Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22

a.
died years thousand million dollars worth of stocks
and bonds
When Mr. Morgan or any big individual
anything, he keeps part of what he handles
wonder Mr.. Morgan able buy pictures
hundred thousand dollars apiece million dollars apiece if
he when he handles thousand millions of dollars
years and charges $50 much" for handling?
Morgan Just at present little
matter Of 100000 his banking awaiting
hand anybody should along
little money put into sort of business of the kind
that Mr. Morgan approves
We don't propose to waste time with criticism of Mr.
Morgan and the other big money do exactly
PEOPLE LET THEM DO.
you farmer left your pigs roaming around
the of the woods you would be foolish blame
and ate the pigs
The thing do is to look after your pigs when you happen
be a farmer living bears
thing people country do to look after
themselves and their interests when there large
on the edge of the woods
What the people need money for useful easily
obtained proper security, and for in SMALL
Do imagine that Mr. Morgan has individual
in handling of two thousand millions of dollars.
Do not believe that the hundred and sixty millions
he holds will be used uselessly foolishly
Morgan perhaps will make too much But that doesn't mat
much In few from there won't be any Nor
gan, and his personal profits won't
Mr. Morgan has built many miles of railroads
get the money to build them
He has built great factories-the factory Gary alone
represents nearly hundred millions of investment
a Morgan S a
charges DEAL he makes than should
he does promote big business
The trouble us Americans is that our LITTLE people have
no chance.
little peoples savings are used by the big people in their
operations swallowed waeed stocks and gerichquic
schemes.
thousand millions by the BIG men from
one big manand the little can't borrow ANYTHING.
The farmer if he borrow pay per
is criminal usury The banks all know it. and they think all
right.
From those banks Mr. Morgan borrow per
less Or he borrow money government
ING AT ALL HE CAN GET GOVERNMENT FUNDS DEPOSIT
ED IN HIS BANK THEN THE BANK LENDS THEM OUT
THE HIGHEST RATE.
The little pay uSury. case
HE CAN'T GET MONEY ON ANY TERMS
In Germany where they haven equarer wealth. but
times national intelligence people
able borrow from the five thousand millions
lars at per centevey spent for little improvements
In this country if the farmer till it.
and make productive for the benefit of all if he
agricultural machinery he pay usu though
taking his watch pawnbroker he usually
money when he wants it.
We have millions and thousands of millions Wall Street in
vestmen for buying stocks and selling them margin
The professional gambler of the Stock Exchange all the
that he wants calusually per farmer
who trying to feed the people the builder who trying
homes the who build in which to keep his
family can not borrow at ALL or only at usurous
We need this country cooperation
and voting by the citizens for their protection
to
y THE UNITED STATES the opportunity to borrow fair
the money that he needs spend general CON
STRUCTIVE work
There talking about Morgan men
They do we have said, WHAT YOU LET THEM Do
The real big the real rich United
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT YOU are the United
States government
Why don the people together arrange lending
direct by the nation individual for
constructive work the farmer builder and the
honest citizen generally, the credit which
ONE individual able two thousand millions of dollars
IN ten and eighty odd MILLIONS individuals hampered for
lack OF credit and bed by usury- picture does little
credit to the Intelligence of the United States