Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-18
ADVERTISEMENT

TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA
am candidate for the United states
Senate 10 succeed T. ". HardWlck an
20 defeat ". J. Harris
In a letter 10 clark Howell President
Wilson asked the people OF georgia >
W i Ha-ris President Wilson assured
the people OF Georgia that the Govern
gnent would not interfere with our COZ
ton and upon this polltical ana mora
contract the people OF Georgia nominal
"a W. J. Harris for L. = senator, Wei
knowing that he vas a weak man lnde-d
for Shis nigh office, and was not the
choice Of the people. but the flascO OF
the President
we had faith in President Wilson's
promise TO protect cotton planters
against the spInnsrs and speculation "t
rhe north and of foreign countries, bat
IN three DAYS after Harris was NOM
mated on this issue. President wilson on
order directing the War Industries
Board TO IOOk into the cotton sltuatloh
stabilize grades and distribution, ana
u necessary IN the opinion o. Shl ls,,, IN,
20 fix the price OF cotton and place u
under government control
Cotton dropped from 30 cents 10 =
cents per pound millions were lost
10 Us ana thousands OF people have been
5ankrupted. sacrificed and ruined. me
political and moral contract made with
Harris and President Wilson At the sep
TENDER primary has been broken and Is
void, and the people of Georgia are no"
free TO act and vote as they please N
the November election for United
States Senator. If the President I'd
Kept faith with US on this promise all
the people in Georgia WOULD be glad 20
carry out their part OF the contract. but
as the president did not keep his prom
ise he made in that telegram 20 Harris
all the people Of Georgia viii be dlSloyal
do not resent il and elect an indepond-
ent senator; and fight this unjust and
outrageous move on the part OF the
administration TO sacrifice the product
Of our land labor 10 foreign trade ana
unfriendly interest
/. for one. viii oppose il with all the
strength OF my soul and being the
farmers Of Georgia are with ME and the
IOud-moUth politicians. INSCRIPTIONS
newspapers and powers to be can not
and will rot fool them again on the
first Tuesday in November
Mr. Wilson is a great president, ne
Is a powerful man and the best scholar
that has lived since the days OF John
the Baptist. He holds the reins OF the
government as 10 other man has ever
held them When he pops the whip
the wheels turn or the traces break,
and We are with him whole soul and
body in the winning of the war but. he
SHOWS nothing OF the cotton conditions
IN the south he should not hurt US
and has no right TO dictate the local
politics Of Georgia against our Juds-
ment and against our interests. II
President Wilson has not made an
other political promise with the powers
20 be TO sacrifice our cotton for polit-
zeal preference in doubtful sections for
the November election. and cares Tor
The interest OF the people OF Georgia AMI
the south who have served him and
his party ~ faithfully as a slave could
serve his master for fifty-three years.
shy don't nc settle this cotton question
and keep his promise in that Harris
telegram. He could do IL IN one dav
and save US millions Of dollars and
An the world Knows this admins
ration IS against The cotton market
The farmers Of the south are being
rnsde acknowledgements of 10 TuantC the
rottOn seed oil mills and Cthc- great in.
teTeSts UnfTieGd'y 20 US There * but
orc reason for tniS-wc have been solid
Tor one party until We have no polrtical
=TaudinE in national affairs. Shall we
Keep our heads in thC yamc yoke?
Is 80. We deserve no better
No farmer in Georgia has been able
TO sell a ton OF cotton seed since the
september primary They are scattered
fTom the gins hack 20 the farmers. piled
lu heaps and are rottinE by the thou
ands. ali on account c. unjust discrimi-
nations against thc farmer ut the most
critical time i'm the history OF our being,
and the protest OF Democratic senators
seems 20 lee CT no avail
Tho Macon Teicg rauI and some other
1'w spaPeTs In Georgia that either know
co. care nothing -" these conditions. have
continually advocated the price fixing
uf Gotten EUt after made my an
EuunccwenJ on this issue. John W. Zen
% les speech Of acceptance at the
Macon convention mad Little Willie
20 say Tor tho FIRST time thaj nc was
opposed ~ government price hNiug on
cotton. John Bennett is brilliant
Georgian but ne took all the thunder
out OF the Macon Telegraph when ne
made Little Willie say this last
Thursday: but ne did not say that he
opposed the government staniliZinE cot
Ton as instructed by President Wilson
i'm the official United States bulletin Of
-guteurhp~ oath.
Don't yOu know Harris Will not op-
rose anything the presiGen' tavorsE
Don't you know that stabilizing cotton
means cheap cotton
Don't you know that every agency
and committee appointed oy this I'D
.nfnistrItion in connection with the cot
ION and Gotten seed & bein- used TO de-
ITeSS the price,
You know and all the administration
knows tina 70 IS the common talk and
rsafIy statement in the hotels and cor
~idorS ut Washington. in the cotton ex-
change OF New York and New Orleans
snd with purchasing agents or foreign
countries chat II cotton goes above %
cents the Government will take ContrOt
90 it and TX price Don't YOU know
administration to control. and that *
&c utroIling cotton IS made up OF cotton
nail men. cotton seed oil men, and cot
TON exchange ard C ImmisSiOn gamblers
If YOU don't know this. get the official
United States hUiletiu issued September
18th. You will Sc this is true Washing
land spinaers a nd Wall street gamblers
doing al in their powers TO make the
administration take charge or this and
the next crcr OF cotton. and incrcdi-
lie as 20 now seems. there are some
uevspa ucrS and paid agencies right here
fu Georgia advocating the same dirty
deal. and. / want 10 tell YOU in no
uncertain terms. that unless the south
..rn people assert themselves in the most
rigorous terms il will be done.
And when this IS done we viii be at
The mercy OF the spinnerS and foreign
szents Just as we are now at the mer-
~ OF the cotton seed mills Cotton seed
is congested and depressed now, cotton
will be depressed and congested then.
You can raise no money on seed now.
YOU could raise no money on cotton
then You have 10 wait on seed mills
now. you would have TO wait on cot
ton mills then. Southern banks can
not advance money on seed now; they
could not advance money on cotton then.
II you had one hundred tons Of seed
today and had TO pay one thousand dol
lars debt you would have 10 wait until