The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-08-30
done more fighting in France than
any other Georgia boy now over


any other Georgia boy now over
there
"He states further that while your
sons are over in France fighting, ).
r. Smith is making money, hands
down, from fat contracts at Camp
Gordon Why does he confine his at
tack upon me when every contractor
in the country was called upon by the
government to file their questionalres
in order that the enormous undertak-
ing of building cantonments and eq-
uipment of the soldiers could be han
died economically and expeditiously
and contracts were awarded, so far
as know, to practically all the con-
tractors in Georgia, as well as in 9TH
t. states, who complied with the gov
ernment regulations, which was abso-
lutely necessary.
''His answer to this will be that !
used political influence to obtain the
contracts, which is untrue; and would
be if true, reflection upon his gov
ernment, and the officials in charge
of this branch of the governments
work
"The first contract that my COM
pany had and executed, was obtained
without the knowledge of single pol
itician in this or any other state, and
the remainder of the work given to
nv company, which was only in pro-
portion to that given other contract
ors. wasawarded on the merits of the
contract already erecuted for the
government. All Georgia work so far
contract already executed for the
gia contractors and Georgia workmen
and this has never set well with Mr..
Harris, although | have it on good au-
thority that he interviewed himself,
and turned the interview over to a
reporter of the Atlanta Constitution
claiming all the credit for getting
Camp Gordon and all the war actlv-
tiles that came to the fifth congress
ional district, and requested it's pub
lication when the editor refused to
publish it as news story, he wrote
the editor and requested him to pub
lish it at regular rates, which the ed
itor refused to do because there was
not a word of truth in it.
Harris Sent for Him
NV fellow countrymen, things are
al right in this war provided Mr.. Har-
ris has credit for their accomplish
ment, but they are all wrong unless
credited to his account.
"Mr. Harris who is bringing these
charges against me sent two of his
friends to ask me to take the chair
manship of his campaign committee.
He did it at time when it looked as
though there would be no opposition
except himself to Senator Hardwick,
and | informed each of these friends
that | would not under any condition
accept the Craftsmanship of his COM
mittee, but in the absence of strong
er man to represent the people as a.
gainst Hardwick, would vote for
him.
eff | was good enough three months
ago to have served as his chairman,
can the people believe that | am to-
day the undesirable character, the un-
desirable citizen, that he, William j.
Harris, would have them believe me
to be? The truth is, that William J.
Harris has capitalized and cashed in
on his support by public men until he
now has an overdraft.
at all goes to show that what he
wants, regardless of the price, is pub
lie office
"The truth is that he has not a
friend in Georgia who does not know
that William ]. Harris on his own
merit as statesman cannot carry
single county in the state of Georgia
for the United States senate. Then
why is Georgia to have a milestone
tied around its neck while facing the
greatest international crisis in the his