Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-09-25
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The True POLICY eE.ih6 EaeIner

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The True Policy Of the Eatner.
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Governor eis 81 Smith. Mi of. Georgia, ga iia
Hate speech made before theA Agaoul-
t5ural COM ntion, Of Athens llaES adyanses
substantially the sametyiev (Which
were contained in the speech f the
Hon. B. H. Hill. extracts from Which
were published insatla&eissuaaf the
Adpe1sserD withsreferenee to tho i'm
pending bankruptcy which u, ''Els thsss$tshs !s1S
the farmers ofthesSouth,and theme
cesaity of reform IN 9l, labor, y, aid 81
modes ofserituresa He states ;thetln
the last decade here has beeh 3afall-
ing Of in the production 81 'solA s s.i in
the state,.of Georgia ioismoresthan
100000 Of bushels; ST St ( oats 't!5.,s of
100000 bushels; wheat efsaear
E1,o0o, ,0C0 bushels and this amShga
people essentially IS sti agrieult ltuSsal s and and
who through mis-lnnagenent
unthriftiness are thus forced tosbty
or beg. their bread. One cause Of this
is doubtless the unreliabihty of the
present negro labor, but the chief
cause is the neglect ofsthe South to
raise . diversity of crops to hfsestYs fs
home consumption neglect ofa4he
small all.econon1ies whichcanal5nemaRe
us US ercialIy and. politically inde-
pendent: .str ]: * veis,s ~ iassse
ii am not, the the speaker m said With
marked feeling, forbqndoing. the past,
IF ITO. move little finger. thes sys-
ltemof slavery; it once existed Here,
could be restored with its complete
environments, L would NOT move that
finger. Let matters rest as they are,
as. to that. But h1ma5lty. itsel
goodmenH-all stat ship 6cryAnt
against tolerating d ate.aof,society
that assumes that one-halft ofsanreh-.
tire population are'totb be nothing else
$40 othing bettefMthan a herd Of le-
galized paupers and 'vagrants. let
The, Law, : in iiitts, wide and thorough
sweep, spare neither white norfblaek.
The retnedyis not simpleo or ssleavi-
dent, f admit, said speakeps But
.omethinginast be done; sto alleviate
the 'eEilsathat are pressing bur ssctigh
over owe the Brecipics Of Of s.baHiakf faptSs.
Let us all contrib ibdte the best Esilaye
TO offer in promoting measuressofsTe-
lef.,i.I suggest, as my contribution,
that in allssuchg gcasessas we, haEeal-
Iiuded ito, that we. .appeaisto the oosifts
I for en- forceaep Of a speciic
pgrfo fofmanca of The contract. Tie
remedy is as old as equity law itself,
and if courts now In existence arenot
numerousenoug b orsuficiently conve-
nient for asproper care Of such cases,
let usH establishY and efnpowersthem
whenever they may beneedad.ssWhile
We are caring for the ,.pstYsrss and
dishonest. laboger who .epgagesslto
work, don't let US forget. to. take care
at the same, time of the dishonest
hirerwho is too'perverse:and scorrupt
to pay. Let all Fave equal justice
and Be made to stand on his engage
meht. Then, when we have secured
reliable labor, letsus reform our mode
of life, as,plaaters;and. farmers. Send
no money out Of the country to en-
rich strangers which can as we'll and
better be kept at home, to3enrichrrand
adorn home. Study small economies
waste nothing, <thsseeharitgsiand
hospitality may. neverrbeRleft sas
burden; and that theseg seatt staple
crop which So blesses: Of rather *x1fsh !
might so bless, our land + propsry
used.may be Hela in reserve , toSihsat Tstllsa
,diHersifed. industry, which.sitl is .Eo
much thesfashion Of thoseJs preaching
reform to urge upon us. Nowftasls
worse than1folly, to talk tofusof sdi-
v1ersifed industry, manufacturing
and all that sort Of thing, When, there
is nolsurplus money in, the land.
Make the tillers OF. the,5seil. prosper
GUS, and then call upon them fop.aid
to manufactures and 1mniais sa11Thcre
is sense IS we'll as logiciilf thatsse-
quence, but. until the money 5s dug
from the soil, there. IS no HqPe.apr
sense Of talking to JUS Of q dihersahsd
industry et~se.t s1e7vsst
The Herald, correspondent adds:
From the very ground .up, this sps&h
was. as solid and symme metrica as a
pyramid, !. and the. universal, verdict
was, that theS effort had neNerasbeen
surpassed in,our day, aud that twas
the GROWING achievement of..Goy-
erhor Smith isilife.A twill teilin
our judgment, With great power we gIE9n
public opinion in in Georgia rsa'sss
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The Christian Gentlenak sss
HeSs above q mean thing. He can