Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-09
'.ALMCST THOU PERSUADEST'-A PLEASING
RIFT IN THE CAMPAIGN OF DEFAMATION

few feeble almost futile efforts were being made
thusam for Governor Harmon presidential candidate he
ability and other of the Ohoan recognized and admit
ted 1t was felt that he would make excellent the
party fit honor him. But TOR some reason or other Nc
failed evoke spontaneous support he wilson enoofSef
uban They had be- 1t looked very much as
though Georgia ripe plum just ready drop into the Wilson
bag And Georgia recognized chief Southern Com
monweas exng great and expanding influence on other
Southern they had entertain high hopes as to the
delegations from other Southern states falling int ome for the New
jersey
Then came the surprise Harmon whose behalf only few
feeble local efforts organization had been made lost sight OF
Underwood became the of the hour One paper and then
another political leader and then another prominent of
affairs and then another we'll known lawyer farmer mech
and then another began avog the candidacy
of the Albanian. At first the Wilson people smiled They
ceped graciouy pleasant bit of political humo Then they
began frown What right had these representatives of Unde,
wood disturb their arrangements, to break their plans
ruhessy interfere with their promises Gov Wilson to have Geo
gia Wilson when its called at Batimore2 Then
the smile had given way the own the humo had been
ceeded by Indignation the indignation became mixed with alarm and
fear until to-day difficult to tell which the dominating element
although from outward signs the fear predomnae and h2
verge of becoming the panic that precedes the
In large Gov. Wilson hold his Georgia Eeuten
responsible for the unsatisfactory and gloomy prospects thai
confront his candidacy Georgia With few and notable
exceptions they resored the tactics which they had INDUCED
state comprehensive methods OF Misrepresentation OF Whcaon
abuse Underwood assaied without So Clark So
Harmon These three staunch Democratic leaders de-
nounced wall tools Hengs of the interests, as
l defeat
pubc aspirations for better government Now the oDe o.
Georgia fools The average Democratic of Georgia
intelligent He has sufficient knowledge of political conditions of the
OF politics recent know that these charges lies
contemplate lies They know that Gov Harmon has
made of the best Democratic executives the has produced
that his record Clean admirable commendabe that
state giving Republican maoe he has received sigma
proof the peoples endorsement and trust They know that Chamr
Clark despite his eberance of spirit that sometimes leads him
to errors of political Judgment Clean staunch SAFE Democrat
long public life and honored by his party Congress
They know that Underwood type of the Democratic leader Of
sterling character of fine ability of long experienceone whose
training and ustwohness justice his party colleagues making
him the floor leader for the Congress has held
And knowing these things to be the Democratic
of Georgia have simply and us6ab resented the malicious apers
cast these and especially upon Underwood
Their of justice of fair play of political decency has been ar
tagonzed by the of certain Wilson organs and promoters
such these insure the of their candidate Georgia
And they revolt against Them determined ebue
them al the polls May rst hey do not intend to the
o their endorsement the charges that Underwood scounre
lar tool OF coupng nHuencesand that practically what tho
most rabd OF the Wilson papers charging their
covert nsnuaions
When Gov. Wilson gets in the returns from Georgia on the
night ct May first he easily put his finger the for the
destruction of his hopes this The figures will carry him
the that the people of GEORGIA tired of this of business
weary to the extreme OF these assaults Democrats
in their party loyalty clean their personal character unearyne
and answering their abors for the parys building and the
of its ehonoed principles Gov Wilson, far as Ceor
ga concerned give the for the result Killed by
misguided unbalanced and unfan friends"
Not all of the Wilson supporters this class but the rank
type referred to has the the and deted
eyes of thousands of thinking Here and there sane Wilson
advocate found and them the has had effect
Had all the Wilson advocates promoted his candidacy courageous
y yet geneman the Savannah Evening Press has DONE
stimulus given to the Underwood candidacy from opponents would
have been lacking Admirably written editorials have recently an
peaed from the OF Editor Pleasant Sova that model
their ceancu forceu patriotic arguments but devoid of the bit
enes the the unknd uncaed for suggestions
of sinister influences backing Underwood that have been so marked
feature OF many OF the comments Wilson organs COL Sova
has, recently least taken broader and stand his advocacy
OF Gov Wilson He has above the petnes the gnobeness
OF methods that suitable for consabs than
ldenta contest and in Clean manly fashion urging the claims Of
ton-ugng them without seeking pull Underwood or Clark o,
Harmon into the slime Reading his editorials along this n
almost tempted say like Agppa of old Almost thou PEI,
suadest"
And when think calmly of it what pity that in the grand
old Democratic state of Georgia such Underwood and Clark
and Harmon should have been poed financed BY hidden en-