Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-18
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DON'T MISTAKE THE ISSUE.

DON'T MISTAKE THE ISSUE.
"A vote for Palmer is vote for future wars says cam
pan paragraph heading the editorial column OF oouth oe0
contemporary Which foolish and unreasonable as the CRY
Of the of attorney Georgia that vote tor
Hoke Smith for future 80 much bitter feeling center
ing about the name Smith has been injected into the
pan in Georgia the real issue affects the people OF this
state and the world has been all but obscured oPpon
ens Smith that the voters of Georgia cast then
ballots against because of what effect his defeat will have
on the future Nations league prevent
and probably idea conceived but because OF utter
ances he alleged made before during the votes
that he which perhaps not accord with the views OF al
of the people Georgia In other words these resntu per
haps nstances looking backward
forward
The Times Recorder which has been and still is devout disc
pie administration offers briefs apologies
Senator Smith has disagreed with him in the past it dis
with him believes he could have welded powerful
influence toward ratification treaty AS WE WOULD HAVE
HAD IT. which uneerved had he taken the fight thai
But The Tmes-Recorder believes Senator Smith sincere
his position that his powerful fight for reservations acuated
by Conscientious fear of the treaty it stood and having this
could onsenouy have taken other
On next Tuesday the voters of Sumter county will go
ballots preference primary Only
three will these baothose of Attorney Genera
Palmer Senator Hoke Smith and Thomas l. Watson IS tact moi
credit Georgia that the list has been restricted that the
will really have the opportunity their choice
for certainly thousands who the opportunity would
other than these three But those who
of these three another the ballot
The has been able to feel much enthusiasm in
the campaign in Georgia None the candidates position
with the position of the But have situation in
Georgia that calls for kind of In this the
worry along without the advice of this paper how they
should Every should has best Judgment How
refrain from attempting what effect the
result either way may be-
On the hand Mr. Palmer whose plat
form unreseved ratification of the League of Nations On the
other hand have Senator Smith, standing for ratification
with the Lodge reservations.
corder strongly in PRACTICAL SENSE IT is AN iPoSS
BIITY Carried its conclusion it continued and PeEPe
COUNTRY IN THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS The Smith platform
while far less ideal the offer THE ONLY
HOPE OF OUR EARLY PARTICIPATION IN THE LEAGUE OF
confidently hope that real will be made towards its
perfection, shaped by experience
That brief be the
this campaign although the issue has been obscurd by persona
We believe early funconng of the League of Nations with
United States member of it. be than the blanket
OF President Wilson administration great and wonder
full has been We believe in the face of the mpossby of
ting what should make this sacrifice of ideal
tor the practical benefit OF ourselves and the world
That substance the position of the Times Recorder We
FOR ratification of the League of Nations reserved
and not for Hoke Smith We AGAINST further delay in
ratification the league for the sake having through
it. against Palmer.
That be the issue in Georgia Tuesday The
suit Georgia will far shaping party
the national campaign.
Caanza thinks solidarity of Latin than the Mon
Doctrine Dscardng the Monroe Doctrine would their
solidarity from the
The Chicago Tribune has asked public buy it. but
doen know whether this effort to
in spychology
The Interrac Council the number of immigrants
widows and other n-produces Sounds ungalant
Chicago union who fighting another might stop
long enough to observe how little Germany profits by
Pketng the British embassy might show love for Ireland but
it doesn't show much appreciation of good manners
All that left of Deniknes venture is Denikineand that's
about all he interested in anyway
When other lose their kick always
and hunt husband.