Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-27
WE. CANNOT ENDORSE JUDGE CRISP'S STAND FOR
A PARCELS POST.

The platform CT Judge Crisp published full yesterdays
Times an interesting document There phases
that with the hearty approval of all thinking men, and
especially of sound Democrats There others on which issue may
be taken Among them include the section calling tor parcels
We cannot agree with Judge Crisp avoring this measure The
business bodies OF Georgia largely If not entirely opposed to
he called for by the South by the Southern business
men or the Southern people whole 1t is mind piece of
legislation how be covered intended primarily to-
the benefit of the enormously capitalized department of the
great of the North and West 1t opposed to the interests OF
the Southern merchants the interests of the small cities and trading
points of the South Judge Crisp carried by the idea that
the Of the South of Georgia of the Third Congress
siona District that such be enacted differ with
his
1t has been claimed and there every believe that
fact that the propaganda favor of parcels post financially back
ed by the tremendous department stores of New York Chicago and
few other cities who look to for expanding their trade
throughout the country Does Judge Crisp really believe that
the interest of Amercus Corde of Fitzgerald of Plains
ton Buena VISTA Eave any of the other small towns of his
district that this be done? Can Judge Crisp really after he gives the
matter further consideration argue favor of law that primarily
designed swell the fortunes of the tremendous corporations
conducting these mercantile establishments thousand miles
and break down. interfere WITH the business development
his section? We believe that this will really be the result of the
passage OF such law Judge Crisp to believe otherwise We
hope that he will view the question from different point
theoretically the parcels scheme aurng practical
working the flooding of this section with beautifully gotten up
catalogues from the great department with aungy worded
propositions the people from their money the demen
of the mercantile interests of this section Every dollar sent away
this mpovershes the Third Congressional District The
made here needed home for the development
this section great possible Whatever profits come
from the handling of merchandise should here
people, be sent swell the already great fortunes of the de-
pament store magnates of the great cities North and West must
not be forgotten that anything that tends pull down the local
business interests directly the farmers and the general pub
lie The department of Chicago and New York contribute
nothing to the taxes of this district they contribute nothing its char
es to its public Institutions good roads advertising deve
oPment to the upbmdng OF its churches and Schools
general his parcels post scheme that pulls down
camille interests whose sole tendency break down the commercial
interests home build up the interests in far away states The
specous plea made that will help the farmers How will help
the farmers OF this teory2 Are they going dozen eggs
pound of butter head of cabbage by mail some c bver
We all know that such the The only possible claim thai
can be made that the farmers will then be able to buy goods Chi
and New York Philadelphia St LOUIS and have them
shipped the Third Georgia District by mail cheapy We cannot
believe that Judge Crisp seriously intends promote such law is
generally the that when the goods from the ar-aay cities arrive
the farmer purchasing who has simply accepted caaog representa-
TONS finds investigation that he could have bought about ceap
home he had made the effort But the tendency nevertheless
divert volume of trade from the home merchants to
the metropolitan points of the North and West
The great danger of the nation said lie the enormous agge
cations OF wealth the hands of the few and the
tons OF population few points The parcels post favo both
these epoabe ends What the country needs what the South needs
what Georgia needs what the Third Congressional District needs
the upbdng of small the development of more trading cen
tres and Judge Crisp should help this by voting against parcels
post scheme, not by favoring it,
We regret the necessity of taking issue with Judge Cp on this
point but believe express the of every business
the Third Congressional District in doing So There are manv THING
that Judge Crisp stands for that coendabe This plank
our mind not 1t matters very little whether the Philippine
Islands set tree years from now quarter of
century, but does much Americas and every other
town the district and to citizen who gives the matter the
serious thought deserves have the government hands boost
ing the department of the other sections at the expense
mercantile interests
Judge Crisp saunch Democrat His declarations are generav
to be highly commended But no matter in what ese comes M
parcels post does strike right At first will be sgarcoated
but later will the full dose Let us stand against it and
build up section Let Beware of the beginnings let
US stand AGAINST the initial that threatens own business in
teres If postal improvements core let them come in shane
that will really benefit everybody the Third Congressional District
IN one-cent hrst-class postal on letters
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Rouse Clak Democratic Speaker Will
House Harmon Democratic
exceptW iIson" Hands