Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-06
cultural people, and to demand our rights

cultural people, and to demand our rights
as taxpayers.
9th. That we do not claim this country
as the farmers, the lawyers, the mechan-
ics' or anybody else's alone, but as OUR
country, to be governed for the mutual ben
eft of all.
On motion a committee on resolutions
was selected, one from each county, to
whom all resolutions were to be referred.
York was represented on this
by Iredell Jones.
a number of resolutions were then sub
mitted as follows:
Prince, of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS planting
cotton exclusively, and utilizing the woods,
minerals, etc.
Zimmerman, of Edgefeld-Declaring for
a Constitutional Convention, life term Tor
the Judiciary, repeal of the lien law, abol-
ishing useless offices, farmers college, re-
organization of the Board of Agriculture,
the election to be given to a convention OF
farmers of the State.
Clinkscales, of Acknowledgment
farmers organization; one delegate for each
Congressional District to be appointed to
draft rules of organization and report to this
convention.
Sigh, of New~berry-Fee bill of lawyers
for reference to be reformed.
Hollingsworth, Of Pickens--Memorial-
izing the Legislature to reduce the home
stead exemption to 500 realty and $50 per-
sonalty; the lien law repealed all eX-
amount of money made by the farmer;
tuition fees to be charged in the South Caro-
lima College.
Guignard, of MISUNDERSTANDING the
South Carolina College with optional tu-
ition fees; convention of farmers of the
Southern States to prevent speculation in
cotton futures.
Tompkins, of Edgefeld-Calling atten-
ton of the Legislature to the disparity in
the assessed valuation of horses in the dit
ferent counties.
Col. J. N. Lipscomb, Master of the State
Grange, and Secretary of State, who was
in the hall, a sinvited to address the meet
ing. /,,.
Responding to the call, he said "This
is one of the most important meetings ever
held in the State, and it is for the members
to use it for their veal or their woe.) This
is State that is gradually growing rich and
prosperous, but are our producers growing
rich? 1t does not followtha because a State
produces so many millions of bales OF cotton
that the producers grow rich. eve are now
reaping the fruits of the legislation OF a cen,
fury ago. The whole tendency of State and
Federal legislation in the past has been to
enact local and special laws for the benefit
of certain classes, not looking after the in
terests of the citizens at large. 1t is tor you
to diagnose the situation, study the cause
and find out what is the matter and what
you want and then seek your remedyJ One
member of your body has proposed a reso-
luton that provoked laughter. 1t has re-
ference to gambling on future contracts.
The subject, however, is an important one.
How can you make money on 8,00O,0OO
bales of cotton when S0,000,00 bales are
sold before YOU put your s, 5000, 900 bales in
the ground? How can you expect to make
8 cents cotton with a dollar and a quarter
corn? They say corn can be raised in this
State alta cost OIL cents perbushel, butcotton
is not made in South Carolina on lucent corn.
It is made on dollar corn. tell you, be eau
tious and careful. If you have to sell your
cotton before it is in the ground, you can
not expect to make money out Of it.. Find
out what you want and then ask for it, and
then you will get it whether the Legislature
is made up O farmers or not. 1t will 40 you
no good to have representation in the Legls-
lature unless you find out what you wantand
I say that if there is an institution IN the
State that the farmers ought to be able to
manage, it is that bureau. You ought to
have an agricultural college. too, independ-
ent of any other educational institution"
A voice-'On the debris of the South
Carolina College,"
The speaker, very emphatically-"No,
Sir! am an alumnuS of that institution.
I was educated there and l love and vener-
ate it, and have an abiding faith in it. l
am a farmer, and the very fact that | was
educated there enables me to say that it
does not fill the bill for a farmers college.
(1 H. oo.,lo{,~p RI h,f1I n an1lnnn
that will fill the bill without disturbing a
brick of the old college"
The same voice-"We can't do BOTH"
The speaker-"Well, that remains to be
seen. We can found this college without
tearing down the other. 1t can be DONE"
A voice-'But it won't be DONE"
Mr.. Lipscomb-"Well, we will see about
that. 1t is a question of time, and it will
take you and me some little time to decide.
l thank you for this privilege. l have spo-
ken at random, as l know the value OF a
farmers time at this season. God speed
you in your mission!
speech the Convention took a recess until .
o'clock.
NIGHT SESSION.
The Convention was called to order at
s P. M.
Mr.. S%tackhouse, of Marion, introduced a
resolution recommending to farmers and
others interested in the welfare Of the State
to elect members of the Legislature pledged
to reduce expenses by reducing the number
of offices and officers also a reduction OF
salaries one third a reduction of county
expenses and a reduction of fees now allow
ed by law.
Capt. Tillman offered a series of resolu-
tons which he prefaced by denying that he
is an enemy to the South Carolina College,
though he characterized the Military Acad-
envy as a dude factory, and insisted that the
education of farmers should be committed
to farmers, not lawyers. His resolutions
were referred and subsequently adopted.
They appear in this report in the order of
the proceedings in which they were taken
up. ,
Resolutions were offered by Mr.. Jones, of
Edgefeld, on the subject of planting more
grain and products for home consumption.
Also, favoring a Constitutional Convention.
The resolution also declares that the Far
mers' Convention stood on the platform OF
the Democratic party, escheWing politics,
excepting as connected with the interests OF
the farmers.
G. w. Shell, of Laurens, introduced a
resolution of inquiry as to the payment OF
fees to attorneys in a certain case prosecuted
by the State against certain mining COM
panies.
By Mr.. Woodson, of Aiken, recommend
ing: lst. That the present road law be
changed so as to allow the payment OF one
dollar communication and that prisoners in
the county jails be put to work on the roads
I'd. That the common schools he Improved
and kept open six months in the year. 81:
That Congress be asked to amend the civil
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