Americus times-recorder., 1916-08-23

seems to be MAD because you saw fit
to arrange the order of your guano in
spectors appointments so that the
farmer, himself, should fall heir to the
greater portion of the money expended
along this line. Is it possible that Mr..
Crisp has become so greedy over the
spoils of public Office that it irritates
his refined nature to learn that any
portion of the same has fallen into the
path of the poor, old. forever 'HUM
BUGED" farmer. You should ask Mr..
Crisp how many dollars he has ever
thrown in their way, in order to make
life sweeter and their burden easier.
He has only been able to acquire juris
diction of the dispensing of two posi-
tions since his advent into Congress,
touching affairs in Schley county; one
a post Office appointment; the other a
statistical agent to count the cotton our
farmers make, and in both of these in
stances his town friends were selected
to fill the places The last mentioned
position, that of cotton counter" fell
into the hands of his present Campaign
Manager, who is merchant and also
Tax Receiver of the county. None of
us, however, have ever criticised him
for these appointments.
Mr. Crisp misjudges the farmers OF
Schley, if he is of the opinion that they
are mad with you about being able
and willing to give them those jobs
while you were Commissioner. In fact
this new ORDER OF THINGS were as
revolution to US all; we had never
received anything that we could Sc
completely realize from public offic-
ial before, and sorrowfully we bemourn
the fact that we have received nothing
since your retirement from public life
That's why we are going to put you
in Congress-WORDS ARE EMPTY
RESULTS COUNT.
have written you at length, because
I wanted you to more fully realize thar
ever before, just what l, and hundreds
OF other friends here think of you, ant
the methods by which Mr.. Crisp is
seeking your downfall.
Mr.. Crisp wouldn't dare come tC
Ellaville, and make his usual TRADE or
your reputation and character, that he
is spoutting all over the district
wherever he thinks the people dom
know you so we'll. If he were to
some of the few followers he has il
this county would desert him, his
present campaign manager included
for he, in all reality, is your friend.
We all know your IMPLICIT HON
ESTY OF PURPOSE; we know tha
you never refused a call in YOU
whole life, in Office or out of Office
when the interest of friend, or any
one else's friend, was hanging in tht
balance; we know that CHARITY
THE SWEETEST VIRTUE RECORD
ED IN HOLY WRIT, has ever receiv
ed a bounteOus extended hand wheT
knocking at your door; we know tha
you have on number of occasion:
gone down into your own pocket ant
liberated the wayward son from pris
or walls, in order that the old, brok
en- hearted mother might rejoice a
the return of the child. In fact it il
commonly known and conceded that
when any of us in Schley count!
want anything done that we can't dt
ourselves, we always call on Ton
Hudson, and results follow, and that's
the thing that counts, after all.
Indeed, it would be burdensom'
task to convince the people of Schley
that Tom Hudson is a bad man, ant
one that the people could not trust.
What l have written comes direc
from the heart, and will receive the
sanction of our entire citiZenery.
You have my unqualified permission
to use this letter in any way you ma!
see fit This is one race, above all, il
which | have no secrets to conceal.
With best wishes for your speed!
recovery, and trusting that your ma
jority may exceed even your own ex
pectations, l beg to remain,
Your friend
]. T. ROYAL.
-adyt.