The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-03-13
SOME BRIEF FACTS
ABOUT THE GREATEST
LIVING GEORGIAN


William Gibbs McAdoo, born near
Marietta, Ca, in Cobb county, Oct.
S1st, 1868.
! Son of Confederate Soldier and
distinguished Southern jurist. Moved
to Milledgeville, Ca, where he grew
to young manhood.
Had to give up college course and
go to work because of lack of money.
Practiced law in the South until
nearly 80 years of age and then
moved to New York.
Built the famous Hudson tunnels,
solving the transportation problems
of the worlds greatest American
city at cost of hundreds of millions
of dollars.
A Southern boy, without money,
without anything but brain and grit,
interested some of the greatest finan-
ciers of the world in one of the great
est engineering feats ever accom-
plished. McAdoo's name and those
of the Hudson tubes will always be
synonymous.
Became vice chairman of the dem
ocratic national committee in 1912,
and rendered such conspicuous SER
vice to Woodrow Wilson that he was
named secretary of the treasury.
Financed American participation
in the worlds greatest war and also
helped finance European belligerents
(and later our allies,) in terms of
billions of dollars.
Ran the railroads of the country
successfully after they had gotten
into chaotic state in 1917 and gov
eminent had to take them oyer. I'm
der the Democratic administration of
Woodrow Wilson he increased wages
and number of employees, but pri-
vate ownership increased the number
OF employees and wages over the num-
Der McAdoo had by 377,164 and in
creased the wages over the wages
McAdoo paid by 100000, which is
proof conclusive that the railroads of
the country were not confscated be-
cause the men were given only just
wages commensurate with what 9TH
er craftsmen were being paid at the
time. He gave the railroad men
what they were entitled to, which is
what should have been done, but no
railroad properties were confscated
to do so then or since. Recently he
has come out against Government
ownership except as last resort.
McAdoo was a friend of the far
mers of the country, and the South
ern farmers remember what he did
for them
McAdoo favors adjusted compen-
sation for soldiers and sailors in the
world war.
He favors the rigid enforcement of
the national prohibition act.
Mr.. McAdoo is for law prohibit
ing the further issuance of tax ex-
empt securities.
He wants constitutional amend
ment prohibiting the employing of
children in industrial enterprises.
McAdoo has been friend of wo-
man suffrage for years and was an
enthusiastic advocate of the consti-
tutional amendment giving the Amer
lean women the same suffrage rights
as men.
He was one of the men who insti-
tuted the Farm Loan Bank idea,
which has been of incalculable value
to the farmers of the country.
McAdoo resigned from office of
secretary of the treasury and direc-
tor general of railroads because he
could support his family much better
by practicing law than on the meager
salary of cabinet officer with the cost
of living in Washington out of all
proportion to the salaries paid gov
eminent officials.
McAdoo is the greatest living Geor-
gian and Americas greatest Demo
crat and statesman. Make it unan-
imous for him March 18th.
To be weighed properly in the so.
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