Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-07-14

the price of coal, gasoline and
other necessaries of life. As CO.
editor of The Commoner, the
Bryan newspaper, he made ma
tional rputation for forccful ex-
PRESTON and his talents as a diplo-
mat were employed to heal the
breach with former Senator
Hitchcock, his brothers enemy,
which had kept the party in Me-
braska divided.
Indeed, in the selection of the
Davis-Bryan ticket the people
have spoken. No man can charge
that the New York convention was
boss-controlled as was the case
in the nomination of Coolidge at
Cleveland Davis is essentially
the second choice Of the progress
sive element in the convention
that enabled William Gibbs Nc
Adoo to make his magnificent
fight against wet and reactionary
principles, and with Davis as
their leader the party may well
go confidently into the battle with
the words, "No compromise with
reaction" as the rallying cry of
Democracy.
John w. Davis is as good
as the best" says the Thomas
vile Times, adding, the Times
Enterprise was the first paper in
the State to support the nomi-
nee. "
Discussing the Democratic
ticket, the Valdosta Times OBJ
serves
If the Democratic National
convention in New York did not
finally nominate a winning ticket
it is because the fates have de-
creed that the party shall not
triumph this year. Both the
head and tail of the ticket repre-
sent all that is able, honest and
progressive in Democratic coun-
ellis. :
1t was happy stroke that
brought Governor Charles Bryan,
of Nebraska, to the front as the
Vice Presidential candidate.
Our choice all along has been
McAdoo, though we had to con-
fess that he was weakened by
the fractional spirit that conferred
about his candidacy. With Nc
Adoo out, tn party convention
acted up to its best traditions in
putting John w. Davis in.
The Cordele Disnatcb. one of
McAdoo's most ardent support
ers, declares Democracy acted
wisely and we'll in the selection
Of John w. Davis" and
This will be the verdict of all
we'll informed people, the nation
over. In naming him the con-
vention redeemed itself in the
estimation of many who had come
to look upon its a force that had
injured greatly the chances Of
success for the party and out of
which nothing good could come.
Well nigh UNIVERSAL approval
greets the nomination in Demo-
cratic circles.
If the American people are
looking for a leader who is fear
less, able and safe, one who will
go a long way toward lifting the
country from its present state of
dependency and unrest as well
as re-establishing the confidence
of the nations of the world in
America as a nation of high
ideals as it obtained during the
leadership of the late President
Wilson, we believe they may
have him in the person of John
w. Davis, of West Virginia,
Democratic nominee for Presi-
dent
The nomination of Davis is
hailed as happy elimination
of situation which had long
since appeared to be desperate,
says the Macon News, adding:
1t kindled hope and enthusi-
assn on the part of the thinking
element in the party which had
begun to feel that the pickering
and the bigotry behind the dead
lOckcu convention Tor Two weeks
had destroyed all hopes Of party
unity and success.
The nomination of Days lifts
the party so far above all petty
issues that we may now go in
to the campaign with the hope
and determination to win.
A great blunder was the as
sault by William ]. Bryan upon
Mr.. Davis. This attack, which
was unjustified on any ground,
was resented as a piece of I'M
warranted dictation on the part
of man who had consistently led
his party to defeat.
And now Mr.. Bryan must sup
port Mr.. Davis, or eat his own
words.
From the Macon Telegraph
we quote four paragraphs from
an exceptionally interesting and
well-worded editorial
In nominating the distinguish