The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-12-17
CLARK HOWELL AND THE DEMO
CRATIC ADMINISTRATION

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that learned man could not answer.
/. If the Democratic Party is not
competent to enact laws in the in
test Of the people, what is the need
OF Democratic Party?
q If the Democratic Party is COM
petent to enact laws in the interest
OF the people and will not do SO,
what need is there of Democratic
Party?
! noticed an editorial in the At
lanta Constitution Of the 28th inst,
which read as follows: The year
1914 was, and still is a bad year for
vagOries and nostrUms, political and
otherwise. The immensely Of the
European war has stunned folk into
a new and true perspective, they do
not want quack panaceas. They
want the real thing. They are see
ing too that the Democratic party is
perfectly able to put into effect what
ever Of the Bull Moose offerings are
worthy of enactment. The Hon.
Clark Howell has had editorials time
after time since the panic began, call
ms On the Democratic Administra-
ton to enact some law in the inter-
est OF the cotton planters Of the
South and West. Mr.. Howell said
toe, that if the administration did
not give the farmers relief that the
people would know where to place
the blame and that the people would
not fOrGot. How can the Hon Clark
Howell say now that the people are
seeing tCo that the Democratic party
is perfectly able to put into effect
whatever Of the Bull Moose offerings
are worthy Of enactment. Mr.. How
ell, was your dear old Democratic
party able to give the people relief
when You were pleading with them to
enact some law to protect the cotton
growers, did they heed your call?
Did you not tell them that the Gov
eminent was always ready to run to
the relief of Wall Street whenever
Wall Street squealed. Has Wood
ToW-TUmulty & Company paid any
attention to your pleading Mr.. How
ell? Did you call on the mighty
Hoke, the IL 1-2 cents cotton Sena-
tor? If Hoke could not do anything
your work was all in vain, for Hoke
is the whole cheese. Talk about your
grand old Democratic party. The
people are tired of such rot The
present Administration has very near
bankrupted the South. There has
never been such unrest among the
people. Tens Of thousands out Of
employment. Farmers holding cot
ton because they are not offered half
that it cost to grow it. The farmer
can't pay the merchant. The retail
merchant can't pay the jobber and
the banker. Consequently business.
is blocked. Now Mr.. Howell, you
say that the Democratic party is
able. Can't you get a move on them,
tell them that the people will not
forget and that they will know where
to place the blame. If the Demo-
cratic party had given the far
mer rural credit as the party
promised to do before getting into
power, the European war could not
have had much effect upon this
country, for the farmers could have
gotten what money they needed and
could have kept their cotton off of
the market.
Now Mr.. Howell you can tell your
grand old Democratic party that the
Hon. Thos. e. Watson is keeping tab
on them, and that if they want to
save the old humbug that they had
better get busy before 1915 rolls
around. If your party can do any
thing let them show their faith by
their work. If they cannot do any,
thing let them acknowledge it.
Respectfully,
Ga. G, L. BUTLER.