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 ccse him freely it 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 this have urged that he be reelected
succeed himself in the Senate.
Upon the question of free tolls for American coastwse
canal believe Smith only wrong
but that he is evidently inconsistent
Upon this page to-day quote from The Congressional
Record the conclusions reached by Senator Smith in his speech
delivered in 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 discussed by Senator Smhthe violation of the
reaywas the central issue of the debate then and
The 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 Smiths speech and vote in 1912 the uerances
of independent statesman 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 of senior Senator Certainly legal
conditions changed The treaty has been rewr
ten The Supreme Court decision which Senator Smith quoted
still stands There hostile demonstration from foreign
nation justify Only thing has changed-the PRESIDENT
But Senator Smith not sent to Washington change
with the President In these parts there those who like
believe that he great the President Many of his
friends look to Hoke Smith day to be President himself
He certainly greater lawyer than the President who
lawyer all He went to Washington to represent sovereign
State and the Presidential will lack of will There ought
to be sounder for statesman to change his views
than the fluctuations of Presidents opinions If it be que
ton party loyalty then the precedns and the
of parties would dictate that Senator who desired to be loyal
to 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 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 conv
tons He has not given any at all Senator Kern of
Indiana said this The President given any
all He has simply said Give me what ask ungrudgngy in
order that may deal with international affairs"
What those international affairs? Nobody knows. The
Senate under the constitution had right to know The Speaker
of the House OF Representatives had right to inquire Both
have Intercepted the President He has ignored them both
He has given no reasonsf he has any reasons
His speech Of thirteen sentences-mark YOU THIRTEEN
unfortunate dctatoral demand with
out explanation but with yelled hint of foreign comp
cations What those complications? The President has
refused obstnaey disclose them when he ought dis
close them that the public have believe that
WERE NOT ANY FOREIGN COMPLICATIONS!
At rate the President has practically laid them by
the shea he has laid other IMPLIED reasons on the
shelf The plea of national honor loudly exploited by
Senate has been practically laid the shelf because the Pre
in PRESEPV1NG THE NATIONAL RIGHT The Voann 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 upon the public
opinion of nations of nations which have pecuniary in
rest deprng the United States of any advantage
The Georgian asks the reading public of Georgia and the
South President Wilson has given the people who elected
and the Senators and Congressman who represent any su
fcen to justify the surrender of rights advan
ages $400000000 American canaor Justify United
States Senator's in bndy retracng their footsteps solid
Democratic Senatorial vote to follow the the White
House?
Senator Smith right 1912 when spoke for himself
and for the platform He wrong 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!