Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
The Roster of Great
Americans Against
Repeal


On the question Of national honor economic policy in the
exemption of Panama tolls consider this:
William Howard Taft the President Of the United
States just reiterated his Endorsement Of both the ethics and
the economics contention in regard to the tolls
any doubt that President Taft is as honest man. and
as sound lawyer, as President Wilson,
Theodore Roosevelt preceding William Taft President
Of States strongly Endorsed and strongly reams his
belief in the ethical and economic recude exmptng Amer
can vessels from canal the American people ready
believe Theodore Roosevelt either ignorant Of
merca and economic advantages years in the White
House9
THE OFFICIAL LEADERS OF EVERY POLITICAL PAR
TY IN THIS COUNTRY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
T1vEs, OPPOSE THE REPEAL OF THE EXEMPTION
CLAUSE.
Thomas R. Marshall the unblemshed Democratic Vice
ident Champ Clark Democratic Speaker of the House of
Oscar Underwood the great leader of the Dem
ocratic majority upon floor of the Claude Khn
the leader slated to Underwood upon the floor
Frank DOremus Chairman Of the Democratic Congressional Cam
pagn Committee official Democratic leader in the House
lis pronounced and definite opposition the repeal Of the
exemption clause and the surrender to England.
Is any man South prepared say that Champ Clark
stainless in Democratic history for quarter of century that
Oscar Underwood the greatest economic statesman that the
South has produced the would be unmndfu either Of
national honor or ignorant of national interest?
James German Democratic Senator from New York. Dem
ocratc Chairman of the Committee Foreign Affairs repre-
sentng the great State New York. without stain his in
tegry patriotism leads the opposition the repeal Would
any man history dcred the integrity of
German in favOrng the integrity of the Carnegie
poration lawyer, Eihu Root?
On the Republican SIDE James Mann the leader of the Re-
publican minority and universally respected by all parties in
Congress- vigorously leads his pary opposition to the repeal
Victor Murdoch floor leader Of the Progressive party in the
House. ardeny opposes the repeal both moral patriotic and
economic grounds.
truce then this foolish question Of national honor and Of
faulty economy President Wilson simply became alarmed
some international complications that his Secretary of State had
mistakenly precpitaed and in very natural desire to settle
these questions committed the mistake of proposing sacrifice
the national interests and the national pride in order do it,
President Wilson yet time alter his opinions and the
expression of them.
Above all things President Wilson must give the people time
express themselves to voice the magnificent sentiment Of
protest which stimulating the backbone and the
rotism Of the American Congress.
Give us afortnight more of the white light of publicity
this question and there will be repeal of the exemption Of
American vessels from paying tolls in the canal that the Amer
lean people paid five hundred million dollars to build
good to know William Schley Howard representing
Atlanta district the American Congress stands saunchy
with the American peoples side of this great question