The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-12-23
The Republican Co-Oberafoy, and
Mr.. T. J. Brooks

an Iowa Republican, but is reputed to be
millionaire. At any rate, he has bought up
that agricultural journal, which was once the
accepted mouthpiece, in Texas, Of the Farm
ers' Educational and Cooperative Union of
America.
It is certainly very nice of these Iowa Re
publican mllllonalres to come down South
and finance our agricultural papers. In such
cases. however, the boys had better keep their
eyes peeled, or the first thing they know, the
Taylor McCraes and the D. j. Neills who
work for these Republican bosses, will be cut
ting funny capers.
For instance, in one of their recent issues
the Co-operotor editors take me to task, and
accuse me of disappearing Mr.. T. J.
Brooks, of Tennessee.
Now, [ know Brooks personally, and had
the kindest feeling for him, until he made
what seemed to me bad break, in that three
page article of his which he wrote for Duck
worths Union NeaOs. Throughout the ar
tlcle, Mr.. Brooks made use of the misleading
data which had previously appeared in The
Amaericaao Flag, the name of the magazine
published by the Ship Subsidy thieves, who
are doing business under the name of the
American Merchant Marine League
The information contained in the Ship
Subsidy magazine was wholly misleading,
one-slded, and, therefore, practically false
Duckworth and Brooks had better leave such
topics as that to editors who have made them
lifelong study. Duckworth had no idea
that the Merchant Marine of the United
States was the greatest in the world, until
IHE JEFFERsoNIAN quoted from official
sources and showed this to be true. Did
Brooks know it? Of course, he didn't. else
he would never have signed his name to that
article which caused me to criticise him. Do
the editors OF the Co-Operutor know that in
the United States we have 25,425 sailing YES
sells and Ocean-golng steamers, in addition to
1000 boats and barges? Do they know that
Great Britain herself, the mistress of the
seas, has not so many as we? Certainly they
don't. They went right along and swallowed
the deceptive data furnished by the Ship Sub
sldy thieves, without taking the trouble to
consult the United States Statistical Alb
stract', or the official reports in the Estates
mems Year Book, books which are accented
everywhere as the highest possible authority
on governmental subjects
Now, ii l misrepresented my friend Brooks
IN any way, it was his fault. On page Is of
Duckworths paper, October 81, 1909, Mr.
Brooks, after saying that he was against that
particular form of subsidy which the Marine
League favors, argued that the subsidy advo-
Gates ought to ''pr0pose q TONNAGE bou,ataj f0g.
mon-dutio6ze articles onzy that do NOT Conn.,
pete aolth Amaericora products, and agree to
me p''eter'emtlal tariff on all inports''
Answering the arguments against his prop
osltlon, ne says: Subsidy advocates oppose
the daFerential tariff on the ground that 1t
1oelI cause Tetaziatory Legislation on, the 42art
OF the other governments. If there Is aqaat-
thing that this Government can do. IT IS To
e0hlp the e0orzd on this score. This one po;nt
IS Sufficient te~t for a aOhoze Speech"
Now, how could any one understand that
in any other Wau than &c a r,lon en- l4: