The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-05-24
A FIGHTING CANDIDATE.

Those who thought that William j.
Harris was a pacihst as a candidate
have teen treated to surprise.
Along with the surprise went jolt
for the politicians, and for the half
baked candidates who. with more
mouth than sense, have been ranting
over the state in vain effort to at
tract attention
MIR. Harris has consistently declined
to enter into any joint debates, for
the sufficient and satisfactory reason
thai there is nothing to debate
No amount Of argument and verbal
pyrotechnics between any of the can
didates can alter the record that Hard
wicl, has NADIA record for outrage
Gus misrepresentation Of constitu-
ency that will stand for all time, so
far as Georgia is concerned, as the
high-tide mark of political shame and
perfidy.
No amount of adjectiyes, bOmbast
and professions of patriotism can
change the fact that w. ]. Harris was
the first man to beard the lion in his
den"
When Hardwick started on his ram
page last year, the only public man
Of this state with the temerity to de-
rounce him was W. J. Harris.
MIR. Harris began his campaign
and he made it from the start fiat,
defiant fight on and against Hardwick
- there was no other man mentioned
for the Senate. There was no other
man who, at that time, had the cour-
age to appear in opposition to Hard
wick whose spurious loyalty he spec
iously presented to the people as the
! only, genuine brand of patriotism.
And now Hardwick is licked, now
that the people have found him out,
thanks to such courageous methods Of
exposure as Mr.. Harris was willing
to adopt, there are flocG of two-by'
four candidates rushing for the spot
hight, hoping that the pubic will for
.et the service Mr.. Harris has rem
GCred the state. They are deceiving
no one, we doubt even if they are de-
cciy.ne themselves, with their blatant
believing and noisy preten%lons
In the meantime Mr. Harris is pur-
81 ing an aggressive campaign, the
which, by the way, is as much of a
I Jolt as it is a surprise to the polite
ians. They had lyingly said so often
that Mr. Harris could not make a
public speech they had almost come to
believe it themselves, and now that he
haa taken to the stump and is Smelling
the woods with such force and fury
they are seeking trench SHELTER. The
Harris speech at Lafayette Saturday
where lie blistered the hide of Sly
Howard and then nailed it to post
for all the world to see and sicken
shows that he is fighter and is moi
afraid. and that, moreover, truth is on
, his side.
! Every development of the campaign
so far has proven that the only real
logical candidate in the race for the
{ United States Senate. AMI the only
A one to whom the public is giving any
e serious consideration, is William j
5 Hnr, is That the other candidate;
recdli2e this is attested by the fact
that they are centering their pop-gur
: fire on him, instead of attacking Hard
: wick. the common foe. For it is al
! ways evident in politics that the
e small fry among the candidates so af
ter the man they think is the strong
est. and it is a compliment to Mr.
Harris, aside from being confirmation
of his strength, that they are barking
at his heels, like fee around fast
running fox.
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