Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-25
THE SENATORIAL SITUATION.

| the Georgia senatorial campaign.
This constant haranguing over per.
sonal imperfections is not legitimate
part of the campaign, and the people
of the state are regarding it with i'm
patience and intolerance.
To be sure, whenever two candidates
meet on the open forum, in sO-callet
debate and backyard one another
there will Always be a crowd present
Fo~ that matter, however, fist fight
between two negroes, or scrap be-
tween two roosters will attract a
crowd
The people do not care whether one
candidate has bought liquor without
paying for it, nor are they interested
in the fact that another candidate has
not lived a pure and blaneless life,
They are well aware that such fea-
lures have no bearing on the issue
which the citizens of Georgia must,
and will, decide at the polls on the
eleventh of September.
What Georgia wants is a senator to
succeed Hardwick who will be a man
able to fulfill the tests of the Office, a
man who will command influence in
congressional and in Washington Off
cial circles, man who is in absolute
harmony with President Wilson and
with the Democratic administration, a
man whose loyalty and patriotism
have never been questioned, a man
who will add dignity to a dignified of
fee, and man of ability.
The News is convinced, and it be-
lieves that the majority of the people
of Georgia are convinced by now, that
Hon. William J. Harris, former chair
man of the Federal Trade commission,
who resigned that important position
to run for the senate, is such man.
The News hopes he will be elected,
and believes, from all the evidence at
hand, that he will be- If he is sent to
the Senate, there is no question but
that the affairs of this state will re-
ceive adequate attention.
In all friendliness, but with candor,
there is not even a remote possibility
of the election of either Emmett Shaw,
John r. Cooper or H. H Dean. To-
gether they will probably not carry
more than two counties. This. there
fore, leaves only Messrs. Harris,
Howard and Hardwick. Hardwick is
eliminated as a serious factor. The
elements which accord him their sup
port, kind of secret half-ashamed
support, are not sufficiently numer-
Gus to make him menace. He has no
strength, as he himself is bound to
realize just as soon as he begins an
active campaign-if he ever does.
Towards strength, such as it is, is
in his own congressional district,
where one would naturally expect to
find it. In few other counties, scat
tered about the state he will make a
respectable showing, but as a general
proposition, William Sch,ey Howard
is not taken seriously by the people OF
Georgia. He is not regarded as a man
/ who measures upto the slzeea sena-
tor is supposed to be. Moreover, he
has been so thoroughly disoredited by
the proof of his perfidious conduct
with President Wilson that he is real
ly not entitled to any consideration al
all.
Mr. Harris is decidedly not man Of
the type of Robert Toombs, Alex
! Stephens or Henry Clay He is not 8
profound statesman of the ponderous
thinking kind He does not pose in 8
large, black SLOUGH hat, wear frock.
tailed coat and talk in deep, sonorous
tones. He does not pretend to be able
to settle International affairs all BY
himself. But Mr.. Harris is a man o.
proven competence In two of tht
most important of the presidential ap
pointive offices he more than made