The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-05-16
Some of the Issues.

sues in the campaign this year. The
World is badly mistaken; there are
many issues that ought not to have
been present and would not have
been. had the Democratic administra-
ton carried out to the letter the
terms Of the Baltimore platform Of
1912.
There is not the slightest reason
why Democrats should delude them
selves this year; there is no reason
why we should be blind to things
that stare us in the face and there
are issues, grave and serious ones
and ones that we wonder how they
are TO be met upon stump and rostrum
this fall? Since the very first hour
that Woodrow Wilson entered upon
the duties of the presidency OF the
United States, the News has been his
Incorporating friend and supper
ter; yet the News has not hesitated
TO beg the party to stand by its plat
form pledges from day to day, as it
wandered from them. The tariff,
preparedness and the maintenance of
our national rights, will give the Re
pnblicans more than one issue, after
the great conventions have spoken!
Let's be fair to ourselves as Demo
Gratis and TO all others and discuss
this matter for a moment
How will we meet these issues, and
in what shape will our record under
the present administration allow us
to meet them?
The News has repeatedly pressed
upon the Democratic leaders the vital
Importance of adherence to the de-
clarations Of the last Democratic ma
tional Platform, because they were
right because they were pledges to
the American people. because they
were in the interests of the great ma
jojrity Of the people. The News has
during The past three years stood for
that platform In its entirety; stood
for the carrying out OF the pledge as
to freedom from tolls for American
coastwise vessels passing through the
Panama canal; stood for exact and
literal adherence by tho Democratic
administration, and the Democratic
party to the platform declaration:
"The constitutional rights OF Amer
lean citizens should protect them on
our borders and 90 with them
throughout the world, and every
American citizen residing or having
property In any forelnn country 10
entitled to and must be given the full
protection OF the United States gov
eminent for himreif and his prop
ertyGp
The News has also urged repeated
ly upon the administration and the
party leaders to carry out that pledge
Of 40 years reiteration, "a tariff for
revenue" and constantly for the past
10 years has urged that the country
be placed in state of full preparedness
for defense as against foreign foes.
Has the Democratic party been
strengthened by the repeal of the
anti-iolls law. the striking down Of
thar protection to our coastwise
marine and the reputation of that
plank of the Democratic platform?
Has the Democratic party been aid
ed by the actual reputation OF its
platform declaration that the con.
siitutional rights OF American citizens
should protect them on our borders
and go with them throughout the
world. and every American citizen
residing or having property in any
foreign country is entitled TO and
must be given the full protection of
tho United States government both
for himself and his proportyg
That was Democratic doctrine In
1919; why not In 1913, 1914, 1915
and 1916?
Il was Democratic doctrine under
jefferson, under Madison. under
jackson. under Cleveland. and il is
good, square, straight American doc
trine in every year OF this oountry-s
existenee
There Is no doubt Of the position