The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-12-15

tend TO do must be done at once. WbiIa
you are discussing II here your Legisla-
ture il discussing il there. You cannot
have days, but must within few hours
conclude and speak, or allow this vital
question to be do,ided for you By Others.
1 cannot now discuss its merits. but must
warn you IL it is continued as il now
| stands upon the Statute book, construed
Us 1t Is by the Courts, and used "a il in
cy many, 1t will soon prove milestone
to every one who depends directly and
solely upon land and labor for sustenance
and support for himself and family. II
gives SO manv n voice in the control and
culture Of crops that improved and in
telligent agriculture is banished. When
merchants order tenants to demand a re.
ductinn Of rent in kind on threat of re-.
nioval, and when they demand that land
LORDS shall pledge themselves to waive
priority OF rent claims on some threat of
forcing their tenants to remove, what ia
to become of land and labor, now already
ground down by unequal and unjust bur.
dens placed upon it?
In natural sequence TO what immedi-
ately precedes let r,s call upon you who
are the only organized representative of
Land and Labor to devise some means of
relieving it of the enormous, unt uual
aud unjust taxation, extortion and dis
crlmination now placed upon il by both
law and custom. 1t would seem that
Land and Labor, at any rate agric ultural
LAND and labor, being recognized as the
basis of production, of all sustenance.
value and wealth, the foundation upon
which the structures of society, govern
ment, commerce, education, yea, even of
civilization and religion, must rest and
hnd support, could and would meet with
Kind fostering care from all, and that
every, weight, burden and tax that could
woaid be removed from it, That it might
DC the better able to discharge it's func:.
tons 80 vital to all. But, on the con-
trary, you see your government in all its
grades and phases, while exacting from
~ the greater portion of its support, fos-
!ering any and almost every other in
Ierest at ats cost and often to it's injury,
This example of government 10 followed
oy every interest, organization or corpo.
ration in the whole land, and the onlv
contest is which leech can and will
suck the most life.b In the shortest
time. You may increase production by
improved agricultural systems, knowi-
edge, machinery and implements; by
educating, training and supplementing
labor; by fertilizing the aoil with con.
centrated, manufactured and imported
manures and chemicals; but all this will
afford you no relief, for exactions increase
pcrt passu with ability to feed them.
how long do you intend to allow this to
continueY Is there any remedy in whole
OF partf There are remedies full and
complete If VIC have the nerve to apply
.nem. Not to too greatly shock the nat
urai timidity, propose partial one as
test. What ID 1t? Demand and never
rest until you enforce the demand thnt
all governmental lev'e6 of taxes, direct
or indirect, upon la.i and labor, used,
employed or engage in agricultural pur-
suits and the products of the same while
unchanged by manipulation shall com.
p!letely cease. Will you do IL? If 60,
GRID on your armor and sound the tocsin:
the conflict will be heavy and hot, but If
you are men true to your principles, your
families and yourselves, you viii event
ually conquer and enjoy the fruits of
victory; but if you dare not apply the
remedy, then cease whining over your
wrongs and bear your deserved slavery
in humble silence"
al the afternoon session of the State
Grange there was spirited discussion of
the. Lien law, the members generally
taking part in the debate. The subject
was disposed of by the adoption of the
following resolution:
Resotred. That this Grange appoint O
committee to confer without DELAY with
the agricultural committees of the two
houses Of the Legislature on the subject
Of the Lien law.
The committee consists of the follow.
ing: J. l.. Hughey, w. w. Russell, d.
+. Solourner, r. A. Love, P. 8. Fielder,
A. w: Parrott. G. P. Trotter, v. P. Clay
ton, w. X. Thompson, H. P. Biskely,
James Brown, w. D. Hardy, M. J. Jen.
kins. II. NJ. Reames, w. W. Harris and
B. Fl. Massey.
Columbia was chosen as the place for
the next annual meeting of the Grange
in December, 1882.