Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-07-15
Smith MUST FACE
HIS new DUTIES, NOW
Cannot Be Both Senator and
Governor, Says StOVaIl.

Savannah, Ga, July 14.-Editor
Stovau, of the Evening Press, who
was a candidate for the Senatorship,
in doubIe-Ieaded editorial calls On
IlSenator-E Elect Smith to take up the
duties at Washington that await him
as one Of Georgia's representatives,.
Says Editor Stoyal:
Now that the Hon. Hoke Smith has
been elected United States senator
there can be no further criticism, but
The Savannah Press desires to say
that he must be senator in fact as
we'll as name. He must resign his
office in Atlanta and go to Washing
ton Immediately. The high commits
sion borne by Troup and Forsyth and
Toombs and Hill and Norwood must
not be worn lightly or waved aside as
a convenience. Right now there are
| vital Democratic measures coming up
for action in Washington The Cam
adam reciprocity bill, with all of its
| possibilities and valuable theory of
exchanges; the farmers free list with
! its compensatiOns and its timely rem
edies; the wool bill with a readjust-
ment of it's glazing iniQuities; the bill
for the election of senators by the
people; the reapportionment based
upon the last census, all need Demo-
cratic votes and Democratic support
in the upper house. Governor Smith
cannot sit in Atlanta and play politics
with the legislature while this state Of
affairs exists He cannot excuse his
absence from the senate by contend
ing that Senator Terrell's term will
last until he himself qualities. Senator
Terrell takes the position that Coz
ernor Smith has been elected and
that his own term is at an end. The
legislature itself has terminated the
Terrell term. There is no need for
Senator Terrelps resignation, but il
resignation is necessary, he will re-
sign Senator TerreIIs position seems
to be the right one.
There was an effort to keep Hon
Hoke Smith in the governors chair
but this effort has failed. The legis-
lature has overwhelmingly chosen him
a senator of the United States Thai
is one of the greatest commissions in
the world The responsibility can
not be postponed one hour. The duties
canot be thrown off on another. Gov.
ernor Smith should repair to Wash
ingtOn at once and help hold up the
hands Of Senator Bacon and his Other
Democratic colleagues in this supreme
struggle in the upper house. There I,
an effort to read protection policies
into the Democratic bills; to cut on
the tariff reduction in the wool SEIZED
ule ito impair the reciprocity bill
and to put aside the farmers free
list. Governor Smith will be conspic.
Uous for his absence. We must sal
that the responsibility for GeorgiaG
lack Of representation is upon him
1t may be that he is anxious to have
his appointments confirmed by the
state senate Of Georgia. 1t may be
that he is anxious to enforce his pol
icies, which he announced so boldly
in the state campaign. But enough Of
these. He has sought and accepted {
new responsibility He cannot be
governor and senator both. He can.
not put off the senatorial toga until q
more convenient time. He must nov
face the crisis and measure up to tho
responsibilities. He cannot play witt
the people of Georgia in this way for
ever. When one of his defeated CD
ponents, his life long political friend
congratulated him after the election
he congratulated him as United States
senator, and now insists that Hon
Hoke Smith bear the commission tc
Washington Immediately, else the
people of Georgia will say you have
triled with our confidence and ignor.
ed your plain duty; never more be
officer of ours"