The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-01-27

President of the State Farmers Union, adj
dressed the citizens of Appling County in the
Court House in BaXley.
Notwithstanding the unusual cold weather,
there were present many citizens from all sec
tions of the county, who greeted Mr.. Brown
with warm welcome and undivided atten-
ton throughout his excellent speech of about
two hours in length.
At no time during this highly instructive
address did interest abate; but on the con-
trary, frequent applause and enthusiasm was
manifested throughout.
Mr. Brown is an amiable man and force
full and magnetic speaker, we'll equipped with
a fund of useful and indispensable informa-
ton to the farmer and the producing classes
generally Being skilled in the arts of ora
tory, has logic is convincing and his anecdotes
are related with telling effect
The Union of the State of Georgia is to be
Congratulated upon having Mr. Brown as its
President, and the Unions of the South were
fortunate in their selection of him as one of
their two representatives to guard their In
terests at our National Capitol
Yes, Mr.. Browns speech caused great en-
thusiasm because it inspires confidence in the
efficiency and ability of the union to accom-
plish that for which it was organized, viz:
the uplift and the lettering of conditions of
the producing element of our country.
This confidence had almost been lost
through the 'milk and CIDER or grass turf"
policy so largely manifested heretofore. But
now since this 'grass-turf" policy stage of the
union is past and Old Man People has de-
termined to substitute real hard stones, in the
shape of ballots, instead of "grass-turf," we
confidently expect to see the hitherto smiling
lads (the politicians begin to look serious and
with more respect upon the old man, and take
more heed to his persusasions. See?
Yes, boys, it inspires us wonderfully. We
realize that you are getting right now and that
something is going to be doing soon.
We have been asking for fish and receiving
serpents long enough We propose to have
some real good fish in the near future or
know the reason why.
We we're promised real rural credits Ia
good wholesome fish,. Now we are being Of
fered a regional bank serpent which if we
take to our bosom it's stig will be fatal. No!
We are not going to have it. Give us a good
fish, gentlemen
If the gold that comes out of the land, and
which has no intrinsic value, is fit for the
redemption of our currency, why is not the
land itself, the products Of the soil of which
clothes the human race and feeds all living
creatures. more fit for the redemption Of our
currency than even the gold?
Give us a system of credits, based upon
land bonds bearing a low rate of interest upon
which to base a rural currency, and let there
be a provision in this system of rural credits
for non-perishable farm products to be ware
housed and accepted as security for loans to
non-land holders or to those land owners who
cannot conveniently, for any cause, bond
lands.
Pardon this depression. I started out to
tell YOU about the meeting at BaXley. That
pc IN Of Mr.. Browns speech devoted to
Fertilizers and the fertilizer situation was ex-
ceedingly interesting and at times almost