The Aberdeen examiner., 1885-01-08
COTTON NOE KING.


Sundays Picayune, in an excellen
article, contrasts the name of the
Cotton Centepniai Exposition will
the fact that cotton really occupies
so small place in this great exhibit
Of the resources of the South and o.
the world. The name of this exposi
tion has for long time appeared to
us a misnolrer A far better name
would have been Exposition Of the
Resources of the South. 1t is well
known that the industrious and able
commissioner Mississippi has given
! probably less attention to the collec.
itlon of an exhibit of cotton than he
has to the display of the resources of
the Ys,tate in other directions. Their
resources Of other kinds than cotton
have had the most particular atten
ton too from all the Southern or cot
ton States, and we find, instead of
cotton culture and manufacture TAX
ing the most prominent place i'll the
exposition, the whole industry is re-
manded to Subordinate place.
This is as it should be. 1t is high
time that the people of the South
should learn for themselves, and
should show to the world that there
are other interests in the home of the
cotton plant in which there is more
to make the South independent and
prosperous, than the tyrant King
Cotton, which has SO long made the
Southern people hewers of wood and
drawers Of water for the balance OF
the world
1t is a significant fact that whilst
preparing for "a "Cottonn Exposition
the newspapers OF the South whilst
urging upon their readers the neces-
stv of making good showing of the
resources Of the several States, have
said comparatively little about the
| exhibition Of cotton. They have
urged the people to send forwarc
specimens of their goods, their soils
their minerals, their garden and or
chard crops, their vegetable produc
tions OF all sorts, leaving to cottor
the lowest place in the catalogue
This plainly shows that King Cotton
is losing, if he has not already los
the lealty Of his former subjects, anC
| that cotton is not worshipped as il
times past, as the ruler of the com
merce of the world. 1t demonstrate
the fact that they have learned tina
their home prosperity depends mor'
upon other sources Of wealth and tina
cotJn has been given its prope
place amid the thousands of other in
dustries upon which the wealth of TIN
| South depends.
4 The effect Of the exposition will b.
i to educate still further the people q
the cotton States in the direction q
making radical change in the meth
ods of the farm. They will find i
this grand collection OF the industrie
, of the world so much that is NOR
+ valuable than the crop which barel
pays for the food used in its produc
tiou,that thousands of them will ceas
; to bow their knees in homage to tn
tyrant who is making the peopl
poorer every year. They win fin
cole tied in one grand exhibition a
the sources of wealth in which tn
country abounds, and we feel yer
J sure their eyes will be opened to til
, folly of spending their years in toi
. ing to produce a crop which goes
pay for only "A portion of that wit
, which they are furnished by the
more sagacious neighbors. If tn
, cotton centennial has the effect
f dethroning the tyrant king cotton,
/ will have accomplished great thing
| for the people of the South.-Natche
S Democrat.