The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-08-21
icy General First and Fore
ost Candidate for Honor
Of Heading Democratic
Presidential Ticket.
. AoFFIcIAL PRIMARY BALLOT.
Fishtlno Quaker Believes What u
Worth Having Is Worth STRIVING
for and VIII ResoIutely En-
deavor to Win at the SAP
Francisco Convention


WASHINGTON. - A. Mitchell Palmer.
ATTORNEY General of the United States
has thrown his hat into the presioeh'
tial ring This action was taken wren
the Democrats of Georgia requesteu
Of him permission to place MIS- nHlns
unon their ballot as an entrant IN ths
presidential preference primary, wnlcn,e3
is TO be held in that state on Aprl ~
In giving his assent to the placing Oh
h,s name upon the official ballot NJ
Georgia Mr.. Palmer yielded to the
strong pressure which mas peeN
brought to bear upon him lor li''ly
weeks from Democrats IN an p"i's u
the country, north and south, east anu
west. He thus becomes noun tiie N,ol
and foramost ayowed candidate for me
nomination which the delegates 70 the
San Francisco convention WIN "cSlo"'
Mr. Palmer believes that what Is Wo'."
having Is worth fighting Tor, anu o"EA'
ed nv the progressive and militant az
r,ocracv of the nation, he ana ms
friends intend to make detert4Ils"
Nobt for the honor OF leading the Dem
ncrotic hosts TO another national VIC
tory at the polls next November
Similar action has been taken p5
Mr. PaImers friends in Mlchlsan, anu
his name viii appear upon the oflc!ai
holIot in that state at the presidehllal
Dreterence primary or April o. Inc
btct favor with which Mr. PalInefS
candidacy has been received eNEiJ
where has had most sfl1iiult'ins "
feet upon the leaders OF tue part! ~"
che rank ard file az we'll. WITH MN az
3hoir standard bearer they have heete
auad with renewed hope ana coha'
1ance Washington resoluteiy iooAs
For his nominatic9, not only because
Of the high probability OF MS SUCCESS
Of the polls, but because he is res';fu-
ca.os the best qualified man to fol'o"
president Wilson in the White i1ouse.
Tong before his activities as AttoF'
nov General brought him INTO taFoF'
ohIa prominence throughout the couh'
nv Mr. Palner's aggressive qualities
earned for him the sobrlquel o. .,ie
aFighting Quaker" Elected 10 the
HOUSE of Representatives II years
AFRO his striking capabilities p"teu
him in the ranks of the leaders ol NAV
body before he had completed ms LrS'
form During his second term the
Democrats were in the majority III 'i'e
House. and he was placed OH the mos,
,,,nortont committee-the ways aha
Means Committee-Where there "aS
abundant opportunity for display o.
the qualifications which he possessed
Notwithstanding the fact that ne rep
roaan+ed one of the largest steel pro
Aueing districts in the country ne W."
.olocted to write the iron anu sIee
rcbedule Of the Democratic tarlh meas
mro and he wrote it from the stano
noint of the public, of the consumer
rather than the steel magAate:
schwab Tried to Defeat Him.
nAcause Of his course in this matte
charles NJ. Schwab, the steel KING
whose district in Pennsylvania MI
palmer represented, used every enoi
n accomplish his defeat, but Witaot
success. -
Mr.. Palmer's greatest political ngh
however, was within the ranks OF II
own party. because it was a nght II
eommon ordinary decency and hones'
and for clean politics. For years u
Domecratic state organization OF Fen
ovlvania had been little more than
adjunct and an ally to the Repuollcs
machine dominated by Senator re
rosa Whenever there was an oppo
tnri+v even in the hide bound Repu
ucah state of Pennsylvania, to thro
or the Penrose yoke the Repub4le'
Aid Society, which masqueraded una
The name Of the Democratic state
sanitation, could be depended upon
eama 70 the relief of Penrose and sa
him Rut they played the game on
Too often. At time when there Wa!
cbance to redeem the state the
,ort,san machine was invoked a
ponrose was given a renewed lease
life. .,oo
rising figure in national life ana
nower in his own state, started out
clean ND his own party and make
something more than wheel in
panrose machina. The battle was
honorable one in Pennsylvania p
t,cs but Palmer and MS forces W
and as a result today the Pennsyi
MIA Democracy IS a progressive, vi
organization.
Mr.. PaImer's own part in the
vas unique and farreaching bey
that of almost any civilian. Az Al
pronerty Custodian, ne held q r
t.hose duties we've without proceeds
e. This country at least. In that
nacitv he built up from nothing an
ranigatien under whose control th
'res brought $500 O30G00 of Gerr
md Austrian owned property in
rountry all of which under his adr
,.+~stiop of the Office has becc
In,ericanizrd and the value 81 wi
- be;ns turned into the Uaitsl ST.
trsaeurv and chi Of which, Il Cong
Iii n fss1o Al