Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-11

Editorial from Covington (Ga.)
News.)
The decision of United States Sen
ator Hoke Smith to enter the presi-
Dental preferential primary IN Geor-
gia relieved an embarrassing sltua-
ton that was fast becoming obnoX-
ious to thousands of patriotic Geor-
gians whose democracy has never
been challenged Many there are
who refuse to endorse every act of
the present administration, while ad-
hitting that it has been highly salts
factory from many points of view.
These men have no desire to repud-
late President Wilson by voting for
Senator James A. Reed, nor do they
wish to vote their approval of the
imrlicit obedience of Attorney Gen
eral A. Mitchell Palmer to the pow
ers that be and desire to continue.
Any intelligent, red-blooded Amer
lean has a constitutional right to OPP
pose the ratification of the League
of Nations without the dotting of an
''i'' or the crossing of 1t" and four
ply thirty-third degree Democrats do
not consider that they are slaves of
President Wilson or any other man.
To many it seems that the League OF
Nations is un-American and un-dem-
cratic, and they are not liars, hypo-
critics, scoundrels or anarchists.
1t is no longer treason to differ
with President Wilson or to express
ones personal opinion above a 81
lent whisper, and there can be no
doubt that the people of Georgia are
going to talk out loud on April GOTH
if prevailing conditions forecast i'm
pending events Georgia Democrats
are not hell-bent upon ratifying the
League of Nations without reserva-
lions and they do not consider 1t their
oatrio,ic duty to place their faces
on the floor and expose their necks to
the foot of any man, be he president,
king or private citizen. They do not
believe that the world war, fought
for the purpose of perpetuating inter
national democracy, should result IN
the establishment of mOnarchic
form of government in the United
States, generally supposed to be the
"home of the brave and the land of
the free"
The candidacy of Senator Smith
was imperative for the purpose of
preventing a choice between the
adoption of two evils and right nobly
lid he respond to the timely call. The
newspaper or person who fails to rec
)gniz, the middle position of Ameri-
IAN ideals is wilfully blind and heroic
methods should be employed for the
restoration of failing vision. There
must be some ground for person to
occupy who does not believe In the
ranting of Reed nor the servillty of
Palmer, and upon that spot The News
shall stand until the battle of ballots
on April goth. 4
The lineup of newspapers agaipst
Senator Smith shows few new IRE
cruits. Any newspaper man IN Geor-
gia can close his eyes deafen his ears,
stand on his head and recite the en-
tire list backwards. The few new ad-
ditions doubtless consider it their
duty to respond to the crack of the
Presidential whip, but a vast ma
iority are actuated by reasons long
familiar to every person in Georgia
who Possesses sufficient intelligence to
empty water out of dishpan.
These unfriendly papers are en-
deavorine to create the impression
that the people of Georgia are for
ratification Of the League of Ma
tions' without reservations and are
rearing to indorse the Democratic
Administration, but the two should
be disassociated, for the League OF
Nations is a one-man and not a
PARTY issue. The anti-Smith news
papers will not succeed in their at
terapt to deceive the people. The
voters have not forgotten the cam
paigns in 1906, 1910, 1914 and the
campo en- before the Georgia Legis-
lature il. 1911. .
In 1916, opposed by the editor, OF
the Atlanta Constitution and other
distinguished gentlemen, Hoke
Smith in his first race for Cover