The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-07-09
THE SHIP FOUNDERS.

What's the matter with the prohi
billion party in Georgia anyway Y.
have never given the organization
credit tor any particularly large
amount Of political sagacity at best
but surely we had credited it with
a greater degree OF that sort Of acu
men. than 1t is now displaying. In
the first place the party has had all
sorts Of a split. in which charges and
counter charges, recrimination upon
recriminaiion has been the order Of
the day. Eichelberger is charged with
collecting money for prohibition pur-
poses that has been diverted into his
own or other channels. The skids
have been put under several members
Of the executive committee and our
old friend Tom 3. Fielder, the attor-
ney OF the aggregation resigns"
while the tempest still roars! In the
meantime, the charge has gone forth
that the Law Enforcement League,
has been in conspiracy with certain
"softhard" drink manufacturers. etc.
whereby they were to be given the
right TO do certain things which they
should not do etc. Yet we have
been afraid all along that the prohi
ship. rs il was manned in Georgia,
was steering dangerously near the
rock bound coast The crew was rath-
er poorly selected at best and repre-.
scented entirely TOO many divergent
itcrcsts. Then again, in Tie matter
Of recruiting, the rawest recruits in
the ranks have been advanced to com.
membership OF the old craft and some
OF he captains OF the line have not
had time to find new charts and have
been steering by the old ones. when
the cargo was OF a different brand
entirely aud the destination Of the
ship was absolutely in another direc-
tion'
Nor is this the only fault with the
prohibition party in Georgia. It is
showing the most pronounced specie
Of ingratitude to the one man who
made It possible for the present pro.
hibition Law 10 be written upon the
statutes Of the state of Georgia With.
out his aid and without his fearless
support Of the cause, the state OF
Georgia would not be the veritable
desert Of Sahara that We find it TO.
day Yet the party as whole. Is not
giving aid to the candidacy of this
gentleman in the race lie is now max
ing before the people. We. Of course.
hold no brief to speak for Governor
Harris III the matter vet in simple
justice TO all parties. It ought 70 be
saidi Governor Harris very much to
his political damage too, issued that
call for an extraordinary session OF
the legislature last winter and more
than that he put prohibition into the
cali for the session, when as a matter
OF fact II had no business there! When
the matter was under executive con
sideration, hundreds OF people In
Brunswick and in south Georgia * sn-
orally wrote and wired the governor
TO include prohibition in the cali. Are
these prohibitionists supporting him
for governor now? We think not
and II they are, they are very tame
about IL The prohibiuonists OF
Georgia are not treating COY.
emor Harris right. and we say
this at moment when we
are not supporting him or amy one
else FOR governor, We say Il in sim
PIE justice TO a governor who in
his case. served the prohibitonlsts
we'll and rally and who is entitled to
their consideration,
This being true, why do these pro.
hibi,ionists dodge the issue, why flir
with another candidacy in the face of
the ggeat obligation they are due
the governor?
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