Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-18
PoLiTtcs AND EQuIPolsE.

is torn internally, possibly as never
before, by-a municipal political cam
paign that has been developing
speed and temperature during the
last three or four weeks until it has
reached the scorching point. The
fight revolves about the office of
mayor. H. A. Peacock, the present
mayer is opposed for that office by
H. A. Tarver, well known and re-
speeted Albany citizen. Until yes
terday there were others in the race,
but the Withdrawal Of +. w. Hill II.
favor of Mayor Peacock left the
field to those two.
All Albany is divided in this bitter
campaign, the whole community
both male and female, belongs eth
er to the Peacock or Tarver party,
and one prominent citizen OF that
community remarked this week when
the suggestion was made that Al
hany raise a fund for joining other
communities in laudable enterprise
Of statewide Importance, ut Is use
less to try now, because you couldn't
get the men of Albany together now
on ANY proposition"
Which may or may not have been
eyaggerating the exact. condition.
But certain it Is that our admired
neighbor Is split and agitated as sell
dom before Already the registra
ton FOR the primary, which takes
place November 20, has reached z,
422, Isl the total 1856 being inen
and g67 women, SO it is apparent thai
the good women of the community
are determined to have an important
word in the result. Charges and coun-
ter charges are being made. Friends
of Mr. Peacock say that during his
past term of office he has not had
the support of council, so that he
tould not carry out program Of
cleaning up few sore spots in AL
bany. His ticket embraces new set
of aldermen. The opposition has
linked his name up with the local pow
erisituation. Broadly speaking, how
ever, the reform element is backing
Peacock and the citizens who desire
to let well enough alone are back
ing Taryer, and 50 the merry race
is on.
BHts-bitter as the fight is, we are
suse itgsis, not going to disrupt this
altogether fine Georgia city. Be
caiise standing out above the tuf-
mol and strife is the sofid old Al
bsTxs Herald calling in calm voice
for the people to use their good sense
and not let heated passions betray
them. It's counsel in this conflict
is SO good it is worth repeating here
in Americas, or anywhere else, for
that matter, for we may be the next
place to be split by political factional-
ism, however free we have fortunate
ly been for some years And there
fore we reprint it. Here is the good
advice to the Herald's homefolks;
let's remember it as applying to our
selves at some future time:
In the heat of political cam
raigns--
,When candidates and their sup,
porters are full of enthusiasm
And nothing else under the sun
seenls quite So important as win
ming the election
A. when the very air is a sort
Of wlreless System oven which ey-
cry campaign fumor flashes far
and wide:--
When these things are going on
It's tplerably good idea to re-
olye that you will
BELIEVE NOTHING YOU
HEAR sAND NOT MUCH OF
WHAT YOU SEE.
1t is the only safe rule.
Folks who are altogether reason
able about everything else let their
.1zeal get the betterlof their judg-
inent when it comes to politics.
sgs3 And when campaign reaches
1sssdife fever-teat stage they are pre-
sss.esap&fett to believe every vicious ru-
sss.r.anor they hear about the man they
44ssssspfgCse. They have fallen under
@ssss144ie influence Ct the thing that's
san the sir, and it not only warps
tiSeir Judgment but causes them
| % give tredence to wild stories
/ 2 witch they would laugh at any
Z ether time.
So when you hear wild story
/ about one of the candidates for
/ III effice, refuse to believe it.
, Don't let it make any difference
! whether the story is designed to in
1urc candidate you are support
I ing or one you are opposing. BE
I FAIR TO BOTH OF THEM.
7 - II is simple matter to find out
the truth. You can, with very lit
Tie trouble, go to the alleged source
Ct campaign story and ascertain
whether it is true or not. A story
which an intelligent person will
listen to must carry with it some
mark Of responsibility. 1t must be
tagged with the name of whoever
j. behind it, and if it is untagged
1t IS unworthy Of credence even
for an instant.