Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-04
W. ]. HARRIS PREPARES
FOR SENATE CAMPAIGN
Hopes to Dispose of Office
Matters So He May
Make Canvass

active campaign as Candidate for the
United States senate to succeed Sena-
tor Thomas w. Hardwick, William j.
Harris. chairman OF the federal trade
commission. will resign his post in
the very near future. according to an
announcement made by him Saturday,
while in Atlanta
Mr.. Harris stated that he would re-
turn TO Washington today TO ar
range his affairs so that he might ten
der his resignation at the earliest pos
sible moment and get to work on bis
political campaign.
Mr.. Harris made the following state
ment Saturday:
ct shall return to Washington tomor-
row and will work untiringly to dispose
OF the office matters I am handling for
the trade commission so that, within
few weeks / can resign my position and
return to Georgia to make an active
canvass for the senate against Mr..
Hardwick.
st did not decide on this course until
I had received several thousand letters
from men in every walk of life urging
me to become a candidate. A large ma
jority Of the loyal press of our state
had urged me as the logical candidate
and in the past few days I have visited
different sections of Georgia and hun
uEGQS nave CdAACu VII PAOAhAS1N
their active support.
Senator Hardwick would not now he
a member of the senate had he not
promised the people of Georgia that he
would stand by President Wilson, the
first southern man to be elected presl-
dent in more than half a century.
The first important measure to come
before the senate after Senator Hard
wicks election was the shipping bill,
which meant so much to the nation. es-
pecialIy the southern cotton growers
who could not get ships to carry their
cotton to market The defeat of this
measure has helped Germany and In
jured America more than anything con-
nected with this war which Senator
Hardwick helped bring about. The de-
feat Of this bill will delay the ending
of the war and will cost the lives OF
thousands of American men.
Had Senator Hardwick not bolted the
senate democratic caucus the bill would
have become a law and America and its
allies would not now be in such great
need of ships to carry food, clothing
and munitions to our soldiers.
Senator Hardwick has vigorously op-
posed almost all legislation recommend
ed by the president. He has been bitter
in his denunciation of the president in
the senate cloak room and In CONVERSE
ton and by insinuation in his speeches
because the president would not let him
dictate the patronage of Georgia to
nav Senator Hardwick's political debts.
Senator Hardwick's conduct has de-
stroyed his influence in congress and
Georgia is made to suffer on account of
IL He voted for war-he dared not do
otherwise when Germany had murdered
our women and children, filled our
country with spies and tried in every
way TO bring about war between our
country. Japan and Mexico.
"Since the war was declared, Senator
Hardwick's conduct in the senate, and
in his speeches in Georgia, has been 20
encourage. opposition to our govern
ment's conduct of this war. has given
comfort to those in sympathy with
Germany, and will cause the loss or
Georgia and American soldiers.
Senator Hardwick helped put this
country into war and the quickest way
10 end ii is to fight with all our might.
stand by our country and the comman-
der in chief OF our army and navy, our
great president in his efforts to give
our noble soldiers the best ships, MUM
tons. food, clothing, and everything
that will help them win the war against
the brutal nation which is try
ing TO conquer the world and destroy
the liberties of our people.
''It is far easier to defeat Germany
with the aid of our allies than to wait
until the war is over. let Germany re-
cover her strength and, with their bar
barious methods of submarine warfare,
fight us alone, not sparing our women
and children.
senator Hardwick. by his vote in the
senate. helped commit this country 10
wage war against Germany. There is
no turning back short of victory. His
opposition to the policies of the gov
eminent tends to delay that victory and
renders aid to Germany.
Senator Hardwick in his recent
speeches criticises me because of my
loyalty to the president, and says that
I would go by the White House every
day TO get orders from the president.
I our country is at war; Woodrow Wilson,
our great president, is commander-in-
chief of the army and navy. and he
seeks the advice of only the loyal men
of our country in this crisis. He does
cot consult Hardwick. LaFollette and
Others whose conduct is helping Ger
many. If elected to the senate L shall
consult and advise often with the presi-
dent. and am proud to have his conf
1 dence.
Senator Hardwick would render bet
I ter service to our country if he would
consult the commander in chief of our
army and navy and not those whose con-