The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-10-15
Editor Lee County Journal !.

have been reading the many
suggestions Of our Senator Hoke
Smith and the advocates of the adj
ADMINISTRATION he advocates. The COM
ments Of the various figure heads
supposed to be friendly to the Sou
thern cotton raisers; and not sim
gle one seems to be willing to offer
one suggestion that will help the
financial pressure now existing.
Now, we don't want as | sec it any
more mony certificates issued. There
is plenty of money to handle the
present situation If intelligence is
Piled. This trouble we are in was
not forecasted in tie beginning with
the man that was blinded with the
greed for money and the farmer is
the only factor by which those that S
directing the financial operations Of
our commonwealth. That could pos
sibly be led on to a distinctive way
of operating and planning for our
future. Now as the only relief as !
see it, let our law makers meet and
pass a stay law for 6 months, thai
all Indebtedness stand for 6 mon
tbs, that our people are engaged in.
At the expiration of 6 months il
| this depression has passed, let tbs
the cotton be turned loose and pax
the Indebtedness as the demands
shows up. Don't take up timemak.
ling laws. Tie hand Of Providence
has already settled 10 years ago.
This would have been timely. Now
us / see it would beWauting. Don I
do anything for the farmer Let
him sweat, except make him hold
his cotton to turn over whenever it
will settle the debt, and tax him 10
cents per Id. for all cotton raised
over $500 lbs. lint to the plow and
donate same to the educational pur-
suits. You would see then the sup
ply wagon stop running, expenses
stop, of the various business pro
jects that's now in operation cause.
And we will have land Of flowers
and time to 90 to church; money tc
pay our debts, and last Of all Q
cheque face. Our trouble is as SET
it, grasping for the things that does
the least good. Grasping for things
that's inopportune, and perfumes
never thought Of.
We have not heard one word about
II cent cotton since the Macon con
vention. Let's do away with sucl
rot. Let's ask Hoke Smith to say
to our leaders and lawmakers to as.
semble together and stay this in
debtedness 6 or y months which.
ever time if takes (restore confden-
ce) to the poor ignorant farmer, and
let him alone this next spring, ana
let him work out his own salvation
unaided. He may not look like he
did before taking. But what you
see Of him will be real.
Don't talk about wars and fami.
mes just say, il God gives me siren,
9Th, / will and can do, and never
will be katcl in this mess again
The Lord being my helper"
For instance the farmers Of GU
community got together some tim,
ago and figured out what they coulc
pay for cotton picking. the mex
Saturday all but 2 or 3, paid a
least Zoe per hundred more than h,
said he was able to pay. II he don
that, l would deem that man ba,
man to do business With So til
only way to handle that sort Of ma
terial, is to say (no) and you woulo
find this plan mentioned viii han
die the situation. This is a time 10
thought. And l would love somucl
to see our leaders come forward ant
be public spirited. The farmers
have come in contact with thes