Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-18
HOWARDDECLARES
HARRIS CAMPAIGN
is FLAT FAILURE
Congressman Is Given Enthu-
SiaStfC Welcome by Butts
County People When He
Speaks at jackson
ia. June 15.-Sneaking

! JACKSON, Ga, June 15.-Speaking
in the courthouse here this afternoon,
! Congressman William Schley Howard,
candidate for the United States senate
to succeed Thomas W. Hardwick, was
| given an enthusiastic welcome by a
| large and representative audience of
| Butts county citizens.
lie made an excellent impression as
indicated by the applause that punctu-
ated his address at frequent intervals
and many citizens expressed 10 him per
sonally their pleasure at the manner in
which he had handled the situation as
surfing him of their intention to supper t
him actively.
Mr.. Howard was followed by J. r. L.
Smith, of Macon, who spoke in behalf
OF w. J. Harris.
Declaring that no matter how sin
cere Senator Hardwick may have been,
| no matter how pure his motives, nor
how unquestionable his patriotism, his
votes and speeches on the various war
measures show that he no longer re-
fleets the sentiments Of Georgians, the
congressman delivered an attack on the
Junior senator that featured his entire
address.
Disposing of W. J. Harris and H. II.
Dean in a few moments. Mr.. Howard as
serted that Mr.. Harris strength is de-
preciating daily and that the very news
papers now supporting him know that
his campaign has been a fiat failure
The congressman defied Mr.. Harris to
name five counties north of Macon that
he will carry on September II. lie as
serted that Mr.. Harris only claim to
craftsmanship was his cinder deflector
law.
sents an element of the forgotten past
IN the political history of Georgia, the
old reactionary down and out element
He charged that the Gainesville man
was merely the stalking horse of a
crowd of politicians who have been try
ing to run him (Howard) out of the
race.
Mr.. Howard presented his own case
to the citizens of Butts county, declar-
ing that his record Of public service
covering "A period of eighteen years,
does not contain a single item that does
not show how faithfully he has upheld
the interests of the state and nation ami
those of mis- constituents.
He said in part:
Georgia Misrepresented
MY fellow citizens, no man has
striven harder than have in the many
speeches l have made throughout the
state TO present the issue of the COM
monWealth of Georgia against Thomas
w. Hardwick. l have tried to be faii
and at the same time I have tried TO
present the plain. cold facts of the hor-
ribleness of this war and what we must
do as patriotic Georgians to uphold and
support the great president of the Unit
ed States during the conflict.
q repeat what / have said on every
stump. Senator Hardwick says that
no man can question his motives, his
integrity or his patriotism. Giving him
full credit for absolute sincerity, / re-
peat that any man who is sincere, whose
motives are pure and whose patriotism
is unquestioned, but who has voted
and spoken as the Junior senator mas
voted and spoken since the outbreak Of
this war. no matter how honest he may
be. has not reflected and does Mt re-
fleet the Overwhelmingly patriotic SEN
timent of mis- state.
No man who misTepresents a con-
stituency has any right or title 10 the
office which they gave him.
No man is greater or more powerful
than the people he represents.
Public Cffice is public trust.
The man who holds the commission
Of the people is no less than the seIv-
ant of the people. When the nation IS
Imperfect and the very liberties for
which our fOrefathers died are threat
ened, The public servant should be more
circumspect. should be more devoted
than ever before in reflecting the SEN
timent OF a majority OF the people
whose commission he holds.
Deans Candidacy
''Of course, everybody understands
Deans candidacy. He represents an
l.
political history of Georgia, the old
down-and out reactionary element.
THE forces he represents in this
race have no fond recollections Of my
service to my people They know that
have honestly and faithfully served
the masses OF the people in an effort
to see that they got a square deal in
legislation. Dean is the stalking horse
for his crowd VINO thought they could
run me out of this race by unmitiga ted
falsehoods scattered over my beloved
state through the medium Of paid for
advertisements in the decent and hon
est press of the state and by editorials
written daily i'm a few discredited pa
pers who have not supported a success
full candidate in Georgia in a decade.
But my fellow citizens there is not
farmer i'm Georgia who does not know
that [ have worked in season and out
of season for the legislation, both state
and national, in which he was most Vi
tally concerned. There is not an indus
trial toiler or laboring man in Geor-
Eia who does not know my record in
the interest of human uplift and equal
rights to all men. They know l have
been their friend and spokesman.
Hi5 own Record
my position upon the great appro-
priating committee of the house, be-
fore which all legislation carrying a
single dollar of expenditure came dur
ing the first session of the SiXty-tifth
congress. enabled me TO do much IN
the war measures. Day and night this
committee worked. No man on it fal-
tered for a moment in the great re-
sponsibility imposed by the war
Now. with a record like this for
fidelity. faithfuluess and honesty Of
purpose. I come to my people waging
campaign against man whose record
has been practically the opposite of
mine. man who has been the most
severe critic Of the war policies of the
administration.
IF the senate Of the United states
had been composed Of n majority of
men who thought and acted as did the
Junior senator. this country would to-
day be impotent and helpless and we
would have been forced to make a dis.
honorable peace.
Changes in Papers
There is no oJncr man in this race
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