Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-15

the other fellow is meeting the eX-
penses of governmental activities. do
not realize that in some way or other
the taxes will fall ultimately upon
them. whether the taxes are levied di-
rectly or indirectly"
Interest in Progress.
Whether or not I am elected to
succeed Senator Hoke Smith in the
United States Senate. i shall always
be interested in the material pros
perity OF this wonderful country Of
ours, and especially our dear South
land. and more particularly the State
Of Georgia. 1t is the Industrial side
of the complex government We have
that the burden of my talk to you
to-day shall embrace.
AS a United States Senator, ones
breadth of feeling and interest should
encompass the entire interests of this
country For the material prosperity
of this great republic l will always
stand. Extended in area, history
Ieplete with achievements, rich with
endowments of nature, one of the
most numerous populations ON the
earth, and characterized by an ener-
gy and intelligence the like of which
the world has never seen, we are
setting the face for an advanced civ
iliZation almost beyond the concep-
ton of man.
In round number, figures show that
the United States, with an area of
3,000,0 900 square miles, or about one
seventeenth of the area of the globe,
and a population of 95,000,000. or
slightly more than one twentieth Of
the population of the world is pro-
ducing 2,450,000,000 bushels, or 742
per cent of the total corn crop of the
world; 763,000000 bushels or 16 per
cent of the wheat crop; 1886, 900
bales of cotton of 500 pounds each, or
62.S per cent of the cotton crop; 3d.
$4,000 tons, or 62,S per cent of the
pig iron output. and 562SD00. 600 tons. or
SO per cent of the coal The 252 900
miles eff it's railroads are. 1873 per
cent of the total railroad mileage of
the world.
Expand Productive Capacity.
1t has been said that there is room
enough in our land for a development
that would fully tax the productive
capacity of every factory in it. There
is room enough in it for the profitable
employment in these factories and in
the varied interests of the country Of
every willing worker man or woman.
There is room enough for doubling
the entire agricultural output of the
land, and, indeed, of doubling the
whole withdrawing activities OF
the country. We have resources In
soil and raw material for manufac-
lures so vast and so varied as to
stagger the human mind mat at
tempts to grasp our personalities"
This is a country of big business,
and of wonderful potentialities.
Through national legislation we
should labor to build up and not 10
destroy. We should differentiate good
business from bad business, and push
our country forward in the mighty
Industrial struggle that characterizes
the nations of the earth.
II elected 10 the United States Sem
ate, it will be my greatest pleasure TO
work for the material advancement Of
Georgia and the South. our section
Is richly endowed by nature. and :he
possibilities of our industrial ad-
vancement are almost beyond the
dreams of men.
South Coming Into Own.
Prior to. the Civil War the South
was far in advance over the North
and West. In lS60'it had nearly one
half of the total wealth of the coun-
try, or, to be exact 41.9 per cent. and
wars getting rich faster than all the
New England and Middle States com
bined. One writer has said. Be
tween 1850 and 1860 the increase Of
wealth of these sections was less by
over one billion dollars than the
Souths gain. For several years after
1866 this Government. controlled bv
the preiudices and passions born Of
war, did all in its power TO impoyerish
the South by visiting upon its people
disagreement and corruption in po-
litical life"
Yes. the brain and energy OF the
statesmen from this section Of our
country in those days controlled The
destiny of this republic.
II is also true thai prior Co the Civi
War the Democratic party was Lhe