The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-06-04


Watson. You may wonder
what that has to- do with my writ
ing this letter to you. Let me ex-
plain. What was in Watson's letter
l know not. But the gentleman sent
me one. He shore did, under Frank
OF the Government-postage in adj
vance you see. From the reading of
the letter, one with any perceptive
faculties could plainly see, that it
was lame and labored effort to
mlslead and boost himself for things
which he had not done or achieved.
Did he con1ne himself to the duties
of Census Enumerator, the duties
of his office, giving you all the statis-
teal facts which he might have
gathered for future reference? He
did not. What was the purport and
contents of that letter? Now, Con-
stitution, don't you faint, when l re-
veal them to you, or else we might
be called upon to pass or sit in judg-
ment upon the truth or falsity of
the charges of Watson's Humbugism.
Shall | pronounce it? Refunding of
the entire bonded system to reduce
interest, as Thomas Jefferson said,
"RObbing the people upon a grand
scale" What we'll posted and in
telligent fnancier that does not
know that refunding mortgages the
present as well as future posterity?
1t gives enslavement a lingering ex-
lstence. 1t is a method of building
up social castles by compelling a
large part of the people to pay trib-
ute to the few. Why not levy a
direct Tax SO that the people can
see the injustice of it and arise
and beat it back? There never has
been time or period, from the foun-
dalton of the Republic, up to the
present time, no excuse or necessity
for the issuing or creation of Ia single
Bond, either NationaI, State, County
or Municipa1; and every one which
has been issued, has been issued
with and for the express purpose of
robbing and enslaving the people.
Note you, bonded and bondage are
from the same derivation; conse-
quently when the people are under
bonded debt, (and robbing Tariff
besides) they are in financial bond
age or slavery. There is no slavery
so insidious as that of financial
slavery, none which reduces the peo-
pie to such depths of degradation
and none to which they submit with
such complacency; for their chains
under the guise of freedom are I'M
seen, and their clanking is drowned
amid the boastfu1 din of "our liber-
ties
Constitution, do tell me, is Mr..
Harris in this working under the i'm
pulses of dishonest degeneracy, or
at the dictates of Wall Street CO.
horts, or at the dictation of his Lord
and Master, Hog-it-all, Goliath,
Usurper Smith?
There is a great deal of ground
which [ would be glad to cover in
this letter, but I realize that I will
not be able to- do it, hence I will
have to condense as much as I can.
Friend Megaphone Harris of Goliath
Smith alludes to the Booker Wash
ington incident between Watson and
Wilson. He is the first one I have
known to deny it, and have seen
no disproval of it by any one else.
AS long as we are upon the negro
subject-what about Wilson's nomi-
nation or appointment Of the negro
Robert H. Terrell las Municipal
Judge for the District of Columbia,
and your Boss failing to oppose or
fight his confirmation? Why is it
that your Boss is letting that negro
Johnson remain unmolested in that
fat Four Thousand Dollar office, in.
the Government Service at Washing