Old man says that when he returns, earth "will require a change." what do you think he means?

I believe the answer is: great spirit will restore everything that is good, as was the original plan

The old man indicates that when the great spirit leave the earth, mankind started making destruction or changes that stray away from the purpose of the great spirit. When he came back, the great spirit would re-transform it so it can back to the original plan.

apart from being against desegregation, governor of georgia eugene talmadge opposed as well to the work progress administration, an ambitious program of the "new deal" created by president franklin d. roosevelt to overcome the great depression after world war i. talmadge disagreed with welfare spending, job training and organized labor. according to his ideas, he thought the government was spending too much money on this, and he wasn't willing to accept a wage higher than georgia's lower average wage. besides, talmadge strongly opposed to the "new deal" as he thought it had communist ideas.

money is the anwser i think