Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-11
NO POLITICAL OFFICE
FOR CHARLES BARRETT
President of Farmers Union
Issues Statement Denying
He Will Enter Politics

IT cannot too strongly emphasize that
do not now entertain, have never en-
tertained, and never expect to entertain,
or allow anyone else TO entertain for me
for a moment, the desire or intention to
enter political life," says Charles s. Bar
rett, president of the Farmers union, in
a card recently issued to the public. Mr..
Rarrett's name has recently been used
i'm connection with his candidacy for a
political office, and he gave out state
ment Tuesday to officially deny this ru-
NOR.
For the past fan and winter Mr.. Bar
rett has been more active than ever in
the interest of the Farmers union. He has
worked hard and increasingly for the bet
terment of the union, notably with regard
to legislation now pending in Washing
ton. II is on account of his success in
rousing congress to act on some of his
Legislation that rumors to the effect~that
he was to enter the political field were
started. But all of them he has denied.
Following is his statement in full:
ONLY VAGRANT RUTMORS.
"Vagrant rumor has associated my pres
ent and past activities with personal po-
litical ambitions. 1 cannot too strongly
emphasize that 1 do not now entertain.
have never entertained, and never expect
to entertain, or allow anyone else to en-
terrain for me for a moment, the desire
or intention to enter political life.
"Some people can never conceive of
ones being in public life for an unselfsh
purpose. and are inevitably hound to look
for motives of an Interior nature.
81 wish all my friends and the gen,
eral public to know that I have always
viewed my present position as president
of the Farmers union as holding an op
portunity for service vastly greater than
any political office in the gift of the peo-
pie of Georgia, or of the nation. for that
matter.
CAN'T ABANDON WORK.
ITO abandon work of this character
and enter upon the uncertain. treacher-
Gus and stormy sea of politics would be
to impair my own usefulness. so far as
the farming population is concerned, and
that is a contingency 1 will not for one
moment contemplate.
ST genuinely appreciate the kindnesses
of many friends who have, at times,
mentioned my name in a political Ca
pacity, even discussed such matters in
my presence. They, doubtless, mean we'll
But to enter politics would be to largely
nullify my ability TO aid the farmers of
this country, and that is something I am
never going to risk
1.-THE president of the United States
temporarily exercises large power. The
president of the greatest agricultural or
ganiZation in history exercises power that
reaches into the home of every American
farmer. that reaches into every Ameri-
can home, and that throws its shadow
over the future of this nation, for Amer
lea advances orr recedes upon the
strength and caliber of it's farm popula-
ton.
"These have been with me lifelong con-
victions. There is in them nothing sud-
den or impulsive. Feeling thus, I want
1t made known in the most unmistaka bio
and final meaning conveyed by type and
words that my attitude toward personal
politics has been finally stated, and that it
will be observed without variableness or
the shadow of turning"