Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-06-21

--AET SIDE or TIE ARGUMEHT.
The Taft side of the dispute means the offcehoid-
side because it is the offices and tne holoeFs
thereof who fighting for Taft 1t is the pie counter
side, and the Tins" are against the outs
One of the Taft followers said to me; II is
fatal mistake in Roosevelt fight against the organ
izaton and Taft is in control OF the macnlne am
which, for nearly 40 years has given the Republican
Par,y G p o. te Ii t have held bow
and Roosevelt should have antagonlzed Iatt
because it endangers that control"
This is the real argument, and this is their real
platform. No matter how many of Tafts supporters
shown itself public matter if the trusss
the revenues that rtghtfully belong TO me
United States these Republicans must condone the
whole business to hold the tens of saa
ried positions which have been given out by the tart
machine That every office holder must pay per-
centage Of that salary undsputed fact. 1t is
recognized system and that money was used TO ger
delegates to the Chicago convention this year. Re-
pubIcanism in the southern states means the office
holding element and they pledged to the support
their boss they whooping Taft because
his gang will put them out of office if they do
and whoop at the critical time That such ma
chine is anagonistc the basic principles OF free
government goes without saying. is high time to
make change. The Wickershams, the Ballingers the
Archbolds and the Guggenheims have fatttened Ions
enough. and need a set in office. They have
disguised country, is nearly certain that
Mr. Taft will not be reelected even If ne IS nominal
ed by the paid-for delegates assembled in Chca-
who are whooping for the money.
will wisely meet these existing conditions If they
frtter their chances then there is no hope for
the country. because the power OF money IN ponies
will have dominated the nation most completely
I see it our only safety lies in another party or
a revolt from the machine of Taft by the sane and
sensible men in the Republican party. 1t was re-
volt from the steal of the presidency under Hayes that
made Cleveland possible, and revolt from tne Tart
machine chance to get rid of the aforesaid
Wickershams. Ballingers, Archbolds and Guggenhens
that have laid unlawful hands on the eoaI lanos ne
timber supply the water powers of the far west
This republic is still trial. and old Rome was once
republic but grafters and machine pohuelans WORK
ed its ruin. For myself am hoping that Mr.. Roose-
Welt viii to the country: I'VE are too weary OF
this awful machine to fight under Tafts banner.
THE CRAZE FOE PINE CLorzEs.
There simplicity in these latter days. 1t is
frs fashions and by the time the girl child
stockings and certain kinds OF shoes or the poor moth
couldn't go abroad with them at all. And the moth
er win stay at home II sne mas to wear ner as sun
pie who do not home who will nearly expire
with prostration if they do not get two mats
each spring and fall season. They must have new
clothes they too miserable to live with or en-
dure under the roof.
This is the secret of many bankruptcies and bust
failures The money is not to be had or will not
forth demand, the fine things are puchas-
ed credit and then comes the break! The Jeai-
ousies the strivingss the envyngs and the deceits
fine furnishings beyond estimate and the young
catch Immediately and also go the pace so
intense does this craving become with infatuated WON
and girls. Fool women have made fool daughters.
and the extends and widens to the limit
handed down descendants.
Success of economy and without economy
there be lasting progress Along with the
these spenders are sky they do not
continue those who make the greatest dis
Thus it in old France under. Louis the Four
teenth. The craze for finery consumed the nation,
and it all ended in ruin and degeneracy. Both king
and queen had their heads taken by guiIlotne.
the mob became Infatuated with crazy extrava-
gance and love of display
Unless all signs fail treading the path OF
national bankruptcy and national decay. Folly and
finery go hand in hand in national ruin This craze
for fine things has become a menacing danger
1t costs anywhere from $5000000 $1o,000,0 900 to
build equip first-cass battle ship. and have
been paying untold millions to organize and equip
immense naval squadron.
and they costing immense OF money to uni
form and feed and the men who walk their decks
or the engines
Yet it gravely argued in congress that wireless
telegraphy placed these ships under the espionage
of any enemys ship that may attack the United
States it's colonies out in Hawaii and the Philip
easily possible to acquant the enemy's ships to
the whereabouts of vessel IN the service OF the
United States
a bankrupt proposition to try to defend the Philippines
and Hawaii against any antagonist with what lie
brought into battle array from any great European
power, with the aid of wireless telegraphy and air
ships to show the way to victory.
Those two inventions will simply reyolutio7ize
modern warfare the very idea of putting millions
of money into old-fashioned battle ships, which
from overhead and where wireless telegraphy To-
cate the white squadron at hour of the day
Titanic was located near midnight BY wireless teeg-
raphy, and plain sailing ocean liner was able 70
find whereabouts of the sinking vessel after the
wi telegraph caught very imperfect signal
We will need land forts, of course, in case OF
tack but battle water, with air ships and the
easy tracking wireless machine will afford
to both the pursuer the pursued. is out of the
question. makes sorry to know how much good
money has sunk in expensive battle ships.
TPEASIIRE ISI AND