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 Senator Smith to ccise him freely praises him
When Senator Smith right for him When he wrong
just heartily against him.
Upon the majority of public questions Senator Smith is
right and for this urged he be reelected to
succeed himself in the Senate.
Upon the question of free tolls for American coaswise
sells in the canal believe that Senator Smith not only wrong
but that he is evidently inconsistent.
Upon this page to-day quote from The Congressional
Record the conclusions reached by Senator Smith his speech
delivered that body August 1912 when the free tolls
bill its passage in WHICH EVERY SINGLE DEMO
GRAFT IN THE SENATE INCLUDING SENATOR SMITH,
VOTED FOR FREE TOLLS.
The issue discussed by Senator Smhhe violation of the
treaty-was the then
The appeal that here make by the record from Senator
Smith position April 1914 to Senator Smiths speech
advocacy and vote in 1912 two years ago.
Hoke Smiths speech and 1912 the utterances
of independent statesman following his convictions Of
national policy and his parys latest platform which he helped
part to make at Baltimore,
happened since then Justify and explain Che
changed attitude of senior Senator? Certainly legal
conditions have been changed The treaty has not been rew
The Supreme Court decision which Senator Smith quoted
still stands There is hostile demonstration from foreign
nation to justify Only thing has changedhe PRESIDENT
But Senator Smith to Washington change
with the President parts those who like
believe that he is great the President Many of his
friends look to Hoke Smith day to be President himself
certainly greater lawyer than the President who not
lawyer ALL He Washington represent sovereign
State Presidential will lack Of will There ought
to be sounder for statesman change his views
than the fluctuations of Presidents opinions If be qles
ton of party loyalty then the presidents and the sense
parties would dictate that Senator who desired to be loyal
his party should follow his party platform rather than his
party President The party platform represents the people
The President represents the platform execution into law The
Presidents change of policy does not satisfactorily explain the
Senator's change of policy.
Nor has the President given any which justify
Senator of sovereign State in changing his expressed convc
ons. He has not given any at all Senator Kern
Indiana said this The President has not given any
all He has simply said Give me what ask ungrudglngy IN
order that may deal with international affairs.
What those international affairs? Nobody knows The
Senate under the constitution had right know The Speaker
the House of Representatives had right to inquire Both
have Intercepted the President He has ignored them both
He has given reasons-f he has any reasons.
His speech of thirteen sentences-mark you, THIRTEEN
unfortunate dcatoral demand WITH
explanation, but with yelled hint Of foreign compi
What those complications The President has
refused obstnaey disclose them when he ought to dis
WERE NOT ANY FOREIGN COMPLICATIONS!
any rate the President has practically laid them by
shas he has laid other IMPLIED the
shelf The plea of national honor so loudly exploited by the
Senate has been practically laid on the shelf because the Pes
dent has been made to feel that NATIONAL HONOR consists
in PRESERVING THE NATIONAL RIGHT. The violation of
the treaty has been ubordinated And the pale lean
scholar of the White House stands locked with Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, in planting himself upon the public
opinion of naons-of nations which have a pecuniary in
erest in dpvng the United States of any advantage the
of our canal.
The Georgian reading public of Georgia and the
South President Wilson has given the people who elected him.
and the Senators and congressman who them any su
justify the surrender Of rights and
age S400 100000 American canaor to justify United
States Senators in blndy reracng their footsteps solid
Democratic Senatorial vote to follow the the White
House?
Senator Smith right 1912 when he spoke for himself
and for the platform He when he speaks for the
President 1t is a mistaken sense 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!