The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-19
Charles L. Bartlett of GeOr-
gia Scores Hughes for
DemagOgic Practices
REPUBLICANS FACE
SERIOUS OBSTACLES
Former Congressman Opposed to Bi
ennial Session, Quoting, People
Least Governed Are the
Best Governed"
nv LEON G. BRADLEY

ny LEON G.. BRADLEY
Some die, many get beat, but none
resign"
This sage remark regarding office
holders suffered rather sever jolt in
the case of Charles Lafayette Bartlett
for 20 years member of Congress from
the Macon, Ca, district
Mr.. Bartlett despite his "a years, is
still very much alive, and even his Bit
terest political opponent would not de-
ceive himself into believing that Mr.
Bartlett could be defeated. Yet he is
no longer a member of Congress. In
other words, the Macon congressman
was the exception that proved the rule.
He resigned after serving 10 successive
terms in Congress in spite of the fact
that he would probably not have had
any opposition so long as he chose to
hold the office
The former congressman, who re-
tired last year, was in Birmingham
yesterday on legal business. According
to who's Who" he is a democrat, but
to anyone who ever talked politics
with Mr.. Bartlett-and that's the first
thing you can talk with him-such a
statement is entirely unnecessary. He
fairly exudes democracy. He couldn't
be anything else if he wanted to and
he wouldn't if he could.
Incidentally, he agrees with Henry
Watterson that Mr.. Hughes is "a 100
per cent candidate, 100 per cent judge
and a 100 per cent humiliation" He
likewise AYERS that the republican can
didate, much to his surprise, has
shown himself to be nothing more than
a demagogue.
Saving THE COUNTRY"
Whenever you have to take Ian
tern and search in the dark, or get a
ladder to climb up to a pedestal to
find a man to save the country" he
can't do it. In all history there have
never been but two exceptions to this
rule. One was Cincinnatus, the other
was George Washington.
"Mr. Hughes says the only reason he
violated the implied ethics of the Unit
ed State supreme court and consented
to accept the nomination for an cleo
tive office was because grave crisis
confronted the nation. He has never
yet made it plain what this crisis was.
He was nominated during the first
week in June and the only crisis he
mentioned until September when the
eight-hour law was passed, was the
fact that the democrats had ousted a
few republicans from their jobs and
put better democrats in their places.
But, really, you can't blame Mr..
= ic no
objection he can find with the demo-
cratic party. The present administra-
ton has done everything that the peo-
pie wanted done. There is nothing left
for the republicans to promise. There
is peace and prosperity and the laws
that have been passed have been for
the benefit of the people as whole. III
the republicans promise to change
them, they will go against an over
whelming public sentiment.
"Everytime Mr.. Hughes, Roosevelt or
any of the other republican leaders
chirp about anything of Importance,
President Wilson promptly Shoots
them off the limb Then they have to
look for something else to talk about.
At the present rate, the republican
speakers will have to get off the stump
for lack of speaking material before
the camapign is over. Wilson and tho
democrats simply confound them.
WILSON WILL WIN
1.-The republicans are up against some
serious obstacles. The chief one is the
record the democrats have made during
the present administration. Another 10
the past record of the republicans and
still another is Candidate Hughes him
l,o 81 II n a.
publicans know this better than we DEM
ocrats do. 1 have spent the past six
weeks in New York and the leaders there
know these facts and even admit Them
Regarding the chances for the election
of President Wilson, Mr.. Bartlett was
very optimistic. He is no amateur at
the game of politics and does not base
his hopes strictly on things he hears
from democrats nor on things he reads
in democratic newspapers alone.
During the six weeks I have been in
New York, 1 found that all over tho
country the Hughes boom, which looked
formidable sometime ago, had begun to
simmer. On the other hand, the DEM
ocratic campaign is gaining Roadway
every day. If the election were held at
this time, Wilson would be the winner.
By election time, Mr.. Hughes will be very
decisively defeated. All the democrats
nave TO 90 Is 10 Keep puSy dHQ lIlelS IL,
no doubt about this being done.
ITO a student of politics, the poll OF
the New York Herald, strong repub-
lican newspaper, shows that Wilson is
certain to win. In every case where the
poll has been among farmers, laboring
people, merchants or small manufactur-
ers and business men, the majority for
the President has been overwhelming.
OF course, big business has been almost
solidly against the administration. The
poll has progressed far enough to bring
out these facts.
.IJp to the present time the majority