Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-15
Harmony IN Democratic
Parry Plentiful But V0tes
Scarce, Says ". J. Bryan

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record is as mal-ordorous as Gov.
Edwards, and extends over a longer
period. The New Jersey, governor
began work in the vineyard, If L may
eleventh hour, while Gov. Cox enter
ed in the morning and perspired un-
der the rays of the rising 3un of
prohibition. He can secure letters
brewers, distiilers, wholesalers, re-
tailers and topers' in his. state. He
refused to aid in securing an en-
forcement law in Ohio after the
voters had written prohibition into
the constitution by $4,000 majority,
nor's office while the representatives
Of the liquor traffic, with his knowl-
edge if not with his aid, waged bit
ter fight against every law that the
temperance element had secured
during the past fifty years. He was
willing to allow these reactionaries
to repeal constitutional prohibition,
nullify the enforcement law, and
withdraw Ohios name from the. list
Of ratifying statesE ,nae it from r,2a 2
even willing that the brewers should
write into Ohios constitution a
falsehood, declaring that 2.75 per
cent beer is not intoxicating,. thus
act. No wonder he has the enthus1-
astic support of those who manufac-
ture criminals for pay and make
bushes of the corruption Of politics
1t is the height of audacity that a
a support should aspire to a Demo-
cratic nomination in face Of the fact
that every Democratic state ratl7
fled the prohibition amendment, ana
in face Of the further fact that th1r-
ty-four Of the states are dry by their
own individual acts. The absurd1ty
Of his candidacy becomes the more
apparent when it Is remembered that
at least FIFTEEN million women will be
able to vote at the, coming s1dent-
ial election by virture of state laws.
If the suffrage amendment IS rat1-
fled before November some twenty
five million women will be entitled
to vote.
Bidding for Wet Vote
Vice President Marshall is making
feeble bid for the wet vote, but
nections. His religious speeches ex-
cite suspicion among those who
might otherwise be attracted by his
denunciation of national prohibition
while Christians are disguised by
his wetness. In like manner the vice
president is inviting Wall street sup,
port by his praise of "old-fash1oned
democracy" and by his yelled opposi-
ton to the initiative and referen-
dunn, but the enthusiasm of the re-
dictionaries is likely to be dampened
by the rude remarks which he oc-
casionaIly makes against the exploit
Ing class.
Attorney General Palmer entered
the campaign with considerable adj
vantage. He was in position to
deal sternly with the profiteer and
an expectant public stood ready to
applaud. But the profiteer seems to
have things all his own way and the
attorney general is now suffering
from the reaction, which philosophers
tell us is equal to the action and in
the opposite direction. He has also
reused the antagonism of labor and
has their opposition to greater ex-
tent than any other Democratic as
pirant.
He is unfortunate, too, in having
to espouse the ratification of the
treaty without reservations. His
candidacy is, in this respect, re-
Duke to twenty-seven of the Demo-
cratic senators, twenty-three of whom
voted for ratification with reserva-
tions and four of whom opposed the
treaty entirely.
The primaries reveal Mr.. Palmer's
weakness as a candidate. In Michi-
gan he pol1ed a little over 11,000
votes out of about $4,000 votes cast
by Democrats. In Georgia he polled
about one-third of the votes cast at
erary Digest poll up to May %, he
has secured only 1900 out of some
100000 votes cast for Democratic
candidates.
McAdoo Is Leading
| Ex-Secretary McAdoo has, up to
! this time, led all the other candidates
as far as the sentiment of the party
can be gagged by primaries and polls,
although his name has been on the
ballot in so few places that the proof
Is only prima facie. He came next
to Hoover in Michigan and has con-
His vote Of eighty-six thousand out
of some three hundred thousand
Democratic votes counted is quite
complimentary to him, coming as
they do from the whole country, but
it is not a very encouraging vote of
confidence when it is measured
against more than nine hundred
thousand votes cast for Republican
candidates.
AS Mr.. McAdoo has annoupnced
no platform it is impossible to know
what following he will have when
his position on public questions, is
known. 1t is evident that he has
considerable strength among the
wage earners, especially in railroad
centers; but he is handicapped by
SIlellCe Ol me treaty queSllOll' IL
he agrees with the president in the
} latter's desire to make it cam
paign issue, he is at variance with
the sentiment of the voters; if he
favors ratification with reservations
he Is not in a position, for family
reasons, to lead the opposition to
the president.
Seriously Handicapped
He is even more seriously handi-
capped by his close relationship to
+the president. without being able to
call to his support those to whom
the presidents candidacy appealed
with special force, he furnishes an
easy mark for all the presidents
enemies. The virulence of the hos
tility which he invites is very accur-
ately described in the twenty-frst
chapter OF Matthew, verses thirty
three to thirty-nine.
The Republicans have indicated the
advantage which they would see!
, to take of his nomination by fire.
quent reference to the marriage tic
) which binds him to the White House
= Speaker Clark has his own state
; behind him and has reason to fee
r complimented by the number OF
votes he has received in the Liter
: airy Digest poll.
: Judge Gerard's candidacy has
South Dakota's support and he has
many personal friends among the
e delegates.
: Senator Owen, of Oklahoma. anG
: Secretary Meredith, of Iowa, will
g be presented by their respective
f states. They deserve to be named
4 among the few available men thus
r far mentioned To ba aV9i1a bile this