Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-03
VIM. ]. HARRIS
MAKES CHARGE
Of O|SLOYALTY
SAYS HIS OPPONENT, EVEN MORE
LA TOILETTE, SHOULD BE EX-
PEELED FROM UNITED STATES
SENATE.


leaving for Washington, having been
detained in Atlanta on account of ILL
ress from a sore throat, Hon. William
). Harris gave out the following in
terview this afternoon:
"If elected to the United States SEN
ate, and 1 feel absolutely sure that |
will be, 1 shall vote to expel Senator
LaFollette, of Wisconsin, whose con-
duet has been flagrantly encouraging
to the enemies of our country. He
voted against war and ever since war
was declared he has aided our ene-
mics by opposing measures which
helped the United States to carry on
the war LaFollette, therefore, should
be expelled.
Without question, he is the enemy
Of his country, but after all, the Wis
consin senator is more consistent
than Georgia's junior senator, who
twice voted for war, and he has since
fought every measure that upheld the
government in it's successful prose-
cution Not only should LaFollette be
removed from the senate, but shall
also urge the removal of every EN-
ployee of the federal government who
fails to support lis country in this
great crisis. In tbs connection, l am
glad to say that do not know of d
single disloyal government employe in
My state favor the employment of
soldiers and sailors who served inl
foreign territory to take the place of
any who may be discharged.
The German newspapers in Berlin
have recently declared that the oppo-
sition of Senators Hardwick and La
Toilette to the war measures advo-
cated by our commander-in-chief OF
the army and navy, President Wood
row Wilson substantiate their claim
that the people of the United States
are opposed to this war, and are not
backing up the head of our nation.
Such statements are made to encour-
age the Germans to continue the war
against our people Even LaFollette,
Gisloyal as he is, is not as bitter
in his denunciation of President Will
son as the junior senator from Geor-
gia, whose words of bitterness en-
ployed such terms as are absolutely
unprovable.
The republicans in congress have
laid aside partisanship and are rally
ing to our president 1t remains for
Georgia, as loyal as any state in the
union, have her good citizens humil-
lated by the conduct of the junior
senator. If the people of Georgia
could hear some of the language used
hy Hardwick in regard to the presi
dent he would be forever driven from
public life l have already urged
members of the Georgia legislature to
pass a law providing for our soldiers
wherever located to cast their ballots
in our next state primary election
This should also apply to travelling
men and all such absent from their
homes. This privilege has been ac-
corded such absentees in other states.
When the junior senator was elect
ed to congress the main plank in his
riatform was the disfranchisement of
tie negro, and when the measure to
vote whisky out of the District oil
Columbia was introduced he fought it
The junior senator's opposition to the
federal reserve bank law, the parcel
post for our rural districts. the nj
trate plant, the manufacture of ex
plosives and munitions for our sold
iers and cheap fertilizers for our far
mers and many other measures of
paramount interest to the people of
cur own state and the nation, to say
nothing of his hostility to the govern
ment in time of war. have proved him
unworthy of the confidence of our
people"