The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-05-29
POLITICS. HERE'S AN OLD
MAN WITHOUT A PARTY.


seems that l am pretty we'll ac-
quainted with you, and as | am a
stranger to you | beg leave to intro
duce myself to you.
[ was born in the State of Ohio in
the year 1916, so you see I am no
spring chicken. At the age Of Is
enlisted in the Federal army, and
srved under General Sherman in the
South. l can scarcely tell you my
occupation. I have been a minister
of the gospel for about forty years.
l own a small hill farm, a country
store, and run the post-office here
you might say, jack Of all trades and
master of none. | have been a life
long Republican, and, of course,
could not agree with you on some
things, especially on free trade. l
am a subscriber to five papers, one
religious, four otherwise Among
the otherwise are The Jeffersonian,
Menace, and American Citizen.
have read many books that espoused
the rottenness of mystic Babylon"
among them the Bible, America or
Rome, Christ or the Pope" oman
Of Sin") Danger in the Dark" etc.
| have lectured on the danger of
that DID, filthy political power
(called the Roman Catholic church,
in Ohio, West Virginia and Virginia.
More than twenty years ago I tried
to point out the danger to our re-
public and our free institutions
wherever l preached or lectured.
| found a sleepy, contented people
that thought Of no danger.
I am astonished at the stupidity
of our preachers. Why don't they
learn something and warn the peo-
pie?
I said l had been a lifelong Re-
publican, and so I have, but not the
Taft or Roosevelt kind | found
many years ago that both the old
political parties were selling our lib
critics for the sake of Office. I
changed at that time and voted the
Prohibition ticket. Last fall they
played the coward in their conven-
ton. They were afraid of that old
Mother Of Harlots'' curse of
nations, that disgrace to the name
Of religion. When this occurred I
quit that party, as I did not wish to
be identified with a pack of towards
| cannot vote a Democratic or Re-
publican ticket because their leaders
are traitors to our American prin-
clples. l cannot vote the Progress
sive ticket because they are no bet
ter. Their leaders would kiss the
old "dago's" toe for the sake Of
office. | cannot vote the Socialist
ticket with all their foOlishness.
am so poor I have no party. I am
waiting and hoping for a new party
You may say we nave parties
enough. So we have, and too many,
such as they are. | want a pure,
American party-one that is led by
Americans, honest, fearless and pa
triotic-a party that will check en-
igratiOn, tax church property, open
up church buildings for inspection,
stop our money donations for sec
tartan purposes, and give office to
no one but Americans. We want a
party that will take the appointive
power from the president, by giving
us chance to amend our constitu-
ton, so we may choose, by ballot,
each and every man that is en-
trusted with an Office of honor, and
that Judges of the Federal court
serve not more than six years. We
want a party that will renovate our
school system by giving us an I'M
biased history for our schools; a
grammar that will teach our chill
dren to address the old monk at the
vatican as "The Man of SIM" in
stead of "His Holiness the Pope"
| want a party with a sound none