Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1885-10-15
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- Ety of cur State have been
the ps 6rs ins your. hearing by those
used SSpt gentlemen among you who,

tno. .ftAsAoAos LAP SfS'Af Ecoiiu5 ~ enooo
used SSpt gentlemen among you who,
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have SO long stTi7enIi in wan to get 1T
otr;cken from cur statute books. i
trust the day is not far distant when
we can demand what you have so
lonp begged in vain. But let us Or
eanizs, and the thing is done.
AS regards the first of these reso-
lutions, asking the establishment {, OF a
State experimental farm. l feel that
I should beinsulting your intelligence
to say ever one word az to the value
or the necessity Of such factor in
our Agricultural advancement; :,
They,are no new thing; and South
sgarohna can no longer tatfordto be a
laeeafa iny providing one, to. aid IN
solving the many saakntown problems
In our farming! Es 6 s.
j. TIE essablishmsn ofa School Of
Horicniturfes worthy the name. IN the
South Carolina College, would seen
to need as little argument to makeyor
Owe ityour appr ,vsl. l shall know b,
Your votes whether I am addressing
farmers or not. South Caroline, almos
alone of1all the States, has no Agrl
cultural. College. ClaAin College, ee
tablished with the national fund ap
nropriated for that purpose, and nov
drawing one half of it, iR a negro IN
stitution, and Of course cannot tax
white boys
it the duty of the Trustees to incor
,porase such s. feature in, the Stat
College at Columbia But while
sawodla rot 50 wrong those honorabl
men" as to give ear to the accusatlo
that this section Of the act was put
with no intention of carrying it ou
as sop to Cerberus, a bribe to obta,
the support Of the farmers in tt
Legislature to carry through a mea
ure which lad already been defeate
we cannot but have suspicion tn
such was I the case. from the fact tn
the Board Of Trustees was chosen
of course without design-ot mt
VIGOROUSLY known to be opposed
the IDEA Of Agricultural Educatio
and os incorporating that feature
the curriculum of the Institute
This is an assertion for which | ha
no proof. I'have5been told that su
a statement has been whispered ab0
the corridors of the State Hou
and I have long since learned tn
the "true inwardness" OF the dom
Of our Solons at Columbia can Octl
be,found out thus than by reading
newspapers. ,.,a
,bs friends of the College that
word agricultural" was used
order to steal-the word Is mil
.they say "use"-the national app
priation, instances would conV
these Trustees Of gross ignorance
10 what an agricultural college sho'
be, or Of a wilful disregard OF
statute. Yon perceive that l str
hard, nor shall! l dodge any blows
return, like the gentleman who
tsrday gave this agricultural farc!
Columbia slap and then apolog'
foriit.S
And why should these Trustees cit 81
know or care about an Agricult'
College? They ars, almost every
1asn Slearned in the law" Altho
q large majority OF our Leglsla
are always farmers, not a farmer
The State could be found worthy
fll the position F; and must congr
late those farmers who were IN
Legislature upon their !, having
that occasion, so signally up
the diguityof our calling. No wo
we are told, by acts if not in w
that all the use there is for US II