Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-16

SENATOR LODGE.

EDITORIALS sressing the fact that Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, of Massachusetts, has been renomnated by
iority of 10000 appearing many Of the state
papers en- the face of that probably appears like fairly
safe margin of but with little analysis will
that the from the Bay State going face the hardest
battle OF his long between and election day
November.
The primary, far as the Republican party concerned,
when the only opposition that developed ranks
from Joseph Walker time progressive and Bull Mooer
and ardent nsurgen in politics.
Massachusetts, divided into large groups tie
Democratic party with controlling Boston and the
few larger cities of the and the Republican, and dominant
party with the bulk OF lis strength in the farmer small
vote.
One fact both parties they consistent
gents encouraged and hardly dealt with rule
when they poke their heads above the political horizon.
Now properly understand why Senator Lodge bad little
tar of defeat the hands of his party with Walker his
only opposition, remember that Joseph Walker has
been candidate for nearly every office the odd
and has always been identified with the nsugent minority
ring inside the Republican party
Once he the fatal mistake and it was early in has
when he had great deal gain by remaining within
the pale of party Standards he left the c. p and became
Of the leading Bull Mooers of the and ardent follower
Of the late Theodore Roosevelt
From that day until the present moment Joe Walker
has been nonenty in Massachusetts politics. always threat
enng jump the when he has been
show down, producing considerable support
This the that opposed Senator Lodge the Re
publican primary and the fact that Senator Lodge led Rim by
only 10000 votes points of two things either the
did out the primary the weakest opponent the
state him hard for 1000 margin the Bay State
s excessive claim.
The late primary was of little value in determining
Lodges strength. His real November when
be will meet the est Democratic opposition he has faced
This the second time that Nh Lodge has been before the
people of Massachusetts, direct primary seeking election
the United States senate.
In his first bow the public after having been chosen by
the legislature for all his previous he
with the electorate for the first time
He had difficulty in being returned for that he
the midst of his fight MIR Wilson and he had peo-
pie of his party and group of Democrats sody
His issue solely anWson and everything that MIR Wilson
for He despite tie that he had voted against
the direct primary law under which he seeking reelection
and despite the fact that he had before been
leave the sancty of his study and the Ho Polo in the
barnyard and on the platform.
So much for that Since his return to the senate he has
been the least That he has been pursuing
consistent Lodge policy which inconsistency for in the
1nnsaton of President wilson, he was opposed to the
Colombia treaty and he favor of it, he opposed
coure rule in the and he is it,
opposed League of Nations but he is favor
Association of Nations In fact his reversal purely along party
lines for whatever else said of Henry Cabot Lodge they
be legion dispute that first last all the time he
partisan politician and whatever is necessary for the party
will find able support from Mr. Lodge.
But the Massachusetts today parallels very
much the situation when David Walsh young and promising
Democrat who attracted great following of Republicans
opposed John w Weeks the secretary of the navy
election. the first that Mr. Weeks had before
the people for verdict and the previous election the
had developed the forgotten feud between Weeks
Mccall which found climax when asserted that Mccall
deliberately what chance Weeks had of being tie party
candidate tor President. This at Chicago in 1916.
Mn. Weeks with long of service in the party and
able colleague OF Mr. Lodge dersivey defeated bv
Dave Walsh because Bay State farmers labor men and
others decided that they wanted human being less of cor
Poraion lawyer and of man Of the everyday people in