Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-27
SENATOR HOKE SMITH
PRESENTS RECORD OF
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Georgia Senator Tells Wilson's
Achievements and Those of
Congress to Enthusiastic
Crowd at Grand

Woodrow wilson's record as president
and the Democratic partys record in
congress were presented TO an Atlanta
audience Wednesday night by United
States Senator Hole Smith. The audi
ence filled the parQuet and balcony OF
the Grand theater and fringed the rail-
ing around the parquet. For two hours
the senator spoke and for two hours the
audience gave him their undivided'atten-
tion. Fresh from a three weeks speak
ing tour for Wilson in the middle west,
where he found a rapidly rising tide in
Wilson's favor, Senator Smith was in
splendid speaking trim, and his audience
enjoyed his address to the utmost.
The meeting was held under the joint
auspices of the Young Mems Democratic
league of Fulton county ana the local
Woodrow Wilson club. Walter z. An
drevs, state senator-eiect from me At
lanta district, opened the meeting with
an introduction of Governor Harris.
Colonel Andrews declared that President
Wilson's promise of a new freedom mas
been made an accomplished fact IN the
remarkably short time Of IL years,
and that the people must not lose the
benefits of his administration by re-
turning the Republican party to power.
Governor Harris said he was proud to
be able to face an Atlanta audience on
an occasion of this kind. He character
lied the present status of the country's
international affairs, owing 10 the Eu-
ropean war, as the gravest crisis IN our
history since 1860. He praised Wood
row Wilson in terms of the highest adj
miration and introduced Senator Smith
with eloquent compliments.
SENATOR SMITHS ADDRESS.
Smith r0Ca and walked
the front of the stage, the band in the
orchestra struck up Dixie" and the au-
dience gave him a burst of applause.
sI,oolxs like old times. Hoke," shouted
A man in the audience. GO to it, sena-
tor"
The audience laughed and the senator
smiled.
And / can truthfully say that moth
ing new is quite so good as the good
old times in Georgia" said the senator
Continuing, he said:
And there never was a time when we
lad so much reason to be proud that
we are Democrats which brought an
other outburst of applause.
when / came home after the adj
journment of congress" the senator
continued. II was disturbed. L knew
Mr.. Wilson deserved to be reelected
and 1 knew that the party's record de-
served the Endorsement of the people,
but I was disturbed by the reports l
was getting.
Vow for three weeks ] have been in
the middle west-in Missouri, Indiana,
Ohio and other states. When 1 left
Ohio last Saturday. Woodrow Wilson
would have carried the state by a splen-
did majority If the election had been
held on that day. And the Wilson sem
timent is growing steadily every Cay.
I'm wisconsin the situation is the
same. I.aFoIlette is the Republican
nominee for the senate again, and he
voted for every one OF the leading Will
son measures which Candidate Hughes
il now attacking.
WISCONSIN FOR WILSON.
I'm his speeches before the people of
Wisconsin, Senator LaFollette is vigor-
ously supporting the Democratic meas
ures for which he voted, and Wilson'S
getting the benefit OF the LaFollette
speeches. Ohio and Wisconsin together
will give US the same electoral vote as
New York, and for the first time the
Democratic party will be able TO win
without the Empire State.
I'm Missouri a great tide is running
for Wilson. In Kansas the sentiment is
the same. Victor Murdoch, the great
Progressive leader of Kansas and one
of the most influential men in the state,
last week came out strong for Wilson.
/ believe We can also carry Minnesota
and Indiana
Then we come to Illinois, and when
think of that state feel mighty good.
The women have just been given the
vote in Illinois, and from all quarters
of the state the Republicans are getting
the disquieting news that the women
are going to cast their ballots for Wood
row Wilson. They understand his mag
nificent service for the great masses of
the people, they are in accord with his
progressive policies. Moreover, they re-
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