Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-11-03

You know and all the Administers
ton knows that it is the common talk
and daily statement in the hotels and
corridors at Washington, in the Cot
tor Exchange OF New York and New
Orleans and with purchasing agents
Of foreign countries that IL cotton
goes above IS cents the Government
will take control Of it and fix price?
Doa't you know that the COMMITTEES
control, and that is controlling cotton
is made up Of cotton mill men, cot
ton seed OIL men, and cotton exchange
and commission gamblers?
II you don't know this, get the OF
fctal II. s. Bulletin issued September
oath. You will see this is true. Wash
in9ton ia full Of foreign agents, New
England spinners and Wall Street
gamblers, doing all In their power to
make the Administration take charge
of this and the next crop of cotton,
and, incredible aS it now seems, there
are some newspapers and paid agen-
cies right here in Georgia advocat-
ing the same dirty deal: and l want
to tell yoU In no uncertain terms, that
unless the Southern people assert
themselve in the most vigorous terms
it viii be done.
And when this is done we will be
az thS mcICy OI inc SpAhAolS anu Aoi
eiRn agents, just as We are now at
the mercy OF the cotton seed mills.
Cotton seed is congested and depress-
ed now. cotton will be depressed and
coRgested then. You can raise no
mensy On seed now; you could raise
no money on cotton then You have to
wait on seed mills now; you would
have to wait on cotton mills then.
Southern banks cannot. advance mon
+ Il
vance money On cotton then
II you had one hundred tons OF
seed today and had 10 pay one thou
sand dollars debt you would have to
wait until the oil mill could use them
to pay the debt, and The same prin-
ciple will apply to cotton if the price
and control is fixed, These conditions
would demoralize all business, wreck
and ruin the South?
Do you know that We live in a free
country and have a right to serve God
according to the dictates of our own
conscience and to vote for what and
for whom we please?
The interference with the rights Of
the people by taxing tea ard the BoS-
ton disturbance was a mild encroach-
ment of the peoples rights compared
to the present interference with cot
ton.
just why the SplDUPTS ana SanlDlefS
should be protected from the effect
OF the fourth disastrous crop and the
exporters for foreign countries Sc
cure cotton at the expense OF the
Southern planters can not see Brazil
looks after the planters of coffee, and
not the consumers OF coffee in Amer
lea and Europe.
But The Democratic party owns the
South by prescriptive title, and I'M
til the bonds of this peaceable posses
sion are broken and We show some sec
tional Independence, we will have no
recognition in national affairs, and
will be bartered as weddings for pO-
litical preference North, East and
West, regardless Of our rights or
faithful service to one party. If it is
so now and We bare our backs to
the lash that is being laid on In this
outrageous cotton situation, how much
worse will it be when this world war
is over and each section must fight
for it's respective rights. We will need
business men with CUTS and gall, grit
and grain to stand for the interest of
the South and be in position to de-
mand what Ia right. If we have a
weakling in the United States Senate
trailing only In the banner Of solid
Democracy, whipped into line by pre-
judicial sentiment and ignorance, We
will reap the harvest Of that same
contempt Of barter and sale for politi-
cal preference in more manly sec
lions. IL l am elected to the United
States Senate as an Independent Re
publican, will have the help and sup