Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-21
HOWARD FLAYS HARDWICK
FOR OBSTRUCTION TACTICS
Tells Enthusiastic StateSboro
Audience He Helped Get
Harris a Job
BY ED II. BRADLEY
IJournal stan Correspondent.)

STATESBORO, Ga, May lS.-An au-
dience of Bulloch county citizens who
filled the courtroom to its capacity,
heard Congressman William Schley
Howard, candidate for the United States
senate to succeed Thomas W. Hard
wick, deliver a particularly aggressive
speech here this afternoon.
His hearers were very responsive and
exhibited much enthusiasm throughout
his address. interrupting him at fire.
Quent intervals with loud applause. Ar
raigning Senator Hardwick for his po-
sition in opposing the various war
measures designed to place the United
States on a war footing. the congress-
man delivered a scathing attack on his
record. He placed the junior senator in
the category of those who are enemies
of the people and declared that Mr..
Hardwick no longer reflected the senti-
ment OF the loyal state of Georgia
Early in his speech he, referred to
the fact that several newspapers have
been opposing him with every means at
their command, but he asserted that
no newspaper, however powerful, can
add much to a weak candidate, nor take
much from a strong one.
William j. Harris has no record
mine" shouted the congressman. YOU
can't track a spider in the water and
you can't track Mr.. Harris by his rec
ord, either in the state legislature or
in appointive office He came to Wash
ington in 1913 hunting a job and want
ed to be first assistant postmaster gen.
eraL When he found out he couldn't
get that job he wanted to be treasurer
OF the United States, and when that
place was not open to him 1 suggested
that he try. for the job of director OF
the census. went with him to Mr..
Redfield and was largely instrumental
in getting him appointed to that place
And then after he had got that job
he sent a lot OF fellows down to Geor.
gia who were in the employ OF the gov
eminent and while the United States
was paying their salary they were try
ing to line up the press of the state for
Mr.. Harris own political schemes"
The congressman referred to Mr.. Har.
ris as the man responsible for the fact
that thousands of Georgians we're with
out coal last winter, declaring that his
advice as chairman of the federal trade
commission caused them to delay buy
ing their usual coal supply in the sum-
mer. He also charged that Mr.. Harris
had failed to accomplish any beneficial
results by his investigation OF the gaso-
line shortage and paid Francis ]. Heney
at the rate of $4,000 a year to act as
lawyer for the food investigation when
the federal trade commission had prom.
Used TO spend not more than $1,000 per
year for legal services.
Loyalty Only Claim
Mr.. harris only claim to the sup
1E ha ne in
campaign is that he has ben more loyal
to the president than any other man."
said Mr.. Howard, yet he has never
shown one thing that he has ever done
to help prepare this country for war.
He has never made a Liberty Loan
speech, he has never made a Red Cross
speech, and he has never done anything
that should entitle him to even demand
consideration at your hands. To be
sure, he read a campaign speech the
other day and is reading another one
today up at Lafayette"
Supporters Optimistic
81 have neld public office for eighteen
years and you can't go back to my
home section and find a man that can
honestly criticise my public record"
In concluding his speech, Congress-
man Howard pledged his support to the
government, lauding President Wilson
as the greatest man born in the last
hundred years.
Woodrow Wilson is unquestionably
the ablest and wisest statesman born
no the human race in a century" he
said. His steady hand still steers the
ship of state. Her prov is pointing
to the harbor of victory. His keen
ear will catch the first sound of the
bell buoy of everlasting peace. Trust
your pilot, my fellow Georgians."
Congressman Howard was introduced
by Charles Pigue, a prominent attor-
ney of this section, who paid him
high tribute.
He was assured by many residents
of Bulloch county. who met him dur
ing the impromptu reception occurring
Immediately after his speech, that the
county would go into the Howard col
umn by a substantial majority and sew
eral citizens of adjoining counties in
Dictated to him that his supporters in
those sections were gaining rapidly in
numbers.
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