Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-05

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honor. But many other states also will
have their favorite-son candidates.
do not believe anybody could swing the
entire McAdoo strength to any other
candidate"
The World needs must be impressed by
the fact that its own latest favorite thinks
enough of Mr. McAdoo, whom he has known
long and we'll, to declare openly for him;
and by the further fact that so practiced an
observer OF politics as Senator Glass is con-
WINGED that Mr.. McAdoo will be nominated.
The New York Times also would have
avoided comical inconsistency If it had
consulted the news May the twenty
"Mr Glass financial and economic and So
sixth before editorializing in this fashion:
cial principles are far removed as possible
from Mr.. McAdoo's The railroad baiters, the
railroad brotherhoods, the Plumb-Planners,
the miscellaneous radicals whose hope is in
Mr.. McAdoo, have been deceived if Mr. Glass
is to be his heir apparent" On another page
the Times printed this interesting report
from its Philadelphia correspondent:
Senator Glass, in an interview before
his address, declared he expected to see
William G. McAdoo returned winner
at the New York convention of the par.
ty. Senator Glass smiled skeptically
when questioned about reports emanat-
| ing from New York to the effect that the
| McAdoo forces, If unable to put over'
| their candidate in the first few ballots
would swing their strength to him. LET
me say right off that l am for McAdoo,
and 1 believe he will win," remarked the
Senator. Il do not believe that the
managers OF his campaign have any idea
of switching their followers to me or
| any one else. McAdoo is confident, and
so are his managers. They are not con-
| \ceding the possibility Of defeat even to
themselves. Moreover, it would be i'm
| possible for them to swing the McAdoo
following in block to any other candi-
date Personally, I am not candidate
for President in any sense of the word
I understand that the Virginia delega-
ton may go to New York instructed to
vote for me, but that merely puts me in
the favorite-son class, many other
men will be-"
SO does news fact cOnfound editorial fancy
The hope of what the Times is pleased to
term miscellaneous radicals" is also, curl
ously enough the choice of that temperate
Virginia senator in whom the Times has all
confidence. Is it not extraordinary that one
whose Financial and economic and socia,
principles" are the antithesls of McAdoo's
should be warmly supporting Mr.. McAdoo
for the nomination and firmly expecting his
success? The fact is that Senator Glass,
who worked hand in hand with Mr.. McAdoo
for the great economic achievements of the
Wilson administration, and who succeeded
MIN as secretary of the treasury knows that
Mr.. McAdoo, far from being radical or i'm
pulsiye or unsafe, is as true a friend to
honest business as the nation holds within
its bounds. That he is foe of corrupt bust
ness and corrupt politics, and especially OF
the alliance of the two which has thriven
under the present Republican regime, is not
to be denied. That is why the probability,
now well-nigh the certainty, of William G.
McAdoos nomination is so intensely dis
quietng to certain interests; but that is also
| why Americans who are for justice against
privilege and for progress against reaction,
rejoice at the overwhelming prospect of his
nomination and his election