Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-23

THE GAINESVILLE HERALD
AND ADVANCE H. -.- -.--~
Official Organ ofFrankIin County
HON. HOKE SMITH

have not the money to take care of this
to college" Mr.. Smiths reply was char
acteristic of him. Send the boy to
college and L Will pay the bills" Tbs
boy was sent, he was graduated ami
proved an honor TO his benefactor.
send the boy TO college and l viii pa
the bills" became such a common occur
renee with MIR. Smith that numerous
successful men today owe the roundd-
tiOn OF their success to the education
which that motto brought them.
When Mr.. Smith was elected Governor
his law practice had reached the con-
Portable inquire of forty thousand dollars
year. 1t is not strange, however, to
one who knows Senator Smith that he
should have desired to leave this lucrd-
tive practice to enter politics where tl1
reward in money is practically nil. he
Goes not care for the things money VIII
buy in the way of luxury and social po-
sition. Having acquired a competency
so that he need not worry over finances
in his declining days, he sought wider
field of usefulness. an opportunity to be
Of more service than the individual IN
stances he could reach. The keynote or
it all is his great sympathy with strus-
Cling humanity and his desire to see OPP
portunities more nearly equaliZed. A
system" said Senator Smith, that aug
ments wealth and poverty at the same
time is radically wrong. / want 10 help
to bring about, # l can, conditions That
will increase individual thriftiness and
lessen individual adversely To TINS
end he works untiringly, economic ana
industrial problems claiming the greater
part of his time and attention.
Senator Smiths rise from obscurily
was not a mere within of tickle fortune,
but the logical, the inevitable result or
the genius of intellect combined with a
restless energy. Nor was this result
achieved by trickery, by subtle, insidi-
Gus influence that sometimes place in
power a corrupt politician. 1t was the
result of a frank and candid appeal 70
the electorate of his state, an honest
statement of his position on the vital
questions of the day. He took the peo-
pie frankly into his confidence and told
them where he stood and what they
might expect if he was elected
It was theirs to accept OF reject as
they liked And the people responded
by taking him into their confidence and
placing him where he is today He is
the exponent of that progressive school
of politics which believes in placing, In
so far as possible, the machinery Of
the government in the hands of the peo-
pie themselves. Time was in the good
old days when two or three party bosses
could gather in the back room Of a sa-
loom make a deal here and a deal there
and fix up a slate with reasonable Ger
tainty Of getting away with II. But
that type of politician is passing away
along with the saloon Direct primaries,
direct election of senators, more publtct- Z
ty in all things political have made the
old-time politician with his trusty
henchmen though not altogether obso-
Iete, distinctLy obsolescent
This hopeful. wholesome change in az,
fairs has been brought about by tl~
progressive class of men in public life.
Senator Smith is man of rare gifts
of mind and heart. He has the sturdy
self-reliance of the 7elf-made man, the
keen. analytical mind OF che .SESe-.
the intellect of the student, the broad
generous sympathy of the humanitarian,
and the constructiveness of the modern
statesman. He has studied much and
travelled widely. His varied career
brougt him in contact with all classes
and kinds of people In his remarkable
transition from the penniless, unknown
boy to the brilliant and influential SEN
ator ne mas run the gamut OF human
experiences from the cold indifference
too often accorded lonely struggling
lad, to the adulation bestowed always
upon those who succeed. Poverty and
want, hard work. success. the treachery
of trusted friends. political laurels. af-
f1uence, f1attery-all these have at some
time been his portion in his career, but
through ii all he has kept hts faith in
human nature, his great kindness Of
heart and his genuine democracy