The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-10

Mr.. Wynne said he did not see
wherein it was the duty of the legis-
lature to take cognizance of national
matters. He declared the people of
his county were generally opposed to
some of the policies of the present
administration, and particularly to
the selective CONSUMPTION act. Pace
asked unanimous consent for the i'm
mediate consideration of his resolu-
ton.
A similar resolution had been
UNANIMOUSLY passed by the state SEN
ate.
Mr.. Wynne objected, but the house
voted, go to 4, to suspend the rules,
so that the resolution came up for
action at once. 1t was then that Mr..
Wynne secured the floor and pre-
vented final action until Thursday.
when the matter came up as un-
finished business, and youthful ora
tors of the house plucked a double
handful of stars from the purple en-
pyrean and flung them in a glittering
constellation, or that sounded like it.
By extending the session twenty
minutes the house was finally able
to give the Endorsement, but against
the will of five members, by vote
of 113 to 5. 1t was the second day
of consideration of the matter.
Mr.. Wynne had been speaking
when the house adjourned Tuesday,
and was recognized by Speaker Hold
er Thursday morning. But his trou-
bles began at the start. Hardly had
he begun his appeal not to indorse
all the war policies of President Will
son than Thomas L. Bulger, presi-
dent of the Alabama senate, entered
the hall and was given the privileges
of the floor.
Similar resolutions indorsing the
president were introduced by Taylor
of Monroe and Beall of Richomnd.
Mr.. Bulger came primed for a
speech. And Mr.. Bulger is an orator
of eminent proportions and aurifer-
Gus vocabulary. AS due distin-
guished visitor, he was permitted by
the house to interrupt the young
member, and launched into a ringing
appeal to the patriotism of all whom,
his speech may concern. When final
ly he concluded his remarks Mr..
Wynne began again to talk.
Pace Set For Combat.
"The rights being given the presi-
dent under the war measures are
more powerful than those accorded
any car, emperor, or king" said he
Mr.. Pace, as author of the resolu-
ton and sterling young orator in
his own right, sailed forth to give
him combat, and for fifteen minutes
defended the move to indorse the
president.
"A man who undertakes to criti-
cize the acts of congress in a time
so tense as this" he said, ''is as
much inimical to the nation as if he
were actually aiding and abetting
the enemy"
John Y. Smith, of Fulton county,
caught the eye of the chair and arose
to lend the weight of his eloquence
to the cause of the presidents poll
cies.
"Not one-tenth of our people real
lze the seriousness of this war" said
he. eve can't win by going to pic
ture shows and applauding the pres
ident's picture and standing when the
orchestra plays The Star Spangled
Banner
Threatens Hoke Smith.
81 want to say here that have
been consistently a supporter of the
senior senator from Georgia, but
that unless he gets on the band wa
gon and supports the president and
the administration l could not find
it in me to lend him my support in
the future"
Mr.. Beall, of Richmond, author of
a resolution similar to the Pace meas
ure, attacked opposition to the ad-
ministration policies in a fiery
speech.
"This opposition" he said, "is
prompted by man too far inferior
to our great president to be worthy
of consideration here
The house was ready to vote and
wanted to vote on the resolution. 1t
was five minutes past time for the
regular adjournment Then came
Mr.. Kelly, of Gwinnett, another
youthful member, to declare he was
opposed to an Endorsement of the
presidents every action.
This was the last speech An at
tempt to call the ayes and noes on
the question was lost, and a rising
vote was taken. The five votes mus
tered in opposition to the resolution
was more than had been generally
expected.