The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-08-13
BE FAIR TO COVE RNoR
HARDWICK.

ola not support him IN the first pr
mary for governor, tough it did vot
for him in the last me. Yet it ca
be fair to him; it has no fault to fin
in him, as governor and it Isl going [
defend him, when it thinks he is RICH
For these reasons we are producin
the following from the Columbus Ell
to which We want to ad
our emphatic approval. Governc
Hardwick was made governor {
Georgia by his friends; friends VIII
stuck to him through thick an
through thin and he is doing only tn
natural and the logical thing, whe
he "places Hardwick men on guar
as far as possible" He would be a
migrate if he failed to reward hi
friends and it is rather unnatural i
the modern game of politics to r.
ward ones political enemies.
Let's be fair about it.
Here is what our Columbus ,onten
porary says on the subject:
Governor Hardwick is putting
his fiends in the state in public
positions. Judge Howard, form
erly of Columbus, who managed
Hardwicks campaign for COVER
nor, becomes attorney for the
highway commission. Mr.. Holder.
whose friends supported Cover
nor Hardwick in the second pri-
mary last year, becomes a mem
Der of the highway commission.
But Governor Hardwick has
shown a good deal of nerye in the
tax ond appropriation matter, and
he may be expected to put Hard
wick men on guard as far as pos
siblA. This has been done by ev-
cry governor that we can recall
andl Govern IIardwick Is play
ing up to the precedent very
strenuously. vannah Press.
There Is in the above at least
an implied criticism of Cover
nor Hardwick for doing what?.
Fer doing what every governor
We dan recall has done-fof re
warding his personal and political
friends.
But Is there ground for even
implied criticism of a governor
for doing precisely shis thing,
provided. Of course, his appoint
&c is capable and worthy?
Isn't II the system under which
we are working? rs 1t feasible
to substitute any better system
for 1t?
In other words, We elect our
governors, as we do most OF our
other political servants, by direct
vote of the people, nnd-unfortu
nately, perhaps-in rider for a
man to be elected governor, or
almost anything depending on the
votes az the people, he must get
help from his friends: help In the
wgy OF active work and support
and. sometimes, help in the way
of financial support during the
campaign.
Necessarily, all Of this implies
an obligation--Mr Wilson, II
seems, Is one Of the few Ameri-
cans who has never considered II
both personal and political
obligation and most men in pub
Tic life, governor or what not,
be Il said TO their credit, have
generally recognized these ohliga-
tions and. as sest they could, re-
warded such OF their friends as
desired political reward.
And that's about all there is TO
it-merely playing the game ac-
eording to the rules.
But Il sometimes happens that
playing the game" I'm this man.
ner operates against the public's
best interests, or runs counter 10
the public's real wishes. The En-
uuirerSun made comment on
what appeared TO 1t such case
the other day-the dropping OF
Professor Strahan from the state
highway commission. and the APP
pointment Of Mr.. Holder In his
stead, This Is pure and unadul.
tarated politics; nobody would
question that, but our objection
was more over the loss of such
a man as MIR. StrahaR, Eather
than against Mr. Holder because
the latter. we have no doubt, viii
make an accepts BILE commission
err as politicians go-vhut9 we
could but lament the tact that
this vastly important department
handling millions OF the states
money. aud responsible for the
construction OF IT'S great system
II highways, should be armed
over 20 politics. as seems about