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THE LAGRANGE REPORTER...
PRIDAY MORNING, AUG. 14, 1914,
WHAT GEORGIA EDITORS SAY OF LONG TERM*SENATE RACE
COMMON SENSE AID FATBIOTISS
(Augiinia Chronicle.)
Be these things a» they may—but, a*
for that matter. The Journal presenta
tion of the record Is substantially cor
rect—the one overwhelming fact re*
maims that Hoke Smith Is the biggest
man in Washington from any southerr
state.
Therefore, why change him? Unless,
of course, we have a bigger, more ex
perienced, more influential man to put
In his place.
And who will say that we have? Ii
so, where is he?
It seenm to us that this is a tiiu«
when Georgians should exercise even a
little more than the ordinary amount
of common sense and patriotism, as
well as display a little less than the
usual amount of political and personal
prejudice.
Of course, there are a lot of us in
Georgia who don't worship Hoke Smith;
a lot of us who don’t particularly like
Jilin, either personally or politically; a
lot of us who don’t like him at all, and
some of us who hate him.
But there are none of us, we take it
who don’t love Georgia and our coun
try; none of us who shouldn’t be will
ing to set aside a personal or political
grudge, for the time being, to serve tlie
best interests of our state and nation.
Then listen to this.
Senator Hoke Smith is doing a
mighty work in Washington, Not
Merely state work or sectional work,
• but national work and international
\work.
He is grappling with big problems,
and he is taking a leading part in solv
ing them. He is the "left arm” of the
administration In the senate, and it i»
a question if the ’’left arm" husr “
more effective than the “right
GEORGIA’S SENIOR SENATOR’S
FORESIGHT RESPONSIBLE
FOR NEW CURRENCY LAW
(Joslah Carter in Marietta Journal.) i It happened that I had just been ox-
Three days before the currency bill amlning the report of the comptroller of
was passed Senator Hoke Smith and 1 | the currency and stated that there was
**re sitting in his office in the capital. | such are association and that there were
In the chamber tlie senators were still! more than 20 in the United States,
wrangling over the measure. The Repub- He lm<i me bring down from the docu-
11c ans were mad about the night session*,
and the expressed purpose of the Demo
crats to wear them out and force tho
passage of the bill. There had been a
run on several Winks In Washington ana
there whs a row on between the treas
ury and one of the big banks of Ne>\
York. It was expected that within 30'
days serious trouble would be precipi
tated.
8« nator Smith was worried over* the
situation. He knew that it would take
at least six months to get the regional
reserve banks into operation, lie knew
that In the meantime, with the taking ot
$100,000,000 of stock in the regional hank*,
and the transfer of reserves from one
section to another there would be a per
fect opportunity lor hostile interests to
force a panic.
After n little thought he asked:
“Have we in ueorgla a currency as
sociation organised to borrow emergency
currency under the Aldrich-Vreeland
law?”
ment room a copy of the law. 1 still
have the copy on which he made
changes reducing the rate of interest so,
that the banks could use the money six
months at a rate of 3 1-2 per cent pel
annum, less than is paid on savings at*
posits.
That night he proposed the amend
ment in the Democratic caucus. It wan
adopted unanimously. The next night it
was adopted by the senate without a
dissenting vote, it Is In the law aha
today over a hundred million dollars 4if
that currency has been sent to New
York to relieve the stringency, a no
limitless millions are available at the
same rate. The day of panics Ib over in
this country. When the war in Europe
made trouble in New York a few days
ago the emergency currency went to the
rescue.
1 am rather pleased to possess the UP
tie document on which is penciled th4
rough draft of the amendment which
made the $600,000,000 available.
j Senator Smith i. a leader In education.
! His ideas for rural advancement has
.^.. caused Georgia to make greater strides
m" I in the past eight years than that of any
sail mod the
He has alv
that
southern state
with care the interests
and the country people
w ill not forget his service
We have always been
Skr.ator Smith because i
watched
fa nners
in this respect,
a supporter of
i’o have recog-
since the Democratic part
reins of government.
The Wilson administration would be
seriously weakened without Hoke
Smith in Washington right now.
So much so, you may be sure,
•f the people of Georgia were to he
■ ’he^enatV^-whU-hV however, they won't ] *'“<> practice lin ci now that he hue lien).
—.—President Wilson would
take advantage of the very
portunlty to call hi
eltlon.
.. t _ iw. HaaiiMiPA ' wnirn huiiiv
tht coming primary.
Baldwin county, Jones,
Putnam and Hancock—our
Wilkinson,
main terri
tory— has always glv«*n him splendid
support and satisfactory majorities, but
this year we want to ««e the record bro
ken by bigger majorities than ever.
Think It over, get ready to vote, talk to
your neighbor, rally to the support Of a
man of action—one who stands for the
white man, for the country, and who
does things on a big scale. Vote for
Hoke Smith and the record he will con
tinue to make will he a source of pride
to >ou and to Georgia.
; nixed the need of his Idi^os being put
rrv.. i ' bUo practice and now that he lias dem-
doubt onstrated his worthiness, even to the
first op- satisfaction of i/s erstwhile political
cabinet po- foes, we are urging upon the people to
I register their approvul of his work by
‘jSid that is the “revenge” which some *Jvl»g him an overwhelming majority in
of the pol»«?c*l ’’feudlets” of Georgia '»• “«*“«
would have the satisfaction of visiting
upon Senator Hoke Smith.
How foolish It all la. to be aure.
bat* to nay It. about our friend*, out
they are displaying neither «ood ■*>>»«
„or good patrlotlnm thin time. They
have im> a serious mistake, Just an
we tild them at the outset. In bringing
out opponltlon to Hoke Smith, ml o°
amount of ahune and poIttltial Hell^
raining In going to nave themfrom, the
consequence* of their mlntake They
are fooling nobody but themselves. and
w. doubt If they are even fooling them-
selves right now
1STflUUD UP A KOMfTTS' HE»T.
- (Thomasvftlle Press.)
The assault on organized labor by
Candidate Joe Brown was a bark-break
er There are about twelve thousand
organised laborers in Georgia, and they
have the sympathy, respect mid confi
dence of the balance of the tolling
ituihh who do not belong to an organ
isation. but have to help bear the bur
dens. They will stand by and vote
with the unions in all laudable under
takings. Mr. Brown ha« Btlrred up the
wrong hornets’ nest and he will have
no Just complaint coming when he gets
stung on the 19th day of August.
OVERWHELMING
(Mllledgeviile Union Recorder.)
Seantor Hoke Smith has proven him
self to be one of the greatest leaders
the Democrats ever had in the United
States senate, and the people of Geor
gia are going to re-elect him by au
overwhelming majority. 4
JUST AGAINST SMITH
(Havannah Press.)
From listening to the speakers here
Saturday one got the impression that it
was a case of being against Smith more
iliai? being for Brown.—Moultrie Ob-
acrveil -■»»— •**••*— —- •• *
This is a conviction that is being
entertained throughout the state.
The support for Brown for sen
ator simply includes the irrecon-
cilahles, the men who shut their eyes*
refuse to recognize the great work liiut
Senator Smith has done, and is capable
ol doing, in Washington, and are more
intent on satisfying their almost in
sane prejudices than considering the
welfare of the party and of the nation.
Fortunately, though, this class of vot
ers is shrinking dally. it began to
dwindle two yours ago, has been los
ing in numbers ami Influence steadily,
and is approaching its Waterloo on Au
gust 19. The primary will unques-
(junably give to Senator Smith a mag
nificent popular Indorsement and guar
anty him the nomination by a large
majority in the convention.
i if those who vote lor former Gov
ernor Brown It is a safe assertion
that a very large proportion will not
east their ballots in his interest be-
they regard him us the most able,
•cause
, resent can*
r the short
any formei
in its pri*
10th
A RECORLD to be proud op.
(Vienna News.)
During his term of less than three
years he hus rendered a service as fol-
T’ He has obtained for Georgia one * most experienced, or best adapted man
of the twelve great regional reserve to represent Georgia in that body. Their
banks, to supply money for commer
cial and agricultural purposes,
j* 2 lie intro<jy|:ed and passed a bill
aflffopViiting $6,000,<*09 annually for
farm demonstration work.
g. He was largely instrumental in
perfecting and pa*aing**the parcel post
law. -
4. He established the division of
markets in the department of agricul
ture.
•6. He fought the Union soldier pen
sion bill and helped to save the people
$60,000,000 a year.
6. He voted for the bill restricting
foreign Immigration and helped to pass
It over Taft’s veto.
7. He urged an amendment to the
arbitration treaties, which was adopted
protecting the southern states against
suits over fraudulent bonds.
8. Ho is opposed to and has fought
ill appointments of negores to offlee.
6. He proposed important amend
ments to the currency bill, which were
adopted.
10. He Is pushing a bill for govern
ment aid to country roads.
11. He is pushing the bill to break
up gambling in cotton futures, by which
the farmers of the south are robbed of
870,000,000 every year.
He has accomplished many other
things for the masses of the people and
is a candidate for re-election on th#
record be has made and on what he
ha*es to do for Georgia and the ooun-
try, And not on the political differences
of former campaigns.
And notwithstanding he has opposi
tion in his campaign for re-election, he
la remaining at his post of duty in
Washington. The people of Georgia
are going to re-elect Senator Smith by
an overwhelming majority.
didate for Rover
term senatorship
alignment within
marten.
We sincerely hope that by
day of August calm reason will as
sume its sway in nil political quarters
and that the Democrats will not re
member former lines of difference, hut
only the merits anil qualifications of
present candidates.
A few hot-headed and prejudiced par
tisans sometimes start n hitter quarrel
that requires much effort and time tn
heal.
To caution against this, to urgt
Democrats to act together as one polit
ical family, is the purpose of this ap
peal.
In union there Is strength.
DEMONSTRATED USEFULNESS.
(The Lumpkin Independent.)
Even a great number or the former
Joe Brown supporters have flopped to
the gmlth columns and are now support
ing the senator with all tne vim and
power of the old time supporters. The
short career of the senator since he has
been in the senate has demonstrated. to
the people that he stands hoad and
shoulders above any other statesman of
Georgia and on un equal with all his
colleaguates of the senate. Ills recogni
tion received from the president and the
political leaders has fully convinced the
people of Georgia that he is the one
and only man lor the place, and on the
19th day of August a greater vote will
be polled for the senator than ever be
fore.
votes will largely express their feelings
gf personal spite toward Senator Sffrtth,
their adherence to un old factional feel
ing that has lost its meaning and Is
f hcrl«h<£ withuiit^ ;i;;^ or
LATEST Wik NEWS
(Macon News.)
The latest war news is that the Hoke
Smith army is about to administer a
crushing defoii to the Joe Brown forces.
A MIGHTY POOR WAY.
(Effingham County News.)
Joe Brown either knocks the unions or
firer broadsides at Hoke Smith in every
curd he writes. Thu> far he lias failed
to give tlie people a reason for voting
for him, other than that he doesn't like
unions and cares less for Smith.
That is a mighty poor way to get votes
down here In “Georgy,” for both are
fixtures at the present time.
THIS TIME roa SMITH.
(The Butler Herald.)
The Herald has always neen an ar
dent admirer of Governor Brown. Has
supported him in every campaign which
lie was a candidate. We appreciate him
no less now, but believing that Sena
tor Smith Ikih the ability and Is in po
sition to do the slate most good we will
give him our support tills time cheer'
fully.
CONVINCING AND DIGNIFIED.
(Macon News.)
In a convincing and dignified manner,
Senator Hoke Smith has effectively re
plied to the campaign of slander and
libel which has been directed against
him with spleen and vehemence during
ills absence from the state.
There is no l’alr-ininded citizen who
can read Senator Smith’s reply with
out being impressed With the fact that
he has been grossly and maliciously
misrepresented.
Tlie enemies of Senator Smith do not
content themselves with attacking his
record—they have actually constructed
lies on him, absolutely unjustified by
anything even remotely resembling the
truth. r.-ci'T:’cv. . ..
^ ctnUUiwJ-- -wanl--> ' l'
refuse to be stirred.
(Athens Herald. )
Those who have their fingers upon the
political pulse are strongly of the opin
ion that Mr. Brown's chances of defeat
ing Senator Smith at this time are ex
ceedingly slim. These political prog
nosticators assert that after the defeat
of Mr. Brown by Senator Smith in their
last race the Marietta man has little
chance at the hands of the voters of
the state. The people of Georgia will
refuse to be stirred to pOTltcal strife by
a candidacy based on personal hositillt)
corporation.
He shows in his own cards that the
trouble with labor is away In the north
and west. He quotes several newspa
pers to show there has been some law
lessness, around places where capital
and labor disagreed, and he does not
show a single case south of the Ohio
river. Then why do we wnn to run
away off up there to settle trouble that
does not concern or bother us? They
have state laws and state governments;
let these take enre of law-breakers. It
is no more our business to go up there
butting into their affairs than it Is for
them to come down here and try to help
pUntsh some man who has stolen a
horse or disturbed public worship. We
deal with our law-breakers; let those
people do likewise. It’s none of our
trouble.
We have matters at home that we
mutt look after. What w<» want is bet
ter schools, better roads, better church
es, better homes, lower living expenses,
better farming conditions, and things
that will help us as w r e battle through
life. Let tlie people that have labor
troubles settle them. W r e ars busy at
home, with our own affairs.
GRABBING AT STRAW*.
(Vienna News.)
The Congressional Record shows that
Senator Smith voted against the con
firmation of the negro, Terrell, to the
position of Judge in the District of Co
lumbia, and not only that, but held the
Emitter up for two months or more. And
yet, sonic men for political purposes are
trying to stuff into the minds of tho
voters that Senator Smith was In favor
pi the negro’s appointment. The oppo
sition to Beuator Smith is now likened
unto ft “drowning man catching at
straw’s."
KNOWING ONE’S 6ELI\
(Brunswick News.)
Joseph M. Brown continues his card
writing, but with a single exception th*
state press is very wisely putting them
somewhere else besides in tlie news col
umns. Joe Brown’s campaign this year
is giving Joe Brown a very fii\e intro
duction to himself! ,
PROPHECY.
• (Darien Gazette.)
If you can lx^i#ve half you hear or
pee, then it‘n going to be a veritable
landslide for Hoke Smith on the 19th.
MORE SYMPATHY NEEDED.
(Lincoln Journal.)
Governor Brown has announced his
platform, and hie chief plank seems to
be a fight on organized labor. If Gov
ernor Brown thinks he can reach th«
senate by that Unite he Is mistaken.
The labor union people no doubt make
some mistakes and at times art badly
advised by their lenders, but on the
whole they are a splendid class of oitl-
Bens, and deserve to be encouraged
rather than hindered In their fight to
better the conditions of tlie tolling
masses. If Governor Brown had not
been reared in the lap of luxury and
had had to struggle for a living as
these people are doing, perhaps he
would have more sympathy for them.
LOTS INVOLVED.
(Thd Walton News.)
Some few of tho newspapers are in
sisting that “there 1h nothing involved
in the Hoke Smith aiuF.Joe Drown race
for the United States Bcnatorship.”
This is mis!.*fling in the extreme.
There is lots involved, nnd It. would be
calamitous* for Georgia to remove Mr.
Smith at this time.
HATRED FOR HOKE.
(M ad 1 son Mad i son Jan.)
They say that "Little Jce’s” platform
rontains two mighty planks—hatred for
Hoke and opposition to organized labor.
RESENTING IT TOO.
(Alphearetta Free Press.)
Laboring people generally farmers as
well as day laborers in tne cities, are
representing Mr. Joe Brown’s fight
against them.
ONE OF THEIR TRUEST FRIENDS.
(The Clayton Tribune.)
“Senator Smith is in harmony witn
the administration and ip recognized as
ono of the ablest men in the senate. The
fanner and the common people realize
that he is one of their truest and strong
est friends. \It is men of ids stamp v\
wish to represent us in Washington.”
DULY
(Albany Herald.)
**1Jttle Joe” has another card in which
th* state in duly lmpresned with
fact that h« find* nothing In Hnhe
Smith to admire or approve.
WHERE SENATOR SMITH BTAND8.
(Milledgevllle New*.)
Nobody han ever done more to ad
vance the cause of the white man In the
south, or anywhere else, than Senator
Hoke Smith, "The nigger man c
bugaboo that Is being heralded abroad
In order to catch some unsuspecting
farmer s vote will hardly serve Its pur-
P< The people of the country will not
forget for one moment that Senator
Smith Is standing guardian, even at
Washington, over the white man’s right,
here let u« remark that doing a thing In
Washington Is somewhat different from
doln» It down here, but Senator Smith
dutiT It here, there and everywhere—or
elseTbe lets the people know about It.
Senator Smith 1» responsible for regu
lation of the ballot In Georgia whereby
the white man’s supremacy la assured
for countless aaona In the south. He has
been, ghamgtpn of the white ages atone
forget factional lines.
(Columbus Enquirer-Sun.)
Early In the year the Enquirer-Sun
eoltorially appealed to the Democratic
masses to lay aside all old sores, and
to forget the factional lines.
We confess our inability to under
stand why a reasonable human being,
possessing the qualifications of a voter,
can bring himself to vote for or against
a candidate because that candidate has
heretofore voted differently In a Dem
ocratic primary—a purely family selec
tion of nominees.
The Enulrer-Hun in heartily suupport-
ing Senator Smith, and doing so on
what we deem the highest motives of
public duty. Senator Smith Is making
a great senator, a most powerful factor
in the Democratic administration In
Washington, and a brilliant representa
tive of our great state. We nee no rea
son to displace him, even with an abl.
man, especially when Governor Brown
can present no better Issue than the
labor question. With organized labor we
have no quarrel, and we anticipate
In other
candidates, and some of them have not
voted for Senator Smith In former pri
maries, while favoring him In the com
ing contest.
There have been good men In bott
wings of the party as It stood In former
campaigns; Indeed, It would be a narrow
man who would contend that all of the
good men ever rang* themselves to
gether in any political alignment.
There Is not the least reason why a
conscientious voter may not vote foi
Senator Smith In this race, although he
has never done so before. In fact, we
know muiy who will do so; many have
openly so stated, and many have writ
ten os to that effect.
likewise. It ig disloyalty to party pad
THOUSANDS HAVE CHANGED.
(Metter Advance.)
There are thousands of voters In
Georgia who have been loyal to Joe
Brown in all of his races for governor
who will not support him for the sen
ate. They do not believe it would be
for the best interest of the state to re
move Senator Smith at this time.
A POOR PITCHER.
(Tlie Vienna News.)
Governor Drown has pitched his can
didacy cm the "demerits” of Benator
Hoke Smith rather than on the “merits"
of himself, Judging from the cards ho
is writing the papers. The Candidate
that does not base his claims for the
support of the people on something be
sides the "demerits’’ of his opponent,
generally comes up lacking when tho
votes are counted in Dooly.
BIAS MADE GOOD.
(Dallas New Kra.)
There Is no good reason for swapping
horses in midstream and the people of
Georgia are not going to do It. They
will keep Hon. Hoke Smith In the sen
ate where he has made good, absolutely,
and no one can truthfully deny it.
always on the job.
Senator Hoke Smith has already had
a conference with other southern *fiena-
tors looking to protecting the interests
of this section. Georgia’s big senator
Is always first op the Job.
STILL.
CBalnbridge RearchUght.)
Rt 111 Joe Brown wrlteth cards, still
bloweth the winds, and stHl trickleth
the babbling brook to the sea.
ITHE COMPENSATION BILL
WHICH BROWN ATTACKED
(M. S. Chtlen, In Macon News.)
No. 616 First Street,
Macon, Ga., Aug. 6, 1914.
CKdltor Macon News:
Governor Brown, In Ills card which
wan published In thn Macon Nows July
*0, charged that Senator Hoke Smith,
l"at a previous session, threatened to
make a speech on each of ninety-eight
amendments to the workman's eompen-
! nation bill, which was not drawn to
Ault damage suit lawyers, and this
threat caused II to he put at the foot of
the calendar, thus killing It."
Governor Brown could have told the
people of Georgia a little more about
the compensation bill. Some would ln-
ifer by what he has written that the
compensation bill which Sindth prevent
cl from becoming a law, suited every,
body except damage suit lawyers. Sen
ator A. O. Bacon and almost every
other southern senator and congress
man voted against the bill. It was In
troduced In the senate by Senator Suth
erland, n Ki publican, from Utah; It was
recommended by Taft, n Hepubllcaa
president. Hoke Smith did ' a great
thing for (he common people of this
country when lie brought about Its de
feat. That bill would have wiped out
our lows, so far ns they apply to rail
road employes recovering for Injuries,
nnd would have practically cut tho em
ployes out of compensation for Injuries.
The railroad employes were more Inter
ested In defeating the hill than damage
suit lawyers, Desolations and petitions
were sent to our senators and congress
men by the railroad employes, urging
them to vote and work against It. t
know, and come In contact with almost
all the railroad people In Macon and
middle Georgia, and do not k'now any
In train service, In this section, or any
where else, In the south, who were In
favor of the compensation bill. Ths
farmers and country people should also
lie glad they had Hoke Smith In thsr
senate to prevent that bill from be
coming a law, after it had passed the
senate and house by a big majority.
It Is the farmers and the country peo-;
pie who raise and furnish most of the
young men to become brakemen,
switchmen, flagmen, firemen, engineers
and. conductors for the railroads, and
tin farmer* do not want to carry the
burden of having to support and care
for their disabled sons and brother*
who lieopme Injured and disabled
through no fault of theirs.
The compensation bill which Hoke
Smith defeated was not only an un
fair law for railroad employes, but wan
one which would have worked a hard
ship on employes and tlielr klnpeople,
nnd It was also class legislation, by
limiting the amount to a very small
sum which one class could recover for
Injuries, without limiting It on all peo
ple. Tours truly,
M, S. OlllLES.
rinST TO ACT
(Tliomnsvlllo Times-Enterprise.)
Seantor Smith was tho (list to suggest
measures to protect the cotton growers
of the south In this crisis, lie has taken
steps toward a conference that will
discuss the ways and means of In
creasing the prices of the crop.
are
. FOOLING THE FXOFLE.
1 (Pike County Journal.)
Joe Brown and his co-sophlats
trying, to deceive the people that a
farmer can't get money on mortgages
of his land front national banks. If he
Is connected with a national bank at
Marietta, ga report ad, let Charlie Bar
rett or any other man see If they ’ can,
get money from him on sdeb collat
eral. Any decent hflot knows that It
Is a positive violation pf the United
States banking laws that, have hereto
fore obtained to make such loans. But
under n recent monetary system the
government has made proviildns where
by such loan* can he made up to SO
per cent of the value of such property.
Now, this sophist, Joe B., should
know that the recent laws have not yet
been put Into effect, and no such loans
at present can be mude—but will soon
he so.
When the sophist begins to try to
fool the people, he will soon find Lin
coln's truism will obtain—"You can't
fool all the people all the time." This
s.ihhtst fooled the laboring people to
he mode governor, luit has, like the
serpent, since bolnp put Into offlco,
slabbed the laboring people In the
back.
FAT WITH TACTS
(Albany Herald.)
Senator llokc Smith’s answer to Ills
critics was dignified and fat with facts.
It was no mere Jumble of evasion. It
was a straightforward answer to cam
paign buncombe which has come from
his political enemies. It fully satis-
HOKE SMITH AND THE FARMERS"
UNION
(Columbus Ledger.)
Tho fact that the Farmers’ union owes*
a great deal to Seantor Hoke Smith, de
spite the rumors being so assiduously'
circulated that be has not been a friend,
to the farmer, la Htrongly brought out
in a letter by R. F. Duckworth, former
president of the state organization, to<
James Cowart, chairman of the. union’*
state executive committee. In gnewest
to Mr. Cowart's lmjuffjr,
Mir. Duckworth shows doncluslvely
that' Seantor Smith helped out through
the Immigration Mil arked by the union.
The union urged k buriau' of markets,
and Seantor Smith had It passed threw
tlmee by the aenate, though It Was de
feated in the bouse And a compromise
finally effected, making It a part of the
department of agrlOUltUra The unlotv
urged the breaking up ‘of the cotton'
futures gambling, and Seantor Smith,
Is now pushing it through the senate.
The union asked agricultural approprl-.
atlons, and Senator Smith introduced:
the bill, which was passed, for farm
extension work. For years the farmer**
union urged a parcel post, and Senator
Smith voted tor It and cut out some of
Its objectionable features.
Among other things urged by the un
ion and supported by Hoke Smith were
the opposition to a central hank, th*
extension of rural credits, government
aid for country roads, the exemption'
of farmers’ organlzalons from the Sher
man trust law and others.
Lf Senator Hoke Smith Is a friend tot
any class of pco'ple in Georgia It Is the
farmers and the tillers of the soil Arei
well aware of this fact.
flea all but the latter class In Georgia. Luke, et al.
ONE BY ONE.
fCommeree Observer.)
Ono by one they are falling In line.|
Joe Hill Hall, J. K. Smith, Rosooet
ir ne did know It, lie was guilty of
gross misrepresentation In order to fool
tho formers. If ho did not know tho
provisions of the low, he shows that
he Is a very unsafe leader—a man who
will fir,- when only half cocked. ,
T)io ex-governor wroto one card too
many.
BUSY RIGHT AWAY
(Cordele Sentinel.)
Hoke Smith got busy right nt once
calling the southern senators and con
gressmen together for the purpose of
protecting the present cotton crop as
best possible under the war circum
stances.
THE FIRST TO ACT
(Gridin DaTTy News.)
How well Senator Hoke Smith repre
sents Georgia In the senate has been
exemplified In the crisis through which
be has Just led his colleagues In con
gress. Mr. Smith waited for no call
from "senate leaders” nor from other
sources to play a second part In set
ting governmental machinery to work to
take care of the exports of America, and
particularly of cotton, during the Eu
ropean wars.
The action of congress under the ini
tiative of Senator Smith has restored
confidence throughout America and the
general feeling now Is that, after all,
the European war may work out for
the welfare of the United States.
FAR FROM GEORGIA.
(Tallapoosa Journal.)
Joo Brown persistently says that he
Is not opposed to organized labor and
persistently does something else. We
were Inclined to think when he first
Jumped on th elabor problem that he
was sincere and that deep down In his
heart he had a warm spot for the man
who tolls, tyut we have decided entirely
different.
In the flrst place his attacks are all
out of place. Almost all Georgia Is at
peace with labor; we are having little
trouble, and about the most trouble we
hav« heard of In recent year* war
when he sent Georgia's, troop* to Au
gosta to try to scare some working
river. Their why do w* want tm rup
HANDS SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED
(Augusta Herald.)
Senator Hoke Smith's statement to
tho votorp of Georgia Is well worth
reading. It nails In succinct succession
the lies and the slanders his enemies
have been busy circulating In Georgia
while the senator has been busv with
his duties In Washington. Whether
you ar,> for Hoke Smith or not It Is
well to acquaint yourself with the
facts.
Georgia Is not going to make the
mistake of retiring Hoke Smith from
^Washington and the senate In the
present crisis. His hands should be
land undoubtedly will be strengthened
by an overwhelming vote of confi
dence In the coming primary,
Georgia Democrats will not weaken
tm- Democratic administration by re
tiring on.- of It* ablest supporters to
the United States senate in thlrfsjunc-
ture.
IT NEEDS REVISION
(Oedartown Standard.)
Wo rcgrqt exceedingly * that ex-Gov-
ernor Brown, In his desire to injure
Senator Hoke Smith, has attacked and Is
misrepresenting the currency bill adopt
ed by congress at the Instance of Pres
ident Wilson—the greatest piece of con.
structlve legislation of the century.' Mr.
Brown charges that under this law the
national banks cannot loan money on
land. The reverse of this Us true,
Mr. Brown is confusing the country
banks which belong to the system ana
which can loan money to the farmers
on landed security, with the banks In
the central reserve cities, We cannot
believe that he made the charge through
Ignorance, and we would be loath to
believe it a piece of intentional mlsrkp-
resentatlon. At all events, he should
certainly revise his statement.
PROFESSIONAL CAftDS.
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Telephones 92, 297
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GUARDIANSHIP. „
GEORGIA, Troup Couunty—
Ordinary’s office, August 11, 1914.
To all whom it may concern:
Mrs. L. C. Scoggins has, in due
form, applied to the undersigned to
be appointed guardian of the property
of McKinley White and Collie White
miners of H. C. White, deceased, and
said application will be passed upon! 1
on first Monday in Sept. next.
Witness my offiqial signature.
H. T. WOODYARD, Ordinary.
at Sm.mer Prices
$5.60
ONE CARD TOO KANT.
(Ocllla Star.)
There was a time when the follow
ers of Joe Brown could make some con-
Blderablr part of the people believe that
Hoke Smith caused the low price of
cotton. (Apvernor Brown evidently be
lieves th«A he can still fool the people,
for a few days ago he wrote a card
(that Is his long suit, you know), about
the new currency law, which Hoke
Smith helped to enact, would not benefit
the farmers, as the na^lpnal banks
could not lend money on farm lands.
Governor Brown’s erstwhile friend and
campaign manager, J, R. Smith, has
called his hand, and in a card of his
own, quotes from the new banking law
and shows that any national bank out
side of the cities where regional banks
are located, may lend money on farms
as security for periods of time not ex
ceeding five years. j
Governor Brown must have knowd
this when he wrote hie card. For he
had searched this law for ammunition
to use against Hoke Smith and the Wil
son nA minim rut ion
YEAR’S SUPPORT.
GEORGIA, Troup County—
Ordinary’s Office, August 11, 1914,
To all whom it may concern:
All persons interested are hereby
notified to appear at my office on first
Monday in September next, and file
objections to report of commissioners,
setting apart a year’s support to Mrs.
D. S. Starr, widow, and one minor
child of D. A. Starr, deceased, else it
will be admitted of record.
Witness my official signature.
H. T. WOODYARD, Ordinary.
ADMINISTRATION.
GEORGIA, Troup County—
Ordinary’s Office, August 11, 1914.
To all whom it may concern:
Mrs. D.. S. Starr has in due form
applied to the undersigned for per
manent letters of administration on
the estate of D. A. Sterr, deceased,
and I will pass upon said application
on first Monday in September next.
Witness my official signature.
H. T. WOODYARD, Ordinary.
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