Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-10
A Senator Tells Him 1t Is the Battle
for Supremacy on the Part Of the
Transcontinental Railways.
By John TEMPLE GRAVES
Editorial Correspondence of The Georgian

How astonishing, how unnec-
essary, The division made by
Wilson amounts to a revolution.
Senators from three great West
ern States are saying TO their
friends that the President has lit
orally ruined them The party di-
vision between the Presidential
dictation and the party pledge is
so fierce that the Republican can
didate is almost certain to win
over their party discord.
Poor young Mitchell Palmer, Of
Pennsylvania, felt sure that he
was going to win the Senatorship.
But his dear friend, the Presi-
dent, has put in the remorseless
hands of Penrose a hammer to
beat the life out Of the Palmer
Senatorial boom.
What is the motive behind this
carefully prepared. long planned
surrender to England?
1t is plain now as the discus
sion has progressed that it was
not anxiety for Re nations hon
or" That shibboleth has died
out. 1t is plainly not because Of
any impressiveness in the argu-
ment that exemption was IAN eco
nomic mistake" This, too, has
faded. And the President has al
most sternly refused to tell his
constitutional adviser-the Senate
even in executive session-what
particular foreign nations threat
en- our country. This argument
seems to have been also a Pigment
of the brain
What Is Back of It?
DO you want me to tell you
what is back of all this?" said the
Senator, who feels that his party
President has defeated him. Il
viii tell you.
"First-It is the persistent.
trained and nightly developed
organized power of the transcon-
tinental railways in their death
grapple for supremacy in monop-
oily.
Second-It is because William
J, Bryan is a definite and yearh-
ing candidate for the Nobel Peace
prize, and IS consumed with the
desire to go down to history as
the Great Peace Secretary Peace
at any price, even at Carnegie's
price.
"Third-It is because the Presi-
dent has always been lover OF
England, Of the English system
and the English people-as shown
by his Federalistic books and ear
ler speeches. 1t is because the
President gets all his views OF
English and foreign affairs from
the biweellly letters Of Ambassa-
dor Walter Page, Of recent ban
quet notoriety
1T is because the President
looks forward at the close of his
Presidential term to a tour of the
European countries in which he
hopes his attitude of to-day VIII
assure him greater ovations than
We're given to General Grant and
Theodore Roosevelt from the
thrones Of Europe.
And, finally" said he with in
tense and resolute tone. ut is be-
cause the President has always
been the jealous friend Of tho
transcontlnentaI railroads, and is
now the jealous friend Of the rail-
ways. Simultaneous with this
fight for English interests comes
the Presidents announcement that
the railroads have suffered enough
and ought to fare better in future
legislation.
And when air that is now hid
den is disclosed it will be found
that these three reasons-with the
last as a climax-furnish the only
real clew to the most amazing be-
trayal OF American right and
American dignity"
From what the Senator told me
and the way in which he told it ID
is quite possible that the Senate
chamber may hear the elaboration
Of the Senator's words
Washington. d. c.