Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-12

preiudiced aforehand against bill that meant so
much to the farmers.
What answer did they receive? What help did
Mr.. Underwood give them in their hour of need?
Just this: He supported Congressman Lamb for the
Craftsmanship of the agricultural committee. Before
that committee in due time, came the farmers bill
to prevent Wall street from gambling in the souths
great staple crop Mr. Lamb voted against it, the
farmers knew he would do. He carried his oppos
ton into the house on a minority report and thus
far he has succeeded in throttng piece of legsla
tion that lies close to the daily interests of every
cotton grower of the south. Mr. Lamb the only
member of the committee that opposed the bill; and
he made chairman of the committee under Con-
gresham Undert0oodS sanction in flat disregard of
the Formers anton protest and appeal
The political clique that is trying to fost Mr. I'm
derwood on Georgia Democracy may deny these facts
loudly they will, but he himself has never de-
MED them, though challenged to do so, and he
can for his signature stands letters in which
he refused to interpose when Lamb mentioned
for the Craftsmanship of the agricultural committee
Is this the stanch friend of the Georgia farmer?
Is this the candidate for whom the people of our
state are asked to repudiate Woodrow Wilson, a
Georgian by every bond of rearing and family?
On what possible ground could we base sup
port or the Underwood candidacy?
Certainly on none of those the interests behind
him have attempted to set up.
He opposed the free sugar bill as long as he could
withstand Democratic sentiment
He remained purposely passive and allowed the
arch enemy of the bill against cotton futures gam
bling to be put at the head of the committee that
would determine the measures fate.
At the outset of this campaign he presented
to Georgia southern candidate" whereupon it
was Immediately proved that he had no valid claim
on that score, but that Woodrow Wilson is the one
truly southern man in the field, having been born
in Virginia and bred in Georgia and having married
Georgia girl. It will be observed, too, that the
politicians behind Mr.. Underwood have grown con-
spicuously silent the subject of his souhernism"
And thus they are left without even pretext
for asking Georgia's support.
They cannot pretend that Mr. Underwood
stands any logical chance of being nominated. He
does not figure in the national contest His name
has not even been presented tc the people except
in three four states of this immediate territory
OF all the four candidates to be voted on in the
approaching presidential primary in Georgia-Wi
son, Harmon, Clark and Underwood-he is in every
respect the weakest and the least representative.
in the candidacy of Woodro,O WILSON, on the con-
trGry zoe haze the opportunity to nominate
statesman of pre-eminent ability, of fdr-reGching
pot0er leader and of SoWLrooted loyalty to the
interests of the people, t0ho in brief gear
governor of Nelo jersey has redeemed that state
from the Serfdon of corrupt business and corrupt
politics and has made it one of the cIednest and
freest commemorative in all the Union; a man toho
at eUery stage of his career has matched promise
eoith performance t0ho has Sho1on himself not only
q far-s0hteG thinker, but also skilled and OiriIe
erecutive; toho is at once progressive and oeIL
poised, toho has inspired great foIIotoing from
ocean to ocean and has qutcEened this nation to a
lel0 sense Of 0hGt Democracy means; the one man
oho lead his party to the vctory it describes
10ho, soben he enters the White House, a0iH carry
Nth him the goodest traditions of his ndtiUe SOUTH
and daughter Of Georgia, the First Lady
of The Land