Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-10

moro than the market price; thus, in their
technical language, creating "cornor;"
and then, by oolluding with tho scvencrs,"
anothcr tcchnicalityD transport it to tho
Atlantic seaboard, sell it for less than the
market price, thus destroying all compoti.
ton from regular mc,chauts, and still make
u handsome profit by tho speculation. As
long as such Shylocks aro recognized us
tho best and controlling representatives, of
their respective communities there can be
no general prosperity among the pcoplo.
We are tcld our rolling mills aud pud
ding furnaces arc in full blast. But, sir,
docs it Indicate prosperity to find thou
sand men struggling doy by day to support
their families, while every dollar earned be-
yond their daily wages falls into the Golfers
Of single capitalist? But, says another,
our public securities are at a premium
und, therefore, we must bo prosperous
Does it indicate prosperity when tho debt
of taxburdencd people is the only tempt
ing investment for surplus capital? This
may cvinco faith in tho stability of the
Government, but it by no means establishes
tho prosperity of people.
No, Mr.. Chairman, permanent prosperity
has not yet visited our country, nor will it
until the masses arc madc moro content
and h,ppy. Nloncyed men can always be
prosperous. The millionaire prospers while
he sleeps; and he has only to invest and
interest does tho balance, working for its
master seven days in the week the year
round. Not SO with the farmer, tho me-
chanics or the artisan. His subsistence
must be earned by an expenditure of mus
Gle, by the sweat of his face. And until
tho working classes of every description,
be they operatives in our factories, puddlcrs
in our rolling mills, mechanics in our ma
chine shops, or laborcrs on our farms
until they are taught to practice that prin>
cplc Of true 90 operation which entities
tho a5orcr to just and equitable share of
the net profits of his labor, thcro can never
be permanent and general prosperity in our
country.
But, Mr.. Chairman, this is sordid idea
Of tho whole subject, because purely com,
mercial, which meaus to buy and sell aud
get gain. Let US view it from more Gle
waited stand point. In oppropriuting moro
muncy for aud in extending the jurisdiction
Of the Agricultural Department, would
not for an instance cncourge the thouuht
that the purpose was to utilize an Exccu
tive department in developing somo method
by or through which farmers might be
taught new and perhaps smoother roads to
case, comfort, or wealth. National instincts
will stimulate all energetic men to such
aspirations. But, sir, would utilize it
further, by encouraging farmers in every
possible manner in their pursuit Of haEpi
ness, educating them to the conviction that
an improved farm cngcndcrs local attach
ment, which is only one phase of true
patriotism. Sir, as the American soldier
loves his country because he feels that its
honor is in his custody, and as tho American
seaman when he trcads the deck even in
foreign waters symbolizcs his love Of country
by his alteration of the flag that floats at
his mast head, 8, sir, I would have the
patriotism of the American farmer reflected
through his bcautiiicd home, and intensified
by the knowledge that at this capital his
Government had endowed Department
qualified and empowered to disseminate for
his benefit, even though he lived upon its
most distant confines, practical and
experimental instruction nowhere else to be
obtained. Applauso.