Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-26
LITTLE JOE WILL NOT RUN
AGAINST H0KE FOR SENATE
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political moving picture drama in
Georgia this year, Joseph NJ. Brown
has been endeavoring to firmly ana
emphatically eliminate himself And
i is safe to prophesy that unless
something unforeseen develops Brown
will for the first time in many years
not be one Of the storm centers il
Georgia politics.
Frankly, the former governor out
lined his movements during the nine
minths since he gave up the govern
or's chair During that time he has
spent months at a time on his farm
in Cherokee county, with politics dis
missed from his mind and the heated
discussions of political campaigns the
farthest thing from his thoughts
And, according to the ex-governor,
he has enjoyed life much more during
these past few months in which he
has pursued uninterrupted the calm
demeanor of his way than he did in
the whirling merry-go-round of tho
political realm in Georgia,
so, instead of having been carefully
working, in the saclusion of his
agricultural interests. on campaign
which might land him in the United
States senate, former Governor Brown
has been enjoying a well-earned va
|cati0n from the cares Of politics, with
his mind centered upon the personal
affairs which for so many years he
had to neglect.
A note of warning was sounded
by the former governor to those over
anxious who would plunge the state
into a long and heated political cam
paign this summer He said:
Warns Too Ardent Campagners.
Some of our over-ardent seekers
after office are liable to be gently
but firmly set aside this summer ls
they try to plunge the state into the
chaos Of a long political campaign.
I isn't Necessary, and for one would
certainly hate to be the candidate
responsible for opening up the fire
works Jnis year before it is apao-
lutely necessary, for" and here that
quiet smile was again in evidence.
1T looks like We are going to have a
late spring, and we farmers are,
therefore, not going to have any time
to fool with long political turmoil,
Whichever faction precipitates it IS
going to give itself an awful handi-
cap.
The time has passed" continued
Ex-Governor Brown. when there is
/ any necessity for long political cam
paigns In the olden days, when the
farmers and those living away from
the big towns, had no way at all to
keep posted, except by hearing thu
speeches of the various candidates
there may have been some excuse fol-
campaigns several months in length
but in these days of the rural fr=
delivery and the metropolitan news
paper, when every farmer can have
the news Of the day before him al
his breakfast table, there is no excuse
for the willingness which it seems
Ihas already been evidenced by some
OF the candidates to plunge the stave
into political STRIFE.
The best thing for Georgia nov
lit political peace, and the voters az,
coming 10 realize that. They ar,
accordingly not going TO deal lenientl5
with any candidates who permit theu
selfish desires to threaten the quie
tude Of the present situation"
SO you are going to sit back an
let them fight out without taking
any part in the fun?"
That is certainly what am doins
ncw-but, Of course, you never ca.
tell about politics. Its such a funn!
game you know that just when you
think you arr out OF the whirl and
Iare getting the first rest you have