Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-15

quartering troops, but a training
school for officers, a postgraduate
branch of West Point 1t will be
the greatest school of it's kind in the
armistice. The, site was selected by
board of army engineers. They
selected it because the land presents
the greatest variety of terrain to be
found anywhere in the United States
My first fight for Benning was to
mers for their land after they had
been dispossessed, and I succeeded.
Benning Won on Merit
Then it was contest between
Camp Benning, Camp Bragg and Fort
Sill, and Benning won on it's merits.
Whether Benning was kept where it
was, or abandoned entirely, or moved
to some other location had nothing
on earth to do with Camp Hancock, in
Augusta; Camp Wheeler, in Macon,
or Camp Gordon, in Atlanta. 1t be-
longs in category totally different
encampments. How the Chronicle
was able. to reach the conclusion
that Benning competed with Han
cock is beyond my comprehension"
This explanation seemed to clear
up entirely the Camp Hancock ques-
ton, which has been. discussed a good
deal in Auusta since the Chronicles
SOlIO1 last Cllhudyy dCCuSIuS SEN
ator Smith of trading off Hancock
in favor of Benning.
THE Chronicle also charges that
my conduct prior to our entrance
into the war was 'pro-Prussian,' the
senator continued, land it bases its
our cotton shipped to the neutral
ports Of northern Europe"
Here the senator recited briefly the
history of that matter, which is SO
familiar to the farmers of Georgia.
and one of the most effective and
important pieces of work ever done in
behalf of an agricultural constitu-
ency.
IF I was 'pro-Prussian,' said the
senator, concluding this point, then
President Wilson must also be charg-
ed with being 'pro-Prussian,' for he
supported the position of myself and
other southern senators with note
to Great Britain protesting Wig
orously against the Illegal embargo
upon shipments of cotton to neutral
ports. He closed with the statement
that the blockade was IAN invasion
of the most sacred rights of the
American people,
Senator on the Aggressive
There was nothing defensive in
Senator Smiths recital Of the facts
in this matter. On the contrary,
he was on the aggressive through
"I knew was being criticized at
home by some people who cared very
little about the low price of cotton"
said ne. The question was whether
l should lie down in fear of being
charged with opposing the allies, or
should fight for the interests of my
people and take the consequences.
| decided to fight, and I fought to the
utmost of my ability, and / am proud
of what I did. My efforts helped to
raise the price Of cotton to ten cents
and better. If I had the same road
to travel again, my course again
would be Identical with my course
before. | make no apology for what
did. Everyone of you must re-
| member the complete decentralization
OF business on account of the low
price of cotton. Whether the Chron-
lcle thinks so or not, my efforts to
me heart-broking letters from every
part Of Georgia are entitled to praise
Instead of censure. and / have every
reason to believe that the farmers
of Georgia, who were paying the
price and suffering the privation,
agree that I was right"
Then the senator replied briefly
to the Chronicles claim that he is
not real candidate" which is the
same refrain being, sounded in the
editorial columns of all the papers
of the opposition.
IL am going to begin by carrying
Georgia" said Senator Smith, smil-
ing broadly while the audience sm1l-
ed. That will give me fine start
on Mr.. Palmer. who carried Micfi-
gan at the taiI-end of the ticket And
then l am going to Pennsylvania and
make some speeches against Mr.
Palmer. and when the smoke clears
away in that state I will have more
delegates than he will.
Palmer Boom Punotured
'The Philadelphia Record, which
is the leading Democratic neWspa-
per of Pennsylvania, states editorial
ly that Mr.. Palmer's candidacy is not
taken seriously there. The New
York World remarked after the
Michigan primary that this puts an
end to the Palmer BOOM The chair
man of the Democratic state execu-
tive committee Of Pennsylvania adj
vises me that the Palmer delegates
in Pennsylvania will be beaten 49,
600 votes in the Democratic primary
In that state.
And why won't he carry Pennsyl-
vania? Well, he was nominated for
the senate four years ago and ran
true to form by failing the ticket. His
Republican and Bull Moose opp%
nents only defeated him about 600,-
600 votes. Then two years ago he
tried to have his friend, Mr.. Guffey,
nominated IS the Democratic candi-