The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-08-04


Radicals who had tho, sagacitv to $40
that It produced tho abnormal condi-
tion OF making tho mere tillcr more
mststcr Than tho owner Of the soil him
self.
8. Undelfa feeling Of sic,Slv scnti.
mentality or policy, il has been kent
on the statute book as a tub TO thc
whalc--tlat very unfortunate citizen
The poor lnan---and has proved his
greatest enemy. and as we before re.
marked has made the poor poorer and
tho rich richer.
4. 1t has destroyed and paralvzci
I<tll of our active farmers. as it were,
middle men, and men of more energy
and business than their average fellow
mon, who could have led the van, and,
by amassing property, pointed the
road TO wealth. Ii has made tho unit
Of divisihility Of farmers one mule
or In most cases, little bull unit, and
yet does not tend to promote small
ownerships of land which might posi-
bly, add to the prosperity of the
country. But it absolutely leads to
landed mOHopolies, and that. too, to
mon0polics without ownership, since
the lien merchant controls much land
he does not own, and always compcls
, the occupant to produce nothing but
moncy-pEoducing crops, the entire
proceeds or which must go through
his hands.
D. Ii encourages improvidencc
amongst the poor class, and:a as it were
conpels them to live from haud to
mouth.
8. 1t prevents the raising of homo
supplies, and keeps us dependent on
the Northwest for bread and meat.
Z. When worked on the bull-call
unit, it pensions three or four able
bodied hands behind this one little
bnll, WI no, in place Of producing ten
bales OF cotton worth 800 and ample
provision supplies, get us the fruits of
the little BULBS labor, one to two bales
OF cotton, worth $40 to $50, and no
provision crop at all, thus withdraw
ing from the market aud lnnsioniny
III worse than itllcness SO much pro-
ductivc labor which tends to i,upovcr-
lsll the country. 1t is nvrarianism
under It's worst form. ard makes the
size OF all farms onc-horsc, and no
more. Note two Q: three horses
combined in ono team is The least
power that will ever break lands for
improved cultivation.J If you EXPECT
energetic men to go to farming under
such circumstances you arc mistaken.
.. 1t extends mushroom credits.
.. 1t cnabicS Tic creditor undcr
slight prctcNt to make snap,iudgmrnt
collections.
10. 1t is dcmoralzing in business
sense. unconstitutional and class lrw-
islation.
II. Il is the iron chain that shacklcs
cntcrprisc--that makes the most cner-
getlc farmer OF the country take his
place on level with the most indolcnt
and worthless.
-. Laws should not be enacted to
regulate trade. "Lct trade regulate
ITSELF is Il wise English maxim.
l3. If ii br said it is necessary to
keep il on the statute book for the
banded proprietor to enable him to
cultivate his lands, we say wipe it of.
lie has had the benefit OF il for twelve
years. and if he can't now run with
out it he never will. If for the benefit
OF the white man who OWNS no land.
wipe it~olt-.his babyhood wi! last
three score and ten if he can't walk
alone yet. If for the negro alone.
wipe it out-Wc are under no Obliua-
ton to curse this fair land of ours for
his worthless benefit. If solely for the
ra'lcr.s benefit, wipe it out--,hc has no
exclusive right 10 such snap Judgment
legislation, and should found his
credits on business principles and not
on special statutes.
II. We conclude by asking, who
tavors this law? Why NOT repeal it.?
Cam any one give any sensible reason
why il should not be repealed? Or
should we keep il as 3 curse
TO prevent the development Of the
country.
70 keep our surplus labor paralyzcd,
pcnSlonca and worthless.
TO drive out Of the farmer class all
of our active, cntcrprising men.
10 keep us II beg CARLY, hand-to-
mouth people.
TO be the precursor Of absolute
agrarianiSm and socialism.
TO make the rich richer and the Door
poorer.
God forbid.
Respectfully,