Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-06

did not like the way he talked when
he said he did not want to go outside
Of the constitution to fight this war.
We don't want to go outside of the
constitution to fight this war Nobody
does. /, is not necessary. But what
we do want and What We demand. is
that President Wilson be given all the
tuthority he calls for. What we want
9 action on these war measures now
being held I'D in congress while sena-
tors and representatives print speeches
in the record which add nothing 10 the
literature and very little to the in
formation of the world. daughter,
cheers and applause.
SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT.
IF there is a man in the national
house of representatives, or man N
the senate. who cannot support the
president. then the only thing for him
10 do i'm Justice to his self-respect ami
in Justice to his country is to resign
and come home.
In the halls of congress during the
civil war there"was man who could
not support the president. The talk he
INDUCED in was very pleasing to us of
the south. because we were then the
enemy or the national government.
And they sent that man into the cnmy's'
country Exactly the same thing
should be done to the man in congress
who talks against the government now.
Arrangements should be made to send
him to Germany, where he will be among
his friends (Tfemendouse aplause)
I'VE cannot be thankful for this war,
but we can be thankful for some of the
blessings that are going TO flow out of
it. and one of these, / hope, will be the
abolition of the seniority rule in con-
Gress, by which the chairmanships of
committees are given to men for length
of service without regard to their abil-
ity or qualifications.
Behold the evil consequences of the
rule in our present situation. Commit
tees of the house and senate on which
the president depended for the success
full carrying out of his legislative pro-
gram are headed ,by men who neither
have the ability to discharge the re-
sponsibilities laid upon them, nor the
loyalty to support the president in time
of war
And there is one other thing for
which we have right to be thankful.
and that is that the hand of God was in
the Baltimore convention way back In
1912, before this war was dreamed of.
We did not know it then, but imagine
the present plight of this nation If a
certain cand date for the Democratic
nomination had not been set aside by
provIdentiaI interference" prolonged
applause.) ...
THE OTHER SPEAKERS.
judge Cobb in conclusion introduced
Chancellor ID. c. Barrow, of the Univer-
sity of Georgia, who welcomed the leg
islatora to Athens on behalf of that in
stitution and made a strong plea for
conserving the nations human resources
by special attention to education during
the war. He was followed by DR.. II. W.
Odom, superintendent of the university
summer school. who made a graceful
and appropriate welcome address on be-
half of the students of that department.
Then came Sam L. Olive, president OF
the Georgia state senate, a graduate of
the University of Georgia, and a favor
lite orator in Athens ever since his col
lege days.
Keyed to the highest pitch by the
magnificent opening address of Judge
Cobb, and thrilled by the spirit of the
Glorious Fourth and the scene before
him, President Olive surpassed himself
in eloquence.
There are no laggards in Georgia, -
he said. and his voice rang across the
field and echoed back from the hillside
opposite the grandstand.
The governor of Georgia and the gen.