The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-05-13
INTERESTING LETTER ON OLD
TIMES, AND PRESENT
POLITICS.

worth. In my boyhood days I read
your paper during the hot times
down in the Tenth, where they were
massacreeing the political career of
one Of the greatest Southern states
men. That was in those days of
Cleveland hard times, when the fool
farmers had made so much they were
almost starving. We had an ample
ver-production-even to an over
production of 21year-old voters in
Augusta. In those stormy days, |
heard Thomas E. Watson speak at
Summerville, Ga. l wept like a child
as | listened to that master of elo-
quence fighting the battle for the
rights of the common people. 1t
made an impression on me that will
never die, SO long as memory lasts.
l wonder how long all the sons Of
toll will grope in darkness with scales
on their eyes, manacles on their
hands, and shackles of slavery on
their feet?
l wonder how long they will make
a mock of liberty? Voting and
clamoring for representatives that
would betray their country and sell
their God.
Talk about ,traitors Benedict
Arnold was credit, compared to
some Of our CCngrescm ION.
In the exciting times of war,
man may do things which, in ordi-
nary times, he would not do. A man
can be greater traitor in peace
than war. And man who will de-
liberate1y help enact laws that rob
the great masses wringing their hard
earnings, pauperizlng their wives
and children, and babes yet unborn!
Such Congressman ought to be
courtmartialed and shot, like any
other traitor.
We read in our county papers
about our working Congressman. l
have been reading it so long that it
makes me tired. l pity the over
worked Congressman. I know by
this time he must be stringhalted,
stif1od and bellowsed; such pity to
treat human being that way Looks
like our people haven't got any mercy
on a man-just work him to death.
Looks like when folks see a man
foaming, swelling, blowing, vocal
cords worn into a FRAGILE, foot-sore
and galled-it does look like mercy
would say, take him out Of the har-
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rest.
Somebody has so manipulated the
laws until less than per cent of the
people own 80 per cent of the wealth
of our land. So that sixteen men
own all the avenues Of wealth.
Who created that wealth? Did
those money kings do it? Is all that
vast sum the fruits Of their toll? Or
did all of the sons of toll create it?
Those commercial pirates created
nothing. They were busy robbing
you. Not satisfied to leave you
bare living. Many are on the high
ways starving today.
No wonder Christ said, GA rich
man shall hardly see the kingdom Of
heaven"
Greed and Graft is the great sin of
our age 1t does look like our
preachers would let up a little on
card playing and dancing long
enough to deal with this one great
sin that Jesus talked so much about.
Talk about this being free coun-
try, when IS per cent of our people
are homeless. They have no coun-
try no flag. Men are cannibals yet.
They no longer choose to kill and
eat the carcass; they prefer the
fruits Of your toll; it is much sWeeter
than your flesh.
All labor must unite in one great
fight against the enemies of liberty
the steel jaws of CAPITAL and red
handed ROMANISM.