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Judge Walter F. George Is the Man To Succeed thelafe Senator Thos. E. Watson
Since the issue of our last paper, The
Sentinel has reached the conclusion that of all
the candidates in the race to succeed Senator
Watson, Judge Walter F. George is !.<v far the
most J* qualified for that high position.
believe . his training, Ins .
experience,
and most important of all, his policies, wih
make him an able representative of the people
of Georgia in the United States Senate.
His platform contains a strong position
against the United States becoming, entangled
will, foreign nations in alliances, League of Na
turns, petty quarrels over international houn
dary lines, e c.
He was against those alliances from the
start,‘when it was embarassing for a person to
accept that view. '
In a recently published statement, he has
outlined the course he expects to follow if
elected to the Senate.
Not one of his policies set forth is in con¬
flict with the policies of Thos. E. Watson.
For instance, he opposes the proposed
$5,000,000 loan to the negro Republic of Libe
ria, which Administration leaders at Washing
ion are trying to force upon the Nation.
His position on the Dyer anti-lynching bill,
(the measure on which Senator Watson was
preparing a speech to deliver at the time he
died) is in agreement with our code. Being a
jurist, he believes the legislation unconstitu
tional, as did Mr. Watson, and will attack it
along those lines, as well as with the charge of
partisanship.
Judge George has taken a stand with mem
bers of the Farm Bloc against the extravagant
contraction of the currency hv the Federal Re
serve Board, which practically ruined the ag¬
ricultural interest and farmers of the South by
its policy of deflation after the war.
The South needs more men in Congress
who are not afraid to attack the institutions of
thc Government when they are found to be in
eontravention to the just needs of the people.
. .Judge George has expressed himself-<m
another of Mr. Watson’s life-long policies;
namely, the right of the Federal Government
to delegate to private banking institutions the
power to issue currency.
FRIENDS OF MR. WATSON.
The money power of the Government being
the controlling factor of our economic life,
it should he guarded closely, and not extended
promiscously to private institutions, Senator
Watson believed. Judge George is of the same
faith.
Both the father and grandfather of Judge
George were staunch followers of Senator Wat
son throughout his career, and upon several oo
casions Mr. Watson stopped at the old George
home in South Georgia, near Vienna. It wa-s
where he stayed when in that neighborhood, so
naturally Judge George has been brought up
in the atmosphere of Thos. E. Watson’s fol¬
lowers.
The political career of Judge George has
been both brief and enviable. Appointed to
the State Court of Appeals in recognition of
his services as .a lawyer, he was elevated to the
Supreme Court, to which he was elected for a
second term later.
For these reasons, we believe the Candida
ey of Judge George is more to the interest 0
the people of Georgia than any other man in
the race.
The Sentinel does not attempt to dictate,
however vociferous may be the charge from
candidates whose names we have not been
able to mentiou with favor.
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The facts and circumstances are recited as
we see them, with no attempt to mislead.
Weigh them for yourself;—then vote ac¬
cording to the dictates of your conscience, keep¬
ing in mind always, the good of your State, the
weliare .. of „ people, . and .... the principles
your
which justice and h >erty are founded. Do
these tilings and you contribute your share to
the progress of the world.
RACE BETWEEN TWO.
There is no longer any doubt as to the
nature of the Senatorial race.
T It , . has dwindled , . . down , to . two . candidates,— „
A , , cast ... loi w \ right • w Boiteuillet D
vo e or is a
ballqt wasted ; neithe,i "I the two have a chance.
Colonel Boifeuillet spoiled his
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in the beginning. First, he came out in a state
meat announcing neither this or that. His
kite was pitched, high above the clouds, some
where in the blue fields of the ether, where he
would be tree from pettv strife and factional
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It was laudable to a certain extent, superb
to elevate one’s self far beyond the maddening
throng and to sit in repose while the citizenry
of his commonwealth namqd him as their repre
tentative in the upper House of Congress.
But the people do not lake to such lactic,
l hey demand information upon events and
things.
Information being a necessary element in
the formation of thought. Colonel Boifeuillet
did not provide them with that which is needed
to reach a decision,—naturally the positions of
other candidates received their attention in¬
stead.
Colonel Boifeuillet made his second mis
take when he gave out for publication his ad
ditional. declaration ot principles, which en
lar 8'ed somewhat upon his previously published
platform, notable chiefly for its lack of direct¬
ness.
h ailing entirely in his first announcement
bring > n the subject .of foreign entangle
™eiits and alliances, his second declaration goes
i^to bit evasive the question at that. to no mean degree, though a
Dealing with our international policy, he
says lie does “not believe in American isola
lion,” but believes that no civilized nation can
dve ; *° itself and apart from proper paiticipa
^ . lon \ u ^ le peaceful settlement of international
questions and problems” in winch a degree
of concerted action between civilized nations is
necessary.’
All of this was prefaced with the state
men ^ that subscribed unreservedly to the
recommended by Washington and Jef
i ei ' son that we should avoid entangling allianc
es the °td W01 'ld nations, and any inter -
‘^Idling in foreign politics.” ——Si»
During 1918, when Colonel Boifeuillet was
contemplating . making . the for the Senate,
race
d i® °nr understanding that lie was moie liber
a l in his views on foreign affairs, although the
League of Nations was not an issue in that
campaign, having not been presented to the
Senate.
The position now tends to bring him down
to earth again, but to drop him between two
extremes, with every indication of being fought
on both sides,
The old line Wilson democrats cannot jus
tify their support of him because of bis eva
®ive stand; for the same reason the old line
Watsonites cannot vote for him. He, to use
an expression aged with repetition, is truly
between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.
The giant waters roll and threaten with
their white mists on one ride, while to the rear
crackling, forbidding flames sweep over the
road of retreat,—Colonel Boifeuillet had best
ascend again to the lofty sphere of the clouds,
and watch the fight pass on!
WRIGHT AND PROHIBITION
Spurred on, perhaps, by the support of
two or three alleged “Watson leaders,” Hon.
Seaborn Wright seems to have changed his
in * nd a ^ ou ^ n °t particular ly wanting the seat
in the Senate for which he announced.
In his first statement to the public, inform¬
ing - them of_his intention to run, he said that
he did not expect to make an active campaign;
that his candidacy was offered, more-or-less,
as a protest against the attempt to revive the
prohibition question throughout the United
States, or words to that effect.
Pausing a minute to reflect on the prohi¬
bition phase of it, Mr. Wright lias now decided
to take to the hustings and exorcise his oratori
cal capacities; he has made several speeches
the State for the good of the cause, and
tried to line up the prohibition vote in ord^r
that support may be drawn from Judge
George *
Georgia, of course, is boue dry, and any
attempt to repeal the Eighteenth amendmen!
I would meet with an overwhelming defeat; biu
bow much of a strict prohibition vote there is
] e ft in the State is an unknown quantity.
do not believe but it is possible
that there may be yet some few who are wil
ij U g- to discard all the principles ami creeds for
that one issue, when politicians wave it as a
Thomson, Georgia, Monday, Oct. 23, 1922 .
red mantle before llieir eyes. In this case,
Wright will carry the prohibition ote, which
ordinarily might be directed to given channels.
n , • . n
. - dead. , , No XT dares . .. las ad
gia is man •announce
voeacy of its repeal; likewise^no person elected
to oj p H;e ^ people of Georgia would dare
1 c j um g e j,f s position while serving,—it would
mea ‘ ^ hj s political death ‘ '
1,e then, ... think . . ot „ „ Mi. w W light . . ,,
we s
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race, 1,0 "more ' 'are n
that he is guilty of nothing short of political
trickery. If that is true, he deserves an over
w i 10 i m jn» remidiation at the noils
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Some believe, however, that his record in
the legislature will be sufficient to destroy any
hopes he may have of capturing tile prohibition
element.
As the Athens Banner expressed it edito¬
rially of date October 10:
* “The famous Wright Locker Club
amendment which was tacked on to the
original prohibition kill on the eve of its
passage in 1007 hash never been explained
by Mr. Wright to the satisfaction of the
prohibition element in this state. When
the bill was before the House, if we re¬
member correctly, Mr. Wright was one of
the authors, certainly he was very active
in its support, but just before the vote was
taken in the House, with only forty-five
votes against the bill, Mr. Wright arose
and introduced an amendment to the hill
providing for locker clubs.
“The bill passed with the amendment
as introduced hv him and of course under
the locker club regime barrooms resulted
and until the following year every town
■ ami city m thtr^hate-bnjoyed the privilege
of having their beer and whiskey at will,
simply become a member of the club, pay
for your drinks and take your choice. The
locker club amendment lived until the con¬
tention of the next legislature, when it was
overwhelmingly abolished. It occurs to us
that before Mr. Wright can hope to secure
the votes of the prohibition element, he
will have to clear his skirts of this inci¬
dent which so far as we know he has never
been able to do.
“It is an interesting race, but in the
wind-up.it will be found that the people of
Goergia will center on the two candidates,
Governor Hardwick and Judge George. The
junior Senator from this State will be
either Governor Hardwick or Judge
George, mark the prediction and if we losej
we are ready to eat the crow.”
WRIGHT’S AFFILIATIONS
In the last edition of The Sentinel, Hon.
Seaborn Wright’s affiliations, alliances and
connections were dwelt upon at length.
The statement does not require repetition,
but lest those of Mr. Watson’s followers who
have stood by him in the many political storms
of the State,—lest they forget, let it bo re¬
membered that Hon. Seaborn Wright has, is,
and will be associated with Hoke Smith
throughout the remaining days of their lives.
He is a Hoke Smith candidate, through
and through, and a ballot for him is indirect
support of the former.
It is a race between Governor Hardwick
and Judge George, the one supported by the
recent Watson-Walker coalition and thousands
of Mr. Watson’s friends, with the other so re¬
cently condemned by the late Chief.
Lesser stars in the political firmament of
Georgia do not shine with any degree of bril¬
liancy; they have been extinguished by the
sentiment, of the people,—mark the result of
the primary to bear us out.
This race for the United States Senate in
Georgia is an important event in our history,
It shall determine whether all the Chief has
ad vocal oil in the length of his years is or is
uot\to be.
Issued Weekly
It means that the progress which the slow
moving tides of time have given the masses
will either be stimulated or permitted to recede
with the ebb flow; that those' principles which
he had stood for as representative of human
progress will either survive or not survive.
It is the duty of everyone to go to the polls
Tuesday and exercise the perogativo which the
State bestows upon one, and if one has a prin¬
ciple to preserve, his duty is doubly imposed.
The statement has been made that Senator
Watson’s following was entirely personal, and
not founded upon the policies to which he de¬
voted his life. It has been charged that those
things for which lie fought played an unimpor¬
tant part in the strength of his support.
This was not true; but on the contrary,
men saw the. wisdom of his words and cast
their lot with him.
All of whirth brings us to this,
In the maps of mail that has been for¬
warded from Washington since the death of
Mr. Watson, thepo was a package containing
propaganda, drafted as a reply to charges Sen
ator Watson had made against a certain in¬
stitution in this country of ours.
On the face of the propaganda was the
following inscription:
“Thank God, Tom Watson is dead; ho
can no longer tight as!”
Those seeking to« perpetuate his memory
in the hearts of his countrymen, whom lie loved
so much, have no desire to stir up discord
and strife. To do so would be hut an added
sacrilege to that already started against him.
It is for this reason that we call no names.
But for the benefit of his enemies, such a
statement, cannot remain unanswered.
Can the principles to which a man devoted
his entire life be buried within the same grave
with his lifeless body? Is. death all embracing,
carrying to the tomb the thoughts one has ex¬
pressed as well as the ability to think? Does
the grave spell victory for the future while
conquering the*past ?
WE THINK NOT
Is life so futile that a man plods through
his meager allotment of years with the accepted
assurance that he and his accomplishments
shall both fall, simultaneously, before the Grim
Reaper, Death!—that all ideals and principles,
built up at heavy costs, shall perish with him?
History does not tell us so.
We do not find in the recorded events of
mankind that principles die with their pro
tagonists.
The teachings of great men survive, though
they, themselves, have been dead for ages,
some of them.
Did the teachings of Calvin expire with his
execution? ,
Has the civilized world denied all recog¬
nition to the movements sponsored by Wash¬
ington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and those of the
more remote past, to say nothing of the thou¬
sands of reformers and teachers of the wotld
from the time of Christ, who Himself was the
Greatest of all Teachers?
No; we do not think so. You can not de¬
stroy that which a man has spent a life time
trying to build up.
Then for the same reason those thoughts
and policies which have been given the public
through the medium of this paper will yet be
with us; and those who have shared our views
in the past will look to, help, and assist us in
maintaining them. Whether we fail or succeed
is up to you!
THIS ISSUE OF TJIE SENTINEL IS AN ADVANCH
NUMBER.
In our desire to get the entire political situation
before our Georgia subscribers, we have issued this
number of The Sentinel, one week in advance.
This was done, because of the fact that there
were so many important auditions to the sketches
already presented of the Senatorial candidates, and
only by issuing tills advance number, could wo get
our views to the voters of Georgia.
It has been our effort to present, as the lato Sen¬
ator Watson would have presented, the unbiased
i view of those who were aspiring to his scat, to take
up his unfinished work. *
ALICE LOUISE LYTLE,
Thomson, Georgia, October 12, UWSSi,
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