Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-06

The claim is made by men like
Root, a senator OF the United
States, and men like WniteIaw
Reid, an ambassador of the United
States TO the court of St. james
that they are influenced in theira,-
titude by a question of honor n
they we're Influenced by Questions
of honor, they would be honorabr..
representing the American people
and the American interests being
selected and paid to do so. Tbo,.
would not be dishonorably repre-
senting the opponents of the Amer.
mean people and using the pouor
and the position which the Amer
lean people have given them n
oppose the rights and the intcrcsf,
VI tite amer EdH people.
A Delicate Sense of Honor.
Ex-senator chauncey NJ. Depaw
VINO is now abroad giving inter.
views in support of foreign claims
IS also influenced by his delicate
sense of honor 50 he saws. Cham
cey Depew began his public career
as a lobbyist for the New Yor,
Central railroad, endeayoring in
the dark corridors of the capitor o.,
Albany to promote certain bills bv
methods and arguments which even
the New York Central was not will
ing to make public. Chauncey De
pew, having proven his ability as
lobbyist, was sent to the United
States senate to lobby in his Off
cial capacity more effectively in
the interests of corrupt corpora
tons.
In the same way Root has been
sent to the United States senate
for the same purposes by the same
influences. What these, agents ~
the trusts in public life are ex-
pected to do and actually do is re.
vealed in the Standard Oil letters
Senator Depew figures discredit-
ably in these Standard Oil letters
and Senator Depew was shown to
have been disgracefully involved in
the insurance scandal. 1t is DIM
cult to see, therefore, at what
stage of his career Senator Depow
developed his delicate sense Of
honor, and why, if it is true
sense of honor it does not occa-
sionally stimulate him TO act in the
interests Of the people of the United
States
As matter of fact, Senator De
pew represents the railroads now
as always, and in his opposition
to the rights of the American pco-
pie in this canal question he is rep
resenting the railroads and the in
terests of the railroads. The rail
roads are not satisfied with the bill
that has passed congress and has
ar h@-
This bill prevents railroads from
owning ships that would go through
the canal in competition or in lack
of competition with the railroads
themselves. 1t places other re-
strictions upon the other monopo-
listic corporations, and so the
agents of the railroads and the
other monopolistic corporations in
public life have opposed the bin
on questions of high honor.
Have Forgotten Patriotism.
A good many newspapers nave
forgotten their patriotism and nee
lected the interests of the Amer
lcan people, moved by the same
corporation influences. Corporations
not only have no souls, but have
no patriotism. They have been on
gagged so long in exploiting the
people that they are willing 10
adopt the shortsighted policy ~
furthering their own immediate in
terests al the expense Of the peo-
pie and to the injury Of the gen
eTous country that creates them
and protects them. The corpora
ton agents of publicity and of pol.
tiles are merely carrying out Che
orders Of their selfish masters The
American people must act fer
themselves in preserving their own
rights. Mr. Taft has done well up
TO the present in protecting Amc'
lean interests, and deserves the
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