The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-07-16
HOWARD AROUSED
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
CANDIDATE WAS WELL RECEIV.
ED BY GOOD SIZED TERRELL
COUNTY AUDIENCE.

VIM. Schley Howard spoke in the
court house at Dawson Thursday
morning in the interest of his can
didacy for the United States senate
and made a most favorable impress
sion upon the 200 representative cit
liens from every section of the coun-
ty, including farmers. business men
and bankers, who heard him.
Mr.. Howard was introduced by
Colonel R. R. Jones, and was enthu-
siastically applauded throughout his
speech. Frequently the applause
was loud and prolonged He began
with the statement that most poll
ticians are like "the prophet with
out honor save in his country" but
that he gloried in the fact that he
stood strongest where he was known
best, where he was raised He said
he IS obliged to present his record
by word of mouth because a majority
OF the newspapers not only are mis-
representing that record. but have
stopped to unfair and false attacks
upon his private character. He as
serted that the Harris campaign is
In the hands of shrewd reactionarv
politicians who planned to drive him
(Howard) out of the race, and then
TO compel Mr.. Harris to withdraw on
account of his inherent weakness so
that they could finally put into the
contest a hand-picked candidate of
their own.
He reminded his audience of the
fact that the Macon Telegraph only
last April declared that all the dyna-
mite in the safe would not suffice to
blow Mr.. Harris into the senate and
that practically all Of the politicians
who are supporting him now were
then proclaiming his inherent inca
pacity and are still willing to admit
privately that he cannot make a
speech or discuss intelligently the is
sues of the campaign.
The Liquor Charge.
Mr.. Howard then disposed of what
he characterized as "Lie Number
One" by having Attorney R. R. Jones
read the letter from Park, the liquor
dealer, saying he never bought the
liquor for which he was sued and
completely generating him of any
connection with the transaction.
For the information of his prohi-
bItion friends Mr.. Howard then pre-
sented his prohibition record in the
national house, and as an answer to
the alleged Savannah interview he
denounced it as falfse. Mr.. Howard
told them he had pasted underneath
1t in his scrap book his record as an
American congressman. The audience
responded with loud and long ap-
plause.
He again renewed his urgent re-
quest for the friends of Harris to
lasso him and make him agree to a
JOINT debate in any place in the state
he wants to select. 81 will ask him
some questions that will put him out
of the race" said Mr. Howard.
Cashed In on Loyalty"
Now what is the situation today?"
said Mr. Howard William J. Harris
attached himself to the coat tails of
President Wilson twelve months ago
and has been hanging there ever
since. He presumes to monopolize all
Of the loyalty and all of the patriot
ism in the state. He presumed to set
himself up as the great prophet Mos
es who shall lead the people of Geor-
gLa back into the fold"
He asserted that while the other
supporters of Woodrow Wilson in
Georgia in 1912 vert back to work
when the campaign was over William
j. Harris went to Washington as
quick as he could pack a grip, look
ing for a job-cashing in on his
loudly heralded loyalty"
Mr.. Howard then presented his
own record of eight years in the
house, voting for every progressive
measure, every measure on the side
of clean, moral government, every
issue in the interest of the masses
and every measure advocated by the
president with two exceptions, the or