Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-30

"TAKE THIS HUNDRED DOLLARS
AND GIVE EN- HELL NMORGAM 4"
Atlanta. Ga. Arn 20. 1912
"Nrr. J. E Gardener.
Athens, Ca
I'VE want you to give them HE'LL in Morgan
county l enclose you check for one hundred
4 suggest that you use it for barbecue and
that you get good crowd and rattle the
opposition or it in getting the vote
4 leave 1T entirely to you
Yours truly,
Csigned) &c. R HUTcHENs"
The foregoing copy of a letter, written upon the
stationery of the Underwood headquarters in At
anta is one among many that have been brought
to our attention and that reflects the shameful meth
DDS which mark the Underwood campaign. The
communication speaks for itself
Take this hundred dollars and give EN- He'll in
Morgan county"
This is the slogan to which the freeminded; self
respecting Democrats of our state are hidden to
rally to candidate of certain political and financial
Interests.
take this hundred dollars and give EN- He'll in
Morgan County"
This is the argument on which the Democrats of
Georgia are asker to sacrifice their vote in the
National convention.
To be sure there is no chance for Congressman
Underwood to be nominated or elected: to be sure
he is not really in the contest, but is merely the
mask behind which clique of sefinterested politi-
clans hiding; to be sure there is no rhyme or
reason why Georgians should support, but
Take this hundred dollars and giUe EN- Hell in
Morgan county"
Such is the basis of the Underwood campaign 1t
is without reason, without any justification from the
standpoint of the party or the people, but it has
thousands upon thousands of dollars poured into its
treasury from some secret source, and it is going
the full length of lucre.
What Interests are footing the bills that Senator
Bankhead and his leutenants in Georgia are making
so lavishly in their efforts foist their puppet
didate upon the people of this state? The people
entitled to an answer.
The Underwood managers have twice been chal-
lenged to make public their campaign accounts But
their only answer has been take this hundred
dollars and give em He'll in Morgan county"
Why this cloak of mystery? Are they ashamed
of their hackers? Is the money that is being poured
into Georgia from other sections of such an origin
that they dare not reveal it? Do they count upon
buying an election, which they despaired of winning?
These questions inevitably upon the public
tongue They have been raised by the Underwood
management itself through its persistent refusal to
deal openly with the people On every hand and in
every part of the state there is evidence that they
have spent, and are still spending, huge of
money. In than two hundred weekly papers
they have inserted the Underwood supplement"
paying for it at regular advertising rates. They
have spent other large sums for advertisements in
the daily press. This item alone would amount to
more than fifty thousand dollars. In addition to
this they covered the state with paid political work
ers and having still money to spend, they are
actually handing out their money in hundred dollar
Jumps and bidding the individuals to whom is sent
to use it now and election day just they
may wish, instance: Take this hundred dollars
and giUe EN- Hell in Morgan county"
Every dollar contributed to the Woodrow Wilson
campaign in Georgia has been given by citizens of
Georgia, and for the most part in small amounts
The Wilson campaign management stands ready to
make each and every of these subscriptions
known The Underwood campaign management has
been challenged to do likewise and they have only
souirmed deeper into their foreign gold.
But let them understand that the minds and the
ballots of the Democrats Georgia not for sae
either to Wall Street or to political clique that is
known to be the peoples and the partys worst foes