The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

services. and answers the traducers ol
Virtue. the critics Of wisdom. and the AS
teAl enemies who are howlinG Justify ~
my heels. The taxing power % one os
ne most po,sns,.i .ssnclsss "a. e roxs.s ssss;
function usually results in the concen-
tration OF the Nations wealth in the
o. the bud o. permanent presepssty. The
fundamentally responsible for the disso-
luton and downfall Of every government
similar to whose skeletons cumber
the shores of time today.
has set the mark Of selfishness.~ the sig
| net of Its all-enslavfng power. upon
shining ore. and called it gold: before
vainly rich. the miserable proud. the
mob Of peasants, mobiles. priests ana
kinss. and with blind teelinss rsversnse eve snse
| OF misery
St. Paul recorded the conclusions Of
money is the root of all evil
| At the helm of the Ship of state have
stood with that class OF patriotic states
men whose every endeavor has been to
| guide the Ship across the shoals OF prf-
| vate interests. to avoid the breakers OF
personal greed and steer II safely into
ernment and universal right.
TO Meet Expenses % War.
I would especially ask your cOnsidera-
tion OF my record in the matter Of rais-
penses per Of this war. 1t must not be for
gotten that the most colossal fortunes
y States since
1914. The booty gathered by the con.
Quering heroes Of ancient Greece and
pared in magnitude. For three years
after that time the American manufact-
arsr and Big business 1s man ansofSsd f,"n the
rope. rope, When the United States in 1917
H. Ham <snrR
European Allies. the same manufactur-
ers and Big Business men continued To
absorb. And when It became necessary
revenue to meet the enormous expenses
incident to the war. the Omnipotent pow
defeat 1by convincing Congress. of
course, of the correctness Of their( Cause)
every measure that had for its purpose
Our first fight was to tax excess war
profits fifty per cent. But we we're de-
sixty. sixty-five. seventy. seyenty-fixe.
but In every instance We failed. The
profiteers got away with their enormous
earnings. There are very few corpora
tions. l dare say. in America today that
are not making more money than they
the commandeered ships. the man. fact
urers-all-are reaping a harvest OF rev.
enue far. far above that enjoyed In nor
NAL times. To think Of anybody making
money out of this war is horrible to con.
template-it is needless to say tnat
has been 80 Enthusiastically attested and
proclaimed to the world by newspapers
that belong to the interests in their def
that to state the matter in detail Is SUI
perfluous. The kept press will always
sentative Of the people who fail to do
the bidding Of the interests.
Railroad Regulation and Child Labor.
I want you to notice my record on the
question Of railroad resulation: the child
vent the bodies Of those precious little
ones from being woven into fabrics and
scienceless Golfers OF soulless corpora
tiOns.
MY advocacy Of the Alaskan Railroad
enterprise is also worthy OF your consid-
Grafton. My effort to carry out the sol |
emn promise made in the Democratic |
platform and accentuated by the candi- |
date Of our party for the Presidency for |
free tolls for American Independent ships
through the Panama Canal and Amer:-
cape your attention. The building OF a
merchant marine along lines Of Justice |
and effeency: h tns prafect'en he acfions OF Of
wealth. prohibition legislation. for the
protection Of the human race against the
evil effect of intemperance. as well as
for the conservation OF foOdstuffs during |
the war. Rivers and HarbOr improve
ments. especially that measure which l
championed for the control OF the great
artery of commerce that runs by our
western border, the Mississippi river
sider. s A ''e' ~
You are familiar with all Of those
things. l am sure. because they are OF
such recent occurrence.
Will you be kind enough also to take
provements my snea "a Of "a" my state the develop
ment of agriculture, the elimination Of
the pests that destroy ,in. our crops. nnd 9, tne
is any matter of legislation which inter-
ests me above all Others. IL II that which
pertains to the development Of the farm.
q hettorment
forts of the farmers home.
am a friend to labor in all the voca-
nent -prosperitay comes from the farm.
It is the substratum upon which is build
merce. When the farmers Of this coun-
try prosper. the railroads. the banks.
houses OF merchandise. the lawyers. the
q werd. every vocation prospers. But.
paralyze the strong arm Of the farmer. II
curse his SOIL all business languishes
and the superstructure withers and dies
The farmers toll produces the wealth
in time of peace, and his steady. strong
arm, along with his brethren I'm. other vo- II
cations. fight the Nations battles In time
There is another point that must not
be overlooked In this day since the dol
the religion we must look to the man
who lives next to the soil for the genuine
In the farmers home IL located the so-
cial dynamo which sends its patritoic
current throughout the body polite. re-
viving the soul, stimulating truth and
vtrtuous daring. and which win save this
Republic. II indeed IL shall be saved from
the corrOding and poisoning influences
1f commerciallxed 9elsishness.
But / have endeavored to represent
the people Of Mississippi and protect the
interests OF all alike. as God gave me the
power and sense to understand my duty.
Patriotism the Last Refuge ~ the
eeounoro1.
You are told by certain unScrupulo0D
political enemies that I have not been
true to my country regarding the var.
There are men going over the state to-
lay. am advised, who wrap their can.
kefous carcasses I'm the American Flag
md with the words 0f patriotism upon
heir lying Hips. would scuttle the Ship e
state or offend the Goddess Of Liberty
IN order to injure me and promote their
,wn pecuniaFy or political Interests. All
II which reminds me Of . famous remark
u the old English loxloographer, DR..
samuel Johnson. That patxtotiam Waa
he last refuge cl the ocoundrea."
The charge that i have been dloloyal 70
ny country has not an element o1 truth
n it. A more wicked ~ never polluted
he lips OF . dishoneot mAn- Il I have
,een dln10ya1 to my OOuntEy e - = 1u9e
:auso Tor the people to ropu0lato ~. II
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