Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-13
HOWARD GETS GREAT
OVATION At ATHENS
Congressman Receives RouS-
ing Reception From Audience
of About 1000


throughout Georgia can mark UP to
the credit of his wonderful campaign
another brilliant triumph, scored to-
night in the city of Athens before an
audience estimated from 1000 to 2,5OO
people, who gave him tremendous
ovation in the city auditorium.
In spite of showers and threaten
ing storm, in spite OF the opposition OF
the two Athens newspapers, in spite
of the opposition of some of the lead
ing Athens politicians. in spite of
Harris club which has been claiming
a complete walkover in Clarke county.
in spite of attacks by the Athens Ban
ner-in spite of all these, he came here
tonight and fought his fight over
whelmingly.
The Athens auditorium has seating
capacity of about twenty-five hundred
The Howard men had engaged this
building and also the opera house, which
holds about twelve hundred, so as to
hold the meeting In the one which was
nearer the size of the audience. They
are close together and shift was easy.
Late in the afternoon, il became appar-
ent that the opera house would be too
small, and they decided to go to the au-
ditorium. The seating capacity of that
structure was practically all taken. Es-
Inmates ranged from two thousand to
twenty-five hundred, according to the
degree of the estimators enthusiasm, as
we'll as according to the shade of his
politics in the senatorial campaign.
Walter Mallory, tax receiver of Clarke
county, introduced Mr.. Howard in
remarkable speech, in which he saidi
The fact that 1 was put up here to in
troduce the speaker of the evening may
be taken by some people that the speak
in
Clarke county is rather slight. 1 cheer
fully admit that fact, but unless l am
badly mistaken their voting strength is
going to be large on election day. Gap
plause.)
What means this assembly here to-
night? 1t is for you to decide in your
own minds, and not by the dictation OF
any man or any newspaper who is the
proper man to replace Thomas w. Hard
wick in the United States senate. When
William Schley Howard entered this
race. he blew up one of the smoothest
political tricks that was ever attempted
to be put over in Georgia. (Applause).
The newspapers Immediately began the
most cruel campaign of abuse and SLAM
der that was ever heaped on an honest
man in the history of our politics. But
old Bill Howard has come over the top,
has gone through the barrage, and to-
day he stands before you unscathed
and unafraid. applause and loud
cheers)
AS Mr.. Howard arose to begin his
speech the audience gave him an ear
splitting ovation. Men in the audience
who attended his homecoming rally in
Atlanta were reminded of the wonder
full enthusiasm displayed on that occa-
sion. -. ..,-----
a. 49,
dream that never came true. The ambl-
ton of my life was to graduate at the
University of Georgia But Providence
interviewed and now 1 have no alma
mater. / am a graduate only of the
school of experience. Tonight l am
making my one hundredth speech in
sixty-four days. 1 am exerting the very
last atom of my strength in the most
| trying campaign that any man ever at
tempted in Georgia. And why this ex-
ertion and why this strain? Because of
the attacks that have been made upon
me by certain newspapers, not upon my
public record, which dare them to crit
| isize but villainous and infamous attacks
upon my loyalty and upon my character
| as man by bitter journalistic partisans.
| (ear-Splitting cheers) who seek to de-
stroy me as a man and as a neighbor
and as a friend.
Respects to Athens Banner
1.-The editor of the Athens Banner has
been quite active. He called me first
tadpole, then an Atlanta ring poll
tician; then he attacked my loyalty, de
| claring that a vote for me was vote
for the kaiser. He asserted that J. had
entered into an alliance with Thomas
w. Hardwick to defeat his priest of
patriotism And why these attacks
Because I had the temerity to enter the
| race for the senate at the request of
nearly three thousand Georgians in all
| parts of the state who were determined
| that we should neither be misrepre-
scented by Hardwick nor inrepresented
| by Harris. (Cheers and applause)
What constitutes loyalty? From the
day Woodrow Wilson entered the White
House l have supported his admins
tration with a devotion and loyalty as
| American congress. Not because he
was Woodrow Wilson, but because he
was the great leader of my party, and
because the policies he was advocating
were policies of progress and policies
of reform. With only two exceptions
1 have supported every measure he has
| advocated"
Here Mr.. Howard named these meas
ures-the immigration literacy test and
| the canal tolls bill-and the audience
| appl&uded both of his positions.
when the cowardly McLemore reso-
| luton came up in the house, L de-
nounced the critics of President Wilson
\ in the strongest language at my COM
mand. / voted for the resolution APP
proving the severance of diplomatic re-
lations. 1 voted for the declaration OF
war voted for every measure put
! forward by the administration for the
preparation of the nation as well as
| the prosecution of the war.
Mcwhortsr for Hardwick
That is my record of disloyalty.
That is my record of Germanism, that
| is my record which the editor of the
Athens Banner knows as we'll as he
| knows his own name. applause and
cheers.) Now you have fine kettle
| of fish to fry in Clarke county, on the
one hand, your distinguished ex-judge,
the Honorable Hamilton McWhorter, is
going around whispering in the ears of
men that 1t will never do to vote for
Howard, that you must cast your bal
lots for Hardwick And why does he
oppose the president? Why does he
whisper that you must vote for Hard
wick? Because the president stands for
democracy while he stands for privi-
lege. Because the junior senator stands
for the interests that Judge McWhorter
has always stood for. No, certainly it
will not do for you to vote for Howard.
And why? Because he knows that How
ard stands f0r the things that he has