Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-19
WALL STREET MONEY
BACKS UNDERWOOD'S
GEORGIA CAMPAIGN
Such Is Direct Charge of VIII
son Headquarters Managers,
Who Assert That 1t Comes
Through Senator Bankhead

through Senator 6dIlkll6du
The direct charge that the campaign
Of Mr. Underwood for GeOrgia's vote
for the presidential nomination is be-
ing financed straight from Wall street
through Senator Baukhead. OF Alabama,
is sent squarely into the ranks OF
those who are clamorrng most sturdy
for Mr.. UnderwOod's success. By the
following broadside issued from Wood
row Wilson state headquarters yester-
day.
Further, the very embarrassing de-
rnand is made upon Mr.. UnderwoOd's
chief newspaper organ 10 explain why
A should be so exultant over the sue
cess Of Speaker Champ Clark in Kansas
when its own candidate. Mr.. Underwood,
received not a single vote in that state
and was not even heard Of in the con-
ventiOn-
The attitude OF that newspaper
toward the result OF the Kansas con-
vention is accepted as the very plain
est proof OF the conspiracy against Mr..
Wilson
This pertinent inquiry is referred to
the voters OF Georgia with these words;
-sACKCLOTH AND ASHES FOR IN
DERWOOD.
would YOU not think that il (the
4
be in sackcloth and ashes over Mr..
Underwood's defeat in Kansas and the
iznomfnious fact that he did not re-
ceive a single vote there2"
Here is the statement itself:
1T is a fact that cannot be disput-
ed. that no man within a generation
who has figured in the public life Of
this country has shown himself
broader, a more virile, more cOnsct-
frrr mt
more constructive statesman than has
Gov. woodrow Wilson
In his speeches. made throughout
his campaign FOR governor OF New Jer-
sey. he freely declared that IL he was
elected. he would regard himself as the
-attorney-in-fact OF the people
Everybody knows that New Jersey
was for many years wholly under the
influences and domination OF big in
terests and predatory wealth
Governor Wilson had been in Office
but one year when his splendid quail
ficati0ns and untiring efforts along the
line OF Informative and constructive
Democracy had borne fruit 10 such an
extent that nearly all OF his campaign
pledges had been written into law, up
on the statute books OF New Jersey.
The election laws were thoroughly
overhauled and reformed. an employers
liability law. fair ana just to both en-
pIoyer and employe. was passed. a law
creating a public utilities commission
Was passed. a most useful and far
reaching Law regulating the cost Of 'ilT-
ing and for the protection OF health OF
the people. known as the cold storage
OF foods law. was passed An act pro-
viding for the complete reorganization
OF the state board OF education was
passed An act abolishing convict la
Dor in state prisons was passed The
big factories and manufacturing con-
Germs were subjected TO a law cOmpell-
ing, the erection OF sufficient fire-es-
canes on factories for the preservation
OF lives OF employees An act was also
passed allowing the attorney general OF
the state TO participate in criminal
prosecution in counties
ALSO. an exceedingly important law
was enacted. known as the corrupt prac-
tees act. which had for its object the
prevention OF the undue and improper
use OF money for the influencing OF
elections
A CONSTRUCTIVE STATESMAN.
"AlI along the line OF legislation and
public service. Governor Wilson has
demonstrated TO the world that he is
a constructive statesman. and level
headed man OF the very highest and
most desirable type He restored the
government OF New Jersey 10 its right
1ul QWnerS-lne people
"He is the one man toward whom
the eyes OF the Democracy OF the
whole country. who really resire re-
form and who honestly wish 10 restore
the government OF the United States
TO the people. are now centered.
1T is perfectly natural. and TO be ex-
pected. that the trusts, the representa-
tives Of the interests. predatory wealth.
and those who are influenced by Wall
Wilson Their fighting weapons arc
always concealed. their real plans are
always covered up. and their method
Of attack is always from ambush For
instance. a great howl and a manufac-
tured effort are insincerely Icing pa
raded in Georgia TO try to distract the
attention OF the people away from the
real issues Of this campaign.
Everybody who has thought about
the matter a moment. is perfectly salts
fed that the preference primary which
has been provided for the selection OF
a presidential candidate in Georgia, is
perfectly fair and wholly without OBJ
lection II gives every voter in Georgia
an opportunity TO express his preference
among the presidential candidates. What
more could any voter desire2 Every
voter is put exactly on the same equal
basis Of citizenship i'm Georgia, without
the slightest preference for anybody,
and each and every one of the candi-
dates is also exactly upon the same ba-
sis-nO advantage given TO anyone over
anyone else.
But the scheming machine politicians
are unwilling to come squarely out in
the open and discuss the real merits OF
the candidates, themselves. the influences
behind them. what they stand for. and
what their attitude is regarding special
interests. a. opposed 10 the interests
Of the great body OF the people all over
the country.
The people WHIP are advocating Wood
row Wilson are doing so for no other
reason than the fact that they know
him 60 be the very highest type OF
statesman produced during the brilliant
history Of our country.
-.J 1-REJU DICE AGAINS- DER
WOOD.
--Nc'-her the managers OF the Wood
row Wilson headquarters no- the ad-
vocates OF Woodrow Wilson have any
personal prejudice whatever against
Mr. Underwood Mr. clark or Mr..
Harmon. They esteem highly those three
candidates in a personal way. but they
do not believe them TO be available can
didates for the Democratic nomination
and they do not believe that either OF
them could be elected II nominated, II
- Frrra that their rardf-