The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-23
A WARNING TO HON. JOSEPH NJ.
BROWN

make his formal announcement for
the United States senate against
Senator HOke Smith. The time was
when VIC cared little about the polit.
ical movements or ambitions of Coy
ernor Brown. IL was never our fate,
be that good or otherwise, TO train
with the political school In Georgia
In which Governor Brown was the
astute leader. However, as the years
passed by and Governor Brown was
called into public Office of the very
loltiest character, we followed him
in that service; we observed its ma
ture, its stability, its firmness, and
On the whole, we came first to admire
the Official and then the man. Thus
it can be seen that we very naturally
at this moment find an interest in the
actions etc. of the former governor.
That he would make an eggregious
mistake to antagonlze Senator Smith
at this time, there Is not the slight
est reason for doubt; that thousands
of good Georgians who have support
ed Governor Brown in the past, would
lot do so In such fight Is self evil
dent. The state Of Georgia cannot
In the nature of things, defeat Hoke
Smith for the senate n te face OF
the record, in the face of the splendid
and able leadership he yields in that
body and In view OF his great work
for the people Of his state and for the
country generally. With only ser,
vice of three years IN the senate, the
senior senator from Georgia is a
commanding figure in the senate; he
aecomplishes. perhaps more than any
other senator on the floor of that
great body and he is regarded bp all
fair minded men as certainly the peer
OF any of them. Now then, is not
Governor Brown being badly advised
when his friends urge him to make
a fight against such man aud I'M
der such circumstances?
We sincerely hope Governor Brown
VIII see the wisdom of keeping out
of this fight aud we commend to his
careful consideration, the following
from the esteemed Columbus Enquir-
nr-Sun, warm supporter of Governor
Brown In the past, but supporter
of Senator Smith, according to its
own declaration. If MIR. Brown makes
the fight:
A special dispatch from Atlanta,
appearing in The EnquirerSun this
morning indicates that within the
course of short time Hon. Joseph
M. Brown will announce his candi-
dacy for United states senate in op-
position to Senator Hoke Smith. The
dispatch states that 1t was rumored
in Atlanta that his announcement
was expected for the papers this
morning, but the ex-governor said
this was a mistake that he had not
contemplated making announcement
quite SO soon.
The interview with the governor
is taken as an indication that it will
not be long before he will make for.
NAL announcement of his candidacy
The EnquirerSun has always been
a great admirer and staunch sup
porter of Governor Brown in his
races for public office, II regards
him az a very able man, and believes
he would make n good senator, but
II will regret very much IL he enters
the race against Senator Smith, than
whom thore is no ADLER and more
efficient man In the senate nor one
who can aud does accomplish mere.
Senator Smith has not been in the
senate a great white but already he
is recognized as one OF the big lead
ers of the democrats In that body.
aud ii would be almost a calamity
for him to be defeated.
We do not anticipate. however,
that he will be defeated. On the
contrary. We believe that the people
of Georgia as a whole, irrespective
|of their past fractional differences,
oalizo the fact That with Hoke Smith
in the senate they have the right
man in the right place, and they will
give him their support, If not upon
personal grounds, then for the good
Of the people OF the state and of the
ration. s4a
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