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 to criticise him freely it praises him.
When Senator Smith right for him When he is wrong
are just as 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
the canal believe that Senator Smith is not only wrong
but that he is evidently inconsistent.
Upon this page to-day quote from The Congressional
Record conclusions reached by Senator Smith his speech
delivered that body August 1912 when the free tolls
bill was on its passage in WHICH EVERY SINGLE DEMO
Graf IN THE SENATE INCLUDING SENATOR SMITH
VOTED FOR FREE TOLLS
The discussed by Smthth violation of the
reay-was central issue of the debate then and
The appeal that here make by the record from Senator
position April 1914 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 pay latest platform which he helped
in part to make at Baltimore.
What has happened then Justify and explain the
changed attitude of senior Senator? Certainly legal
conditions have been changed The treaty has been rew
The Supreme Court decision which Senator Smith quoted
still stands There hostile demonstration from foreign
nation to justify Only thing has changed-th Presidents
But Senator Smith not sent to Washington to change
with President In these parts there those who like
believe that he great the President Many of his
friends look Hoke Smith day to be President himself
He certainly greater lawyer than the President who is not
lawyer all He Washington to represent sovereign
State and the Presidential will lack of will There ought
be sounder for statesman change his views
than the fluctuations of President opinions it be ques
on party loyalty then the precedens 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 platform 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 changing his expressed
ons. He has given any all Senator Kern, of
Indiana said this The President has given any
all He has simply said Give what ask ungrudgngy in
order that may deal with international affairs 2"
What those international affairs? Nobody knows The
Senate under the constitution had right to know The Speaker
of the House of Representatives had right inquire Both
have Intercepted the President He has ignored them both
He has given reasons-f he has any reasons
His speech of thirteen sentences you THIRTEEN
unfortunate sentencescontaned dctatoral demand with
out explanation but with yelled hint Of foreign compi
cations What those complications? The President has
refused obstinatey to disclose them when he ought to dis
close them that the public have believe that there
WERE NOT ANY FOREIGN COMPLICATIONS
any the President has practically them one by
the shefas he has laid other IMPLIED the
shelf The plea of national honor loudly exploited by
Senate has been practically laid the shelf because
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 arm locked with Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, in planting himself upon the public
opinion Of nations of nations which have pecunary
erest in deprvng the United States Of advantage in the
use of our canal
The Georgian the reading public of Georgia and the
South President Wilson has given The people elected him
and the Senators and Congressman who represent them any
cien to justify the surrender Of rights
ages in S4000O0OOO American canaor Justify United
States Senators in bndy reracng their footsteps solid
Democratic Senatorial follow The the White
House?
Senator Smith right 10 1912 when he spoke himself
and for the platform He wrong when speaks
President 1t Is a mistahcn sense Of party loyalty.
We trust our senior Senator viii back
COME BACK, SENATOR smith COME BACK TO THE
PLATFORM COME BACK TO AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY
COME BACK TO THE PEOPLE COME BACK no YOUR
SELF