Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-31

stealthiIy aiding Poland in every possible
way.
(6) ] immovably opposed to, compul-
sorry military training, in peace.
Suclr training is the death of democracy,
and the cultivation of universal war lust
and blood lust.
In defense of our country, in war, the
volunteer has always been inyincible.
In time of peace, surely the state mi
litia, the national guard and a standing
army of 100000 men can keep down the
riots that break out when the bilionaires try
to starve the workman and reduce him to
the position of slave, to toll all his life, at
Il pitiful wage and then be turned out to
die when old and exhausted.
We do not need to have this country
turned into a vast military camp where
the bpys are to be taught that murder is
| right. \if commanded by an officer. 60
We do not want it made into Goddess
profteerism of monopolists, upheld by SOL
diers.
| No young man will be safe in his field,
In the shop, in the mill, in the store, if
we have compulsory military education, and
league, with article ten in it, which may
| call those young men. any day, to far away
Poland Persia, Shantung or to India to
defend the British empire; or to. Syria and
Madagascar or Africa to defend the empire
of France.
military service in foreign countries; ever
since 1918 this has been illegal.
The Great Charter forbids it and con-
Stitution forbidS it.
90 If elected your senator, pledge my
self to do all i'll my power to repeal what
is known as the franking privilege, which
allows members of congress, cabinet Off
GERS, heads of department. and the presi-
dent himself to send thousands of millions
of pounds of mere junk through the mails
without paying postage on it.
80 l will endeavor to stop the appro-
priation of money to publish government
papers and magazines.
R. F. D. Service
1t will be one of my purposes to improve
post on such a footing as that it will really
compete with the express companies.
At present it does not.
go If elected to the senate, will do my
utmost to re-assert and restore the reserv-
ed rights of the states.
We need determined leadership. which
will establish the Americanism which is
written in the Declaration of Independence,
in the United States constitution, in Wash
ington's farewell address and in the great
messages and addresses of Thomas Jeffer-
son, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew
jackson, Robert TOombs. Benjamin Hill and
Alexander II. Stephens.
We do not intend to have our American
ism measured by the secret code of those
popish organiza tions-the knights of Co
lumbus. the JeSuits and the young officers
of the American Legion.
t1O) / will do my utmost to have the
postma Ster general deprived of all power to
censor the mails, and to crush publications
which do not meet his approval.
Let every publisher be responsible to the
courts for any abuse of free press, but let
the postmaster general keep his paws off
His office does not impose upon him the
arduous duty of teaching a free people
what to say and print; his official duty is
died, and If he does that he will have
measured un to the full expectations OF the
public.
We don't intend to take our opinions from
the White House or from the postoffce de
pa rtment and the sooner that idea soaks
into the heads of such petty tyrants as
Burleson and Woodrow Wilson the better it
will be for democracy, civilization and the
happiness OF mankind everywhere.
/ 1D We want the thousands of useless
employees, the majority of whom are ne
of the government since they have nothing
now to do-if ever they had anything to
do, except to enjoy themselves at your ex-
penSe.
(1o) without any authority whatsoever,
President Wilson loaned to European kings
and European governments nine thousand
million dollars of your money.
| oppose this unconstitutional policy.
This government has the legal right to
borrow money for our own welfare, but no
power to tax America for the benefit of
Europe. .... .,.
The constitution confers upon congress
| the right to borrow money, but certainly nc
| LAWYER will contend that the president had
Great Britain, France, Italy and Russia.
Nine thousand million dollars, taxed out
Of us-was virtually given away to Europe.
H.. Favors Right to Strike
| 13) l favor the workmans right to
strike, to use his own money when he needs
! 1t the right to hold peaceable meetings dur
Lever law; also the immediate grant of in
| dependence to the Philippines
14) 1 am in favor of giving this coun-
, try what it wants, namely-Peace, and a
| withdrawal from all European, entangle-
ments.
Who made us responsible for Europe, OF
| Asia, or Africa!
Who made us the accomplice of Great
| Britain's crimes, and of the Imperial atrOci
| ties of Japan and Poland and of France;
| Who had the authority to make foreign
| contracts, in secrecy, which violate our su
preme law and yet bind our 'nationa
| honor?"
How can a president, sworn servant OF
this government, go ahead and legally make
Il new government for this and for other
| ciuntries?
It's all bosh!
The peoples have not been consulted any.
| where.
They have been ignored; their natura
| boundaries cut and slashed: their racia
rivalries, creeds and hatreds requested t.
| sponge themselves off the map
If our president can leave the country
| ard create a new government one time, his
| successors can keep ON going abroad and
| making new governments.
| If President Wilson can choose / 600 pro
| fessors. profesgoresSes, experts, expert
/ esses historians, hitorianese,- astronomers
astronomeresses, including George Creel ant
| Mrs. Crcel, why, it stands to reason that
| President Cox will find some defect in viii
| sons amateurish work, and will leave us-tt
| he gone a year or so-for the purpose OF
making lovely speeches concerning heaven
| and another league of San Domingo, Liberia
| IIedjazz and hell
| regret that, In 1920, Senator Smith
| voted against the resolution declaring that
| the war against Germany was at an end
although President Wilson had told congress
that the ended in November, 1918.
! Two years have passed, and yet there is
| no peace; an offset, however, we still
| have Senator Smith.
| The high cost of living, which is the
| blight of the land, Is due to the fact that
| immense duties have to be paid at Gus
toms houses. before foreign food, clothing
| hGts, shoes and other necessaries can be sold
| i'll markets.
| If these necessaries of life should be
| placed on the free list. the prices will fall
| before foreign competition.
! will introduce such bill, and do my
| best to pass it,
| 15) The people created the government
| of the state; the states created the federal
| government; the fathers who framed the
constitution of the United States were care
| ment should guarantee to every state "a
| republican form of government"
] The fathers were careful enough to write
1t into our supreme law, that all powers not
delegated to the federal government, and