Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-30
1.-THE KAISER's BEST FRIENDS

! Best FRIENDS.
They have seats in the United States
senate. They are free to do their dirty
work. They can fight the American
people with impunity. They can block
American war plans. They can cum
ningly plan to starve the American
stomach and paralyze the American
military arm.
And they can do this under the
guise and color of all kinds of spec
ious pleas. They can pirate about their
underlying love for the farmer. They
can thunder about the sacredness of
the constitution They can foam about
the "viciousness" of the draft sys-
tenn They can smart about making
the world safe for democracy, while
We make an autocrat of our president
at home. All these things are merely
she words of masked hypocrites and
traitors.
Every senator who blocks real fooe
conservation aids the food thieves at
home and the German enemy abroad
Every senator who blocks the ad-
ministration's aviation program grants
| the Kaiser precious time to NOV down
our own American regulars, as well as
the English, French and Russian ar,
mics.
The times call for real Americans.
The crisis calls for real patriots. I'm
der the cloture rule the senate re-
Gently adopted, after another fragrant
exhibition of pro-Germanism, the
power exists to cut off time-killing and
German-serving debate.
THE question is whether there are
in the presumably American senate
enough American senators to force
Through American laws designated to
aid the American people and to help
the American army and navy win a
victory for the American flag"
| Pretty strong words, aren't they?
But, seeing things in this unflattering
light of truth, we face a responsible |
ity. The people are responsible for
their senators, and it is up to the peo-
pie to exert every possible influence
III checking their representatives when
they find them lined up with those who
are killing time in the Interest of Ger.
many.
We may be temperate in our judg-
ments and give the benefit of whatever
doubt may linger as to their motives
in taking such and such positions un-
der such and such circumstances; but
we cannot be complacent and submit
tc seeing the state of Georgia repre-
scented as lacking in loyal support
to our president and our government in
time of war.
So far as the Savannah Press sees it,
it would please us to see the state
cleared and a complete change made in
: GcoTgia's senatorial Representatives
; but we would be lacking in fairness
: if we failed to stress the fact that SEN
a;or Smith, despite his failure to sat
: isfy his constituents, is in no way
= comparable to Senator Hardwick, who
: las outraged the loyal people of Geor-
! eia and given offense to loyal citizens
, in every other state of the nation.
:. If Senator Hardwick cannot be urg-
r &c to :eslgn, he can be defeated. Sen
2 at0r Smith should be kept in closer
= touch VITA his constituency and re,
: minded freely Y hen his course is dis e.
pleasing to them. If the people of
f Georgia desire that their state shall
: go down in history on the honor roll
of those which were steadfast and true
, to America, they must see to it that
, their senators do not act as though
f they had been sent from Wisconsin or
Savannah Press.