The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-27

made. II went lOl6 way Io""i V'
making us think there is more than
the Frank case in him. Others of
those who did not vote for him will
agree that what he said about support
ing the president was timely.
There was a great howl about his
having to please Watson. There is
no doubt that Watson did all in his
Dower to prevent an endorsement of
President Wilson. The Thompson ed
tor had circulars scattered broadcast
oyer Macon yesterday urging the con-
1ention delegates to reject endorse
nent proposals and in these circulars
numbers. of reasons were set forth
Why Wilson is not entitled to endorse
nent.
These circulars and Watson's ap-
zeal to Dorsey seem not to have had
he desired effect Dorsey paid no
attention to them and the convention
vas a Wilson show of the rarest type.
Natson's suggestion as to thesremoval
o another state for trial and convic-
ion of crime and some other things
which he advocated were shown up in
arious convention declarations, prob
bly, where they were considered safe
md worthy.
John Smith, Jim Flynt, Hugh Dor
,ey and practically the whole conven-
ion. all down the line, thought it
heir duty to express approval of
resident Wilson's course and the ma
ional administration and they did it
we'll that there can be no mistake
to meaning. And that action, that
demonstration of approval will have
ar more to do with carrying the state
Or Wilson in the November election
han anything Smith or Hardwick has
yer done.
John Smith, in becoming temporary
hartman of the state convention,
aid of the president:
THE democratic party, under
the powerful leadership of Wood
row Wilson, the most fearless
statesman yet appearing upon the
political horizon since the day of
Washington and Jefferson, has
during its administration gwen to
the country, an addition to peace
and the greatest prosperity, the
most wholesome laws ever writ
ten upon our statute books
laws that the enemies of the par
ty dare not challenge in their can
vass of the country for support
laws which they, (the republicans
for forty years steadfastly refused
to give to the country laws
that have released the country
financially, and make it possible
for every man in every line of en-
deavor to pursue his business with
out the slightest chance of being
"squelched' by financial sharks
who control the money market of
this country before the present
democratic administration wrench
ed the power that made it posi-
BILE for them to do this. from them.
"Our enemies, in the face of all
the facts; that we are at peace,
and in the midst of the greatest
prosperity, will find it difficult to
convince the American people that
the administration has not given
TO all the people a square deal
and given them the highest de-
gree of representation at home and
abroad"
Watson is. in our mind, one of the
lost dangerous men that ever had to
10 with public affairs i'll Georgia. but
MS is not time for boasting over his
lap in the face 1t isn't that we are
linking of 1t is the strong approval
hat was given the president when he
will need it, by those who were i'm
)lored not to do IL
Here is Watsons weakness.-an al
most tragic weakness. There is not
. thing constructive about him. He
destructive. He would have torn
ieorgia democracy asunder over this
passionate whim.-a child's whim!
To one who loves democratic prin-
ciples the solid stand Of the conven-
ton for the democratic party leader