Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
The "Little People" Are
ALWAYS Robbed
Somehow They Do Not Seem to Get Used to It. By Learn
ing How to Vote They Gould Change Conditions Perhaps
But Being Robbed Is Easier Than Learning to Vote.
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We have received letter from a says he had
small amount of money in dishonest trust company in New
York The substance Of his complaint that he can't his
money and the ''lle ones get THEIR money,
because some big people must be thought of first
The of New York money of the deceased
trust company fact officials of
that put the money the trust company like the officials of
city that put money that company might
well be held responsible for their lack of Judgment"
And equally as matter course neither city nor state
should take precedence ordinary small
opportunity that the and city had
the real character of the trust company and who have
been deceived and led by the fact that the city and the
state depositors in the dishonest
The who writes complains that individual
has claim against the amounting to $320000 and
the banking authorities unwilling give the of that
individual who is holding off the payment of little claims
Our correspondent realize that who has
claim of $4,000 ga big fellow and of the little
people And big fellow treated very differently from little
people, the little people ought know by this time.
It is alleged that Andrew Carnegie contributed good
deal of money the dead and dishonest company
bore his He way responsible for the dis
honesty of the company he the the COM
pany But because took his he helped the company
with money. He would have done better state pub
cy his lack of confidence in the
he had connection with it. That would have protected
the little people who doubtless led deposit lose
their money because his used
people, and rather mpertinent dealing little people
that have been robbed, is not unusual
They say that the cells get used being skinned
would that by this time the little people might
get used that painful process applied them
quently.
The little people should that only action
gets results The big and rich closely united And
what more they have union and force represented
money.
Every dollar represents days labor million dollars
represent the work that could be accomplished by million
in day-deductng would those men for
food and clothing.
When has million dollars he can combine in the
signing of single check the power by million men
in day.
That is why the big are powerful They USE in COM
pact FORM the that represents accumulated millions
days labor.
You surprised find army of hundred thou
sand powerful.
Why should you be surprised when you find that man
who has In bank the result of the efforts of million
can exert the power that not exercise?
The little people must unite and work in compact body
the dollars of the big people united put to work
for the big peoples benefit
And the little people work AT THE POLLS before
election the dollars of the big people WORK UPON THE
CUPIDITY OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS, IN SECRET, AFTER
THE ELECTIONS.
ing little attention to They think worry and
plan for half day before they decide what hat
will buy for the winter and they try dozen of
clothes before they make their minds which purchase
But they pay very little, if any attention selection
of officials, of which may them price of
hats and many suits of clothes 1t will take long
time for the people to take the trouble TO THINK
themselves IN to compel the passage of laws
will let them remove dishonest officials from top bottom
the passage of other laws that will compel referring law max
ing to them and them initiate their