The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-06-01
reelection of Hon. Chas. S. Barrett Mad,
May Is Proves True. &
President of Farmers Union Not Fooled by Fake Rural Credits
Bill Sponsored by Garter Glass.

ESTED THAN SOME OF THE MEN
WHO TAKE OPEN AND ABOVE
BOARD STAND AGAINST THEM.
A great game is this of American
politics. 1t lays every other game in
the shade. The player never rests;
he is always on the job. The cotton
and stock exchanges close up for
holidays and vacations; business
suspends when Sunday comes; even
the card sharp has his dull and I'M
occupied days. But the politician
never quits; he knows no vacation,
and Sunday is the day Of days for
planning new tricks.
l heard of a conference the other
day behind closed doors in which we'll
known men took part. The records
OF certain politicians were read out,
considered and discussed. These
records showed that many Of these
players of the political game had
talked right and voted right every
time their names were called; and
yet l personally know that some Of
these very men were more respons-
.ible for the defeat of some of our
measures than some Of those who are
openly and squarely opposed to us.
This game of politics is one that
is we'll nigh perfect. The professional
knows how to play both ends
against the middle, and win at every
point Some of them have been up
there in Washington almost from
time immemorial; they have attached
themselves to their job apparently
for life. They go on loving and
at the same time, fooling the dear
people, And all the time they go
on working against them whenever
it suits their purpose. There is
seemingly nothing easier than fool
ing the folks; Barnum said you have
to ''fool'' 'em to get the gate receipts.
The politician fools 'em to get the
votes, and he succeeds at it.
Be Sure That You Vote for the
Farmers Friend.
By the way, I saw a lot of seeds
lying around congressional offices
the other day Some Of you are go
ing to get a bunch of seed pretty
soon and then you are going to feel
what a great, good, kind man your
congressman is.
l.
We have some friends, some good
strong, sincere friends in congress =.
friends who have worked with us and
for us, who are still working for us;
but the trouble with many of the
lawmakers is they seem to think
Farmers generally are an uncertain
quantity. They don't think we APP
preciate what is done for us, and
they don't feel so very certain that
we will make any effort to punish
those who turn against us.
If we want to make more friends
and certainly that should be our
ainl-we've got to stand strongly and
firmly by the friends we already
have; and we are certain to have
many more admirers, if we will only
give our enemies a good walloping
every time they show their heads.
Fight the Devil With Fire.
There is nothing | know of that is
so forceful in breeding respect for a
man Or for an organization as stick
ing by friends and pounding enemies,
but pounding them, of course, in a
fair and square fight.
The Farmers Union, farmers
everywhere, needs just little more
of this sort of spirit. 1t is the one
thing that will help them to get
somewhere, to get what they want
and ought to have. We can play at
this game Of politics, too; and we do
not have to be professional politi-
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