Evening star., 1938-08-13
By the Associated Press.

b? the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's Barnesville,
Ga. speech. attacking the candidacy
Of Senator Walter George Of Georgia.
drew the following editorial comment:
Atlanta Journal (Democrat: With
the major principles which President
Roosevelt set forth in his Barnesville
speech the Journal is now, as it long
has been and will continue to be, in
hearty agreement. But with the Presi-
dents peculiar application of those
principles to Senator Walter George
the Journal and, as We believe, tens
Of thousands OF liberal Democrats
throughout the State are in hearty
disagreement .. great is the Presi-
dents prestige, and great the admira-
ton in which Georgians hold him.
But assuredly he cannot do their
thinking for them in our judg-
ment the denomination and reelection
Of Senator George will serve the best
interests Of Georgia, the best interests
Of the Nation the best interests Of the
Democratic Party and, in the long
run. the best interests Of the noble
cause of which President Roosevelt
is the noble leader.
Atlanta Constitution (Democrat) !:
80 He would turn the United States
Senate into q gathering Of 96 Charlie
McCarthys with himself as the sole
Edgar Bergen to pull the strings and
supply the vocalisms He has asked
Georgia to furnish one Of these yes
men" Will Georgians accept the in
vitation?
Savannah Evening Press: Georgians
hate a dictatorship. They resent be-
ing told how they must vote for hand
picked candidates For more than
a century Georgia has been politically
Independent. We know of no period
in its history when it is more deter
mined to emphasize this independence
than it is during the present crisis
that confronts it.
Macon Evening News: The Govern
ment Of this country was designed to
encourage not only friction and COM
promise but inefficiency. in the inter-
est Of slowing down the actions of
hasty conclusion; to put lost motion
into the Governments function de-
liberately so that only dominant, con-
tinuing motion could be transmitted
to action. That dominant motion now
is toward liberalism, and it will con-
tinue until it Is translated into action
Since that is true, it is not necessary
to abrogate the very ineffiiciencies
which were erected as barriers to les
ser urges"
Valdosta Times: We are strongly OF
opinion that Roosevelt's entry into the
Georgia senatorial campaign is a mis-
take. - We do not believe that
Georgians will relish the idea of a
President of the United States. even
though he be President Roosevelt. who
is greatly loved here, telling them how
to vote. Senator George is aDemo-
crat and will always be one.
Brunswick, Ca, News: If Georgia's S
senior Senator was nonentity in gov
ernmental affairs at the National Cap
ital. Mr.. Roosevelt would never have
used the language that he did yester-
day In an effort to bring about his de-
feat. - President Roosevelt is fear
full Of the mans abilities. So instead he
wants a Senator from Georgia he can
handle as he pleases. President
Roosevelt, We think, will experience
q great reaction as q result of his BIT
ter attack on Georgia's senior Sena-
tor from a resentful citizenry OF the
State.
Augusta Herald: It Is about time
to face the facts. George would be
sufficiently progressive to meet the