Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-25
RIVALSREAREDIN
LAP OF LUXURY,
HOLDER CHARGES
Neither Can Sympathize
With Great Masses,
He Declares

Second speech of his campaign for
Governor of Georgia, delivered here
tOday, Speaker John n. Holder in
jected bit more spirit into his ut
terances than marked his opening
speech last Saturday at Cordele. At
Ter reviewing his own fitness for the
office, Mr.. Holder launched into an
explanation of why his two oppon-
ents, Clifford Walker and Thomas
w. Hardwick, should not have the
governorship, declaring neither of
Them ever had to work for living.
Following is the text of his address
IN that portion, in which he referred
to his occupatins:
81 have two opponents who are
splendid gentlemen, against neither
Of whom | have one word to utter
degratory to his name and character.
But let me say this thing: neither one
Of these gentlemen can sympathlze
with the great mass of the people
as do. They have never had to
work. Both of them were raised IN
luxury. They were raised with SILVER
spobns in their mouths. Neither one
Is interested in agriculture. Neither
one, so far as l know, has worked
day in the field. Both have held
good positions. Hon. Clifford Walker
has held office almost continuously
since he arrived at his majority. Re
Gently he resigned from one of the
best offices in the state. While In
office he gave it very little attention.
According to his own statement, from
The middle of last August until he
resigned he had visited every coun.
ty in the State of Georgia south OF
Macon. You know good and well
that he could not stay in his office
and give it the attention that it de-
served, and yet be campaigning all
akhe time. The speakership is in line
Tor the governorship. Mr.. Walker
has never had any legislative expert
ence. He is young and has plenty OF
time. Why should not he wait lit
tie later and not be in such a hurry
to be governor? He has no platform
of principles, nor does he set forth
any record of public service.
"Too Much Bitterness"
Gas to Mr.. Hardwick, | entertain
for him no ill-will whatever, but /
do not believe that he ever be gov
ernor of Georgia. 1t will be her de-
Termination not to put man IN the
office of chief executive who has such
feeling of bitterness as Mr.. Hard
wick entertains towards many citizens
of this state. He is candidate on
national issues, and yet he knows
good and well that the governor has
nothing to do with these great led
eral questions. Mr.. Hardwick should
he a candidate for the United STATES
senate or congress, so that ne couiu
go to Washington and hell, put ms
views into law. He has held o1tlce
for twenty years. He has neid IWo
of the best offices in the git OF ine
people-congressm Tor tWeeve
wears, and United States senator Ior
four. His position while member
of congress did not denote that ne
is the great friends of the Struggling
masses that he claims to be. l 90
not question his sincerity at all, put
I will mention some matters to snow
that he does not understand the neeus
"He opposed the establishment OF
the parcel post, declaring that the PEG
nile would get their mail by freighC
and freight by mail. We see now
badly mistaken he was about, thls'
One of the greatest blessings that eV-
or came to the farmers by the en-
actment of any law in congress was
bv the establishment of the parcel
most. It is true that the express COM
panies violently opposed the passage
of this law, but what man in Georgia,
or any other state, would vote TO-
abolish the parcels post? some
fbinC that has been of incalculable
benefit to the people in the country
who had something to sell, and the
people in the cities who had something
to buy. nv,
ocratic president of the United STATES
as king Woodrow, the Last, ana
vet Mr.. Hardwick was one OF those
most active for him when ne was a
candidate for president for the hrst
time. Mr.. Hardwick, himself, was
elected to the United States senate
because he was strong Wilson man.
Tie is now saying that he reJolces
that the time has come when the IN
fuence of the president can not put
men in office in Georgia as 1t olo
in 1918, and yet that same influence
placed him in the senate in 1914.
ssFaiIed in First Chance"
81 am not here to discuss the
grievances that Mr.. Hardwlck has
against the president, or the grlHegy-
ances the president has against Mr.
Hardwick, except to make this state
ment: the first chance that Mr.. Hard
wick had to stand up to the president
as senator from Georgia, he failed
to do so. He refused to support
what was known as the ship purchase
biu,' which would have been of great
benefit to the people of the United
States at that time 1t would nave
broken down the great ship monopoly
that then existed, and would nave
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