The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-06

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Job in order to say he resigned"
| Mr.. Harris speaks about giving up
life time job. 1t is not true. The
appointments are made for four years
and must be confirmed by the senate.
The papers of this week carried an
Associated Press story of the report
just made to the President by the
UNITED States Board of Trade, offlc-
tally, in which seven distinct charges
are made, after an investigation of
the Federal Trade Commission. In
competency is the least of these
charges and favoritism is one of them
And this investigation covers the
period during which Mr.. Harris was a
member, part of the time chairman.
i Another charge was that two of the
members were holding Office while
actively running for another, and they
named Harris and Davies by name, as
the offenders.
Remember this was by the U. S.
Board of Trade composed OF the best
business men in America and having
no interest at all in Georgia politics.
Mr.. Harris, having gained social
status at the White House, received
some letters from Mr.. Wilson couched
in language to make it appear that he
was very close to the President, and
when the Ga. Weekly Press As
sociation met in Thomasville last
summer (1917) Mr.. Harris was right
there with these letters, and with the
help of few associates he made the
majority of those present agree to
combine on him to defeat Tom Hard
wick. Just at the moment nearly ev-
cry editor in the state was so outraged
at the conduct of Hardwick in the
senate, that they were ready to accept
anything to defeat him, and as Harris
appeared to be agreeable to the Pres
ident, they nearly all agreed to stick
together and "put him over"
Did not Mr.. Harris have the Presi-
dents endorsement? Yes. So why
not Harris? Very few of them knew
Bill or cared.
Now back goes Mr.. Harris to Wash
ington with the endorsement of the
Ga Weekly Press Association to
show to Mr. Wilson.
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fool the President with this and with
the inside and private help of Ed
Brown and Clark Howell?
Everybody knows the President
could not come to Georgia, or give
much of his time to Georgia politics,
and it would have been much better
for both if he had avoided it, but with
such advisers as he had he thought he
was doing the right thing.
Harris since he got the endorsement
has done nothing but trade promises
of federal jobs for support in his
race.
His sole stock argument is that he.I
can do more in Washington than any
one else; more than any 25 men, he
modestly puts it; that he is closer to
the President; can get more favors for
! favorites, he wants US to think will
help bring our boys back, how he
can not tell.
He wants you to think that he is
the only true patriot, the only one
who is loyal; that if Schley Howard
is elected, Georgia will not get her
share of the favors from Washington,
and yet he condemns Howard for
helping J. R. Smith get contract.
He tells you if you do not vote for
him, you will be helping Hardwick
and stabbing your own boy in the
back.
We are acquainted with all the cam
didates in the race and they are all
| Georgians. Although Mr.. Hardwick |
has been out of line with the admin
istration in some of the most import
ant measures since he went to the
senate, we do not charge him with
disloyalty to his country. We see
nothing to be gained by abusing him
and calling him names.
He has right to run for the SEN
ate and to speak to those whS wish to |
| hear him.
Emmett Shaw is the youngest man
in the race. He has conducted a !
great campaign, and we feel that al
though he loses now, the people of
Georgia, the common people, wiz yet
call him higher up. He has fought
hard fight, and that single handed and
is game to the core.
But the man who really has made
a game fight, one seldom eqWalled IN
any state is VIM. Schley Howard.
No man ever went up against great