Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-06

Governor spoke with evident feeling, and
his earnest remarks walked an echo IN the
convention which made itself heard IN the
rounds of applause during its progress ana
at it's close.
When the Governor took his seat Mr..
Tillman rose in his place and said he was
glad of the opportunity to stamp out a lie
which had obtained currency concerning
him, and whose echo had been even heard
on the tloor of the convention. He had
been credited with charging "misrule and
robbery on the officers of the State gov
eminent" 1t was claimed that the often
sive terms were to be found in a letter of
his to the Ners Mmd Courier but the refer
ence and the application had been misun-
derstood, as would be clearly seen by a rel
erence to the letter. The terms were in
tended to apply not to the officers, but to
a ring of politicians which was believed by
nearly everybody to exist.
AS to the ~"robbcry," he maintained that
it was fully sustained by the action OF the
last Legislature in perpetuating the lien
lava system of as damnable robbery as
was YER fastened upon a people.
The Committee on Resolutions having
reported favorably on the series of resolu-
tons submitted by Mr.. Tillman on Thurs
day, they were taken up for consideration,
and are as follows:
Whereas Congress, by the act of July =,
1862, appropriated certain land scrip to the
several States on condition that the proceeds
of the sale of the same should become
a fund, the interest on which should be
used to sustain an agricultural and mechan-
ical college for the education of the lndus-
trial classes in each State accepting said do
nation; and whereas South Carolina &C
cepted this fund and entered into a con-
tract with the United States to carry out
in good faith the conditions of said trust,
but has failed to do so; and whereas the
languishing agricultural interests of the
State are in sore need Of an institution
which shall furnish a more practical and
scientific training at less cost to those n
desire to follow farming than can now be
obtained, while at the same time mapping
out the system which must be adopted to
save our lands and redeem our agriculture;
and whereas a practical knowledge OF the
mechanic arts among our W people
must be had before W. can hope for that
diversity of pursuits and introduction OF
manufacturing so necessary to the pros
perity of our agriculture by giving a mar
ket for other farm products besides cotton.
Therefore be it resolved:
/. That we respectfully urge the Legis-
lature to establish as soon as possible a real
agricultural and mechanical college, sepa-
rate and distinct from the South Carolina
College, and modelled after those of Mich
igan and Mississippi, which have stood the
test of time and are acknowledged to be
the best of their kind in the United States.
9. Resolred, That the control and man
agement of said agricultural and mechan-
ical college should be given to the Board of
Agriculture, which shall locate the same at
the most eligible site, they can secure, af-
ter advertising for bids from the several
counties.
3. Resolred, That experimental stations
should be established at and in connection
with said agricultural and mechanical COL
lege, the same to be under the charge of
its faculty.
4. ResOtred, That we memorabilia Con-
gress and beg it to pass the bill introduced
by Mr.. Hatch, and now pending, which
appropriates $4,000 annually to each State
for this purpose, and that we ask our Sen
ators and Congressman to use all legltl-
mate means to secure its passage.
5. Resolved, That we protest against this
ceived by the present Trustees of the South
Carolina College. Their actions in the past
show them to be disbelievers in industrial
education. Moreover, if we are to have an
agricultural college at all, every dollar spent
in the agricultural annex at Columbia IS
so much wasted; and while we are willing
TO concede to these gentlemen honesty OF
purpose and pure intent, we do notacknoWl-
edge that lawyers and professional men are
the proper ones to control an agricultural
college and experimental station, any more
than we claim that farmers ought to be
chosen as Judges in our Courts. We 90 not
admit that the legal fraternity possesses a
monopoly of the brains and education in
this State, and we want each 10
stick to his own last.
6, ResOIred, That in order that our agri-
cultural administration may be divorced as
far as possible from politics and politicians,
in order that the men best qualified to per-
form these important duties be selected by
those most competent to judge, in order that
we NAV secure a board of agriculture at
once efficient, Jealous and representative,
who know our needs and will try to supply
them, we urge that instead of being chosen
by the Legislature they be elected by a
farmers convention composed OF delegates
from each county agricultural society, when
shall meet annually in November OF each
year at Columbia for the purpose. rms
convention ought to also take into consider
alton all matters of legislation affecting our
Ill ctlu AlGkh oeSAA SNohA
mendations to the Legislature about the
same as they may deem proper. This board
of agriculture should consist of ten, five
elected annually they should have the
power to elect their own executive officer
or Secretary, whose duties would correspond
with those of our present commissioner, and
their duties would be the same as the law
imposes on our present Board, while, in ad-
dition, they would have control of the agrl-
cultural college and experimental stations,
and should, by means Of farmers Institutes,
&C., build up and keep alive the several
county societies and farmers clubs.
I. Resolred, That in order to obtain the
necessary funds to sustain the agricultural
college after the State shall have given
enough to buy the farm and erect the neces-
sarv buildings, we recommend that the
privilege tax on the sale Of fertilizers be
doubled. The board would then get an in
crease of over $4,000 per year, and this,
with the $500 from the land scrip fund,
would, we think, be enough to support the
college, inspect the fertilizers and hold
farmers institutes without additional taxa
ton, except a small indirect tax Oh guano,
which the farmers will willingly pay to be
guaranteed against fraud.
8. Resolred, That the inspection of fertili-
zers is now defective and unsatisfactory and
no adequate punishment for frauds: Pro-
rided, We therefore urge such additional
legislation. as will secure the needed pro-
lection without imposing unnecessary re-
straint upon the manufacture and sale OF
fertilizers. Cotton seed meal, whether sold
as stock food or a fertilizer, should be IN
spected and authorizations punished. STOCK
owners will not mind the additional charge,
to be sure of a wholesome and pure article.
0. Resolred, That the Citadel Academy as
a military school be abolished, and that so
much of the money now appropriated to its