Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-13
AS ATLANTA
WOULD LIKE
TO HAVE It
ALL FAVORS THROUGH IT
Claims HOke to Have the Pie
Cutting

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 12.-This is how
The Georgian puts it:
Hoch pronounced "Hoke") der pie
man!
| United States Senator Smith of Geor-
gia will direct the distribution of the
federal patronage in Georgia under
President Woodrow Wilson.
Senator Smith early in the game saw
what was coming, and he got aboard
the Wilson band wagon.
1t was a good old wagon, too, even
though it did squeak and creak and
groan nightly in the getaway.
At one time in Georgia it looked as
if Smith alone stood on the burning
deck-it takes some political adroit-
ness to stand on a burning deck and
ride band wagon simultaneously, but
the Senator was equal to it-whence
all but Smith had fled!
Now the Senator is coming into his
own. Which seems POLITICALLY just,
anyway.
And fine, large, fat juicy pie it is
that Senator Smith will superintend
the cutting of.
1t figures to be worth in round num-
bers, an even $245 900!
There are approximately $50 post
offices of presidential persuasion IN
Georgia that are worth by the way of
salaries about $125,000
The postmastership end of the pie,
therefore, is the most toothsome and
satisfying, of course.
| Then there are couple of United
States marshals. Nice little pickings
these-worth about $4,000 per annurf.
/ Every little sharshall has a bunch of
deputies all his own, too Add anothe"
$4,000 or $4,000 here.
One collector of internal revenue
has to worry along best he may with
a measley income of $4,000. There are
few willing patriots in Georpja. how
ever, ready to agree with Uncle Sam
that that will be all right.
/ In Savannah, Brunswick and other
points, port collectors must be filled.
Would you believe it, there is a col
lector of the port at Atlanta on the
government pay roll? Fine old port.
that of Atlanta, moreover These port
jobs aggregate some $4,000 yearly
Two federal judgeships may BE- va
Gated by retirement of the present
holders. Add another $4,000.
Two district attorneys, with tier
assistants-$15, 900 more.
Then there are, indirectly affected by
the party change in the presidency,
certain attaches of various sorts-as-
s-stant postmasters, deputy revenue
collectors bankruptcy court officials
and public building custodians. These
indirect items should easily run 70
$4,000 per annum-for there is quite a
swarm of minor officeholders unde" the
federal government in Georgia.
Grand-perfectly grand!-total, $245,
600.
Senator Smith while sure to be Big
Chief Pie-cutter in Georgia, is not 60
ing to be exclusive about it, however
He is going to call in some other Of
ticials to help him with the distribu-
ton, for it is understood that Presi-
dent-to-be Wilson long ago told the
Senator, in the event of Wilson's cleo
ton, that the pie-cutting in Georgia
must be on the level, and that every
reacher for slice must have square
deal, regardless of political factions
within the state and unmindful of
ancient enmities.
Just because patriot in Georgia has
inclined in the past more to Little
Joe" than to Hoke, or to Underwood
than to Wilson, is to cut no ice in the
pie-cutting.
Senator Smith has been informed,
politely enough, that all Georgia DEM
ocrats, in this glee-o-rious day of vic
tory, look alike to Woodrow Wilson.
And, it is understood, the Senator
has agreed to that. He thinks there
will be glo-er-pie enough for all, as
the case stands.
Congressman will be consulted inva-
riahly in their respective districts, and
their wishes and desires will go far N
the matter of selecting Georgia Office
holders.
Senator Bacon also will be in close
touch with his colleague, and his opin-
ions will have much weight
The pie-cutting is to be kept strictly
within the family, and everything IS
going to be good natured.
But the Honorable Hoke Smith will
sit at the head of the table. say grace,
and WELD the big carving knife!
Crops are again the centre of in
terest After all politics is the mere
foam on the surface. The crops are
the real thing after all, the basis Of
all individual and national prosperity.