Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-11

as a result the men who want power gener-
ally take the money route to get 1t.
Poor Harry Thaw could get all the public
notice that was in reach. so long as his money
lasted. Now that he is a pronounced bank
rupt the versatile Evelyn will most likely pur-
sue other game and find other millionaires, TO
secure further pubic attention.
But for Harry Thaw's money II would nave
been a very common court case, quickly dis
patched, but II his dead fathers millions
that hoisted the whole thing aloft-and I'M
less there is certain way 70 reach ms noun
er's' money that celebrated Thaw. case Win us
appear. as did the money, into worse tnan oo-
II was Morse's millions and walshs millloas
that made the public and the press expatiate
on every feature of their court trials, anu
Judge there is some money still within reach
or they would not be doing punishment as u
brary clerks in state prisons today Ihes
would be treated like other criminals MANI
mon takes care of its own. even in state
prison. and IL will vt be very great hard-
ship for either to serve in libraries SO long
books, until the time comes 10 walk out sho
begin where they left off-hsndllng tner s'oien
millions.
Floverv Branch. Ca. September Il, 1910.
Dear Mrs. FELTON,;
Journal about a bill being passed in congress
which allows old soldiers crippled children to
draw their pension after they are dead. have
an aunt (Dy mArrlagel who has been cripple
all her life; never has walked a step with
out clutches in her life and has been trying to
find out II there was any law which would
allow her to draw her fathers pension. She
without father or mother and has to work hard
to make living, doing Homework and such
things that She has learned to sit in a chair
and slide it along and that is way she gets
about in the house to do the cooking. As long
as she is able to do she says she is all right but
her health is failing her and II she could get
her fathers pension she could rest easy for
she would have something to look to In did
age. Her fathers second wife is drawing the
pension and | feel sure she doesn't need 1t as
bad his crippled daughter for his last wife
is young the daughter and is able to
walk and in very good health so far know.
Even II she Fas not able to work she has
children by a former marriage who could care
for her.
Now, dear lady. hope you will pardon me for
taking the liberty Of bothering you with this
piece, but told aunt about your piece In The
Journal and she wanted. me to write and ask
you about IL and how to commence and will
you please reply through The Journal as she is
very anxious about it'll Mrs. FELTON,, before |
stop | want to say have often dreamed of see
ing you and would be delighted to look into your
dear face. ! read all your pieces and have
learned TO love you just from your writings and
IL II was not for your pieces and Miss Thomas
page ] am The Journal would have
subscriber less. Well, must stop and get din
ner. Goodbye.
do not suppose there will ever be a remedy
for the tyranny OF the trusts in these United.
States long as there are so many people
who are getting something for nothing, but
1t does seem a shame and pity that the
cotton growers OF the south, and the grain
farmers of the west should be left completely ct
the mercy of men who live by then wits and
make fortunes by specializing on the necessar-
les Of human life. as they do.
There is not doubt but the cotton crop
is very short. compared with the crops OF
the last decade. Every government report and
every ginners' report tells Us that II is short
crop, at least 2.00O,0 900 bales short Of last
year, and what do we see? gigantic combi-
nation TO keep down the price and not only
force the farmers to sell, but to cripple them
in the beginning Of new crop year By un-
certainty In price and uncertainty a. TO the
amount to be planted.
Meanwhile these spectators by similar
combinations determined to foice meat and food
stuffs to famine prices. Not even at at the
close Of the war have meat and bread been 80
enormously high to the consumer.
If the cotton farmers Of the country had
as uniting against these spectators goes, we
would see every bale Of cotton bring the best
price and at the time raise enough pro-
visions 10 feed their own and have something
to sell besides.
After the war people were not so wild on
spending as are our people at this time. They
lived within their incomes. because necessity
was a good teacher, although a hard one; but
they will learn now by experience, IL am
not mistaken that 1t Is folly to play into the
hands OF these SPECTATORS when they can make
themselves independent By economy and in
dustry.
Diversified crops are well enough-the land
deserves rotation in crops, just as horse
needs food and attention to keep In good or
der. but the principal thing with farmers, as
see the situation, is to be farmers and live
at home. instead of running to town for every
thing that the merchant can buy cheap and
sell high. copying town fashions and wearing
town finery, when good working clothes is
what they need six days in the week and one
Sunday suit to go to meeting on the seventh.
That's the way fortunes were made In Geor-
90 fast In automobiles, and live expensively,
the tIlers Of the soil ought to understand the
safer and slower way of living at home and
paying as you go for what is necessary and
quit the folly Of buying q whole lot OF frills
and fribbles because they are exposed to sale
and they must copy fashion and try to be
town folks In the country.
My patience got very thin when ! read In
The Journal about a young Atlanta millionaire
who flung 100, 900 bales Of future cotton on tbs
market, all Of the co ton represented by fig
ures on paper, Just the spectators were
BILE swept Of millions Of dollars from this
years crop Of cotton represented In real bales
that had been cultivated, ginned and marketed
under difficulties.
What does the world want with such people.
anyhow?
But it is the SPECTATOR class which bosses
this country. Wall street governs more
ngidly than a king q throne.
Fright forever the scaffold.
Wrong forever the throne;
Yet the scaffold sways the future
And behind the dim unknown
Standeth God within the shadow,
Keeping watch above His own"
II the farming class intends to keep Its po-
sition in the serf class, then the Lord can only
leave them TO serfdom. their choice for thsls