Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-30

The Macon Telegraph is evidently greatly dis
turbed over the fact that The Atlanta Journal con-
tinues to print the of the senatorial campaign
without bias partisanship.
That The Journal earnestly desires the de-
feat OF Thomas W. Hardwick is known to every
reader of this newspaper including the egotistic
editor OF the Macon Telegraph. If The Journal
had never uttered word in criticism of Senator
Hardwick the intelligent public would still know
1t is opposed to the reelection of the junior sena
tor. because the junior senator has set himself in
opposition to practically everything The Journal
has fought for since declared. But The
Journal has editorially condemned Mr.. Hardwick
In unmistakabe terms. Just as it has criticised
other men In Congress- who have INSTRUCTED the ad-
ministartion in its policy The Journals posi-
ton, therefore, must be plain, even to so stupid
man as the editor of the Macon Telegraph. Never
theless, do not mind telling the Telegraph again
that The Journal earnestly advocates the retire
ment OF Mr.. Hardwick and we haven't the slightest
doubt that the people in their wisdom will attend
to his defeat on September eleventh.
We not that the Telegraph will be
pleased the result but if the people salts
fed, we imagine the Telegraph will have to make
the best Of it.
The Journal has had an idea from the very be-
ginning of this campaign that the way to defeat
Mr.. Hardvick was to turn the white light of pub
hcity on his record because have faith in the
loyalty and patriotism and good sense of our citi-
zens. This we have done by opening up our col
umns to the leading candidates opposing him. The
Journal has printed the speeches of Mr.. William j.
Harris and Congressman William Schley Howard
more fully and more persistently than any other
Georgia newspaper. For weeks we have sent
staff representative with both Mr.. Harris and Mr..
Howard and have printed with the greatest
fullness and the utmost accuracy every argument
they have made and almost every word they have
uttered. We have given the candidates freely Of
space and allowed them to present their claims
and make known their records, believing that the
people had right to judge between them. The
Telegraph has not only closed its columns to Mr..
Howard but it has not given one-tenth of the
space to Mr. Harris that The Journal has given.
The Telegraph has gone on the theory that the
people were not interested in what the candidates
had to say, that they only desired to know the
opinion of the editor of that newspaper.
The Journal will continue to print the news of
the senatorial campaign. 1t will continue to print
Mr.. Harris speeches and his campaign statements.
1t will continue to print Mr.. Towards speeches
and his campaign statements. We shall continue
to advocate the defeat of Senator Hardwidk, but
The Journal will not undertake to prescribe the
loyalty of any Georgian who conscientiousy casts
his ballot on election day Tor either Mr.. Harris or
Mr.. Howard. Both Harris and Howard loyal,
each admitting the loyalty of the other. The peo-
pie will choose between them, with all the facts
before them that The Journal can carry to them,
and The Journal will be happy in the result, be-
cause The Journal is more concerned over the de-
feat of Senator Hardwick than it is with the for
tunes of any candidate opposing him.