Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-31
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
"NIGCER IN THE wooDPILE"

The announcement emanating
from certain political circles in
Atlanta that Senator Reed, of
Missouri, would enter the Geor-
gia presidential preferential pri-
mary causes no surprise to Geor-
gians familiar with the eau
cuses" and political confabula-
tions that have been held by
familiar faction, an erstwhile
dominating faction in this state
to regain their lost prestige and
power.
The Vaccinations Of this fac
ton are too thin not to be trans
parent. In fact, the most guilt
bic will not be deceived, misled
by their tactics, which, by the
way, have been tried in Georgia
on former occasion and which
are now known of all men.
No sane man or woman be-
lieves for a moment that Senator
Reed is bona fide candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
the presidency and is to make
fight in Georgia in the primary
for the votes of this state. He
is not a Watson candidate" as
has been affirmed by those de-
signing politicians who have been
holding secret meetings for
months to devise ways and means
to capture this state for their
own sordid purposes, by sheer
chicanery, but if the Missouri
senator's name is on the ballots,
he will be q "Hardwick candi-
date" That's as plain as open
and shut.
That same scheme has been
resorted to in Georgia before.
And what a fiasco it was!
Certainly the electorate of this
state is not to be caught in this
trap for the second time. It's
all too plain The bait has been
nibbled at before. I
The Missouri senator may per-
nit the use of his name on the
ballots to further the aspirations
of Tom Hardwick, # he so elects,
but it will serve no purpose, other
than to make an assinine exhibit
ton of himself. And he's too
shrewd for that. And, on the
other hand, the Democratic pa
pers of Mr.. Reeds own state
have endorsed former Governor
Gardner for president. 1t is
considered very doubtful as to
whether the senator would be
able to carry Missouri in a Demo-
cratic primary for the presiden-
tial nomination.
1t will be recalled that Reed
was nominated and reelected to
the senate in 1922 because of the
nearly solid support of the Ger
mans and. not c small portion of
the Republican vote. Certainly
not by solid Democratic vote.
Reed as a Democratic can
didate for the presidency and to
run in the primary in Georgia
only! That's going some! If Tom
Hardwick thinks the people Of
this state can be fooled that east
ly, it's very serious reflection
on the literacy of this state. He
and Reed have been lunching to-
gether in Washington for some
time, the result being the incu-
baton of a scheme to restore the
hardWick faction to power in
Georgia. That's that.
Hardwick is the only Democrat
of prominence holding a job I'M
der Attorney General Daugher-
ty, disclosing a close relationship
between the two.
There's something significant
about all this hobnobbing.
1t is of far more Importance
to the Democrats of Georgia and
to the country that Reed be de-
feated in this state than it is for
Georgia to go for either McAdoo
or Underwood.
But there is but the remotest
apprehension that the Missouri
senator will cut any big figure in
Georgia politics. Not yet.
Nor will Tom Hardwiek "come
back" Not yet,-BrunswicI
Banner.