The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-01-05
THE JEFFERSONIAN

CID We demand of the Legislature the en-
actment OF the Recall-a law by which we can
put out of office any official who betrays his trust
National Legislation.
Q) We condemn the proposed Parcels Post
OF Mr.. Hitchcock, the Postmaster General To
confne the delivery of packages sent through the
mails to the rural free delivery routes would
simply result in the enormous expansion of the
business and revenues of the express cOmnanies
and would furnish them, free of cost to them
selves, the services of 10000 rural free delivery
riders, who are paid by the Government.
we demand that our postal system be brought
up TO date, abreast Of those of European coun-'
tries and of heather Japan
20 We demand that the Free Lumber plank
OF the Democratic Platform be respected by the
Democrats who got office on the strength of it,
We further demand that Representatives
IN Congress make some effort to discover by what
authority the Tariff duties on Canadian lumber
were waived on behalf Of the Minnesota fire suf-
ferers.
CD We suggest that the best proof of the
sincerity of those who pretend that they wish
to break up the trusts would be the reduction of
tariff duties on those goods which are sold
cheaper abroad than at home
a. We call attention to the fact that it is a
gross injustice to the farmers who have to de-
pend upon the clouds for their supply of rain to
the irrigated farm.
90 We demand the abolition of the franking
privilege 1t is our opinion that President who
enjoys a salary of $4,000 year, with $4,000
extra for travelling expenses, could very we'll
afford to pay his postage. We think that
senators and Representatives who surreptiously
increased their salaries $4,000 year could do
the same. thing.
CO. We urge Representatives in Congress
TO support the proposed amendment to the Con-
stltut1on, providing for the direct election of
United States Senators by the people.
CD We hope that the day is not far distant
when the Government will return to the Consti-
tutlonal money system of the fathers
One Of the most distinguished speakers and
one whose name was greeted with the widest
enthusiasm, was Hon. Sam j. Tribble. the
successful Congressional candidate of the
Eighth Georgia Congressional District After
his introduction, when his voice could be
heard, Mr. Tribble, in most earnest man
ner, paid to Thos. E. Watson one of the sim
cerest compliments he has had. Mr. Tribble
referred to the hard-fought battle in the
Eighth, when his political enemies had used
every influence money could induce to defeat
hlm, OF how Mr.. Watson, unasked and
at his own personal expense, without receiv-
ing or seeking a dollar of money from anv
of Mr.. Tribble's friends or from MIR. TribbiIe
directly or indirectly, had sent THE WEEKLY
JEFF into every home in the Eighth, to show
to the people the clear unvarnished record
or MI. 1rlbble's opponent, "Pussy-foot Bill"
AND to this action on the part of Mr..
Watson, Mr.. Tribble said he owed his cleo
ton.
One Of the most enjoyable speeches was that
OF Hon. l. b. Massengale; his references to
the "freckle-faced, red-headed boy, almost
too small to hold his seat on the bob-tailed.
old white horse, Charley, as he came for the
mail every day." caused ripple of laughter.
Then, when this same red-headed one had
risen to the dignity of clerk in grocery
store, with few added inches to his height,