Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-16
"HOke Smith vs.. HOke
Smith"

The Georgian sufficiently and practically the friend
of Senator Smith crticise him freely praises him.
When Senator Smith right for him When he wrong
are just as heartily against him.
Upon the majority of public questions Senator Smith is
right and for this have urged that he be reelected to
succeed himself in the Senate
Upon the question of free tolls for American eoastwse
the canal believe that Senator Smith not only wrong
but that he is evidently inconsistent.
Upon this page to-day quote from The Congressional
Record the conclusions reached by Senator Smith his speech
delivered that body August 1912 when the free tolls
bill its passage, in WHICH EVERY SINGLE DEMO
Graf IN THE SENATE INCLUDING SENATOR SMITH,
VOTED FOR FREE TOLLS.
The issue discussed by Senator Smhthe violation Of the
eaty-was the central issue of the debate then and
The appeal that here make the record from Senator
Smith position April 1914 to Senator Smiths speech
advocacy and vote in 1912 two years ago.
Koe Smiths speech and vote in 1912 the utterances
of independent statesman following his convictions of
national policy and his party latest platform which he helped
in part to make at Baltimore.
What has happened since then to justify and explain the
changed attitude of Senator? Certainly legal
conditions have been changed The treaty has not been rew
The Supreme Court decision which Senator Smith quoted
still stands There hostile demonstration from foreign
nation to justify Only thing has changedthe President
But Senator Smith to Washington change
with the President In these parts there those who like to
believe that he great the President Many of his
friends look to Hoke Smith day to be President himself
He certainly greater lawyer than the President who not
lawyer all He Washington to represent sovereign
State and not the Presidential will lack Of will There ought
to be sounder for statesman to change his views
than the fluctuations of Presidents opinions If it be ques
ton party loyalty then the precednts and the
of parties would dictate that Senator who desired be loyal
his party should follow his party platform rather than his
party President The party platform represents the people
The President represents the platforms execution into law The
Presidents change of policy does satisfactorily explain the
Senator's change of policy.
Nor has the President given any which justify
Senator of sovereign State in changing his expressed Convc
tons He has not given any at all Senator Kern of
Indiana said this The President has not given any
all He has simply said Give what ask ungrudgingly in
order that may deal with international affairs"
What those international affairs? Nobody knows. The
Senate under the constitution had right to know The Speaker
Of the House Of Representatives had right to inquire Both
have Intercepted the President He has ignored them both
He has given reasons-H he has any reasons.
His speech of thirteen sentences mark you, THIRTEEN
unfortunate dictaorial demand with
explanation but with yelled hint of foreign Compi
cations those complications? The President has
obstnaey disclose them when he ought dis
close them that the public have to believe that there
WERE NOT ANY FOREIGN COMPLICATIONS
any the President has practically laid them by
the sheas he has laid other IMPLIED reasons the
shelf The plea OF national honor so loudly exploited by the
Senate has been practically laid the shelf because the Pre
dent has been made feel that NATIONAL HONOR consists
in PRESERVING THE NATIONAL RIGHT. The violation of
the treaty has been subordinated And the pale lean
scholar of the White House stands locked with Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, in planting himself upon the public
opinion of nations of nations which have pecuniary
erest in depvng the United States of advantage in the
use of our canal
The Georgian asks the reading public Georgia and the
South President Wilson has given the people who elected him
and the Senators and Congressman who them any uf
fcent justify the surrender of rights and advan
tage $4OOOO0OO0 American canaor to justify United
States Senators blndy retracing their footsteps solid
Democratic Senatorial vote to follow the the White
House?
Senator Smith right 1912 when he spoke for himself
and for the platform He wrong when he speaks for the
President 1t is mistaken sense Of party loyalty
trust senior Senator will come back
COME BACK, SENATOR SMITH. COME BACK TO THE
PLATFORM COME BACK TO AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY.
COME BACK TO THE PEOPLE COME BACK TO YOUR
SELF!