Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-16
"HOke Smith VS.. HOke
Smith"

Georgian been sufficiently and practically the friend
OF Senator Smith to crce him freely praises him.
When Senator Smith right him. When wrong
just as heartily against him.
Upon the majority of public questions Senator Smith is
right and for this have urged that he be reelected
succeed himself in the Senate.
Upon the question Of free tolls American
sells the canal believe only wrong
but that he is evidently inconsistent.
Upon this page to-day quote from The Congressional
Record the conclusions reached by speech
delivered in that body August 1912 tolls
bill its passage in WHICH EVERY SINGLE DEMO
GRAFT IN THE SENATE, INCLUDING SENATOR SMITH,
VOTED FOR FREE TOLLS
discussed by Senator Smth-he violation of the
treaywas the central issue of the debate then and
The appeal that here make by the record from Senator
Smiths position in April 1914 Senator Smiths speech
advocacy and vote in 1912 two years ago.
Smith speech 1912 were the utterances
of independent statesman following his convictions of
national policy and his party latest platform which helped
in part to make at Baltimore
What has happened since then to justify and explain the
changed attitude of senior Senator? Certainly legal
conditions have been changed The treaty has not been rew
ten The Supreme Court decision which Senator Smith quoted
still stands There is hostile demonstration from foreign
nation justify Only thing has changedthe President
But Senator Smith Washington change
with the President In these parts there those who like
believe shat he great the President Many of his
friends look Hoke Smith day be President himself
certainly greater lawyer than the President who
lawyer all He Washington represent sovereign
Presidential will lack of will There ought
be sounder for statesman change his views
than fluctuations of Presidents opinions If it be ques-
of party loyalty then the pecedents and the
of parties would dictate that Senator who desired be loyal
his party should follow his party platform rather than his
party President The party platform represents the people
President represents the platforms 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
sovereign State changing his expressed convc
Loc- o4o1IC
Indiana said this The President has not given any at
all He has simply said GIVE what ask ungudgingy in
order that may deal with international affairs.
those international aairs7 Nobody knows. The
Senate under the constitution had right know The Speaker
have Intercepted the President ignored both
He has given reasons-f he has any
His speech of thirteen sentencesmark you, THIRTEEN
dictatorial demand with
explanation, but with yelled hint of foreign compi
cations What were those comphcanons The President has
refused obstnaey to disclose Them when he ought to dis
close them that the public have come to believe that there
WERE NOT ANY FOREIGN COMPLICATIONS!
At any rate the practically one by
the shea he has laid other IMPLIED the
shelf The plea of national honor loudly exploited by the
Senate been practically laid 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 subordnated And the pale lean
scholar of the White House stands locked with Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts in planting himself the public
opinion of nations of nations which have pecuniary
teres depng the United States of any advantage the
of canal
Georgian asks the reading public of Georgia the
South President Wilson has the people who elected him
the Senators and congressman who represent them any
cien to Justify the surrender OF our rights and advan
ages $40000000O American canaor justify United
States Senators in blindy rracng their footsteps solid
Democratic Senatorial vote to follow the the White
House?
Smith right in 1912 when he spoke himself
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!