The Jones County news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1909-1924, 1913-07-31
HOKE SMITHS GREAT
SIP EECH,

We always knew If Hoke Smith
ever landed ia the u. S. Senate that
he would make good and he need not
serve long term Of years to become
leader "You just can't keep a
squirrel on the ground. In lifting
the burthen from the masses and re-
deeming every pledge made In the Bal
limore platform, Senator Smith of
Georgia, although serving his first
term, rank alongside of Underwood,
Simmons and other leaders. Pres-
dent Wilson, and who is undeniably
the greatest, best and truest man
who ever occupied the White House,
finds Senator Smith "a stnunch, able,
vigilant and trusted lieutenant. No
member in either the House or Senate
has done a greater work in fathering
tariG revision aud reform of our
currency issue than Hoke Smith.
Last week he made great speech
before the Georgia Legislature, and
which document we read over three
times. We would that copy of
that address could be placed in the
hand of every American voter. We
have not space to publish that adj
dress in full, but give below few ex-
tracts TO show the load under which
the masses have labored, and the
good work being done by Woodrow
Wilson and the Democratic majority
in the Housesand Senate. Here are
few of the statements made by
Senator Smith:
Investigation as disclosed the fact
that an alarming waste takes place
between the producer and consumer
of farm products, Where the farmer
receives a dollar the average con-
sumner pays two dollars for the far
product.
When the farmer prospers every
occupation and every line OF industry
| prospers. When the farmer fails to
make a profit from his crop money is
scarce IN the state and the complaint
of hard times is heard on all sides.
The pay roll 10 pensioners of the
/ Civil war will amount, this year to
/ Sl70,OOD, 400. 1t would seem that
this should satisfy the demand OF the
most extreme, but there are other
/ bills pending for large general IN
ereases of pensions.
4 Already the government had paid
To Union pensions of the Civil war
more than four billions of dollars
/ The entire agricultural lands in the
eleven southern states with all tn e
| improvements thereon together with
agricultural implements and live
stock amounted, according to the
census OF 1870, to only one billion
and forty millions of dollars.
Under our system of taxation
prior to the adoption of the income
tax it is conceded that the actual
payments of national taxes were
/ prorated between the states accord
ing to population. During the period
since toe Civil war these eleven states
have averaged more than one-fourth
Of the population of the United States.
( They have, therefore, contri 5uted
more than one-fourth of the money
/ paid as passions TO the union soldiers
/ OF the.Civil war. The starting truth
/ Is demonstrated that the eleven
southern states have paid TO union
/ pensioners of the Civil war the en-
I Tire Ndlues IN lou, VI tneiF dgflCul-
tui al lands, all Improvements thereon
/ together with their agricultural inn
| plements and live stock
Addressing the house of representa-
lives in support of the Democratic
measure, Congressman Underwood
when presenting the Democratic
measure to tue house, said 70 the Re
publicans
ION common soap you place u tax
of 20 per cent We have lowered the
tax to 5 per cent. You taxed the
iuniture of the poor man 35 per cent.
We have lowered il to Is per cent.
You taxed bread and biscuits 20 per
cent. We placed them on the free
list On cotton clothing you taxed the
people of this country 50 per cent.
We have reduced it To 30 per cent.
On the flanuels that protect. sthem in
the winter from the storms you taxed
the people OF the United States over
70 per cent and we have reduced the
tax to Is and 50 per cent You taxed
the shoes of the people OF the United
States, after giving the shoemaker
free raw material, YOU taxed them 10