Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-21
EDITORIAL
SHALL WE ESCAPE THIS YEAR?

CTATE politics is just now being
- rather widely discussed in the
press of Georgia. The Albany Her
aid a few days ago made the obser-
walton that it appeared the state was
to escape bitter campaign this
year, which rather pleased it. To
which the Savannah Press replied
that, while it would welcome calm
political year, there were indications,
with Blalock announced against
Brown for commissioner of agricut-
ture, and neither of them likely TO
rave Watson's support, Of a sizeabie
squabble this fall
But in one regard most OF the
papers have come to agree, and that
is that Governor Hardwick shall have
no opposition for reelection. Even
those papers which We're bitterest
against him in his race for the eXecu-
tive chair hale come to his support
and are now calling for his re-elec-
ton SO that, he may have the oppor-
tunity, unhindered, of carrying out
the program Of setting the state up
,on its feet financially and putting it
on a business basis, a necessity all
have come to recognize. Under the
caption, LET Politics Sleep" The
Macon Telegraph, powerful foe of
Governor Hardwick IN the last cam
paign, says editorially
The Telegraph desires to dis
courage the political ambitions of
any. individual, or condition of in
dividuals, in any plans that may be
in the making with regard to the
next gubernatorial election. Nor
is The Telegraph in the councils
of those who make states, nor is 1t
Informed whether or not there is
any definite line of action contem-
plated, looking to opposition to
Thomas w. Hardwick for sec
ond term of the Governorship.
This is said by way of premise,
as a foundation for a declaration
this newspaper feels is for the in
tefests of the State of Georgia at
this particular juncture, and to
give assurance that there is no
possible motive for or against this
or that person.
With reference to the present
incumbent of the Governors chair,
it is well known that he went into
Office committed primarily to a
:; + a.,
and tax system. He has many
plans, in some of the details of
which The Telegraph has disagreed
with him, But the main thought
is, he should be kept on the job
until he and the Legislature have
had opportunity to find a solution
Of the present muddled and I'M
'husiness-like operations, regardless
of whether his suggestions suit in
every particular or not. The State
of Georgia is Il great common
wealth. her prosperity and her de
yeiopment and progress depend
largely upon the intelligence dis
played in her governmental affairs.
Heretofore, a Governor has been
elected in November, he has taken
his seat in the following July, and
by the following Janual he has
been so busy running for the see
ond term he has had no time to do
any work for which he was elected.
At this time, the question is CON
stantly arising as TO who will OPP
pose Hardwick for his second
term? And, before it is fully real
lied, we shall be i'll the midst of
gubernatoriat campaign that will
probably divide the attentions of
the people Of the state, and divert
them from the highly necessary re-
Mobilization that is So urgently re-
quired and desired.
Governor Hardwick has accom-
Elished SOME results that are worth
while since the beginning of his
work rs Governor, He has set
about his task in an esrnest and
Jealous manner, and he has had the
intelligence and the courage to
start something. After it has gone
through the hopper Of many coun-
cells, it will probably be the best
invention for our purposes that can
be hit upon, and it will be the duty
of all the people to give it fair
trial.
To make q change in the person
mel of the goyernorship, or even
10 go through a political campaign,
with all its uncertainty, and the
practical suspension of plans in the