Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-21
BIZ JAMES B. NEVlN.

eerned. and the Governorship.
There are two factions in Georgia.
Admitted? Well. that is out Of the
way. then. as matter of controversy.
1t is being urged somewhat We
hemently in some quarters that Gov
ernor Slaton must NOT appoint a
North Georgia man to the Senate
temporarily. Never--he mustn't do
thatl
But, why?
Because there already is North
Georgia man in the Senate. g, Sem
ator SMITH
Let this scribe hasten to add, right
here, that he does not say. suggest,
hint or intimate whether Senator
Smith is or is not exactly and pre-
| cisely where he ought to be--that
isn't the point, anyway!
Here is where some fine jockeying
for position is going on, however
II, say those who are not enamor-
ed of Senator Smith-there being one
or two of that persuasion around and
about, perhaps--it be conceded that
North Georgia must have only ONE
Senator, why not let that Senator be
John M Slaton?
| II South Georgia is sincere in its
desire to see a South Georgian in the
Senate-if that be the ultimate glory
in mind, over and above ALL other
considerations-why not put up a
man for the long term against SEN
| ator Smith, and not poster would be
Senator Slaton with r South Georgia
| opponent, the while the other North
! Georgia aspirant for Senatorial hon
1 ID 1af II al
1t must be remembered. say some
OF the Slaton partisans, that neither
| Slaton nor Smith YET has been pass
ed upon by the people as a Sena-
| torial proposition.
Senator Smith was elected to the
Senate by, the Georgia Legislature,
and there was no primary held to de-
termine the Issue of his candidacy
before the people.
| Why, therefore, inquire Slaton's
friends should Congressman Hard
wick be set upon Slaton's trail, when
nobody yet has set somebody on
| Smiths trail?
II the South Georgia sauce is good
| for the goose--no disrespect intended
either to Senator Smith or Governor
slaton--why isn't it good for the
| gander?
And echo answers, why?
| Impartial inquiry along this way
will develop two lines of reply.
Those who, for partisan reasons.
! favor Senator Smith viii insist that
| it never will do to have two Senators
from Atlanta, or North Georgia-that
one, Senator Smith. is enough.
Those who, for partisan reasons,
| favor Governor Slaton, will insist that
| it really doesn't matter-that a Sena-
torship is a Statewide institution,
and not to be parceled out according
to sections
Try it out, and see If it doesn't
Hand you right there!
1t hardly seems possible that there
will be hot fight for one term and
no fight at all for the other.
If Slaton is to be opposed for the
unexpired term of Senator Bacon
and Mr.. Hardwick's candidacy is ac-
cepted generally as sincere-it is a
mighty good bet that Senator Smith
win be opposed for the long term.
1t may develops, too, that Senator
Smith will be opposed by Governor
Slaton, although 1t generally is
! thought that the Governor primarily
preferred, perhaps. to make the other
race.
|
Is written without prejudice 1t is
earnestly sought to be made fair
for after all, a politician is poll
| tician, wherever you meet him-save
| in rare occasions when his political
sagacity is so well advanced that ne
| grows, by common consent, TO be
known as statesman.
| Therefore when it is stated that
the present situation seems to be
| nj - Int fanfi0na,
ruts-and that such running probably
| Is altogether unpreventable - the
statement may be accepted as intend
| ed to be entirely a truthful one and
not a partisan expression.
1t is running in just that direc-
ton, too!
1t means, in it's eventual analysis,
a great struggle to control the state
\ of Georgia politically-both in its ma
tional and its local aspect.
Remember, there are two Senator
ships and one Governorship involved.
The present fight will go into some
of the Congressional districts, more
| overland two. years from now the
victorious crowd will carry it into the
others.
Georgians may or may not relish
the outlook. They may as well face
| IL, however.
The candidacy of Congressman
Hardwick, an admitted close iieuten-
ant OF Senator Smith, against the
anticipated candidacy of Governor
| Slaton, for Senator Bacon's unexpired
term. has been accepted by politicians
generally as both a dare and a chal-
| lenge, direct and fair. to the oppo'
sition!
That Georgian who does not thing
the dare will be accepted prob
ably does not know his Georgia very
wen!
We shall have some big politics
this year-politics that will be far
reaching and affect the State for
years.
This is no time for small boys with
little schemes.
The prizes to be gambled for this
year are the most glittering the State
has to offer-and voters will be wise
to look we'll to their ballotsl
And sectionalism isn't going to cut
much ice. however, in all likelihood, IN
the long rum
| It'll M. ON