Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-02
EXPRL HARDWICK, TOO.

1t is an actual fact that members
of the United States Senate have been
expelled for less than what Senator
Hardwick has done
Hardwick has deliberately tried 10
hinder and obstruct the plans of the
United States in its conduct of the
war with Germany.
He opposed a CONSUMPTION law, that
was necessary for the military de-
tense of the nation. He still derides
this. law-publicly pokes fun at it
speers at the food control legislation,
which was adopted as an extraordinary
war measure, as an emergency act of
much importance as appropriating
funds for munitions.
He has not only done this on the
floor of the Senate, where senatorial
privilege completely protected him,
but he has done this in public speeches
iii his own state.
Now let's see for what other sena-
tors have been expelled.
Senator Trusten Polk, of Missouri,
was expelled on January 10, 1862, by
unanimous vote, because he favored
q propaganda against the war between
the states and because he sympathiz
cd with secession newspapers. The
chief evidence against him was "a
letter written by him to a Missouri
editor, expressing sentiments, briefly,
in favor of southern rights.
Three weeks later Senator Jesse B.
Bright of Indiana, was expelled by the
close vote of 80 to IA because, prior
70 hostilities, he had written letter
to Jefferson Davis, merely introducing
a friend who wanted to sell firearms
to the Confederate States.
If there is rebellion against the
CONSUMPTION law, it directly operates
to the benefit of our enemies
If discomfort is fomented aomng tn
soldiers drafted into the national ar
my-if they support Senator Hard
wick's remarkable argument that they
ought to be permitted to vote on
whether they shall go to France-the
result will be a material aid to the
Kaiser
If the food control law fails of APP
plication, and does not receive the
co operation of the public, and there
fore our status in the war, and that
of our Allies, suffers from food ir-
regularities or scarcity, Senator Har l.
wick will share the blame. He win
hihC 0ChLl llelLCt le1l anu DOlhb
edly to the defeat of his nations
plans and to the benefit of the enemy.
Senator Burton, of Kansas, was al
lowed to resign, after impeachment
proceedings had been instituted He
had simply appeared as a lawyer be-
fore government departments in the
interest of outside clients.
Lorimer was expelled from the Sen
ate because he had by unlawful means,
procured his election.
Which was the more reprehensible
-Burton's greed for gain or Hard
wick's open opposition to his coun-
TVS purposes?
J Which was the most disloyal, the
more contemplate, the more culpable
-Lorimer's purchase of votes or Hard
wicll's attempts to create dissatisfac-
ton with his nations position and
project in war?
A senate committe is now investigat-
ing whether Senator LaFollette should
be expelled because of remarks which
ne made in the course of a public |
speech.
Nothing that Lafayette has said is
more expressive of shallow patriot
ism, or sheer disloyalty, than the
things Hardwick has uttered.
LaFollette is no more deserving Of
expulsion from the United States Sen
ate thar is Harwick.
II one goes, the other should go
AND BOTH OUGHT TO GO!