The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-19
WASHINGTON LETTER


(They are Republicans
But one is out on the hills away
Far off from the gates of gold.
Gle is a Democrat)
And that's what's the matter with
Hannah
The way in which good places are
still being held by our friends. the
enemy, reminds me OF story of
fellow who got back from the war
and was telling his folks about the
battles and how the bullets flew
"Why didn't you get behind a
tree?" he was asked.
There wasn't trees enough for the
officers, was his reply.
The big fellows have their places
but there are not enough trees for
the priyates The departments, fill
ed with Democratic Cabinet members
are still loaded to the muzzle with
Republicans in important and conf
Dental positions
One day last week the Senate con-
firmed list of consular pro-
motions that took up nearly a page
Of the Congressional Record-not a
new name in the list The Demo-
Gratis. if they start at all, must start
at the bottom-there' plenty of room
at the top, for the fellow who is al
ready generally a Republican
1t has been decided that Congress
will remain in session until the Cur
rency bill is passed That means I'M
til late in November The House
still has the bill under consideration
but will pass it in a day or two and
it will then come to the Senate
The Senate is not going to be hur-
ried in passing the bill and as very
few Senators have been able to give
the question any consideration, as
they have been working on the Tar
iff bill since last April, they are
not in position to act at this time
Wilson can keep the Senators here
but he cannot make them pass bill
of such tremendous Importance with
out the fullest consideration.
Discussions and hearings have de-
veloped the fact that the House bill
will meet with considerable opposi-
ton from bankers and as they will
have to take between one and two
hundred million dollars of stock in
the proposed reserve banks it stands
to reason that the plan cannot sue
coed without their approval.
The passage of a Currency bill as
well as its form will depend, there
fore, not on what the House does
this week but on the conclusions
reached by the Senators after they
have considered the subject
Speaking about currency | want to
drop hint to the folks down home.
| understand there has been a fine
cotton crop made. In a few days the
streets of Marietta will be full of
cotton wagons. The farmers will be
paid many thousands of dollars.
We have heard a great deal in the
last year about rural credits and
plans that are adopted in Europe to
supply farmers with money. | want
to see us do a little cooperative fl
nancing on our own account. Just at
this time there is tremendous de-
mand for crop moving currency and
J Secretary McAdoo has deposited fiji
q ty million dollars in the South and
West to help along. A million OF
it was sent to Atlanta
Now the thing to do is to keep
! every dollar that is possible in out
banks. Whenever farmer is paid
! for his cotton he ought to strike a
| bee line for one of our excellent
! banks and put the money in there
| give two reasons: One is that q
bank is the safest place for money
! 1t can be neither stolen nor burned
up. Stick it between the mattresse,
and when you go after it it may be
] gone, or the house may burn down
on it. But mainly this; The more
money the farmers keep in the bank
the easier it will be for the banks
to handle the crop at a good price.
The farmers of Cobb County who
want to help themselves in market.
ing the cotton crop can do it by
first paying their notes and other
debts and then putting the rest OF
their money in the bank to swell
the amount ON hand for moving the
crop at good price, $50. q,...
JOSIAH CARTIER