Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-07-28
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CLIFF AND TOM.

nouncement by Cliff Walkers
manager of the platform on which
Walker will make the race for the
governorship-that platform $50 long
an coming and which some had fear
ed had been figeon-holed, lost, stray
ed or stolen on its trip to Washing
ton for censorship-comes a state
ment by Senator Tom Watson, in
Washington, that he is not be to be
drawn into the political campaign in
Georgia this year. He will support
principles, not men, in Georgia this
year. He will ask his friends ana
: supporters to stand behind those can
didates standing for the principles
which he advocates.
The development only raises the
question, what has happened to our
Thomas. He declares emphatieally
that efforts to draw him into the
campaign will be futile Coupled
with the news of what he says *
the statement that he has been suf.
fering from further attacks Of bron-
ohitis and that his health is impaired.
1t has been only brief few weeka
since Tom Watson, in his Jefferson
ian, burst forth in half page dia-
tribe devoted to state politics, the
bitterest of denunciation of Cover
nor Hardwick, ridicule at the re-
suit of Hardwick's new broom" ana
its "cleaE sweep" and general
tearing up of the political patch in
Georgia. This was followed by sew
eral similar outbursts, which only
very recently reached the full page
proportion. He let every one of his
readers know without mistake that
he was to have an important hand
in state politics this year.
Now what has happened? Cliff
has been a long time getting that
platform ready to Announce, and
when it comes it is as harmless as
Cliff himself has long been known
to be. And all that comes with it
from Washington is the announce
ment from the Great and Only that
he Is calling upon his friends and
supporters to back those candidates
who advocate the principles advocat-
ed by him. he is against the tax
equalization law; so is Cliff. He is
against the bond issue; so is Cliff
at present" He is for free school
books; SO is Cliff, since the children
ARE compelled to attend school"
Otherwise, presumably, he wouldn't
be for il
But that is about all. Cliff must
make his race without the active sup
port of the Red-headed One openly
avowed. And so the campaign is
merrily on, with more or less con-
fusion on the part of the Watson
men likely to result, unless some
confidential word has gone out, and
with Cliff left stranded on a politi-
cal sandbar, SO to speak, not en-
tirely high and dry, but just high
enough to be stuck and low enough
10 get messed up.
That is the way it looks to US from
this far distance. Maybe we are
wrong, for we haven't heard a word
from the "Iisioe." But something
has happened: either Senator Wat
sons condition of health has become
so serious that he hasn't the strength
or initiative to remain in the state
fight, and thus he is sliding graceful
ly out as Cliff publishes his plat
form, or has already become disgust
ed with the eX-attorney general and
perennial candidate to the extent
that he refuses to stand personal
sponsor for him.
Give politician enough cigars and
ne ropes The voters in.
Flowers have flapperism," says
Burbank who may have noticed a
flower shedding.
We can't recall single instance Of
an American who stayed at home be-
ing killed in Mexico.
Hays could help the movies by
stopping all the Eat people from sit
ting IN end seats.
y This may BE- an awful country, bat
lots Of people read these articles on
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