The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1886-03-03
FARMERS FS. IA WYERS.

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many Pare. Rimoh Farmers" that
the Farmers m Getting, at this place, on
Monday. last, took on tho aspect Of
political uphe..val. Many OF the far
msr- " no. Came tn town to attend the
meeting expected q meeting that would
result in an organizatio8 thai w3ald
be for their mutual interest and pro-
tSction, spds Qtto engage I'm a political
TRADE NJ lainst the legal profession.
Lawyers have their associations for
the elevation OF their profession, where
carefully prepared papers on 'abstruse
points of law are read, where courses
are prescribed for applicants to
practice and which regulate their fees,
etc. Doctors have their societies for
the advancement of their profession
and for their advantage In making
their collections. LaborGrs of different
classes have their unions and prescribe
what wages they will work for and
farmers should have their organiza-
tions and give sach other the benefit
OF their experience in different fer
tilizars apd>. crops and devise plans
whereby they can raise and regulate
the price Of Their produce. But. in
MASTERS of politics, all classes should
unite and do what is to their mutual
benefit. There is no sense in trying
to array one class of citizens against
another. 1t is wrong.
True, many lawyers have been
placed in office but In their representa-
itxy hax Oh Ia
not he lawyers. They should represent
every class Of men. And the men who
vote them in office would be far from
putting them there if they did not
believe them to be men, with intelli-
gence sufficient and principle enough
TO represent all Interests. When man
runs for office he should stand upon
his individual merits. Tho good judg-
ment of the farmer prompts him who
to vote for.
There are Office seekers i'm every
class and profession of men. And
there are shout as many lawyers who
are inspired TO run for Office by pure
patriotism and not from the sordid
consideration of salary, as there is OF
any other calling or pursuit. And,
why this TRADE against the lawyers
IL It because they are not serving their
constituents .fsithfullyP That is not
the cause assisned---they are getting
all the goverhment' pap. Then is il
patriotism that prompts the farmer tc
want to oust the lawyer? Is 1t no,
salaryr God forbid that the farmers
OF this great old State and much less
Of this dear old county should evei
cast their vote Tor any man who has
nothing TO. recommend him but hi,
calling. Brother Wallace. Of the New
= -hc~yr -ElAaas,S.r-s is-->--AA-a .sssy- aUouI
lawyers. and We sabmit 1t for the con.
alteration Of our readers.
at occurs to us that thsrs was q
time when Il wSs not objected that
lawyers hsld prominent positions in
the country, and = time. too, when
they served not for salary but for
patriotism. Let Us run oysr the list of
the Generals that were in the Confed.
crate army from South Carolina and
ses what tasir'o r'otcIpations were before
they went into the war. It may give
some now ideas to small politicians
whose stock in trade il .sbu.s of the
lawyers. The list of Gsnsrsf rs Tiaynot
be complete; but embraces all that we
can now call to mind. :
"La~yers: ,faseey Gregg, j. B.
Kershaw, John. ID. Kennedy,% Samuel
MCGOWAN, w. Fl. Wallace, NJ. w.
Gary, M. L. Bonbsm. M. q. Butler,
States Rights Gist. James Conner,
James Chesnut. Abner Perrin.
"Plsnter.: Wade Hsmpton. John
BrattoD, John Drayton,-
johnson Hagood, A. NJ. Ma nigsult,
Stephen d. Elliott.
Regular Army: r. Fl. Anderson,
Stephen d. Lee, john Dunnovant, r.
b. ripley, N. q. Evans, Barnard Bee.
"Tescbsr; Micah Jenkins
"Ths above; may prove Interesting
reading to those who think that laws
yers are too prominent in these piping
times of peace who thiak that LAWYERS
are public enemies; that lawyers have
no patriotism, but only want the
OfficSs for private greed and personal
and professional aRgrandizsment.
Can anybedy point out any bad
tsgislsti"n or maiadministration that
lawyers are rssposnibls> farf How
could such thing be when they have
always besn in o'S' minority in the
IAsgIslsturei And in looking over the
list Of State officers, the only LAWYERS
We hnd there are lieutenant Governor
sheppard. Who " simply President of
the Senate. and Attorney General
M'les-this officer mHst Of necessity
be lawyer. 81 bat II there in any
ioaladministratiap the lawyers are not
responsible for it. Then Why this
Wholesale denunciatian Of lswyersa