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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1918)
CRUCIFY HIM! CRUCIFY HIM" CRUCIFY HIM!" Editorial from the Conyers Times, Jack E. Patterson, Editor and Publisher. Ausrust 15. 1918. x BILL HOWARD’S PATRIOTISM. “This is a fight to the finish. I have been as loyal to the President as any man in this country, and though he slay me, yet will I support him.”—William Schley Howard. “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” <—John 15:13. “Crucify him! Crucify him! Crucify him! Down with him! Throw him out! Crown him with defeat and ignominy!” yells the unfriendly press of the State and the rabble of enemies, not one of whom he has done any harm. Men of Georgia, what has Bill Howard done that a certain faction of Georgia politics should cry out for his blood ? Why should he be expected to make the»sacrifice suggested by a gang of dirty politicians? People of Georgia, you are thoroughly famil iar with the record of Bill Howard in the Georgia Legislature and in the National House of Repre sentatives. Many of you saw him when he came to Georgia in 1917 to reply to the address delivered by Senator Thomas W. Hardwick at Columbus on the Fourth of July. Right ably did he present the draft law T and other issues that were not as popu lar then as they are now, defending the Adminis tration to the last ounce of his energy. All of you, men and brethren, know that he has stood four square for every war measure and put his all on the altar of his beloved country. You saw him fare forth in*to doubtful fieids to champion the imperiled cause of Democracy, speaking with all his wonderful fervor for the Democratic nominee for the highest office in the gift of the American people, and you saw Democ racy win in new territory. Bill Howard has often been weighed in the balance and has stood the test to the satisfaction of the nation. Like a brave warrior he has bat tled for his country in time of war and advocated the eternal principles of Democracy in time of peace. Not once has he refused to respond to the call of duty and not once has he failed in its faith ful and efficient performance. In response to requests from three thousand voters from every section of the State, he an nounced his candidacy for the United States Sen ate, for which he was in line of promotion, and he is waging an effective fight against fearful odds created by designing politicians. The public rec ord of this brave Georgian has been subjected to a Erejudiced examination by enemies who have urned the woods and sifted the ashes in vain en deavor to discover a flaw, but the verdict that “There is nothing against him” is general. Having made an enviable record in the Lower House of Congress, Bill Howard is entitled to go up higher, yet he is being urged to clear the track and grease the rails for the progress of one Wil liam J. Harris, of the County of Polk, which has seldom honored Georgia by voting Democratic. “Bill” Harris, men, the same who, as member of the Federal Trade Commission, possessing “twen ty-five times more influence than any other man from Georgia in Washington,” messed up the coal and gasoline market last year and has messed up everything with which he has been officially con nected. For years he has been drawing a magnificent salary as Director of the Census and member of the Trade Commission, but who can point to any achievement that will make of him a bright light in the political or business world ? President Wil son, acting upon inaccurate information furnished by an unfriendly press and unscrupulous politic ians, often discredited in Georgia, has endorsed the candidacy of Mr. Harris, but Voters of Georgia, are you going to surrender your constitutional privilege of the ballot and par ticipate in the crucifixion of Bill Howard—“ Our Bill”—who is never too busy to do you a favor or extend to you the glad hand of friendship? The President is a great and good man and we all enjoy doing him honor, but it is the pre rogative of the people of Georgia to choose on Sep tember 11th the man who shall serve them as Junior Senator from Georgia, and we should con sider well the danger of establishing an undemo cratic precedent. The Harris organs and howlers say that the question of patriotism is at stake. Does any man among them dare to charge Bill Howard with dis loyalty? If any, speak, for verily the people of Georgia would lend a willing ear to any recital of accurate “indictments.” They say that Mr. Har ria, “the choice of the President,” is the only man In Georgia who can save the State from damna tion. Since when, friends, did Bill Harris develop Into a Saviour ? Where was he on numerous oc casions when Democracy needed men ? Sitting in an easy chair behind a polished desk in Washing ton drawing a princely salary for unrendered serv ices. Where was he when Senator Hardwick at tacked the Administration in his Columbus ad dress ? Where was he when Democracy was in the balance in the last National primary ? Where was he when important war measures and other legislation was pending in Congress? Do you know, gentlemen? Bill Harris is easier to locate on pay day than at any other time; you’ll always find him with outstretched hands then, but where hog he breiLdqging his campaign ? He has dodged HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY. McDONOUGH. GEORGIA every candidate and issue like,sinners try to dodge the devil and everybody knows this to be true. Everybody who believes in “rendering unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s” should be lieve in fair play in politics and we are expecting to hear the voice of the people say on September 11th:— “Bill, well done, thou good and faithful ser vant; thou hast been faithful over a few things; we will make thee ruler over many things. Enter thou into the joy of thy reward,” ALEX. STEPHENS ENTITLED TO COURT OF APPEALS IUOGESHIP He has fairly won it. Now asks the people to give him his commission. Received highest vote two years ago, but denied nomina tion by the convention. Rebuke autocratic conven tion methods by electing him and make Georgia “Safe for Democracy.” Only nominee of last primary now out of commission. Endorsed by Bar of State and home county. Was reared in Taliaferro and Wilkes counties; is 44 years old; is a graduate of the University of Georgia; took law course at Harvard; has been in the ac tive practice of the law in Georgia over twenty years. In his announcement he says: “My personal ambition i 3 perhaps of little moment to you, but to me it means much to have pursued a laudable ambi tion to achieve a coveted honor of my profession, and, after the expenditure of much effort and substance in an hon orable appeal to the people of my State, and receiving at their hands a vote which has always been held sufficient VOLNEY WILLIAMS FOR Railroad Commissioner I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Railroad Commis sioner, to succeed Hon. George Hill yer, who is not a candidate for re election, subject to the State Dem ocratic Primary to be held in Sep tember. The consideration of the voters of the state is most respect fully requested. VOLNEY WILLIAMS, Waycross, Ga. The Tifton Gazette says: “Volney Williams is a candidate for Rail road Commissioner. If elected he will make a splendid official. For 16 years he has edited the Way cross Journal-Herald, and has ever been active in movements for the best interest of the state. He comes from one of the greatest railroad centers of the state, and from a sec tion that has no representation on the Commission. He was a member of the State Democratic Execu utive Committee in 1910-11, and at present is a member of the Georgia Legislature. No better material could be found.” U-BOAT RAIDERS GET INFORMATION FROM SHORE Naval Officials Believe Submarines Have Been Given News And Have Landed Members of Crews Washington. lnformation fur ifTshed by officers of vessels attacked by German submarines along the American coast, has strengthened the belief held by several experienced of ficials here that the enemy raideis have had communication with persons on shore and may even have landed members of their crews in an effort to secure reliable information. The navy department officials reufsed to indorse this belief, though admitting the possibility. Positive claim that he met in a New York saloon an officer from the sub marine that sunk the steamer O. B. Jennings is made by the first officer of that vessel, according to a story reaching the department. The recog nition between the American and Ger man is said to have been instantane ous, the latter making his escape when the American appealed to a brother of ficer accompanying him for confirma tion of his belief. Other instances have been heard, not so well substantiated, of the discovery of evidence that German submarines have been in close touch with the shore. One story along this line was that the captain of a coastwise vessel, being ordered to the submarine with his papers, was astounded to see on the desk of the German commander * ALEX. W. STEPHENS. for election, to be deprived of my just reward and stand aside while an honor meant for me is bestowed upon an other. ” Vafei > : copies of the New York dailies of the same date. One of the three submarines, it is considered certain, was especially equipped for duty as a cable cutter. This is held to explain the sudden paring recently of two Atlantic cables. A naval repair ship, escorted by fight ing craft, since has picked up and spliced both cables. In Running Fight, Submarine Sunk Philadelphia.—A German submarine was sunk in a running battle with a British tank steamer about three hun dred miles northeast of Nantucket, ac cording to members of the tanker’s crew. The oil ship arrived here from Mexico. Federal Loans To Live Stock Raisers Washington. —Secretary McAdoo an nounces that the war finance corpo ration has completed plans for mak ing direct loans to individuals, firms and corporations engaged in the rais ing of live stock. Two agencies will be created by the corporation with headquarters at Kansas City and Dal las. The agencies will be known as the cattle loan agencies of the war finance corporation and their business will be confined entirely to the consid eration of applications for direct loans to live stock raisers. Burleson Approves W. U. Increase New" York. —Postmaster General Burleson, in control of telegraph and telephone systems, has approved the 10 per cent increase in wages of em ployees of the Western Union Tele graph company, it is announced at the offices of the company. FIVE VESSELS ARE. SUNK BY U-BOAT STEAMER ERIC AND ALSO FOUR FISHING SCHOONERS SENT DOWN OFF MIQCIELON SUBMARINE WORKING EASI Five Men Were Wounded On The Steamer Frie—Crews Have Been Landed St. Pierre, Miquelon.—The steamer, Eric, of 600 tons, has been sunk by shell fire, presumably by the same sub* marine which sent four fishing schoon* ers to the botom off this island recent* ly. Five of the crew of the Eric, which saiyed from St. Johns, N. F., werd wounded. The crews of all the sunken vessels, numbering about ninety men, hava been landed here. According to the information given, by members of the crews, the fishing schooners sunk were the J. J. Flaher ty, of Gloucester, Mass.; the C. M- Walters, the E. LY. Walters and the Verna D. Adams, all of Lunenburg, N. S. Raiding U-Boat Working East Gloucester, Mass.—The sinking of four fishing schooners by a German submarine off Point. Platte, Miquelon, apparently indicates that the U-boat is working east, mariners here say.. The point where the vessels went down is the farthest east that the submarine has yet operated in its.atttacks on the fishing fleet. One of the schooners sunk was the American-owned and American man ned J. J. Flaherty. She was the larg est vessel of the Gloucester fleet and was owned by the Gorton-Pew vessel company. With her cargo of 200,000 pounds of fish, she was valued at about fifty thousand dollars. The Flaherty was commanded by Capt. Charles T. Gregory of this port, and carried a crew of twenty-four men. She was of 162 gross tons and was built in 1899. The C. M. Walters and E. IY. Wal ters were owned in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The former was a 107-ton ship and the latter 162 tons. Mariners here do not know the Maurice B. Adams. SURPRISE ATTACK HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY HAIG ON SCARPE RIVER British Forces Pressed Forward At Some Places To Depth Of More Than Two Miles New York. —While the Germans were busily engaged in defending them selves against the attacks of the Brit ish and French armies from the Ancre river to the region of Soissons, Field Marshal Haig struck another surprise blow over a new front, north of the old battle zone. The new offensive was launched from the east of Arras, on the Scarpe river, and southward to the Cojeul. All along the front the Brit ish pressed forward, at. some places to a depth of more than two miles, and captured a half dozen or more vil lages, among them Monchy-le-Pr»ux, Guemappe and Wancourt. Across the Cojeul the new British attacks on the old battle front brought them to the villages of Mory and St L,eger, and farther south the small town of Favreuil, and one and a half miles northeast of Bapaume, from which the British pressed on eastward about a mile. Farther south the Brit ish are reported unofficially to have reached the western outskirts of Thil loy in the nipper movement they are carrying out against Bapaume. Withi Haig’s men now standing well within, gun range of the town, it seems likely that the Germans will be forced to! evacuate Bapaume in short order. Speed Up The War, Urges Roosevelts Springfield, 111. Col. Theodore* Roosevelt, in an address here, called! for “speeding up the war program, tha preparation for universal military training and for solving social and in dustrial problems to come with peace.” He spoke at the Illinois Central State hood exposition, which close at tha state fair grounds. It was estimated that approximately 20,000 persona heard the colonel’s speech. “Bone Dry” Era Begins July 1, 191® Washington. Nation-wide “bona dry” prohibition, effective July 1, 1919. and continuing during the war at; least loomed up as a strong probabil ity through compromise in congress. An agreement for passing of legisla tion to stop sales of all intoxicating beverages on that date, leaders of both wet and dry factions in the senate stated, seems to be in sight. Presi dent Wilson is represented as not op posing the legislation and senators be lieve the house will accept the pro posal under negotiation.
