. In other
words we believe that the candidate
who catches on" to the Watson fol-
lowing will lose more of the real Dem
ocratic votes than ne will gain
through the magazine editor.
Watson is an able man and he
has a following which is bound to
count in any contest in Georgia. At
the same time, his past record as
head of the Populist party, clear;
demonstrates the correctness of the
charges of the Cedartown candidate,
viz, that he Is an enemy to the Dem
ocratic party, ard few of the loyal
partisans can afford to line up vita
him at this time
Census Bill Harris did not cha.
acteriZe Watson as an enemy Penn
ocracy' uItii after Watson had trim
med him in short letter in response
to one asking his support and mis-
advice about running. Census BIZ
wrote to Watson 20 get his support
and advice. Judge Harris did not
write to Mr. Watson. 1t would not
have been any more wrong of he hid
done so than it was for Census B:ll'
TO do it. 1t was all right in Census
BIZ until Watson showed the census
man that he would have nothing to
do with him. The records snow that
Census Bill was DESTROYS of Watson
support and he would be glad to get
1t now If he could.
"The attitude of Judge Harris to-
ward Mr. Watson is different. They
were in the Legislature together TWEEN
ty or thirty years ago. Without soil
citation from Judge Harris, Mr.. Wat
son wrote short Tribute to him as
an able and honest man. 1t was the
same kind of tribute that Judge IIar-
ris received from thousands of G~Cr-
gians. He treated it in precisely the
same manner. He worte Mr.. Wat
son letter expressing his thanks
for the tribute which was paid him.
Judge Harris Is by nature a gentle
man. II ewould be the last person
to refrain from thanking any man
for voluntary expression of high
regard and admiration. He would
certainly not do like Census Bill has
done write Watson letter asking
for his advice and friendship and then
proceed TO denounce him because the
former Populist refused to give it to
him the way be wnted it.
we think that Judge Harris can
affchd Tor Whispering William to
make as much capital as he can out
Of the fact that Watson said some
thing good about the Judge while re-
fusing to endorse and advise him.
In the meantime, the Ledger ought
to keep its acts straight as = goes
along" la
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