Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-26
SUCH PATHOSl

The interests and organs back of the Underwood
Campaign, Limited, rich in the sort of charity
that stays away from home. Their own candidate is
conspicuousy absent from the political events Of
the day that, in order to have anything whatever to
talk about, they forced to fall back upon some
other member of the anti-Wilson alliance Just now
they moved to tearS what they feign to
consider Mr. Bryan's recreance to the cause of the
Hon. Champ Clark; and from the clamor of their
grief would infer that it is Clark and not Under
wood whom they are supporting.
This particular outburst seems to have been in
spired by the announcement that Mr. Bryan is going
to speak in Florida in behalf of Woodrow Wilson.
That cry the Underwood interests is base treachery
to the Speaker. Prithee, how so, good neghbors?
Everyone knows that Mr.. Clark is not running in
Florida; and suppose Mr. Bryan did support him in
the recent Nebraska primary, does it follow that in
order to continue loyal Mr.. Bryan must support Con-
gresham Underwood, who avowedly at least, is a
competitor for the nomination?
Mr.. Bryan himself has declared that he had no
candidate in Nebraska but tina; he interested in
the selection of a man who would not block the par
tvs path to by being hopeless reactionary
Right wrong it was for this reason t. at he op-
posed Governor Harmon and for precisely the same
reason judge, he is opposing Mr.. Underwood. He
could not if he would plead the of the Speaker
in Florida simply for the reason that the Speaker
is not in the race in that state.
Mr.. Bryan's severest critics cannot DEFY that he
stands for progressive and principles Of neces
sitv therefore in contest between Woodrow Wilson
an, Congressman Underwood, he favors the former;
and any one who has given the slightest heed to
the trend of the times must know that the Demo
Gratis cannot win in the approaching presidential cam
paign with reactionary as their candidate.
But the amazing thing, as observed in the out
set that the Underwood interests IN Georgia should
be so singularly pathetic what they pretend to
regard as injustice to Champ Clark ..,
Who is their candidate anyhow? Is it really Mr.
Underwood? The unnitiated reader would certainly
surmse that they far more concerned in the for
tunes of Speaker Clark Governor Harmon than in
those of the Alabama congressman.
When Illinois went for the speaker, the Under
wood papers sent UP paeans of rejoicing. When
Pennsylvania went overwhelmingly for Wilson
against both Clark and Harmon, these same Under
wood organs cried "'Lacka-day" and donned their
funeral weeds. And now they are bemoaning the
"perfidy" of Mr.. Bryan because he isn't supporting
the speaker in a state where the speaker isn't run
ningi .sar
Their song is forever on the theme of Clark
Harmon but, significantly enough never their own
avowed candidate 1t is the logic of events that has
forced them into this predicament Perhaps they
would occasionally have something to say Of Mr..
Underwood as a national candidate If circumstances
permitted but the hard fact remains that he isn't
running except in Alabama (where his real candidacy
is for reelection to congress) and in a few other
states of this Immediate territory Wherefore, they
donate their sympathy to the other two members
of the anti-Wilson alliance who have succeeded in
presenting semblance of strength.