Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-02
rna Allies IN FLORIDA.

Pensacola CFla) Journal:-The Journal prediction
that the Harmon people going drop their
ddate Florida and go over to the Underwood
ment is being fulfilled faster than we thought ii
would be-
Now comes Eugene S. Matthews former speaker q
the house. editor of the Bradford County Telegraph
an ardent Harmon man. and Democrat of pronli.
nence and influence in Florida, Mr.. Matthews has
just been to Washington He returns with a message
Mr. Matthews says everything points Harmonic
nomination Florida he thinks is safely him.
noticed with pleasure that the south has cands
is glad to it. Having noticed it and
cand.~acy in the south He is willing to give ali
friends a chance to~vote for Underwood.
Therefore, Mr. Matthews says: 1T need not be
surprising to friends in Florida if theJ
find his on the ballots TO be used at thi
coming primary. Under those circumstances" sayi
Matthews. this will find it easy to give
And thus does our old friend Gene get ready
make his flop from Harmon to Underwood, just az
The Journal predicted the Harmon men would do
out west Harmon s equally generous That his
friends say. is Clark territory. The Harmon mes
could, of course carry it, but Speaker Clark lives u1
in that direction they wouldn't think of takinl
any of territory away from him. Therefore. tneS
combining on Clark as the only hope Of beatina
But Harmon has monopoly generosity. No
indeed Clarke and Underwood can return the com
Therefore. in the northern states. where HARMON
isfied to let Mr. Harmon have it, If he can be gem
erous with Underwood down south and with Clark Out
west why can't they be generous with him up nortnl
They :,
is the field against woodrow Wilson.
In the south they will fight Wilson with Under.
wood In the west they viii fight him with Clark
In the north they will do it with Harmon
1t is certainly tribute to the strength and poru'
laritv of woodrow Wilson that all Of the opposition
must be centered on him. ~
That however, is all it will amount to- woodrow
Wilson will carry Florida He viii be nominated at
baltimore He will elected president next Novem
her The people may be fooled part of the time, pu
they cannot be fooled all of the time.
Destructive Democrats.
Augusta Herold:-The Hearst-Watson-HoweH triple
alliance as the leaders Georgia Democracy in ethel
state or national campaigns, frankly does not appear
10 rs and the fact that Clark Howell is the commit
teeman from Georgia the national councils OF thu
marty seems to give the alliance an official havor thai
rnuet he dstasteful to the od-fashion Democratic
balates of Georgia voters.
And the curious part in the Hearst, Watson, Howell
alliance is thus expressed by the Constitution;
.Tbe Constitution cheerfully welcomes the aid Of
Mr. Hearst and Mr.. Watson. The initiative in wha
the Herald regards lineup comes no more from
the Constitution Mr.. Watson than from Mr. Watson
smnIv the involuntary coming together of elements
determned not to the people defrauded Of theiI
rights"
Honestly can you beat it-whether you vote fol
Harmon or Clark or Underwood or Wilson as the DEM
ocratic candidate for president Of the these United
States?