Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-08
MACON AUDIENCE
GIVES HOKE SMITH
SPLENDID OVATION
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that most important and solemn of
all functions. a declaration of war;
that the attempt in Georgia and other
states to deny the senate'S right to
it's own opinion in the making of
a treaty is an assault upon the very
foundation of American government.
voters Are Thinking
These are the continents of Ro-
land Ellis, and he is not hesltatlng
to express them in this campaign.
They are sentiments similar to those
expressed IN Rome on Monday eve
ming by Wright Willingham in his
introduction of Senator Smith. They
are sentiments similar to those eX-
pressed by w. A. Charters, another
| brilliant lawyer, who introduced the
speaker at Gainesville Saturday.
| They are sentiments similar to those
| expressed by many other Georgians
whom the writer has met in recent
| travels over the state. Anyone who
thinks it is time to talk loyalty,
when the present test of loyalty is
4 obedience to one mans opinion, is
very much mistaken. Men in Geor-
gia are thinking for themselves on
the League of Nations. and they do
not relish the loyalty gable. The
| Palmer campaignerS would show bet
| J
| edge the existence in the state OF
some slight capacity for independent
| thought, some slight remainder or
the right to free opinion. But they
should worry. They are the ones 70
do the worrying.
hearty and enthusiastic ovation as
he rose in acknowledgment of the
| f1attering introduction by Mr.. Ellis
1--WE can win next fall" he start
ed out by saying, but it is absolute
| ly essential that we write a plat
ciples of democracy. 1t is essential
that we repeal the wartime leglsla-
| ton giving to the government pow
ers unknown in any previous war; II
| was necessary to win the war, put
! the war is now over, and much OF the
legislation remains on the statute
| books.
| ITO win next fall, it is absolutely
! essential that we restore to the IN
| diViduaI the right of initiative and
complete freedom of opportunity, 1t
| is absolutely essential that we pledge
rights of the states: TREMENDOUS
applause) If We win, we must be
| true to constitutional government.
We must return to an era of leg1sla-
ton prompted by the wishes of the
people and not dictated by the will
OIL one IIldIl VI OIlS IOup VI 1l1Cll'
| tremendous applause)
The senator explained that he was
forced to enter the presidential prl-
mary in Georgia because Mr.. Pal
mer came here and asked an indorse-
ment of every phase" of the ad-
ministration. In other words, the
Palmer theory is to go before the
country with platform consisting
of the personality of the president,
rather than the achievements of the
party as a whole, a "thinly yelled
species of personal idolatry.".
Il am unwilling" declared Sena-
tor Smith with powerful emphasis,
ito see my party hamstrung by any
such platform" and the audience re-
sponded with loud APPLAUSE.
The Michigan Returns
The senator then discussed briefly
and without animus the candidacy of
Mr.. Palmer.
"They tell you" said he, that Mr..
Palmer is a real candidate and I
am not. Suppose we examine the
latest returns from Michigan, which
is one of the three states where he
is running. They show him at the
tail end of the ticket. -Four other
men were on the ticket, and all of
them asked their names to be with
drawn, but it seems that the Mich.
gan laws prevent the withdrawal of
names which have been properly
filed.
yet all Of the men who asked to