Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-31
SHIFTING THE WILD ASS OF KANSAS.

Governor Henry ]. Allen, of Kansas is al egregious
jackass. He evidently didn't know two weeks age
when he made his blatant assertion condemning the
South for trading upon the misery of theword in reduc
ing the cotton acreage but he has had few hints
since that time Governor Henry apparently wasn't born
that way but the limeght has ruined him just has
many another man of greater ability
Governor Henry at heart is not a bad man. He has
been successful editor of popular daily
paper-that is, he when he occupied himself with
editing instead of running all the country bull
moosing and all Europe digging up nasty things
say about the management of our army that couldn't
substantiate when it came to a showdown. Governo.
Henry this time merely has gone off "hafcocked" He
fired broadsde thinking he using blank cartridges
merely to make himself heard, knowing he fool
right but the gun loaded.
Many bitter things have been said in the South
ply to and upon Governor Henry but the mos.
scintlatng reply is that of former Governor Osborne
of Mich written from Savannah, which place Gov
ernor Osborn owns winter home. Governor Allen
didn't know what he talking about. Governor Os-
born does and he tells the Kansas something
plenty. Here is Governor Osborns letter, which will
be applauded by every southerner for it's sanity:
Savannah, March "a 1919-Hon Henry j. Allen
Governor of Kansas: Because your criticism of the at
tempt being made by Southern planters the
ton acreage and charge that they trading
the misery of the world unknd and unjust and
unounded and have provoked sectional bitterness and ha
tired, moved to address you this open letter. com
posed in the most tranquil spirit.
Not only does your quick asperson do the South a
grievous but it also does yourself poignant in
justice Your words cruel and you are personally
not cruel your phraseology is harsh and you are not
harsh and you are unjust in error which is far
from your desire or intention to be- say these things of
you because have known you and of you for long
time and fully aware of the heartfelt, humanity that
kndes your being and your uncompromsing aim TO be
wight and just
Criticism that is founded on accuracy and inspired
by hunger to error is always jusfable and
may be righteousy keen criticism hasty
lily conceived and founded always does
than good. few great have possessed the genius
of being quick and right all at the time
Iney coulu SnOOt quickly nit the marx Sucn one
Theodore Roosevelt There is vast difference
tween firing off in the air and hitting nothing but the
limeght and firing at mark accurately Perhaps you
the victim of indscreet publicity man, because
your army charges to have fallen down as Ia
mentally your allegation against the South Now
wish the South to understand that this is wholly unlike
you as your friends know you and VIM Allen White
so fasSnatingy interprets you in Henry and Me-
ITO begin with the misery of the world is caused
by hunger hatred and strife and by cotton destu
ton or lack of money buy clothing this is true
those who proteer food are the ones who trade upon
the misery of the world No matter what is the object
of cotton acreage reduction the the South is
Nkey to be and better cotton and more foodstus
for the South and the world has been the habit of the
per man and mule than could be well done Under ex-
listing boil weevil conditions of the South ten acres well
tended be made to yield more than 100 acres
for in the old way, leaving 80 acres for corn wheat
statement may sound dsproportonate until you know
that 100 of cotton put and poorly cared for
may be entirely destroyed by the boil weev while ten
planted early and cultivated assiduousy weeys
fast it natures may yield savera, bales per acre
instead of less than average of half a bale
I'm brief the cotton acreage reduction in the South