The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-05-26
GAINESVILLE, Ga, May Is, 1918

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Never in the history of Georgia, nor
Of the world have such momentous
issues as now meet our people face
to face
The greatest war ever known has
been raging for nearly four years.
Millions upon millions of people have
been killed and crippled, and thous-
2nds are daily being added to the list
Of killed and wounded. In the past
! twelve months our country has been
| drawn into the holocaust; an army of
/ over two millions of our noblest sons
has been called to arms and another
million are now Icing assembled. AL
ready our government has called upon
our people for over ten billions of dol
lars, an amount never dreamed of in
all wars of history Our people have
responded without stint and without
murmur; Our boys have gone bravely
! forward to defend our flag, and bring
liberty and freedom to the civilized
world.
In this crisis political situation has
arisen. calling upon Georgia to choose
for herself from among her citizens
= man to represent them in the United
States, Senate the highest position in
the gift of the people &C Georgia
Word has gone out broadcast over
this entire country that the present
incumbent, T. w. Hardwick, has been
obstructing in every way possible the
furtherance and successful prosecution
of this war by opposing and in delay
ing and hindering, by dilatory tactics,
the passage of the most important and
vital legislation demanded by the ex-
IRENE conditions to hasten military
supplies, necessary guns, and ammuni-
ton and food to our army OH the bat
tie line.
Il boldly assert that Georgia is stand
ing the acid test of loyalty and val
or; in fact, there has been no issue
of loyalty" in Georgia since the de-
claration of the war, except such as
has been feigned by INSCRIPTIONS pol
iticians hoping to ride into office on
the popularity and greatness of 9TH
ers
Georgia and her citizens stand stead
fast and at the forefront for the spec
dy and victorious winning of the war
with every dollar and, if need be, ev-
cry life pledged to this end.
In asking the suffrage of the people
of Georgia for this high office,
pledge myself to stand ateadfastly
by President Wilson as commande-in
chief of the army and navy until final
victory. and will heartily support
such measures as tend to strengthen
the army and navy and promote the
great object of bringing about an ear
", successful and lasting peace.
After the War
T. favor restoration of our coun-
try on broad and constructive lines
and in continuing in full force the
Monroe doctrine
2 The great shipping interests of
our country should be extended until
our flag sails into every port, carry
ing both our farm and manufactured
products where the best market prices
can be obtained,
Our Georgia parts should be extend
ed; our farms improved; our state
developed; our industries enlarged
that every vocation may thrive and
prosper.
favor wise and salutary laws for
protection of the farmer and his pro-
ducts; laws that will provide money
at a low rate of interest and fertil-
ers and supplies at reasonable cost
that the soil may yield a good return
to the honest and diligent producer:
the far mloan act should be amended
so as to meet the needs of the small
farmer
Our Southland is one great cotton
producing section and this industry
should be fostered and built up to