Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-15
CHICAGO WINS FROM NEW YORK; SCORE f.
PATRONAGE WILL
HELP HARDW|CK
USE OF THE MAILS Is A POWER
FuL ASSET-POINTED OUT HOW
LA TOILETTE USES II TO HIS
ADVANTAGE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 15.-Witn
congress over for the present and most
Iof the Georgia members gone home,
there has been not little discussion
among the Washington colony of
Georgians-that is, those who stay
acre even when there is no session
as to what the outcome of the next
senatorial fight will be. There is no
other one topic OF discussion that is
ihalf So interesting to the people at
home as this one and from what
is heard here it is drawing near the
time when there must come a SHOW
down." if the opponents of Senator
Hardwick would keep him from re-
turning to the senate.
The condition of the field at this
time is such that while there are half
dozen candidates who are feeling
! their way along the political paths
and who will make the break for the
open and declare their intentions
when they feel sure enough pressure
from behind, there is only one avowed
candidate William j. Harris, chair
man of the feedral trade commission.
! It should be known now that Sena
tor Hardwick is not going to be beaten
at all, with hands down, although it Is
admitted that the current at this time
! S running strong.
/ Patronage-one of the strongest lev
ers ever made from the political lum-
Der stack-has been used with power
| full effect in the past by public men
in worse plight than Georgia's junior
senator, and it will be but natural
that the latter will use his power as
member of the upper house of con-
gress-the laws of the United States,
the constitution of this country. and
| the rules of the senate-give it to him
! to swing himself back in Office. 1t is
exactly what the other 81 senator's
received under the same conditions,
and it is just what they would do un-
der the same circumstances.
| A man in Office, especially if he is
member of the senate has, ordinarily,
g stranglehold on his job, and unless
| here are most unusual circumstances
more than likely to succeed him
! elf The power of a senator is not
only almost unlimited; it is most elias
lc. There is hardly anything which
lie canot do, or have done This was
brought to light recently when the
department of justice was informed
hat Senator LaFollette had in his
1oom at the capitol and in the folding
rooms of the senate, hundreds of mail
bags full of seditious speeches, which
he was preparing to send broadcast
throughout the country These were
going not only to his own state, but
as far south as Georgia and Florida
They were going in the governments
own mail bags, at the governments
expense and to be handled by the gov
ernment's own paid employees. Asked
why this was not stopped in the name
os fairness and decency, it was found
hat this case had been thoroughly in
yestigated by the authorities and thar
he had so much law on his side, was
so well protected by the constitution
of the United States and senate rules
and regulations that not single step
could be taken to thwart his evil pur-
poses. He knew the law and knew
just what he could do and what he
eculd rot do. He kept within it, and
the federal authorities were powerless
to interfere until after he has been inn
peached and put out of the senate.
LaFollete was not the only one. The
governments eye was also on others,
but they were all in the same boat,
and kept within the law
If Senator Hardwick is defeated
about five probable candidates mus,
leave the field and let one man meas
ure lances with the junior senator
noo4ayo &-knLoJ c~,J En~I