The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-06-19
Farmers Rights ana Interests
i'm CONGRESS.

We give place to the speech of
Hon. D. Wyatt Aiken; of South
Carolina. We think that ali intelli-
gent farmers who read this speech
will be convinced that it is about
time for them to unite and organize
for the election of men of their own
class to represent them in Congress.
Where is the farmer who would not
feel safer if majority of Congress
were composed of such fearless, tai.
ented, honest men as farmer Aiken
of South Carolina. who is battling
soboldly and earnestly for the rights
and interests of the toiling millions9
In alluding to this speech and its
distinguished author, who is Past
Master of the South Carolina State
Grange and member of the Exec
utye Committee of the National
Grange, the Pennsylvania Farmers S
Friend says:
Brother Aiken is an eminent
member of the Greer of Patrons of
Husbandry, and be handles his sub
Ject well. This defense of the ag-
rlcultural class and their claim upou
the Government for its protection
is masterly one. Brother Aiken
sa South Carolina farmer, who
conducts farm in the same practi-
cal manner that characterizes the
farming in many of the best agricul-
tural districts Of Pennsylvania. His
estmable wife and daughter do all
the work of the house without the
assistance of any one, while Col.
Aiken and his sons carry on the
work.ot the farm in the vacancy of
congress. We have thousands of
farmers who if chosen to represent
the people in the National Legisla-
ture would prove their ability to dis
eharge all the duties appertainins to
the legislative department of the
government.
We have indeed thousands of far
mers who would make faithful and
emclentrepresentatives in Congress,
and 1t is time that the farmers were
bringing their representative men to
the front. In this State the election
OF |ongtesSinen occurs this year,
aho OF the six to be elected, at least
four should be farmers. But the
present delegation are all lawyers,
and all the aspirants for the nomina-
nons are lawyers. IS this to continue
forever? Are the farmers willing to
remain passive spectators, while the
lawyer politicians pack the county
conventions and manage the district
conventions so that men of their
Class only will be fiominateds If
tney are, then laws will continue to
De enacted and enforced in the inte-
rest OF the Money Power, and the
larmer class will gradually sink into
condition of serfdom as helpless
and hopeless as that of the peasantry
of Ireland.
Inc farmers in every district in
,'.S otate ought to organize and
''ing out candidates of their own,
-esardless of what the lawyer-poli-
,'''dnS may do in their conventions,
IN this district, as in every district
III the State, there are scores of far
"ers we'll fitted to represent our
people in Congress. In this county,
we nave in Deputy Lecturer c.. w
"eua farmer equal if not superior
- point of ability to either of the
- 5erS who are active aspirants for
~ nomination, and were he sent to
,sresS, he would be a worthy co.
er with that noble Patron, D,
'''' Aiken. Farmer Shedd has
>. oeen a candidate for any po-
''''i office; he has no aspirations in
direction whatever; he is a
unassuming farmer, but gen.