The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-20

liam j. Harris in Georgia? Look over
the well-known roster of reactionarv
| politicians, who have never stood for
anything in harmony with the pro-
gresslve thought of the state. and see
where you find them. Those that are
not supporting William j. Harris are
supporting Thomas W. Hardwick.
These men, these reactionaries,
seeking to destroy me, seeking to
trace some unworthy mark across
my pathway, have seen that the peo-
pie. were about to elevate me to the
highest office within their gift. And
then they went to the man whom |
nave supported with all the LOYALTY
OF my soul and sought to nail nv
hands upon the cross of their own
greed and their own selfish and SIMS
ter motives.
Hits Long Again.
Again referring to George Long,
Howard declared:
When Senator Chamberlain in
troduced a resolution that would have
taken the power of running the war
out of the hands of the president.
what did Long do? He wrote an edito-
rial, espousing the Chamberlain reso-
luton, saying the presidents conduct
OF the war was failure At the same
tlme | was doing what l could to de-
feat the resolution.
Now, in conclusion, my good
friends" said Congressman Howard,
If | thought my continuance in this
contest would aid Senator Hardwick
IN the slightest degree l would retire
tonight before leaving this rostrum.
Today streams of people poured into
my headquarters before | left Allan
ia. Scores of kilograms came in from
every section of the state. And what
did they say? They said that the
farmers of Georgia are not going to
swallow William Harris. They said
that the laboring men of Georgia are
not going to swallow William J. Har-
rls. The president believes what Mr..
Howell and one or two other design
ing politicians told him for purposes
of their own. They did it because
they thought it was the only possible
way to prevent my overwhelming
S@SSCAOh' NAppIduSc.
Is 1t Fair.
at is pretty hard, my friends.
When | have guarded my public rec
ord as sacredly as l would guard the
life of my little baby girl, when the
ambition of my life has been to leave
to my boys heritage of honor in the
service of my state and the service
of my nation, when I have supported
the leaders of my party with un-
swerving devotion-it is hard, oh. it
is hard, to have them bring to bear
against me the presidents great in
fiuence. Do you think it right?
CShouts of 'No!) Do you think it is
fair? (Shouts of 'No!)
"The president did not do it. He
believed these men who are seeking
to destroy me for no other reason
than my refusal to turn aside from
the plain, straight road of this cam
palgn and confuse my candidacy with
their selfish schemes.
But bear in mind, my good
friends, that l have done a few
things for my party and my presi-
dent. Bear in mind that problems
V@AA $OAAS Vic wal 10 ONCI IEdL
demand experience and demand abil-
ity. And bear in mind that Mr.. Har-
ris does not claim either one of these,
but asks you to send him to the sem
ate merely because he will do as the
president tells him to do. Bear in
mind that the president had one pick
in Georgia, and he picked Hardwick.
Now it's our turn, and if we make
a bad selection then it will be some
body else's turn to pick our next
one.
Something greater than a place
In the senate has now become involv-
ed. The principle on which our gov
eminent is founded-the very prin-
ciple for which our boys in Europe
are tighting-today is at stake in the
commonwealth of Georgia"
Mr.. Howard received an ovation at
the conclusion of his address. Many
of the people in the audience rushed
to the platform to congratulate him
on his splendid speech.