Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-17
GOVERNMENT BY STAMPEDE
is LATEST AT WASHINGTON,
J0SEPHUS DANIELS ASSERTS

unworthy and un-Am erican ways in
which it has been employed, [ have
almost reached the conclusion that
the imported propaganda has done
this country more harm than the
imported influenza. They had some
thing in common, being both con.
tagious and often fatal.
Can Congress BE Stampeded
And now government by propa-
Sanda has given place to govern
ment by stampede, or it may be
more near the truth to say that
government by stampede is under
taking to take control Of congress.
To the detriment of wise legislation
free and full debate has about come
to an end in what was once the
popular branch of congress" No
man can speak except by permits.
s!pn of the powers that be" and
the committee on rules has succeed
ed to the car power of the speaker
OF the Cannon decade. The govern
ment by stampede is even worse, for
1t has no head. The sort of gov
eminent now threatening to domi-
nate is thus defined by Webster;
"A wild, headlong scamper, or
running away, of a number of ami.
mails, usually due to fright; hence,
any sudden flight or dispersion. as
or crowd, or an army in a panic. -
A little While ago Secretary Mel,
ION stampeded President Harding by
showing dangerous deficit in the
treasury. Mr., Harding stampeded
the senate. The veterans accepted
the postponement. And now. Score
tary Mellon has stampoded President
Coolidge by showing a dangerous
surplus. What shall we do with
the surplus? What taxes are to be
reduced? Are the soldiers and sail.
ors to be compensated?
These are Big questions for con-
gress and the people to consider
and debate. But government by
stampede is trying to rush decision
without that large consideration of
all the questions necessary to wise
action. Win congress be stampeded
into being rubber stamp by Mel
lon and the other big rich who de-
mand freedom from taxation before
the high tariff burdens are removed
from the neck Of the many?
Sign Here" is Cry
Government by stampede, we'll ii
nanced, well oiled and well CREASED
by those whose taxes would be de.
creased by the Mellon plan is rush
ing along with headlong scamper.
The mails are full Of frantic appeals
from headquarters Of high taxpayers
TO the few thousand taxpayers who
would be relieved. He is told to
sign here" and get your taxes de-
creased. telegram, already writ
ten, virtually demanding his con-
gresham to vote for the Mellon plan
without crossing a st" or dotting an
IL is furnished already prepared
All the recipient has to do is to sign
his name on the dotted line. II is
supposed he will be willing to paw
the telegraph toll in hope of secpS
ing reduction OF his individual tax.
IL not the headquarters of govern
ment by stampede will pay for the
telegram
Stampede Chambers of Commerce
DO you belong to a dinner club
or a chamber of commerce? Then
all YOU have to do is to vote for a
stereotyped, typewriter resolution.
underscored and underlined, demand
ing that congress cease considera
ton and vote as Mellon dictates,
These resolutions are furnished
ready-to-sign to all chambers of
commerce and like organizations.
All that is necessary is to get =
handful Of members together, for
some presiding officer to say, Gan
who want to help Mellon to reduce
their taxes say aye and then for
the secretary to sign and send to
Washington Immediately it will be
given out that the business men are
unanimously in favor Of government
by stampede.
AS matter Of fact, nine-tenths
OF the members of these organiza.
tlons were not present when the
stereotyped resolution was signed.
nave always suspected these STAN.
pede actions of business organiza
tions since [ saw how thew were
worked to boost the Aldrich plan Of
giving The United States another
Nicholas Biddle banking system.
even recall that many Of them