Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-18
4 Cali to Georgia Democrats
For Urgently Needed Aid

-H HE plainest of their practical inter-
ests as we'll as the most cherish
n ed of their traditions urge the
Democrats of Georgia to respond llberalN
and promptly to the appeal for contrlou-
lions to the Cox and Roosevelt campaign
fund The great majority OF the cltlzens
of this Commonwealth have a sense OF IN
born devotion to the party OF their tathers'
the party that enshrines the Old sou1hs
memory and the New South's hope, the one
party that is forward-thinking and con-
structive, the one party that IS broadly
American rather than merely sectional. 1t
Is a sentiment as natural as loyalty to COM
rades and kindred, as commendable as graf
tude to benefactors and friends.
There are those, we know, who call it
fogyish to vote year after year in the foot
steps of them who came up from the dark
valley of Eighteen Sixty-Six and fought the
grimmer battles Of Reconstruction. But,
significantly enough, the censurers or that
fidelity never point out just when or why II
would have profited the Southern people to
have broken their historic allegiance and
have transferred their trust to political
clan which apparently never forget the
prejudces and mists of the past. CERTAIN
f is that every mark of consideration which
the South has received in national affairs
during the last sixty years has come from the
Democratic party and ii we may Judge
from the attitude and conduct of the pres
emit Republican Congress, there will be an
abrupt ending of such consideration If, un-
happily, the party of Harding and Coolidge
comes into control of the Government.
1t behooves every farmer of this State and
0f rtin hn
could expect from those who cut and slashed
the last agricultural appropriation bill un-
Ill almost every item in which Southern
planters we're materially concerned was
either eliminated or reduced to q beggarly
shadow of the sum recommended by the
Democratic Administration. 1t behooves the
business men of Georgia and neighbor
States to ponder how their interests would
are at the hands of those who are avowedly
opposed to the Federal Reserve system as
-ow constituted and who logically may be
Xpected tn change, if they can an arrange
ment which gives the South the invaluable
and greatly needed service of three regional
banks. These are solidly practical consid-
erations which no man OF common sense will
ignore They of themselves, even were
there no vestige of the overshadowing threat
Of interference with the South's safeguard
ing suffrage laws should suffice to muster
sull-ranked and full-hearted support to the
national Democratic campaign.
Without donations from the rank and
file that campaign cannot keep the stride OF
victory. There are floods of Republican
propaganda to combat; there are scores and
hundreds of doubtful backgrounds to fight
through; there are we'll nigh innumerable
expense items, from printing to postage,
which must be cared for if the efforts to keep
the party of progress and construction in
control are to be adequate and effective. For
these legitimate expenses, no such sum as
fifteen or thirty million dollars, which is
said to be the goal of the Republican fund
is required. But an amount far more SUBJ
stantial than that thus far subscribed is i'm
peratively needed. And it is to the Demo-
cratic masses alone that the campaign lead
ers look for support There are no special
interests to furnish sinews Of war for Democ-,
racy, no veteran seeks Of favor and for
tune to aid the party that stands for'ncom
mon rights against particular privileges 1t
is urgent. therefore, that the true Demo
Gratis of Georgia, along with those Of kindred
faith the nation over. rally without stint
Hr delay to this highly practical and highly
important cause.
In compliance with request from the
Treasurer of the National Democratic Com
mittee. Hon. Wilbur w. Marsh. The Jour
al will receive and acknowledge contribu-
-" For this prrnose and promptly forward
them to the national treasurer
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