Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-15
"HOke Smith vs.. HOke
Smith"

The GEORGIAN has been sufficiently and practically the friend
of Smith to ccse him as freely as 1t praises him.
Smith right are for him. When he wrong
we are just as heartily against him.
Upon the majority of public questions Senator Smith is
right and for this reason urged that he be reelected
succeed himself in the Senate,
Upon the question of free tolls for American coaswise yes
sells the canal believe that Senator Smith not only wrong
but that he S evidently inconsistent.
Upon this page to-day quote from The Congressional
Record the conclusions reached by Senator Smith in his speech
delivered in that bcdy August 1872 when the free tolls
bill was on its passage in WHICH EVERY SINGLE DEMO
Graf IN THE SENATE, INCLUDING SENATOR SMITH
VOTED FOR FREE TOLLS.
The issue discussed by Senator smhthe violation of the
treaty-was the central of the debate then and now
appeal that here make by the record from Senator
Smiths position April 1914 to Senator Smiths speech
advocacy and vote in 1912, two years ago.
Hoke Smith speech and in 1912 the uerance
independent following his convictions of
national policy and his pary latest platform which he helped
in part to make at Baltimore
What has happened since then to Justify and explain the
changed attitude Senator? Certainly legal
conditions changed The treaty has not been rewr
The Supreme Court decision which Senator Smith quoted
still There hostile demonstration from foreign
nation justify Only thing has changedthe President
But Senator Smith to Washington to change
parts there those who like to
believe that he is great as the President Many OF his
friends look Hoe Smith day to be President himself
He certainly greater lawyer than the President who not
State and the Presidential will lack of will There ought
be some sounder change his views
than the fluctuations President opinions If it be ques
party loyalty then the preceden and the
parties would that desired be loyal
his party should follow his party platform rather than his
party President The party platform represents the people
The President represents the platforms execution into law The
Presidents change policy does not satisfactorily explain the
Senator's change Of policy.
Nor has the President given any reasons which Justify
of
tions He has not given any at all Senator Kern of
Indiana said this The President has not given at
all He has simply said Give what ask ungrudgingly in
order that may deal with international affairs
What those international affairs? Nobody knows. The
Senate under the constitution had right The Speaker
OF the House OF representatives had right to inquire Both
interrogated the President ignored both
He has given reasons-if he has any
His speech of thirteen senences-mark you, THIRTEEN
unfortunate sentencescontaned dCaorial demand with
out explanation, but with yelled hint of foreign comp
cations what were those complications? The President has
refused Obstnaey to disclose them when he ought to dis
close them that the public have believe that there
WERE NOT ANY FOREIGN COMPLICATIONS!
At any the President has practically laid them by
the shea he has laid other IMPLIED the
shelf The plea OF national honor loudly exploited by the
Senate has been practically laid the shelf because the Pre
dent has been made to feel that NATIONAL HONOR consists
in PRESERVING THE NATIONAL RIGHT. The violation Of
the treaty has been ubordinated the pale lean
scholar of the White House with Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, planting himself upon the public
opinion OF nations of nations which have pecuniary in
terest in deprvng the United States Of any advantage
of our canal.
The Georgian asks the reading public of Georgia and the
South President Wilson has given the people who elected him
and the Senators and Congressman who represent them
fcent justify the surrender of rights
tages S400000000 American canaor Justify United
States Senators bndy reracng their footsteps solid
Democratic Senatorial follow the the White
House?
Senator Smith right 1912 when he spoke himself
and for the platform He wrong when he speaks for the
President 1t is a mistaken of party loyalty.
We trust senior Senator will come back
COME BACK, SENATOR SMITH COME BACK TO THE
PLATFORM COME BACK TO AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY
COME BACK TO THE PEOPLE. COME BACK TO YOUR
SELF