Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-11-12
THE ALTERNATE.

which rendered their verdict and by
their ballots caused a supremacy OF
Wilson and the Democratic party.
OF course, the South is the first es-
sential and unit of the success. With
more than $50 electoral votes conced-
&c to the Wilson column the fierce bal
loting took place on Tuesday. For the
great American to win it was neces-
sary to muster more than a hundred
votes from the remainder of the union
and no better place could they come
from than the West.
Another brilliant feature was that
the Democratic managers out maneuv-
cred the Republican forces. The chiefs
of the G. o. P. conceived and in history
they were right that to become pres
ident it was essential to carry the
East especially the states of New
York, Indiana and Illinois, with Penn
sylyania, Massachusetts and New Jer-
sey On this score the Republicans
laid their stress-and they delivered
this vote to the Hughes column. But,
in doing so they failed to give the same
amount of energy in their campaigning
to the West This was where the re-
suit was determined Hughes visits to
the West were failures, but the Repub-
licans gloated in their eastern SUI
premacy. On the other hand, the DEM
Ibcratic strategists land their full force
for success in the West. The party of
Jefferson and Cleveland turned their
trick.
The success of Wilson through the
vote of the South and West reminds us
of the campaign tactics and expressed
belief of Tom Watson back in the min
eties-that was when America looked
upon him as brilliant chief; mes
senger of new era; a veritable rock
or which he preached a doctrine and
faith and truth. But, as we said that
was in the long ago. Since that time
Watson has become a maniacial hell
raiser; an iconoclast; a discomfort;
malcontent-a bad citizen generally.
The women seem to have been potent
factors in the success of Wilson, which
evidences the true conclusion before
the election that Hughes head-over-
heels jump to national suffrage was
but play for votes.
Another thing was that certain fore
es in the West concluded that the War
Between the States is history, and
there should be no occasion for
bloody shirt" Hughes battle cry
Was-the South is in the saddle. Re-
liable authorities tell us that he was
reared in an atmosphere which taught
him intense hatred for the South. His
utterances during the campaign do not
betray this early teachings.
The policy of peace with honor"
brought the middle West to Wilson.
They are honest, sturdy people who be-
lieve that it is right to fight when the
occasion and cause demands it, but
that it is wrong to pander to the great
interests of the nation; the internal
enemies of the union, and the yelps
from politicians and would-be polite
Ae'4AS HtAO hlS Jul lOI revenue Ouly.
Tammany Hall did not deliver their
strength in New York, and that was to
be expected. Wall street opened her
war chest, and as the sluice gates of
the massive fortunes of the Republi-
cans poured their gold amassed from
European battle-felds, they stood-but
at Armageddon.
The South and West have joined
hands. They are marching in a trium-
phal procession where the torchlight of
honesty, right and truth is but the
solemn bivouac for a Republican dis
ruption.
I'VE would rather be right than pres
ident'-and praise God, we are right
and ours is President.