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A GREAT PROTESTANT VICTORY
OVER THE KNIGHTS OF CO
LUMBUS, IN CHICAGO.
Dear Sir: The patriotic citizens of
Chicago have overwhelmingly de
clared for our public schools by the
greatest demonstration ever given a
candidate, in electing Wm. Hale
Thomson for Mayor. Practicaly all
the local newspapers were opposing
the successful candidate, which makes
the victory for our Constitution and
our glorious liberties imminently
greater.
Chicago Guardians of Liberty.
I HAVEN’T ANY LARGE-SIZE PIC
TURES OF MYSELF,
BROTHER BROWN.
Dear Sir: I will say, that I am
located for the present year at this
small railroad town, six miles south
west of Gainesville, on the Southern
Railway. Though small in number
of population, it is surrounded in all
directions by fine farming lands,
owned by energetic, up-to-date farm
ers, who, with their aid, have erected
a large well, equipped magnificent
school building on the highest emi
nence overlooking the country in
every direction. They have a fine
c’orps of teachers. Prof. Bennett
raised a poor boy in Union county, is
giving entire sat’sfaction. They have
a well supplied library.
The trustees have requested me, as
their patrons are great admirers of
Gorgia’s talented scholar and states
man, Tho's. E. Watsor, to ask you to
send them a large-sized picture of
yourself, to be placed alongside that
of President and Mrs. Washington,
and other noted statesmen. They
expect to pay all costs on receipt.
The school numbers from 200 to 250
students.
Hoping for an early reply, I am, as
ever, yours sincerely,
Ga. - B. 11. BROWN.
(Comment.)
T congratulate Oakwood on its
splendid school, and sincerely appre
ciate the request for a large-size
picture. Unfortunately, T have only
two of those (framed) and my wife
wants to keep them. T. E. W.
WE SHOULD RAISE A MONUMENT
TO THE PROTESTANT MARTYR,
WILLIAM BLACK.
Dear Sir: I see in The Jeffersonian
that you propose to bead the list of
subscribers to a fund to be gathered
for the purpose of erecting a monu
ment to the memory of William
Black, who died a martyr for the
cause of liberty, at Marshall, Texas.
We desire to thank you for such an
offer, at such a time, and wish to say
that, although we are very, very poor,
we, too, would like to make a small
donation to such a fund. We believe
that the effedt of such a demonstra
tion upon the part of loyal Americans
would be great, lasting and good.
We believe it would be more far
reaching and to the point, than any
thing else that could be done at pres
ent. A magnificent statue will stand
forever, and day and night its ora
tory will never cease to thunder the
patriotic emotions of the lovers of
liberty.
Who can say to what ends it may
not attain, perhaps to the dispelling
of the clouds that threaten us with
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
THE JEFFERSONIAN
the resurrection of the tragic scenes
of the awful past.
We have no organizations here,
but if you and your kind will kindly
give us your plans of movement in
this matter, we will try to interest
some of the sleepy.
This is written as a word of en
couragement and respect to you, for
your devotion to men.
Few Catholics here, sleepy Protes
tants.
Yours truly,
Mo. E. L. HUFF.
THE NEW DEMOCRATIC TAX.
Dear Sir: As you know, all real
estate business is on the hog. There
was closed in my office a real estate
deal this week; Mr. W. sold an im
proved farm to Mr. P. and bought of
Mr. P. a woodland piece of land, the
consideration in each deed being
SI,OOO-00.
Now, there was only two dollars
changed hands. Guess who got that.
That was revenue, that went for rev
enue stamps, and the government got
the only two bucks in the transac
tion. ■' .
Don’t you think this revenue busi
ness is crooked? Say the Democratic
Administration made a blunder in the
beginning; but let’s be*kind, and say
the war brought on an emergency,
not our war, nor are we at war so
far as 1‘ know, with anybody; then
they say the revenue stamps are nec
essary to meet this emergency. It
occurs to me that if the salaries of
all Congressmen and million other
employees were raised in amount,
if there was an emergency, why it
certainly would have been the proper
thing to do to scale all salaries 10
per cent and raise this money. All
private corporations, railroads and
others, scaled the wages of their em
ployees or else fired them. It cer
tainly would not have been inhumane
to scale the excessive salaries of gov
ernment employers to meet the emer
gencies. But, no, we will keep the
graft and meet the emergency by
stamping on the back of all real
estate transfers, which business is
already on the bog. Remember this
Democratic administration had taken
the straws away already and in addi
tion to making a living, we have got
to do more by the stamping of our
business. The same is true of the
unfortunate who has to sign a note;
he is in debt, and is still ridden by
having to stamp his note.
Now, Mr. Jeffersonian, if this rev
enue business stamp act is not graft,
J for one of your readers, would like
to know what graft is.
Yours truly,,
Ga. ' F. J. BIVINS.
FROM AN OLD SOLDIER, A MEM
BER OF THE TENNESSEE
LEGISLATURE.
“Our Tom: ’’ You have been fighting
the battles of the people so long, w<i
have a right to claim you as “Our
Tom.” I am an old Confederate
soldier, nearly 74 years of age. From
the very first, I have been a subscriber
for your publications, and will be,
unless Americanism is crushed, and
your papers excluded from the mails.
I herewith send you a list of ten subs.
The first six names are citizens of
Fayetteville, and prominent men of
onr county. As for myself, the great
est honor I claim, was being an
elector in two presidential campaigns,
in the Fifth Congressional District
of Tennessee, on the Hon. Thomas
E. Watson’s People’s Party ticket. To
champion a great cause, of great prin
ciples, I esteem a great honor. Then,
let “Our Tom,’’ and all of us, fight
on, and fight forever, for what we
think is right. Keep thd flag float
ing, with a firm determination, to
“ring the bell as the ship goes down.”
Tenn. H. T. CHILDS.
UNCLE JIM PARRISH WANTS
HONEST ELECTIONS.
Dear Sir: There is one thing we
want to see you take up and fight for,
until it becomes a law. Election laws
that will secure to the people an hon
est count of their votes. Whether
that be the Australian ballot or some
other system, it matters not, just so
the votes of. a free people will be
counted as they are cast. We believe
Hoke Smith and Tom Hardwick
would have been beaten in the last
election if the people could have felt
that their votes would have been
counted. We believe if - you will
make a fight for this that our law
makers will be constrained to give us
a good law. Keep up the fight against
popery, foreign missions as prac
ticed now, the Wilson Administra
tion, and everything else that is
against the common people.
Ought not our Government bow its
head in shame for compelling the
poor farmers to sell their cotton for
six and seven cents per pound, and
then insuring it for the buyers and
shippers at twelve and fourteen Cents
per pound?
Yours truly,
J. D. MARTIN.
J. H. PARRISH.
AS TO U. S .PENSIONS-TO CON
FEDERATE VETS.
Dear Sir: Please, if agreeable,
give comment on the following:
After the expiration of fifty years
since the Civil War, should the
South, in all or part, keep up and
give vent to the war prejudice?
Should our law makers, in Congress,
refuse a proposition, or propositions,
by the Grand Army authority, to aid
or help the Confederate soldiers
from the Federal Pension Office, in
that of getting a higher pension?
Pensions of'the North, if I mistake
not, are about $50,000. Now that
the Federal Government is willing
to reciprocate, I think the South
should accept the proposition.
We are one people now—the
same flag. Let’s not, at this late
By TH9S. E. WATS&N I
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hour, kick back at this generosity.
It appears to me that such kicking,
on the part of Southern people,
smacks strong of disloyalty to our
flag. At least it looks so to me. But
T don’t know, I may be wrong.
I am an old Confederate soldier,
carrying an empty sleeve. Would
subscribe for your paper, but am un
able. I like your writings.
S. W. LANG.
A FINE OLD FRIEND IN ALA
BAMA.
Dear Sir: As I have not seen any
thing from this part of Alabama, i
will give you a few lines, to show you
how yonr influence is increasing, way
down here in Alabama.
I. raised a club of twenty-five sub
scribers in February, which was an
easy-going thing, and I hope soon to
raise another.
I handed out my Jeff to my friends
to read, and it took like fire in sage.
The more I read The Jeff, the more
I am interested in it.
I am going into my 71st year.
Was a Pop with you, and now am dis
gusted with the present Democratic
rule.
Wishing you success in your un
dertaking to reform the Government,
I am yours in faith,
Ala. B. J. PARKER.
CLASSIFIED
MALE HELP WANTED.
FIREMEN, IS RAKE MEN WANTED, all railroads;
$123 monthly. Experience unnecessary. Rail
way Association, Dept. P-15, Brooklyn, N. Y.
SALESMEN WANTED Honorable, energetic
hustlers to sell fruit trees and o her nursery
sto- k. Good pay, iight work, permanent i >t>.
Write today. SMITH BROS., Dept. 91, Concord,
Georgia.
HIDH CLASS MEN for tho United States Con
sular Service Poßittons of high so-ial prestige
and u eequaled opport anti ies, making a dignified
career. Write for particulars and free offer.
Esoteric Library Bureau, Atlanta, Ga.
WHY raise cheap cotton, when you caa raise as
mue-h os the same land an--l g-t 12 1-2 to 15c per
pound, when others are only getting 6 and Be per
pound. Guaranteed. P. W. Quattlebaum,
Winder, Ga.
