Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-10
THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.

Of Washington, the teachings of JEFF
ferson, the doctrine of Monroe
whether we shall surrender the free
dem that was won by our ancestors
in the Revolution.
"Mr. A. Michigan Palmer (Laugh-
| teri, swallows the League of Ma
| tions as a whole without change.
Senator Smith favors it with reser-
| vations that will keep us free from
| European entanglements. If Georgia
indorses his position, and the south
| joins hands with the golden west, and
| the Democrats nominate at San
|'WATSONw shouted some fellow
| en- a top seat in the dress circle,
away over on the right.
The audience roared with laughter
and Mr.. Howard smiled broadly.
| When the laughter was over he dry
| " remarked:
Occasionally we hear an echo
from the grave"
The audience shook the rafters
| IF the Democrats nominate a
southern man, Hoke Smith," resum-
ed Mr. Howard, land the west, which
| is closer to us today than ever be-
elect him president Eight years ago
l supported a great construct1ve
| southern statesman, Oscar w. I'm
derwood, of our neighhoring state OF
Alabama, for the Democratic noml-
nation, and today L am supporting,
and have the honor to introduce to
you, another southern senator, an
other great constructive statesman,
Hol1e Smith, of Georgia"
A Great ovation
| Mr. Howard closed amidst pro-
| longed applause, and as senator
| Smith rose and looked out over the
audience, a roar of cheers came from
hundreds of threats, hundreds OF hats
were waved in the air, and the audi
| ence rose and stood with him, cheer
| ing.
| liminaries, but plunged at once INTO
II come before you," said he, "se-
presidential nomination of the Dem
| ocratic party"
The audience cheered again.
81 ask your support here and ask 1t
| in other states where you can 40 me
good. My first thought Of entering
| the contest was when Mr.. Palmer ad-
dressed to the Democratic state ex-
ecutive committee an announcement
| of his candidacy on platform lndors-
ing every phase of the presidents
administration.
II believe we have good chance
RI elect q Democratic president this
wear, but I have conferred with men
| from all parts of the country, and 1
know to indorse every act OF the ad-
ministration would be suicidal TOT
the party. ,s r aa+rao+
from the presidents record, great IN
so many ways, and yet record III
which the Democratic congress IS que
some share of the countrys creolt. L
would not detract from the marVeiT
ous idealism of President wilson; L
would not utter a syllable IN oee
traction of his noble purposes OF
service to humanity.
"But sometimes the congress mas
differed with the president, anu
sometimes I have dlHered VIII LII ~
keep out Of our country the scum OF
Europe, was one Of the matters
where the congress differed with him.
The bill was passed and the presl.
dent vetoed it. l was one OF those
who voted to pass it over ms , veeo;
THAT is one matter on which l know
| the country disagrees with MIN,
matter on which I know the country
| indorses the action Of congress anu anu
does not indorse the actlon OIL 'he
president.
= League Of Nations issue.
+. s"rhe League Of Nations is anotner
| issne on which the president difters
| with members Of his party; II IS .,te
| greatest of the issues pefore US,
t is an Issue on Walc nn1v ol his partY
d dif with him but the. country
differs with him. We could not
carry a single state north of che
| Potomac river If we tried to WIN. WIN VEL
the League Of Nations just as the
president brought it back from Paris.
| we could not win in the south with
| it except that the south Is accus-
| toned to voting the Democratic TICK
ct without regard to the Democratic
| platform.
"Mr. Palmer's platform, indorsing
walton, Just as the president brought
| it from Paris, would be the death
dr the P paMstlE cn Pa ne R a0 da ms no the
result demonstrate the utter disas-
| ter that would overtake the party
| If he were the candidate on such a
platform? In the Michigan primary,
where Democrats were voting, HooV-.
er. Edwards, McAdoo and Bryan all
ran ahead Of Palmer.
"They asked for no votes, they ey,
the withdrawai Of their names from
the ballot. He did ask for votes
believe. he made in Michigan. He Is
| handsome man, a fine speaker. q
red-blooded American whom l like
and admire in many ways. Why did
he fail to get the Democratic votes
in the Michigan primary? Why did
candidates who made no effort to get
| the votes, but rather avoided them
| The answer is plain. 1t is demons
stration Of what the outcome would
platform indorsing the League OF
Nations as the president brought it
back and indorsing every act of his
administration.
The Ninnesota Fiasco
"They try to offset the Michigan
| with Minnesota story
claiming an uninstructed delegation
| Mr.. Small, who is employed as pub
licity man in the Palmer headquar-
ters in New York, sent the Const1tu-
ton a story-or, at least, they claim
he sent it (Laughter) that
Palmer carried Minnesota. Immedi-
ately the information comes by wire
from unimpeachable sources in Min
nesota, in response to inqufries-that
! they are not Palmer men, but that
are against him. (More loud laugh
ter .o,,. 4oao,
I have been advised that the Demo
at the idea of Palmer being the nom
inee of the party. Four years ago he
was nominated for. the senate In
Pennsylvania, and ran splendid
race, lacking only 100000 votes OF
defeating the Republican, Mr.. Pen
| rose, and only 10000 votes OF oe'
feating the Bull Moose candidate
Mr.. Pinchot. daughter and ap'
plause.)
"Two years ago he attempted tc
get the nomination for governor for
his friend, Mr.. Guffey, and when he
failed he bo1ted the Democratic
ticket. There are two tickets of del
egates running in Pennsylvania, one
instructed for Palmer and the other
instructed against him. They have
invited me to come there and speal
for the opposition ticket, and I an
going and make as many speeches il
Pennsylvania as he. makes agains
me. (Applause.) And when we 81
to San Francisco I am not only go
ing to have more delegates than Mr.
Palmer, but probably will have NOR
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