Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
T he "Little People" Are
ALWAYS Robbed
Somehow They Do Not Seem to Get Used It. BY Learn
ing How to Vote They Could Change Conditions Perhaps
But Being Robbed Is Easier Than Learning Vote

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We have received letter from man who says he had
small amount of money dishonest company New
York The substance of his complaint get his
money and the other ite ones not THEIR money
because some big people must be thought of first
The of New York money of deceased
company. of fact officials of the state
that put the money in the trust company like the officials of
New York city that put money that company might
well be held responsible for their lack of Judgment"
equally as a matter of course neither city nor state
should take precedence ordinary small investor
lacked the opportunity that the city had
the real character Of the company and who may
deceived led by the city and the
depostors in the dishonest
The who writes complains that individual''
has claim against the concern amounting to $32OOOO and
the banking authorities unwilling the of
individual who holding off the payment claims
Our correspondent must realize that who has
cm of $4,000 ga big fellow and of the little
peoA And big fellow is treated very differently little
pecpa the little people ought know by this time
II 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 the
pany But because took his NAME helped company
with money He would have done much better pub
cy his lack of confidence in the fact that
he had connection with it That would have protected
the little people who doubtless led deposit and lose
their money because his used
This of trust company anxious look after the big
people, and rather imperinent in dealing with little people
that have been robbed, is not unusual
They say that the cells get used to being skinned It
would that by this time the little people might also
used to that painful process for it applied them fire.
quenty
The little people should remember that only united action
gets results The big and rich closely united. And
what is they have union and force represented
msnsy
Every dollar represents days labor A million dollars
represent tho work that could be accomplished by million
IN day-deduCtng what it would those for
Sosd and clothing.
Whcn has million dollars he can combine in the
signing Of single check the power by million men
In day
Ths4 IL why the big are powerful They USE in com
past frm the money that represents accumulated millions of
days labor
You not surprised find army of hundred thou
sand men very powerful
Why should you be surprised when you find that man
who has in bank the result of the efforts million men
can exert the power that not exercise?
The little people unite and work in compact body
the dollars of the big people united put work
for the big peoples benefit
And the little people must 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 and worry
plan for half day before they decide hat they
will buy for the winter and they try
clothes before they make their minds which purchase
of officials any Of which may them price of
hats and many suits of clothes will take long
time for the people take the trouble TO THINK interest
themselves compel the passage that
the passage of other laws that will law max
ing to them and empower them to initiate their