Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-02
HARRIS MAKES SPEECHES
IN HEARD AND CARROLL
Given Attentive Hearing at
CarroIIton Wednesday and
Franklin Tuesday

CARROLLTON, Ga, July i'll" H.
liam J. Harris, candidate for the United
States senate to succeed Thomas w.
Hardwick, spoke to the voters of Car
roll county in the courthouse at Car
rollton Wednesday at the noon hour and
was accorded the same respectful and
courteous attention that was rendered
him by the voters of Heard county.
whom he addressed on Tuesday in the
courthouse at Franklin.
Mr. Harris made the same speech that
has characterized his tour through some
fifty counties during the several weeks
Of his campaign, devoting the large
part of his talk to an attack on Hard
wick's record, praise for President
Woodrow Wilson and emphasizing the
statement that he has ten times more
influence with the president and with
other Washington officials than either
Hardwick or Howard or any other can
didate in the race"
At Franklin Mr.. Harris was greeted
by a number of citizens, among whom
were P T. McCutcheon, editor of the
Franklin News and Banner; d. b. Whit
taker, lawyer and former representa-
tive in the legislature from Franklin
county; ]. f. AskeW, banker or hogans-
Vile; H. H. Ware, E. E. Lewis ana
others.
Prior to his talk at Franklin, Mr..
Harris was introduced by Mr.. Whltta-
ker, who spoke in high terms or him.
A Poor Man
After praising President Wilson at
some length, scoring the kaiser and rap
ping Hardwick in strong terms, MI I.
Harris told his audience that he hao
been a farmer boy just like they WERE
that he had struggled all his lie; thaI
he was a self-made man and that TO-DAY
he was as poor as any man in the au-
dience."
He again applied the phrase that II
the kaiser had been a member of the
United States senate he would have
voted on the ship purchase bill, the air
plane bill, the nitrate bill and other
measures the same as Hardwick had
voted
Mr.. Harris told his audience that
Hardwick was no friend of the farmers,
declaring that Hardwick had voted
against the nitrate bill which would
have enabled them to buy fertilizer
cheaper than they were buying 1t, and
declaring that Hardwick on the floor OF
the senate had said: 'The farmers re-
mind me of little birds-always going
around with their mouths open. 1
wouldn't vote for that bill If every
farmer in Georgia would ask me to-"
"Hardwick's vote against the ship
purchase bill cost you farmers in this
county alone, daresay, more than $780,
0OO," said Mr.. Harris. His vote against
the bill delayed the passage of it, and
consequently delayed the completion OF
ships that would have taken your cot
ton across the ocean.
Attacks Atlanta Papers
1.-THE Atlanta papers aren't telling you
folks all that l have had to say in this
race. 1 know that you men feel that
it is the most disgusting thing in the
world for a man to talk about himself,
particularly if he boasts, but 1 want to
tell you a few things l have done.
The Most Influential
NOW / want to tell you folks another
thing. If you will ask any congress-
man in Georgia-ask him confidentially
and he'll tell you-who is the most in
fluential man in Georgia public life and
who is closer to Woodrow Wilson and
he will tell you William ]. Harris.
Hardwick can have no more influence in
Washington than this bucket pointing
to a tin bucket sitting on the PLATFORM
that 1 have twenty-five times more In
fluence in Washington than any one
else, because they know that l have
the confidence and respect of Woodrow
Wilson and when I go to him he's ready
to listen to me.
"Mr. Howard is all right I'm just
sorry for him because he's allowed some
Atlanta politicians to put him in this
race and cause him to lose his seat in
congress These Atlanta papers don't
tell you the truth. You've been read
ing the Atlanta papers and you'd think
that Howard has been raising the dick
ems when as a matter of fact l will
carry every one of the eighteen coun-
ties he visited the last three weeks.
when you want anything done in
Washington see me. I can see the pies
ident. Hardwick and Howard couldn't
see him as often as I could, because
the president is busy man.
In his concluding remarks, Mr.. Harris
made his usual statement as to what
would happen if the kaiser and Wood
row Wilson could vote in the Georgia
state primary.
1.-THE kaiser" he said, would ask for
ballot with Thomas w Hardwick's
name on it, because he knows that Hard
wick's actions have been of benefit to
Americas enemies. If he could not vote
for Hardwick he would ask for a ballot
with Towards name on it. Now, I'm
sorry for Howard because of that I'M
fortunate interview he gave at Savan-
nah Just after the Lusitania was sunk
and our women and children were
slaughtered like hogs, Howard gave out
an interview in Savannah. saying that
the United States could not defeat the
German people. And he didn't deny 1t
until a year and a half later"
Contrary to his statements last
week. Mr.. Harris stated with emphasis
that Mr.. Howard was "as loyal a man
as he CHarris) is"
After the meeting in Franklin. P. r
NcCutcheon. editor of the Franklin
News stated that it 'was his opinion
that Harris would carry Heard county
MarechaN New Head IF