Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-20
HOWARD Makes Thrilling
Speeches and Gets Biggest
OU0tion of HIS Campaign

the farmers and business men OF me
country a new banking and currency
system in place of the old financial mon-
strosity under which the nation had
been experiencing terrible panics at fire.
quent intervals ever since the Civil war,
Senator Hardwick gave his support to
Wall street bankers by fighting to strike
from the federal reserve act the section
placing the power of expanding and con-
tracing the currency in the hands of
the government.
He showed them that when Secretary
Baker asked Senator Hardwick to give
the war department an appropriation
to erect a couple of nitrate plants whose
surplus would go to the farmers of the
southeast at actual cost of production,
plus a small margin, Senator HardwiclS
gave his support 10 the fertilizer trust
by Offering an amendment striking from
the bill the very section providing for
the sale Of the surplus to farmers.
He showed them that when the govern
ment aked Sen. fardwick to give it the
power to drive liquor out of the District
of Columbia during the period of the
war so that government employees would
lave clear heads in performing their
duty connected with the prosecution of
the war, Senator Hardwick gave his sup
port to the liquor interests, by intro
ducing an amendment referring the bill
to a referendum vote, knowing that one
hundred and lightweight thousand ne
groes in Washington would vote in Ia
vor of the continuance of booze.
Rardwick and the War
i'olloWi ing up this arraignment of the
junior senator's pre-war record with
powerful attack on his opposition to
every single one of the indispensable
r.ea sUree to prosecute the war, Con-
iYCf ho o.
lective service and expounded il at
length. There is only one class of citi-
zen to whom it is useless to argue the
merits Of the great democratic system
under which this nation is raising its
army" said Congressman Howard in
this connection. e''That is the man who
thinks my son ought to go to the
trenches and fight for his country but
wants his own to stay at home
This terse epigram found its mark
like q rifle bullet and the audience
came hlck with a burst of applause.
FIardwick." he continued, lis claim
lng, in his speeches that he wanted to
raise great volunteer army by the
.enarhabic experiment of paying each
soldier a hundred dollars month. Per
hans n, doesn't know that the Amerl-
can soldier at thirty dollars month
is paid seven dollars and twenty-five
cents q month more than French 1lrso
lieutenant. Perhaps he doesn't know
that thC pay, the allotment the way IN.
surancC. the food. the clothing and the
general upkeep of an American soldler
is equivalent to one hundred and eight
dollars a month.
..But aside from that, he offers an in
suit to the patriotism of the young men
of this state and this nation by MAKING
il appear that they will fight for money
but not for principle"
Again the shaft went straight to its
mark and scored a bulrs-eye, again the
audience responded with a roar of APP
prevail, and this brought the argument
down to Harris. Briefly and humorously
CONGRESSMAN Howard described that
gentleman's career as the president Oh
a life insurance company that landed
on the rocks. Briefly and humorously
he described the Harris Investigations
of coal and food and gasoline. Briefly
and humorously he described the Harris
role of a priest of patriotism, leadinS
the disloyal people who have done noth-
ing for the governm ent except to give
their sons ana support every movement
launched in connection with the war.
"Now, my friends said Congressman
Howard, you probably wonder how Mr..
Harris succeeded in getting the presl-
everybody in Washington. It's one OF
the mysteries which nobody has ever
fathomed How did Hardwick get the
presidential Endorsement four years
ago."
Mr.. Howell and the President
Discussing Clark howell and bring
ing the senatorial race down to the issue
involving a free choice by the people of
their own representative, Congressman
Howard said: CLARK Howell did his
deal level best to muddy the waters of
this campaign. lie brought Dean into
the race and | ran him out. Then he
tried to bring Burwell into the race.
Then he tried to bring Judge Cobb into
the race. Heaven only knows how
many others he secretly encouraged to
enter the race. What was his purpose?
As plain as the nose on John Tyier's
face He wanted to get the situation
so thoroughly complicated that he and
mis- crowd of political rinSsters could
call a regular Hamp McWhorter con-
vention and put out hand-picked can
didate who was thoroughly suitable and
to the predatory interests.
You know Clark Howelrs political
record and political affiliations as well
as 1 know them. You know that was
his motive and purpose as we'll as 1
But failing in his scheme he set out to
make the best bargain possible with
Howard or Harris. whichever one was
willing TO trade. He offered to sell me
the editorial support of his newspaper
if 1 would let him write my platform
and dictate my speeches and otherwise
surrender my self-respect, and l con-
scented, did l not? Yes, 1 did not. Laugh-
ter and applause)
Then he call in The Man of The
Hour and found a candidate ready to
swap the coat off his back. He traded
with Harris as quick as a farmer could
buy n mule from a gypsy horse trader.
daughter and applause)
Howell agreed to tell President Will
son that my withdraw was absolutely
necessary to secure the defeat of Sem
ator Hardwick and then to murder me
when he got the letter from the pTesi-
dent expressing a preference in favor
of Harris And Harris agreed to let Clark
Howell dictate the patronage and dish
out the jobs. daughter and prolonged
applause The Lord only knows what
would become of Harris if he ever got
10 the senate He has promised the
patronage to so many ringSterS that
they would eat him up like pack Of
hunGry hounds devourinC 4 RABBIT.
81 % not blame the president a par
ticle. The trouble was that Howell
misleG him with false Information and
crooked advice. The trouble is tina.
President Wilson is not az well ac-
quaintcd with. Clark Howell as we are
Eal