Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-11
A Logical Speech.

~
ricultural Lien Law in the House
of Representatives, Hon. Mr.. Som.
era, of Marion county, made the fol.
lowing speech, which was received
with much laughter and applause.
Mr. Speaker: | claim tue floor,
but ] have lost my little campaign
speech, (volces OF thank Cody But
don't be too previous, gentlemen,
for ! have iOunla much longer one,
(groans ard cries of Great Heavenly
You said thank God at the wrong
time. a little while ago we had .
big revival, aud some lost entire
control OF themselves and began to
embrace the brethren and sisters
in,liscriminatcly, and one brother
clasped the parsons VITO in l'ls
arms, whereupon the man of God
immediately stopped and all be-
came quiet, antl the brother who
was embracing the preachers VIII"
became cogn!zant of the fact aid
let 60, whercupOn the minister cx.
claimed aloud, "Tlauk God" Loud
laugh;er.)
Here Il gentlemen arose and made
u point of order that the gentleman
from Marion was not addressing
himself to the subject. The chair,
however, decided that TINT 1t was
as near the subject as was custom
AIRY with the members, and allow
cd the gentleman from Maicn to
proceed.
Gentlemen, ! did not intend to
say anything on this subject, for |
should deceive my constituents II
| did anything in this legislative
hall besides answcr TO roll call aud
draw my salary promptly. And |
don't want 10 deceive them. Ap.
plausc and laughter.
Blu; | can't he si!cut on this sub
ject. ] represent more territory
than any other member of this hon.
cradle body and | therefore claim
tho right 10 cOyer the ground i
stand on.
The people Of Marion county arc
a free people, and have just AZ
much right to give u lien OH what
they imagine they have, As what
they really possess.
Gentlemen, assure yOu that IL
this legislature takes away from III
the light to mortgage tic crop nc
imagine we shall make next ycar,lt
would he Il much greater hardship
than il they should take away from
us what we really do make.
AS tine law now stands, q man
can give n mortgage OH his crop SIX
months before i, is planted. and
,y taking advantage of tliis,a farm.
or can draw supplies enough to pull
through the winter, and when
sliing sets in he can 60 at some
thing else.
Oh; Mr. Speaker, ] believe this
To be the gran,lcst aud most bene'
iicrnt law that was ever made.
In our section Of the country liv.
Ing is cheap in warm weather, AMI
when once We have eaten up what
We are going to make, we can well
afford 10 let the Merchant have
what We do make.
II this law is repealed, il viii
have u hard and unjust effect upon
our people-it WILT will make
us 20 Ia work!
We are free American people
AMI no man has right 10 make Us
20 10 work. And for this reason,
shall oppose this tyranlcal, tins
cruel aud outrageous proposition
with all the energy Of despair.
To illustrate The benign effects OF
this law, last winter u man gave
one of our merchants mortgage on
his prospective crop, AMI after lac
had eaten up one hundred dollars
worth, he Skipped the country.
See how much good il did foi
that poor man, and how much good
il did us in getting rid of him.
Yes sir, let us continue to deal In
futures, and, | know some members
of this House with the Congress
ional bee in their bonnets, who Il
they could give u mortgage on their
prospects, would be richer than was
ever man before. Long and con
tinued laughter and applause.