Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-26


not seen the necessity of entering into much
of a discussion, for instance to the sena-
torial race. Our impression has already
been borne out in the governors race, Mr..
Walkers opponent having withdrawn on the
basis that the people are not interested this
year in making changes.
Mr. Hardwck has been travelling over GER
tain parts of the state, making speeches. Mr..
Hardwick likes to make speeches; he would
conduct political race whether he thought
the people wanted change or not-for the
entertainment involved.
In this entertaining, incidentally, Mr..
Hardwick has brought to bear the statement
that Senator Harris has not achieved during
his stay at Washington. 1t was natural, of
course, for Mr.. Hardwick to say this. No
one would expect him to be Mr. Harris press
agent campagner. Mr. Hardwck is cam
paigning for Mr.. Hardwick, whether simply
for the fun of the thing not.
1t might be in order, however, to make
some examination Of Mr.. Hardwick's state
ment and charge, if it can be SO dignifed.
1t is our information that Mr. Harris, dur
ing his stay at Washington, has, among 9TH
the governments testing poison gas in kill
ing the boil WeeVil, which work is being con-
Quoted at the Georgia Experiment Station
at Griffin by the government and he secured
the additional appropriation of 100000 for
all kinds of boil weevil poison work. Also
other experiments by the State Agricultural
College at Athens are being made through
appro priations secured by Senator Harris. He
obtained a $125,000 appropriation to help
locate markets for farm products, the mar
kets news service being created. He secured
the appropriation that made possible the
peach experiment station at Fort Valley and
the pecan experiment station in Lee county,
the only two of their kind in the United
States.
He had amended the bill in the senate
making possible that Augusta secure one of
five big hospitals for the soldiers He was
author of the bill amending the federal
warehouse system so that pecan, peanut and
syrup growers could get advantage of same.
He secured appropriations of $4,000 for ex-
perimentS in raising tobacco at the Coastal
Plains Experimental Station at Triton and
an appropriation of $1,000 this year for the
government experts to make experiments
wish packing and canning of peaches.
He was the only senator who appeared be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Commission in
the request for a reduction Of ten per cent
on railroad rates for WatermelOnS and canta-
loupes, and on Senator Harris request this
was taken up with the railroads and granted.
Under Senator Harris resolution, the investi-
CATION was started and completed showing
that Georgia peanut-raised hogs are not in
ferior meat, although tending to be soft and
oily and this proved an effective move
against the discrimination in price as to the
Georgia hogs.
Under the $125,OOO appropriation, men
have been stationed at Macon and Thomas
Vile to help fruit and watermelon growers
in Georgia find markets for their produce.
Senator Harris was author of the amend
ment requiring the president to name three
Democrats the debt-funding commission,
and Congressman Crisp, of Georgia, was
placed on this board. He put through the
senate the reduction in parcel post rates on
farm products, which is now on the house
calendar, recommended favorably by the
committee to which it was referred.
incidentally, it would be somewhat r1dicu-
lous to elect at this hour man who held a
commission under Attorney General Daugh-
erty recently expelled from office, and also
in view of the fact that the Democratic party
| is now united in a campaign center1ng about
issues that peculiarly involve Mr.. Daugherty,
| although Mr.. Hardwick himself has of course
done no wrong in the premises, nor has he
been accused of such.
Again-after having served fourteen years
in congress, Mr.. Hardwick fails to refer to
any large service he rendered in the house
| and senate. Perhaps he Will mentlon ms
| effort to prevent the farmers from securing
| cheaper fertilizer-his opposition to the gov
| eminent developing Muscle Shoals for such
! fertilizer manufacture.
Neither one of the records of the two men
should be obscured. Both should be made
plain to the people of Georgia.
Senator Harris has certainly shown him
! self interested in helping the farmers He
| has been especially noted for such activity
| Simply to oppose the farm bloc is indeed
! not a sufficient ground to condemn the GOOD
work that senator has done in behalt OF
the agricultural interests. Incidentally both
| Georgia senators, Harris and Watson, were
! members of the farm bloc
1t might be mentioned that the people OF
| Georgia are not particularly interested IN
Mr. Hardwick failing to secure another ap
pointment under the Republican admfnlstra
| ton.
If Mr. Harris is returned by the people Of
! Georgia to his post he will in all PROFANITY
be made chairman of the powerful appro
priations committee, which carries with l
greater influence than any other position II
congress Georgia has never had this chair
manship-Macon Telegraph.