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

the question OF na0na honor economic poCy
exemption Of Panama tolls, consider this
William Howard Taft the last President Of the United
States has just reiterated his Endorsement the ethics and
the the American contention in regard to the tolls
Does any that President Taft honest and
as sound lawyer, President Wilson?
Theodore Roosevelt preceding William H. Taft President
the United States strongly Endorsed and strongly ream his
belief ethical and rectude of exempng Amer
vessels from canal tolls Are the American people ready to
believe Theodore either dishonest ignorant of
merC advantages after years the White
House?
THE OFFICIAL LEADERS OF EVERY POLITICAL PAR
TY IN THIS COUNTRY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIvEs, OPPOSE THE REPEAL OF THE EXEMPTION
CLAUSE
Thomas R. Marshall the unblemshed Democratic vice Pres
dent Champ Clark the Democratic Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives Underwood the great leader of the Dem
ocrac majority upon the floor Of the House Claude Kitchn
the leader slated succeed Oscar Underwood upon the floor
Frank Doremus Chairman Of the Democratic Congressional Cam
pagn Commee-evey official Democratic leader in the House
lis pronounced and definite in opposition to the repeal Of the
exemption clause and the surrender to England
any in the South prepared say that Champ Clark
stainless in Democratic history for quarter century that
Oscar Underwood the greatest economic statesman that the
South has produced the would be unmndfu either of
national honor ignorant of national INTEREST,"
James German Democratic Senator from New York Dem
ocratc Chairman of the Committee Foreign Affairs repre-
senng great State Of New York. without stain his in
egry patriotism leads the opposition the repeal Would
any who current history dscred the integrity Of
James favorng the integrity of the Carnegie
pOration lawyer, Eihu Root?
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 the repeal
Victor Murdoc leader Of the Progressive party the
House. ardenty opposes the repeal both moral patriotic and
economic grounds.
truce this foolish question Of national honor and of
faulty economy President Wilson simply became alarmed
international complications that his Secretary of State had
mistakenly preCptated and in very natural desire to settle
these questions committed the mistake of proposing sacrifice
the national interests the national pride in order do it
President Wilson has yet time alter his opinions and the
expression Of them
Above all things President Wilson give the people time
express themselves voice the magnificent sentiment of
American protest which stimulating the backbone and the pat
riotism Of the American Congress.
Give us fortnight of the white light of publicity
this question and there viii 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 know that William Schey Howard representing
the Atlanta district in the American Congress- stands saunchy
with the American peoples side of this great question.