Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-29
Thrift Investment BlOG0
To American BOISheViStS
Cora Harris Declares
WOMEN MUST BECOME ECONOMISTS
Noted Southern Author and Philosopher Points
to Crisis Facing Country Through A&ita-
ton of american Alien" Glass

most mOnStfous Rfeedt tue stnHt VI
truth has been destroyed in them and
has been replaced by The belief that
they haze a right to commitA any
wrong against tbe Government Of the
people in order to crafty this greed
and those low instincts of the Gala
ban.
"Ttc whole American people have
been more or less affected by these
conditions growing out OF extrava'
gance aud thinking that the thing we
have made--this Government--will
last forever, without support, 1t VIII
not No matter what are views are
or what candidate We vote tor, we
must DO some active, constructive
work to mend these breaches,
Thrift Means Security
Nov the Government has establish
cd thrift and saving moycment-the
first agency deliberately planned for
this purpose The desire Is that every
man, woman and child literally shall
become a stakeholder in the Govern
meut vi the United States hts-b4aayyiiH 6 6
these certificates lstamps) and by
these methods Of saving.
I'VE are to invest what otherwise
We would waste In these purchases,
We are to save even In order 10 make
these purchases Of what are really
Thrift notes, though they are called
stamps. The security back Of them
is the entire wealth of this country
the best security in the world. The
interest on them is good, but that
| is not the only or chief reason for
buying them. The chief reason is To
begin now With the younger genera
ton, especially to cultivate the habit
OF economy and to give them sense
Of proprietorship in the Government
/ Men and women who have that will
! not undertake to destroy II as the re
Gently developed Alien Americans ane
Alien immigrants are trying to DO,
when you own stock in thing
not merely : ballot you are goins
to stand o. il and see that il does
not fell or fall This &c why We
ought TO support the thrift not
STAMP movement II places a MT
terial insurance upon the PATRIOTS
of our children and It develops 1
these children the right habits o
economy
AT the present time In the SIKH
Federal Reserve section, some OF then
not above 10 years OF age. who have
never had 500 in their lives before
will receive before the end OF tht
winter from $500 to $1,000 for theil
little crops this year, owing TO th'
enormous price cotton Is bringing
This to them Is an astounding goot
fortune. They have never had an!
experience in handling money. The!
are spending 1t in the widest ant
most foolish ways. II they could b.
induced TO invest It In these thrill
potes. Il would not only save th'
nest egg OF future prosperity, but !
would develop in them a sense 0
thrift and responsibility.
Responsibility Of Women
"As for the women there Is some
thing for them more important thai
tho right to vote, which Is that the!
develop sense Of citisenship and tn
obligations, both domestic and politi
cal which should be given in exchang
for the right. They also must learl
10 save and achieve their duties a
women. as men have done so admire
bly In the building Of the materis
pros psrity of this country. Women Of
xoefuly lacking in thrift. Their pa
triotic awakening ID admirable, bu
Il will be merely an awakening an
not a development unless we lear
70 practice the primal virtues OF cit
yenship in our expense account, whicl
comas under what is practically neH
term in American life-THRlFT.
This investment in thrift note
should appeal especially to womel
not only because they shortly are
become active eitizsas. but they ar
III. most expensive and extrasagan
class OF respectable women on 10
face Of the earth
Let the American women ceas
10 he the vampires OF American civ
llzation and become the domestic eeol
nmists OF American civilization. TIL
would be her first step forward an
whsteysr steps OF strides she ha
taken In any other direction, she ma
no, made even the shortest one In mi
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