The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-09
The Atlanta Chamber OF Con2-
Enerce Takes Hold of The
Frank Case!
Against tEae Law and the Pe0Dle,
Ia Favor Of Money
and Crime.

until the industry of adjacent landowners
had made it immensely valuable-when these
patriots came together, and agreed to act in
concert, it was not anticipated that they
would take upon their shoulders the respon-
slbility for the universe.
We did not expect them to become the
Guardians of Agriculture, as we'll as the
Sponsors for Commerce.
We did not suppose that they would be
come Supervisors of our judicial System.
We never thought they would voluntarily
constitute themselves the Advisers and Di-
rectors Of the Georgia Legislature, and tell
that somewhat uncertain body how to load
and unload the Statute Book.
And little did we think that this Chamber
Of Commerce, whose very name suggests
lucre, if not loot, would lay it's hands upon
the Church. select text for our ministers
of the Gospel, and instruct them what to say
to us God-forsalzen heather, who do not
breathe the purifying ozone of the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce.
Yet the unexpected has happened:
The Atlanta Chamber Of Commerce is our
se]f-appointed Guardian of Agriculture it
advises the Reubens what to plant, and how;
it takes a few Atlanta hens along, with {.
J. Haden and Dr. Stockbride, in order that
these Atlanta society women may educate
our rural wives and daughters in the gentle
art Of setting hens, canning pickles, making
catsup, frying filters, and making yellow
butter from the blue milk of a hOllOWhOrn
cow.
AS the self-commissioned Advisers and
Directors of our Polyglot Legislature, the
Chamber of Commerce has already mashed
our Constitution fatter than pancake, has
created 800 new county officers, all of whom
are appointive, instead Of elective; and, by
this one act of laWlessness, has compelled
the landowners to pay more than S(5,OOO
year for the glorious privilege of having
their land assessed at higher value, and
their taxes correspondingly increased
AS Supervisors of our judicial System,
the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce has ia ken
Jurisdiction over the case of Leo Frank; and
has, in effect, told the outside world that the
outside world is right in saying that the Jew
never had a fair trial, was njustly con-
victed, was Illegally sentenced, and that the
Jury, and Judge Roam, and the Supreme
Court were willing, in obedience to the
bowls of ''blood-lust mob,' to commit
Eiudicial murder"
Not content with this treason to the State
in which they are coming their Big Money,
these men of the Atlanta Chamber of Com
merce have, clothed themselves with the au-
thority to tell the preachers what to preach.
These fnanciers did not interest them
selves for the CantreH boys or for Nick
Wilburn, or for old man Umphrey: they did
not bother their heads about the negroes
lynched at Cochran, and at cambridge, dur
ing the last few weeks: they do not depre-
cate Stations prostitution of his office, for
his own client: they do not denounce the
Haas Finance Committee, which set itself
up in Atlanta to finance corrupt campaign
against the Laws, the Courts, and the People
of Georgia.
These fnanciers of the Atlanta Chamber