Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-06
COL. w. H. PERRY
TELLS WHY He Is
SUPPORTING SMITH
Continued from Page II

Democratic voters should be ar
titrarily denied and controlled by the
| ESurped power Of mere committee
and it is a burning question with the
all county Democrats. This has hap
pened this year in Georgia and suct
impudence and arrogance cannot be
condoned by a free people and nc
self-reSpecting people will submit tt
it. That Mr.. Hoover has since con.
scented to allow his name on the pri
mary for the Republican nomination
has nothing to do with the question
and in no way explains the action OF
Hence, in the first place, as a
means Of rebuking this petty tyran-
ny Of the committee, 1 welcome the
candidacy Of Senator. Smith as giving
us an opportunity of registering our
protest, and sincerely hope and truly
believe, it will result in cleansing
Georgia politics from these fostering
microbes that menace our party life,
While many good and true men
are supporting Mr.. Palmer, when 1
see the ring leaders of those who
rights as Democrats also active in
his support, my self respect for
bids lne from taking any part or
parcel with them.
Tribute to Wilson
I regard Woodrow Wilson, in
his high ideals and noble purposes,
as well as in his intellectual depth
as after Washington the greatest of
all our presidents, and I sympathize
with those who wish by their votes
to show their approval of him, with
an utter contempt on my part, how
ever, for those who are simply using
the cry of pretended loyalty to him
as a cloak under which to further
their own schemes.
At the same time, we are approach
To-
consider sentiment alone. We of the
south have too much at stake to
risk losing the presidency. We must
realize that while six months ago
there was under the enthusiasm of
the moment a general desire for the
immediate ratification of the treaty,
since that there is more and more
a misgiving among the people as to
whether such a tremendous and
novel step as the alliance proposed in
the League Of Nations should be
taken without many safeguards, and,
without regard to my personal views,
l feel that it is a serious question
whether it would not be fatal if we
wish to carry the election to plant
the party in the next campaign upon
the adoption OF the league without
the reservat ions.
We would not be sacrificing any
principle, but we can still insist
Mr.. Hoover, a warm advocate of the
measure, pertinently says, even with
the reservations there will be plenty
of room ito turn around in," and we
must have it in some form or face
more and more wars, and at almost
bankruptcy expense, provide great
navies and large standing armies
Even if modified, the noble dream of
Mr.. Wilson, the prophet and pre-
parer of the league, will be realized
with it's untold blessings to human
ity, and he will go down to history
as the greatest statesman Of the cen
fury. Under the administration of
forceful president, American in the
league would be the controlling
factor, and substantially all we
hoped for would result.
We should certainly prefer a
league, even with the reservations,
which is the only kind we have any
chance to get, than no league at
all.
Senator Smith states in his an
nouncement that he will not seek to
control the action of the delegates
should he receive the vote in Geor-
gia, any situation should de-
velop to make it advisable to vote
for some one else.
So the selection Of Senator Smith
will in no way prevent the nomina-
ton of even Mr.. Hoover if that
should prove to be possible,
though I have no desire that any in.
justice be done the senator or any
sacrifice of his prospects be made.
In any event he would be a perfer-
able standard bearer to Mr.. Palmer.
One thing is certain, no such OPP
portunity for the vote of Georgia
will ever exist if we select delegates
controlled by the machine" and
send them to the convention bound
hand and foot for Mr.. Palmer, or to
trade off the vote of the state for
selfish purposes.
H. II. PERRY.
Gainesville, Ga, April 3, 1920.