The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-11-16

was his illiction list and not necessarily
dangerous, but al the inquest it was proved
to be too heavp for any but blockhead
and Fin was anything but that; But what
was ii Larry Me boy, Twas roll of lither'
allure on Commission Government.
Larry, says Mike, gather from your va
rious conversations, ye are not hopelessly
infatuated with this new style government?
Well Mike. I'm getting to old to become in
lfatuated again with anything. As to gov
ernment Mike, some ripe scholar has said
that a people usually deserve the kind Of
government they have. | don't believe we
deserve this new kind yet. My own view
| is, that such change of our scheme of
government which as whole has made our
separate communities what this America Is
| today, is rather a reflection on The character
of the inhabitants of such community. II
may suit and be necessary for some COM
munities struggling through catastrophes
disaster and corruption, but thank the Lord
we have escaped them so far, and before we
jump out of the not very comfortable frying
pan, be sure we are not plungng into far
more uncomfortable fire.
This nation has recently spilled blood
and treasure to help tumble one nanpower,
and fail to see why VIC should fall over
ourselves in this community to abandon the
very democratic system we are operating
under, and take the centralized one man
power. Concentration of authority and re-
sponsibility has some advantages, and MANY
dangers. Mike ye are an old railroadcr
Yc see little sign posts with cross arms
nailed to them, stuck all along The righl Of
may, crossings, etc. When this great gov
ernment of ours undertook to guard life
and properly along these highways of COM
merce, they passed law requiring notices
TO be posted at certain points. The rail
roads in trying TO comply with the law aud
post the notices al The least possible ex-
pense, employed one Of the very ablcsl le-
gal minds this country ever had, al, in those
DAYS, an almost fabulous fee to advise them
how. After deep study he advised the
cross arm post system i'll use today, with
teesc four words staring the public i'll the
face;
DANGER; STOP; LOOK; LISTEN!'
Mike me lad, did ye liver stop to think
that nearly this whole world was in convul-
sion the past two years or so? That this
great government Of ours had 10 place Itself
almost inlirely in the hands of one man.
whose patriotism, no true blue American
could question, though some might question
his wisdom, and it bent and twisted our
form of governmint almost out of shape?
Do you find the sober American people
wanting it TO stay one man government?
No, me lad; they are sticking 10 the faith
of the fathers and trying TO get back to
normal conditions as fast as they can Bus
mess conditions were Jared throughout the
land and every phase of govcrnmint inan.
cially affected. down to The local govern
mint OF our good city, 50 | say Mike, if my
advice were asked would say that chang.
liiS tiit ibl Iii vi even d lOCdi RONEIDUIlHI IL
something moi to be entered into lightly.
When YOU are asked 10 do it, Stop; look at
The man who is asking you TO do it; Listen
to his arguments, falhom his motives if YOU
can: search him thoroughly for any axes he
may be trying To grind, and | thiak YOU
wont make i serious mistake, if you face
N i'm, Il north i,,,p,rJintaI, IF
him, lake him by the elbows and give him
Il swift kick in his dome of thought. and
then take pretty good survey ofthc bridge
that carried you over, before you help him
cut ii down. Win illictons come on Mike.
don't pay much attention 10 platforms; a
good man can be generally depended on to
do the right thing; If something good
comes up, even if it wasn't in his platform
you can generally place his vote for ii in the
right colimn.and when any OF the home bows
are running for anything, from President TO AL
derman, Id rather take chance on the
lad know, than on the stranger | don't
know, and there We are. But as to SCRAP
ping again over thayorics, parties, boosting
some man or faction into Office moi on YOUR
life. Pm coniint to sit on the side lines,
watch the lads scramble, smile at their
foibles, laugh at their tricks, peep through
their little glass schemes, discuss with YOU
their prclenscs and shams, YET, loving them
all as grow older, for they are my fellow
ciiizins, and my friends, and my neighbors,
and am grateful to them Mike for their
Ienency TO me own, many many shoricom-
ings, realizing, in our chase of rainbows,
what shadows we and what shadows VIC
pursue being assured that in The end W.
reap the sowing, and SO, for the prisint
Mike, good night.