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

On the question OF national honor ana economic PoCy IN Inc
exemption Of Panama tolls consider this;
william Howard Taft the last President Of the United
states has just reiterated his Of both the ethics and
the economics American contention in regard to the tolls
Does any man doubt that President Taft honest and
as sound lawyer even as President Wilson?
Theodore Roosevelt preceding William H. Taft President
Of the United States strongly Endorsed and strongly reams his
belief in the ethical and recude Of exemptng Amer
can vessels from canal tolls Are the American people ready to
believe Theodore either dshone ignorant Of COM
mscal advantages after in the White
House?
THE OFFICIAL LEADERS OF EVERY POLITICAL PAR
ny IN THIS COUNTRY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TTvEs, OPPOSE THE REPEAL OF THE EXEMPTION
CLAUSE.
Thomas r. Marshall the unblemhed Democratic Vice Pres
idsnt Champ Clark Democratic Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives Oscar Underwood the great leader Of the Dem
oac majority upon the floor Of the House, Claude KitChn
the leader slated succeed Oscar Underwood upon the floor
Frank Dormus Chairman Of the Democratic Congressional Cam
pagn COmmeeevery official Democratic leader in the House
lis pronounced and definite opposition the repeal Of the
exemption clause and the surrender to England
any man in South prepared spy that Champ Clark
stainless in Democratic history for quarter Of century that
Oscar Underwood the greatest economic that the
South produced since the would be unmindfu either Of
national honor or ignorant Of national INTEREST,"
James German Democratic Senator from New York Dem
ocratc Chairman Of the Committee Foreign Affairs repre-
senng the great State of New York. without stain his in
tegy or patriotism the opposition the repeal Would
any man WHO history dscred the integrity of
James German favOng the integrity Of the Carnegie
fbration lawyer Elihu ROOt2
On the Republican side Mann the leader Of the Re
publican minority and universally respected by all parties in
Congress- vigorously leads his pary opposition to the repeal
Victor Murdoch leader of the Progressive party in the
Eouse ardeny opposes the repeal both moral patriotic and
economic grounds.
truce then this foolish question Of national honor and Of
faulty economy President Wilson simply became alarmed
some international complications that his Secretary of State had
mistakenly precipitaed and in very natural desire to settle
these questions committed the mistake of proposing sacrifice
the national interests and the national pride order do it
President Wilson yet time alter his opinions and the
expression of them.
Above things President Wilson give the people time
to express themselves voice the magnificent sentiment Of
American protest. which stimulating backbone the pat
rOtism Of the American Congress.
Give fortnight more Of the white light of publicity
this question and there will be repeal Of the exemption Of
American vessels from paying tolls in the canal that the Amer
lean people paid Ave hundred million dollars to build
is good to know that William Schley Howard representing
the Atlanta district in the American Congress stands staunchy
with the American peoples side of this great question