Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-12
HOKE SMITHLAUDED
BY ARMY OFFICER
Louis S. Moore, Now in Ma
tionaI Capital, Tells of Sin
certify of Senior Senator
From Daily BROWNSVILLE CGa.) Times
Enterprise, June %, 1879
Camp Meigs, Washington, ID. c..
1918


Mr. Edward r. Jerger,
ThomasvilIe, Ga.
Dear Ed:
The brownsville Times-Enterprise is
regularly received and always greeted
with cheers. 1t is like getting a letter
from home every day. When l have read
all the news and advertisements leave
ii in the officers clubroom and very
often find the officers reading your edi-
torials. 1 think this quite compliment
as we get all the eastern dailies.
l was glad to see your editorial in
reference to Senator Smiths vocational
education bill. People here realize that
he is one of the few real statesmen now
in the senate, while he does not get
the credit at home that is his due. He
has never vitality differed with the presi-
dent on any constructive measure and
the fact that this is appreciated by the
administration is shown by his being
recently placed on the military affairs
committee. at this time the most inn
portant committee of the senate 1t is
not to be expected that any man of
the brains and vast executive and legis-
lative experience of Senator Smith would
agree with the dotting Af every 'i' and
the crossing of every st. in every adj
ministration bill, and he has offered
amendments and suggestions to perfect
and strengthen some of them. This very
helpful criticism has been made nv enc
mics of the senator to appear TO he in
opposition to the measures of the nresj
dent and although he has Challenged
several editors to establish an instance
OF substantial disagreement with the
president on any war measure If has
not been done-and cannot be done
Back in 1907 l wrote the first edito-
RAJ lnoorsement of Mr. Wilson for pres
ldent to appear in any paper in Georgia
and upon his nomination for Governor
OF New Jersey L again urged his nomi-
nation by the Democratic party 7 s,rn-
ported him in 1911 and 1912 on the
state executive committee and as chair
men OF the Thomas county executive
committee and as president of the Will
son club of our county. During most
OF this time of stress Of Mr.. Wilson's DO
htcal fortunes, Mr.. Smith was sun
porting him. too. Some of those who.
now criticise the attitude of our senator
were in those days not only opposin1
Mr.. Wilson, but were opposing the poll
cles which he represents. Eleven years
or study Of the man has deepened my
enthusiasm and admiration for our
wonderful president. With this admira-
ton and long enthusiasm for the presi-
dent and after several visits and five
months residence in Washington, 1 am
SdIlSlLSO Win the support OF a Tree ana
loyal mind and not the subseryien>~
of a lackey and is as different from the
antagonism of Mr.. Hardwick as the
north is from the south. 1 owe Mr.
Smith nothing, having received no ia
Vors from him except friendly courtesy
but I wish the people of Thomas county
who have so loyalty supported him could
realize the position he occupies in the
government where he is head and Shout
ders above 80 per cent of the members
of congress.
Mr.. Smith is one of the hardest work
ers in Washington and membership on
the military affairs committee involves
great additional work, but he contrivea.
to find time for kindly courtesies to.
Georgia folks and have seen him show.
ing the interesting points of the capitol
to a boy from back home"
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Smith are both
Scotch Presbyterians and 1 am one,
and 1 can see their essential similarity
through their seeming differences and I
am willing to follow Loyalty their lead
ership in winning the war and making
our country a great land of equal op-
portunity for education, freedom and
happiness.
With best wishes for all my Thomas
county friends and the Times-Enter-
prise, am, sincerely
LOUIS S. MOORE
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