The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-02-19
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A logical Speech.

Daring The argument on the az
Ilcultnral lien law, in the House 0
Representatives, Hon. Mr.. Somers
OF Marion county, made the follow
ng speech, which was received
with much laughter aHd applause
Mr.. Speaker: | claim the floor
bnt ] have lost my little campaign
speech, voices OF thauk GndD bu
don't be TOO previous, gentlemen
for | have found u much l0nge.
one, (gr0anS and cries OF Grea.
Heavenly Iou said thank God "a
the wrong time. A little while age
we had a big revival, and some los
entire cOntrOi of themselves anC
began to embrace the brethren aud
sisters indiscriminately, and one
brother claSped the parsons wife
in bis arms, whereupon the MAI OF
God Immediately stopped and all
became quiet, and the brother who
was embracing the preachers wife
became coguizAnt of the fact and
let go, ~whereupon the minister ex-
claimed aloud, "Thank God pa
cloud laughter.)
Here a gentleman arose and made
a point of order that the gentleman
from Marion was not addressing
himself to the subject. The chair,
however, decided that it was as
near the subject rs was customary
with the members, and allowed the
gentleman from Marion to proceed.
Gentlemen, | did not intend to
say anything on this subject, tor |
should deceive my constituents IL
| did anything in this legislative
hall besides answer to roll call and
draw my salary promptly. Aud l
don't want TO deceive them. Ap-
plause and laughter.
But | can't be silent on this sub
ject. 1 represent more territory
than any other meuber OF this hon
OTable body, aud | therefore claim
The right to cover the ground /
stand on.
The people of Marion county are
afree people, and have just as much
right to give Il lien on what they
imagine they have, as what they
really possess.
Gentlemen, l assure you that if
this Legislature takes away from us
the right to mortgage the crop we
imagine We shall make next year,
it would be II much greater hard
ship than if they should take away
from Us what we really do make.
AS the law now stands, a man
can give IA mortgage on his crop six
months before 1t is planted, aud by
taking advantage Of this, a farmer
can draw supplies enough to pull
through the winter, aud when
sets in he can 90 at some
thing else.
Oh; Mr.. Speaker, 1 believe this
to be the grandeSt and most benz
fcent law that was ever made.
In our section OF the country liv.
ing is cheap in warm weather, and
once we have eaten up what
We are going to make, we can well
afford to let the merchant have
what We do make.
IT this law is repealed it will have
4 hard and unjust effect upon our
Deople-it Wilt will make us go
work!
We are free American people,
md no man has a right to make us
20 TO work. Aud for this reason, l
shall oppose this tyIanical, this
,ruel and outrageous proposition
With all the energy of despair.
To Illustrate the benign effects Of
his law, last winter a man gave
ne OF u merchants a mortgage
m his prospective crop, and after
re had eaten up one hundred dol
ars worth, he skipped the country.
See how much good it did tor that
Door man, and how much good 1t
lid us in getting rid of him.
Yes sir, let us continue to deal in
utures, aud, know some members
# this House with the CongressiOn- ;
bee in their bonuets, who if they ,
.ould give a mortgage gu their pros
,ccts, would be richer than was I
.ver man before. Long and con {
inucd applause. ]