Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-05
WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT 1T IN
SOUTH CAROLINA.

| tainly cannot be accused of having a
personal or partisan interest in Geor-
gia politics, says that Senator Hard
wick is a disgrace to Georgia, and
/ should be expelled from the Senate
and moreover gives very sound and
logical reasons for its conclusions
along this line-it is time for Geor-
gians to pay attention.
The Times-Recorder reproduces
the following editorial from the Co
Iumbia State in the belief that it will
be read with close interest by all who
are concerned in Georgias political
welfare:
The Contest in Georgia.
Apart from his position in relation
to the war and the policies of Presi-
dent Wilson, which would be reasons
enough for the defeat of Senator
Hardwick, of Georgia, in the ap-
preaching primaries, there is an alb
sence of reason why the Georgia Dem
ocrats should retain him in service.
| He has never been and never would
be. in a thousand years, figure in
| Congress proportioned to the rank and
Importance of Georgia among the
American States. When one recalls
/ Ben Hill, Gordon, Turner, Crisp Ham
mond, Bacon and a dozen others or,
for that matter, allows ones mind to
dwell for a moment upon Hoke Smith
who, with all his faults, is not a COM
monplace senator, one marvels that
Thomas W. Hardwick holds the com
mission of senator from a State that,
! notably among the States has in the
past been distinguished for a repre-
sentation of talent
We confess to no intimate know
ledge of the candidates opposed to
Mr. Hardwick but small risk would
be taken in saying that out of any
trio or quartette of Georgians big
enough to be seriously considered for
public post the Georgia voters pre-
barring their ballots at random could
choose senator likely to command
for their commonwealth an attention
in Washington greater and better
than even Mr.. Hardwick has succeed
ed in drawing to it.
At the same time, these observa-
tons. to which exceptions will hardly
De taken by unprejudiced outsiders
informed of American affairs, would
not be made had Mr.. HardwiCk's
course towards President Wilson's I'D
ministration been what that of any
senator having an eye single to the
early winning of this war against
Germany should have been. Mr.. Hard
wick has been pestiferous to the Will
son administration; he has pulled
bacl; when ne might have pushed; he
has 1ucddled with the machinery anu
bothered the strong men who Tele
engrossed in the mightiest of tasks.
L. is fortunate for the United States
hat Mr.. Hardwick is not brilliant;
that he ie not heavy enough to lift
great obstacles and place them in
the way o. the wars progress.
If there be in Georgia a considera-
tie number Of people out of sympa-
thy with the worlds struggle for the
endurance of democracy, if there be
pacifists in Georgia or DIRECTORS to
the selective draft, if there be queru-
lous complainers and enviOus persons
to whom the way things are going
under the directing hand of woodrow
Wilson is cause of pain, they at least
might have placed before the elector-
ate a candidate who would havN
sharply and ably defined their posi-
ton.
Georgia should have in Washing
ton to succeed Mr.. Hardwick, SEN
ator who will place Georgia right be-
fore this Republic. measuring to the
strength which Georgia has been