The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-26
Dined in His day
Suit
TO MOVE THE CROPS
the Proceeds of the New Bonds,
says Congressman IiVtngsto
No Good I'm Treasury or
Hands of New Workers.
Hands OF New Workers.
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Washington. ID. &, NoV e0.-Rep-
resentatiye Lon Livingston, OF the At
lanta district. who is the senior Dem
ocIat on the House Committee on Ap-
propriations. thinks that the six per
cent issue OF Panama bonds. which
are soon TO be fioated by the govern
ment. will go a long WAY towards m
proving financial conditions. II tie
proceeds are plated in the banks OF
the south and West. where the money
is needed for the movement OF cropS.
There ought TO be a judicious distrl-
button Of the proceeds OF these bonds, +.
observed the Georgia Congressman.
If the money is held in the treasury
or placed at the disposal OF New YORK
financiers, very little. if any benefit.
will be derived from the issuance Of
the bonds \ big mistake will be
made if the proceeds of the bonds are
not used exclusively for a~cceleratlng
the movement OF the cotton and gram
crops
II doubt the wisdom Of the issuance
of a hundred million dollars of three
per cent certificates Of iadebtedn"i :.
Mr.. Livingston continued. 1T occurs
to me that il WOul have been prefer
able to have issued notes with out III
terest. This would haze minimized
the temrtation to hoard these securi-
ties. II nCn-intereSt bearing notes q
been issued, they would have become
a part IF the circulating currency,
while the three per cent certificates u
Indebtedness are an invitation to cap
tia lists to put them ava in safety de-
post boxes"
While TO i'm mo :o4p cause for tha
financial s ~ringency IS the fact that a
few rich PEOPLE are boarding a big
part Of the circulating medium, Il
present financial troubles cannot be
directly traced to this situation. To
start With our currencv system is I'll
wrong. We are on an international
gold basis. when as q matter of fact
We ought to have u own individual
currency system. There il just as
much reason fer this government nav
ing its own financial system. as there
is for - Individual tariff system that
prevail. Now wouldn't We be in a
fine mess if an international tariff
system anplied alike to the United
States. England, Germany ana France
There IS ever more reason why re
should lave our own mo Try laws.
There is just 50 much in the
world. and when one coU.try gets
more thar its share. the other coun-
tries feal TIC effect of this situation.
At present France has more than her
share of the worlds supply of GOA.
There is something wrong with Our
financial laws, n | look for action
bv Congress with the view of correct
ing the existing situation.
"Anotf er factor that his contributed
to the financial depression is the atti-
tuGe Of the government towards Wall
street. The bucket has been plunged
too deem in the mud. and in this in
stance PorSovelt Is tho buck ct and
Wall street is tho mud. It was nee
essary t. DO this. and in tde uncover
ing OF the scandals and corruption III
the management and direction of
ration viii profit il the long run.
Roosevelt Is no. r sponsib'e for the
ranic; conditions made it possible"
'.Crclc iscInus' Al Interesting Visitor.
Joel Chandler Harris, whom the
public knows as Uncle Rencus," Is
one of the most interesting visitors
Washington has had il q long While.
The DISTINGUISHED Georgian, who came
here on the invitation Of the Presi-
cent, and dined at the White House,
was Iionized Wherever re went. Wash
ingtcn secs q 1ot OF men prominent
in public life. and pays mi ,htT little
attention TO them, but it is not that
The C2Dital has within its borders an
Uncle RCmUs." The author of
Bre'r Rabbit wants to be let alone.
He is the most modest man in the
world and he kept himself busy dodg-
ing people. who wanted to make d lot
over him while in the National Capt.
tai. "Jnllc Remus" does not take
much stock in social functions. He
has never put himself to the trouble
OF including an evening suit in his
wardrobe, ana when he reached WASH
ington at the presidents solicitation.
he had with him one suit Of clothes
q business suit-being the one ne
the president heard that .tCncIo
ReInus' did rot Wea~ "hifaiutin"
clothes. and so he d-iolonnaticany ar
ranged that ali ~ussts invited tt the
dinner should appear in their ever,
day toys. "Uncie Remus" has been
the cause of unloading q stiff and
the White House. and this fact has
interested and pleased a lot OF people
in Washington.
All the newspapers have been hav-
ing fun over the interview between
the president and MIR Harris. 1t VS.
the subject for jest by many newspa-
per men who reported imaginary con-
vcrsations between two great nature
fakirs. Uncle Remus' got even with
a party Of scribes, who encountered
him at his hotel. Yes" said he.
the President and l agreed that all
h nature fakirs should be SUP
pressed. We reached the same con-
Clusion with reference to the humane
nature fakirS," referring to those
newspaper men who have been refer
ring to him as a nature fakir.
L am mighty tired" said Uncle
Remus." with a sigh. you news
paper fellows come around SO often.
Just let a fellow make out he's modest
and retiring and bashful. and he'll be
the best advertised man in the coun-
try. You see they all think l am
bashful, and I'm the most widely adj
vertised gentleman | know anything
about. It's awful to be so modest
Why don't you get in politics? -
asked a newspaper man. This nearly
caused Uncle Remus' to fall out of
his chair. You would have thought
he had heard the death rattle in the
threats of Bre'r Rabbit, Bre'r Fox,
Bre'r Postum, and all the other ami
mails. Then Uncle Pemus Laid
back an he jes' laf' an laff."
Come down to Georgia. said
Uncle Remus." as he took leave of
the newspaper boys. and III show
You the finest collard patch in the
State. Maybe Bre'r Rabbit might be
loafin' roun' in it"
Duncan Dou.t Care a n0nohput