Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-18
WILSON SWEARS
VENGEANCE On
PANIC MAKERS
Issues Dire Warning in Speech
Before Southern Society in
New York.

,t-.o6r,yy Wilson declared that any man
,.bo would deliberately start a panic
q, the United States to show that the
attended Legislative policies of the new
sfr,inistration were wrong would be
,,anoed bv him on a "gibbet higher than
11o-7an's" He said he meant not
literal gibbet, but gibbet Of public
scorn.
.rba governor here told his hearers OF
his strenuous day.
We thought we Strengthened things
a,. +, New Jersey" he said. but they
won't stay straight
There are some people In New Jer-
sew who are happy that they can count
,bs davs when they can get rid Of me,
Bnt they are not going to get rid Of
me A man can live in Washington
and know what goes on in New Jersey,
and man can say from Washington
what he thinks about New Jersey, and
he can say it in the only most effectual
vav-by mentioning names.
How To Avoid Trouble.
"rvnfs anonymous assertion OF iniq
rf+y ought 10 be stopped. It's all very
veil 10 make public who owns the jour
nails If the country. but it also ought
20 b. made public who owns this or that
idea. If il can not be produced by law,
# .an bep reduced by conversation
"1 have gone through campaign in
v.,r.h sudeavored to speak of things
ma. Of persons, but you speak of per-
sons by Implication when you speak oil
..rng.. and the palmer you make the
nJplicattou tins more effective you make
the mark TIE only way to keep out Of
rroub. in The future is to see that your
name is connected with the right thing.
u saw this not as a threat. but to
c.qv-- this intimation that men have
GO. to- stand up and be counted and put
thei. names down I think so soon as
raaa -ec this is business and not amuse-
r..lt an enthusiasm will arise by
which # will be revealed that honor and
integrity Of purpose breed more pros
peritv than any other thing in the
world God knows the poor suffer
enough. A man would hesitate to take
single step that would involve any
'urther suffering We must move to
the emancipation of the poor.
"The task ahead of me- SO far as II is
milking appointments to Office is
rHolv hateful, but the task, so far as
# is leadership of the United States, Is
fIll % everything that is bright and
touched with confidence, because [
know Lat al YOU have to do is TO APP
-.r' -u the people Of the United States
.a Tue right ground and pat those WHO
... wrong oat Of business. I am not
brave mau--necause don't know any
.a'ag to De afraid Of
No Need For Concern.
"S..l, people are making all sorts OF
sinister predictions as to the troubles
.g. goiug to get into at Washing
,na. I don't think there should be any
caa.ern, because it is going TO be, public
'r1lble and ii great jury is always go
iug to- know what the evidence in the
case u.s.
81 nave been warned by some news
papers about keeping the door open,
because they have said so many people
want 90 get into it. Perhaps | should
have said that the door will be open
only TO people who come to transact
business ] want to say that may not
b. very popular by prefeIring business
10 etiquette. but after | take the oath
snail feel obliged to transact business
anu Will feel obliged TO cut out every
otIhg that does not touch that bust
TESS. But business has to be supported
ana eomprehensively presented to the
PEOPLE so | viii not feel 1t necessary to
stay IN Washington all the time, but to
Hno out by conversation with my
.E'gHDpfS everywhere what they think,
l9r ii Is great deal more important TO
vYrF,s til tr,,, hat
] think"
The governor discoursed somewhat
VFhemently on politics and said there
was TOO much manners in politics"
.Aa mat good taste often stands in
me way of public morals"
IL not thought good taste in poll
~ -Aey say" he said, ito say any
- ,"Ihs about a man unless ii is compli-
eA.aFy, but it may be very service
ape Mr. Wilson smilingly declared
u''l since he had left academic walks
get INTO the road" he had found an
-",,eased temptation to profanity"
think that the recording angel
probably does not hear those things"
ADDED amid laughter for there is
'DlA thing as righteous anger"
Warns Disturbers.
ne speaker here made reference to
poSSioIe changes in economic policy,
""Ish ne mentioned no specific thing.
some people say" he asserted, that
IISIheSs Is going to be disturbed by
"e changes which are going to be UNI
"TItaken by the Democratic party I
n,'A changes in economic policy Bust
80 can not be disturbed unless the
linus or those who conduct IL are dis
..1'oeu. A panic. according TO the die
ma y is really state of mind. There
JUST as much money in the country
.s Gay after a panic as the day before,
~ gIl IL Is distributed differently as a
.es4it of the panic
out the machinery ia in existence"
saIa' by which the thing can be de-
,ttoTIately done, Frankly, l don't think
5'e Is any man living who dares use
E machinery for that purpose. If he
feS / promise him, not FOR myself but
my fellow countrymen, a gibbet as
Ign as Humans"
ne governor added that he meant
nteral gibbet," for that is not
totnluL but he said It would be a glib
"s OF public disgrace which would live
f's lohg as the members of that mans
ttlNllE survive