The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-08
THE LIEN LAW.
""A' some OF the Prominent Farmer.
anderson County Think OF #,


,.u.m ~, ,arSe number Of farmer, i,
,Jwii t on Monday, and being drsir"ns ds II II
th. ,,aE ,,,,na ne views of our landowners ~,
With, ts.,on , "i tiie repeal of the Lien ,nw
uucst;o, ,.;,, 10" 10 be the all-absorbin,
n1ta.e' ,1' we interviewed quite n,mhnr ~, 'ii' "
cnen', whose opinions are subn;ttoI Lnic ~ =,
in H., '',c consideration of our readers "
.i"'c 'rieu 10 use their own wo,,l., no ,,.o,
do possible. and it will be seen Ia, 10,
49, uiiiereilce Of opinion on tho ,,,,cs
aion. ooine favor the unconditionul rdn',.,,
I 10, "e il~ 'his fall others think il bri, -
onj s,iiI ''ii , as IL H. others want il Modified
uiiu ,uu sun others think il a ,.ond lave 49,, :,
mat 1t should not be disturbed At Mi IL" ana
The fret gentleman lntnrviana1 az. \,
,.,' a. nun who said The Lien law !, H..
'neniest raw ever enacted in this S,o,. .,..,
ouEtt 10 De repealed this fall. Othcr =, ~ ",',
can Set along without it. and 80, M r..o..',,
NY ooutii carolina cannot. Tenants f,iy.
;ieiis ana Then take the amoun; of thrms ~,
r'iI 'itouHhs, i, caiico, jcwclry, etc, and then
n",, iii III 'n m lhe landowner for supplies
81 ui'u Whiie the merchant gets his monrv =,
me ioollcry very often tie lanlnw mnr ,,,,l .,l
''o1,nihE Tor the nccessarcs he furnishes -
Mr.. w. A. McFal said: In, ,I'o
alone What better can be ,Ion.D ""
opposed to repeating it, " '''''' am
MT. John w. Thompson said T, ,,u,,,
10 pc abolished II is true it will nate
niieiiilGs OF good many who are I,ow fem
,I'n., pu. '',a' VIII he good thing for both
'hein ana the landowner.
MT. b. +. Price said: bcIirv. tin
injurious to the farming interests onj "u,,,,
10 be repealed. know IA farmer Wiz , a..
years ago had h entire crop sold To sn,isfv
i.cn. Inc NJ i year lie hired his bovs
out, saved little money, paid cash The nov,
year Tor his supplies and is now ,luin,, wall
lie M mas got along without the law. and
WIN nc has done others can do.
Mr. James a. Gray said | regard the law
ho" ,,' "a d necessary evil, and think it would
pe unwise TO repeal it AT present II i =,
hard question to solve. =
Dr. a; ". Cook said Il ought to he ab,I.
ished. 1t Is curse to the country II ia.
ues,royed confidence between nei.hbor,
ana otherwise worked great evil. Bu,I, Il
ana the Homestead law should he rcnrnj.,l
ana They should go together. 1t might bc
vel, however, 10 allow them To remain nf
,olcc uhtil JANUARY, 1883. BY that time
ny country could be ready for he change.
AIT. j. II. Masters said believe i, shonld
be abolished, but don't know that it would
pc wei! 10 40 1t before the first of ISS3.
Mr. Martin Hall said The Lien law ou,,ht
not 10 DC repealed unless the Homestead law
is also. believe the law has been n bless.
ing 70 the country, because it has helped the
poor FARMERS. IL has not injured the coun-
Mr.; L. +. Dickson said: 1t ought TO be-
lepcalc.'. ! could work my place to better
advantage with hired labor and with half
the iorcc that is now OH it as tenants. 1t
might pinch few people for the first year
Ur TWO, but | think it would be a good tiinu
To do away with it after next wear.
Mr.. Il. Il. Beatty said Ii has ruined the
country, and ought to be repealed BY all
means. The condition Of Anderson county
to-day IS worse than it was the first wear
alter he war, and the I.icr law is the cause
of it all II is curse r. ;i,;s countrv and md
any man of intelligence ought To see it.
The landowners cannot control labor. ten
ants DO not half work. and altogether the
condition of the country grows worse every
year.
Mr.. w. I. Dean said am in favor of its
repeal. AS it is we cannot control labor,
ana the country is practically in the hands
OF the negroes and merchants. The opera
lions Of the law is ruinous to the farming
interests.
MIR. John Long said 1t ought to be let
alone. IT it is repealed what Will the poor
man do who has no credit? There IS II GER
tam class OF our people who cannot get
along without it. Whenever the country
gets in condition TO do without il, then it
should be repealed but il is not vet in that
condition.
Mr. A. ~. Dean said The law ought to
be repealed 1t virtually gives the mercll-
ants the con.r,l of the labor of the country,
which works disasrously to the interests Of
the landowners. One serious trouble is that
tenants go to town and give the merchants
liens and III Il little while trade the amount
Of il out, ami then depend on the landowner
for supplies for the remainder OF the year.
rhe landowner has to take second lien,
and very often loses his money
Mr.. john Jack Brown said think the
law ought to be let alone for the present
With the condition Of the present crop the
country is not prepared Tor lis repeal.
Mr.. J. y. Byrum said | believe il ought
to stand rs it is. Its repeal will defeat the
Democratic party.
Col. Joshua Jameson said am hardly
prepared to say what ought to be done just
now. Its repeal would give the landowners
better control of the labor, which believe
would be to the interest of the country at
large, rs the cOlOred tenant generally is in
different and careless about his crop when
it is covered by lien. All lie cares ior is
something to eat, and Us long as he can get
that by giving Il lien OH his crop he dOesn t
care whether he makes any thing or not,
and when lie ought to be at work he is
idling his time away. or course this is
against the interests Of the landowner.
M Y. G. Watson said: If only such
articles as corn, flour, bacon, etc, were
furnished under lien, the law would be n
good one, but rs it is now operated It IS
ruinous to the country. The law was orig
inally intended, rs | understand it, to Sc
cure only such advances rs were absolutely
necessary and nothing else and unless IL
was SO construed and carried out II would
be better to repeal it.
Col r. B. A. Robinson said: 1t would be
d death blow 10 the interests % The country
TO rcpeal the law now. II NIGH, do to pass
an Act this fall to 80 into effect two or three
years hence, and thereby give the people
time to prepare for it, but ii will not do to
repeal it now.
MIR. S. n. Pearman said Aslhc law stands
now think it injurious to the interests G.
the landowner, but if they will put 1t back
hike : was last year, so that landowner
account against his tenant Will he held rs a
prior lien, then think ii would be Sood
law.
Mr.. VIM. Shirley said think the law n
good one and that it should be let alone.
MIR. NJ. q. Smith said The Law ought To
secure only such advances rs arc absolutely
necessary in making Il crop: One OF my
tenants. for instance, gave Il lien 10 lici-
chant last spring, and before his crop was
half made had traded the amount oil IT ou'
in supplies and other things, and then came
to me to be supplied the rest OF the year
had either to do il or see the crop aban
doned, and will now in all probability iosG,
what ] advanced. think the law should
DC repealed unless ii is opciair,i u'iioI1iiiiy
Mr.. G.. Is. Robinson said think the law
should be repealed or SO amended as TO pet
ter protect the landowner
Captain A. n. Sanders said; look upon
the law now rs necessary evii. ~ M .n'
extent to Justify it, it should be repealed IN
a year or two.
Col. ]. w. Norris said do not favor tn;
repen of the law now, but think II shouiu
secure only such advances as are absoiuteiy
necessary i'll making crop.