The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-04-14

" lnelr CruSCTul stockholders. The concern was
absolutely insolvent when Harvie deserted the
sinking ship.
(4) Trying to destroy the Farmers Union.
Ever since this organization came into our part
OF the State, have done all that was possible
Ior IT, The President has been, repeatedly my
guest; ana mas taken counsel with me in his most
serious emergencies. He was at my house few
nights ago; and he in person, urged me to attend
the st. Louis Convention, in May In The Jeffs
we nave labored hard to help Mr.. Barrett build
up MS organization l have gone with him to
MISSISSIPPI and Louisiana, at his request to make
speeches for the Union In his book, he bears
generous testimony to my jealous friendship to
the order.
I believe that the injunctions granted by courts
or competent Jurisdiction should be obeyed: that
no one should be driven into any kind of organ
lzatloh, ana that the courts should continue to
nave the power to protect every citizen in the Ie-
Ultimate conduct of his business
The National attorney of the Farmers Union
teegraphed to the President of the American
Federation of Labor ind orsing his defiance of the
injunction issued by Judge Wright of the Dis
trlct Court ID. c. This telegram assured Mr..
Gompers that the National Farmers Union APP
plauded his course in defying the Court.
Then, again, Mr. Duckworth in his paper ad-
Vocated the compulsory use of the Union Label
which, of course, would compel every workman to
JOIN labor union, or starve. Then, again, he
seemed to be hooked up with Mr.. Gompers for
the passage of that Pearre bill, which seeks to
deprive the courts of the power to protect citi-
zen in his business. Then again. Duckworth went
TO the Farmers Union Convention, at Galveston,
Texas, and made speech in favor of resolutions
prepared by the Merchants Marine League which
is trying to raid the Treasury in the interest of
few ship-owners.
Mr. Bob Lowry, of Atlanta, is the Georgia
head of the Republican committees, isn't he?
Well, his name appears, also as the Georgia rep
resentatiVe of the Ship Subsidy crowd
Now, let's take stock, minute, or So
Where do you stand these questions Bill
Howard?
If you were running paper in Georgia, would
you be afraid to expose four officials of the Farm
ers' Union who are trying to lead it astray?
Those four, have shown up i'm their true col
ors and unless "the little bunch at Union City
constitute the great Farmers Union, your charge
falls fiat
60 That failed of loyalty to John West.
Mr. West was nominated in 1896 I went with
him, in his buggy, to Louisville, Georgia.
cross-country ride of about thirty-seven miles
to help him launch his campaign. He there met
Bill Fleming, in joint debate. After this was
over, l made a speech for him in the Court
House. Having thus testified to my interest in
his campaign, went to stumping in North Geor-
gia for Yancey Carter; and after speech at Car
tersville, went to Texas to head off the fusion
deal between the Pops and the Republicans.
From there, [ went to Kansas Nebraska and
Colorado-to return utterly worn out. I was a
candidate on the Bryan ticket, and could not con-
fine my work to one State, much less to the Oft
canvassed Tenth District.
co That was disloyal to Jim Hogan.
That was in 1898. The Spanish War had come,
and we all knew that were the toboggan.
l made at Thomson, the best speech that in
my shop, for Jim and the rest of the ticket and
did what / could for him in my paper. The
speech was put on the editorial page, where it
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