Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-12

and we also appreciate the fact that no
man can do all that his friends want
him to do, at times, because he is en-
titled to his views, and they are en-
titled to theirs, but it does look like
he could get in line with the admins
tration on something. Mr. Hardwick
was the only man from Georgia who
voted AGAINST the CONSUMPTION act; he
NAV be conscientious in his views and
the way in which he voted; he is now
fighting the food control bill" with
every tool he can get his hands on,
claiming that it is unconstitutional; in
other words, it seems that he has been
against everything that the President
has advocated during the last two
sessions of Congress-it seems that he
Just wants to get in the limelight and
stay there, no matter what the cost
may be to the people he represents, and
to the nation, Of which we are a com
ponent part.
He has been disappointed in getting
the man he wanted for the Federal
judgeship, because the different men
whom he has suggested to the attorney
general and the President could not
measure up to the standard set for this
high Office He got mad over it, and he
has gone so far as to say that the Sen
ate will not confirm any nomination
which is not agreeable to him. Maybe
the Senate won't, but we will be dis
appointed in that august body should
they let Tom Tit" run any of his po-
litical timber down their throat.
Hardwick glories in the fact that he
has lighting blood in his veins. We ad-
mire any man who will fight for the
right if it becomes necessary, but that
man who attempts to satisfy his own
desires at the expense of the people
whom he represents, and who knows
at the time he is fighting that his po-
sition is questionable, doesn't draw
from us any admiration whatever
! Crossed with the administration, yes!
The administration is intelligent, brave
and clean-is this the reason why
there is so much friction?
We didn't support Mr. Hardwick
when he ran for the Senate, but when
he was nominated we tried to hope that
he would do better and redeem himself,
but we have lost hope for him nthis
respect. Maybe he will do better when
he gets back to Washington, after he
has made this trip to Georgia, for we
have an inkling that some of his
friends will be wise enough to carry
him mot a closet and whisper the bug
in his ears, and tell him that he is not
representing his people in Congress
and that since this is an intelligent
age, unless he changes his course he
will be swamped at the polls when
the next nomination comes around. We
realize that a good many people in
Georgia are in sympathy with his po-
litical propaganda, but we firmly be-
! lieye they are in the minority, and un-
less he changes his tactics, he will find
it out the next time the people of Geor-
gia go to cast their ballot for the eX-
allied position of United States Sena-
ter
Hardwick spoke in Columbus last
night and made the following utter
ances: mo single individual or group
Of men constitute my country" "My
country, may she always be right. but,
right or wrong, my country" he added
as his guiding star, but added that as
long as he represented three million
Ceorgians at Washington he would al
ways try to keep his country right. Il
favor an American, war fought to Sc
cure American rights, and to redress
American wrongs, but am opposed to
single drop OF volunteer blood being
shed on an European battlefield. / am
willing for our professional soldiers