The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-03-03
The Political Situation In
Georgia.

/ feud at this time Is as unbecoming as
| Il Is unfair. Unless we mistake very
seriously the sentiment Of an over
whelming majority OF the people Of
Georgia there is not the elgh!est in
alination for the resurrection Of an
old and bitter factional fight which
we honestly believe retarded the
wheels Of progress in Georgia not less
than ten years.
At that time, and in that emergency
II may have been necessary; vital IS
sues were confronting great people,
problems which had existed for many
years demanded a concrete solution
and the people OF Georgia through
great sacrifice fought out the issue and
fought 1t out TO finish.
The News played its part in this
fight along with very other newspa-
per ana every other voter in the com
monwealth, IL has no apologies to
make for its conduct during that mo
mentous period, for t believes 1t fol
lowed certainly the course OF its own
convictions and 1t believes the one
| best calculated to aid material Geor-
gia However, it wishes to raise its
voice here and now against the plan,
which we perceive cropping out, to di-
vide the state again, TO make issues
when there are none, and to plunge
Georgia into a bitter and horrible po-
| litical feud.
! The state has had almost three years
Of political peace and to that political
peace general prosperity has been
/ its hapt maid; the resources Of the
state in that period have grown by
leaps and bounds and we submit that
It is unfair Cor the students" Of po-
litcal science through the medium of
the great press of the state to again
inhict the people in the manner we
Ilaye indicated.
We do no, shy from political cam
paign waged along the usual political
course; II is natural for men to aspire
to high station, and II Is natural for
them to submit their claims to the
/
lieye that this ought to be done and
should 9 done without going down into
the tomb Of Georgla's dead political
past to resurrect the IIoke Smith and
Joe Brown nightmare.
II IS great misfortune that the la.
mented Bacon has been called to his
great reward at this particular time,
yet there is no reason why the people
should be done withou going down into
/ Calmly and with only consideration
TO the welfare of the state Governor
Slaton has appointed what we regard
as not very able man to fill the
shoes Of Bacon. yet he Is clean Is n
successful business man and not the
slightest stain has ever soiled his es-
Icutoheon He has been named for the
short term, and It does not take a
Solomon to deduce that the appoint
ment was a political one and that Sen.
ator West Is eliminated FROM the long
term race
Congressman IIardwiek and Attor-
ney General Fielder are practically IN
the race. while Governor Slatba
seems to be watching the lineup he
fore making any announcement. Tbs
Is all very coed. but what we are "a
iecting to Is the strong effort made
bring Senator noke Smith into
| tght and 10 make II appear that
has broken with Fielder or with Tia
wick because these gentlemen nd
announced their intentions in the
misses. Senator Smith, just from
Of sickness, has announced that he
hands off. both in the senatorial
/ the gubernatur!al conflicts but in 81
Of that pronouncement, at least tin
/ Georgia newspapers continue to h
on the new or the old lineup OF Bro
and Smith again
With regard TO Governor Slaton.
/ News confesses that it has an adm
ton and fondness for him. and il
I good nature We are going To make
suggestion that if he entertalns
senatorial aspirations il would no
a bad idea for him to let the pc,
/ know 1t speedily, for frankly a
more political deals like the one
has Just put over and we soriou
doubt whether or not he could even
back to the governors o'lice In
lanta That Alfonso and CASTOR stl
pulled OF between the executive
Hon, Clark Howell editor of the
lanta Constitution, was very pref
stage stun, but to the serious Gecrg.
1t must have now dawned that il W
a sort Of thin ice performance,
Staten thought Howell should haI
had that appointment. he should hay
made ii and made il promptly, and ha
that been done the peel PIE probatl
would have been better satisfied Wit
he whole situation than they are ID
day
In any event. whatever happens
cts asht out this senatorial campaignI
on its own merit levs keep the Joal
Brown and lloke Smith PHANTOM in
lthe dark and the chances are ira.
Georgia win emerge from the situa
ton without any serious effects and