Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-27

More evidence that the politicians do
not take kindly to the rapidly growing
movement in favor of Hoover as a candidate
for president is seen in the action taken by
a subcommittee of the state Democratic
executive committee of Georgia yesterday in
declaring that a man must be. IAN avowed
Democrat" before his name will be permit
ted to appear on the ballot at the president
ial preferential primary to be held in GeOr-
gia on April 20.
Hoover may or may not develop strength
enough among the voters of the country to
win the Democratic nomination for presi-
dent, but such action as that taken in At
lanta yesterday will tend to strengthen
rather than weaken his cause among the
voters. There is growing conviction
abroad in the land that the professional
politicians have been "cutting and drying
things long enough, and that it is time for
the people themselves to take matters in
hand and do a little thinking on their own
account without having the politicians
direct their thinking for them along chan
nes that will lead to the picking of candi-
dates previously picked by the politicians.
A movement from the people, by the peo-
pie and for the people, for a certain man for
a presidential candidate is rare enough
thing. Carefully engineered booms for
candidates carefully handpicked by the poll
ticians with a dummy or two thrown in so
the people will have nothing, but a Hob
sons choice, are apt to become things Of
the past when the people themselves think
seriously enough of their ballots to take a
hand and do their own candidate picking
on their own initiative, and without the sly
insidious underground directing of the pro-
fessiOnal politicians Whether their candi-
date be Hoover or some other man is not
so much a matter of Importance as that he
be a man in whom the people can place i'm
plicit confidence, and who will be behoden
to no set of professional politicians, but to
DoODl6 themselves
ferment.
Signs Of the times are that the people are
going to take a deeper, more insistent and
more potent interest during this campaign
than ever before in the men who will be
their candidates for president on the two
big party tickets, and that this movement
will be even more noticeable in the Demo-
cratic party than in the Republican. The
professional politicians may find themselves
able to overcome this tendency on the part
of the people to do their own candidate
selecting, but the chances seem against it
and in favor of the people.
Issues have grown out of the war that
have never arisen and been stressed before
in the history Of the nation Or of the world
These issues are very close to the hearts of
the people, and they are going to take pre-
dominating part in the selection of presiden-
tlal candidates this, year. The people are
going to want to know how prospective can
didates stand on many issues that have
never been factors in any previous political
campaign, or mentioned in any party plat
form since the republic was formed. When
man like DOVER, who has served his coun-
try faithfully and weel under a Democratic
administration, and has proved himself to be
a real American, comes I'D for consideration
there are Democrats and there are Republi-
cans who are more interested in his Ameri-
canlsm than they are in his previous party
allegiance. There are going to be more votes
break away from strict party lines this year
OF grace, nineteen-twenty, than ever before
in the history of the country.
Democrats who think we'll enough of q
man to nominate him on their party ticket
for president and secure his acceptance or
that nomination are not worrying whether
he is "an avowed Democrat Enough for
them to know that his known principles his
known record and his known achievements
for his country entitle him to such mention.
THE ALBANY HERALD
PUT HOOVER'S' NAME ON TICKET
The Democrats Of Georgia cannot afford
to refuse putting the name of Herbert
Hoover on the ticket to be voted in the pref
erential primary on April 10. Whether
Mr. Hoover is a Democrat or Republican
there is no rule prohibiting his name being
voted in the coming primary by the people
of this state
1t has been shown, however, that Mr..
Hoover voted for President Wilson in the
last lection. No doubt he is a good Demo-
crat, but be that as it may, who ever the
Democrats nominate in the San Francisco
convention will be the standard bearer and it
is the duty of every Democrat to cast his bal
lot accordingly.
The nomination settles all questions as to
party affiliations, and should MI. Hoover
be nominated til obligation on the qbart
of every Democrat to cast his vote for him.
The action of some of the members of the
state executive committee, in opposing the
placing of Hoover's name on the ticket, is
lnexcusable and should not be tolerated by
the loyal Democrats of this state. This cleo
ton has been called in order that the DEM