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 Vote They Could Change Conditions Perhaps
But Being Robbed Is Easier Than Learning to Vote.
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We have received a letter from a who says he had
small of money in dishonest company New
York The substance of his complaint that he can't get his
money, and the other Fle ones not get THEIR money
because some ''bg people must be thought of frst
The state of New York wants money out of the deceased
company As matter of fact the officials of the
that put the money the company like the officials of
New York city that put money that trust company might
well be held responsible for their lack of Judgment
And equally a matter course neither city nor state
should take precedence ordinary small
lacked the opportunity that the state and city had ascertain
real Of the company and who may have
deceived and led by the fact that the city and the
stste depositors in the dishonest
The who writes complains that individual"
has claim against the amounting $320000 and
the banking authorities unwilling give the of that
individual who is holding off the payment of little claims
Gun correspondent must realize that a who has a
claim of $4,000 is ga big fellow and of the little
people And big fellow treated very differently little
peOp1s The little people ought to know by this time
It is alleged that Andrew Carnegie contributed good
deal of money the dead and dishonest company that
bore his He in way responsible for the dis
honesty Of the company he not the of
pany. But because took his name helped company
with money. He would have done much better pub
cy his lack of confidence in the and the
he had connection with That would have protected
the little people who doubtless led deposit lose
their money because his name used
a
people and rather mpertnent in dealing with little people
that have been robbed, is not unusual
They say that the get used to being skinned It
would that by this time the little people might
used to that painful process for applied
quently,
The little people should only united action
gets results The big and rich closely united And
what they have and force represented
nssnsy,
Every dollar represents days labor A million dollars
represent the work that could be accomplished by million
IN day-deductng what it would those
tosd and clothing.
whnn has million dollars he combine in the
In DAP.
pact FORM the money that represents accumulated millions
dsys' labor.
You not surprised find army hundred thou
sand men very powerful
Why should you be surprised when YOU find that a man
who has In bank the result of the efforts of million
can exert the power that exercise?
The little people unite and work in compact body
the dollars of the big people united and put 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
CUPlDrTY OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS, IN SECRET, AFTER
THE ELECTIONS.
The fact is that people have accustomed pay
ing little attention to They think and worry and
plan for half day before they decide what
will buy for the winter and they try dozen of
clothes before they make their minds which purchase
But they little, If attention to the selection
of officials any of which may them the price of
many hats and many of clothes 1t will take
time for the people take the trouble TO THINK interest
themselves IN government to compel the passage Of laws that
the of other laws that win referring max
ing to them and empower them initiate their law