The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-21


best for the agricultural educational
interests Of the State; yet, in justice
to the trustees and faculty, it must
be admitted, that they have done all
that could be done for agricultural
education in literary university of
very limited means; and in whose or
ganization, agricultural education is
an annex only. Whenever the legis-
lature can be induced to establish an
educational institution, purely agri-
cultural; turn over to it the Federal
land scrip educational fund, together
with that under the Cullen bill and
others, then supplement al. this with
liberal appropriations out Of the
treasury, sufficient to establish and
support such an institution, to be
conducted and administered in con-
junction with the Agricultural De-
partment, by q board of trustees CON-
posed of farmers, shall hail its adj
vent with joy. But don't throw
away your half loaf, till you are as
sured of the whole one. x = #
If you decide that you will have
policy that will undertake to infu-
ence the opinions and platforms of
political parties and the votes and,
actions of Federal and State Legis-
latures, then hasten to determine and
define it so that it can be at once
promulgated and disseminated among
the masses Of the people, and be
thoroughly digested and understood
before the usual biennial reorganiza-
ton Of political parties for the COM
ing campaign. Prior to that you can
freely discuss any and all questions
of political policy or economy. sub
sequently nothing can be entertained
or advocated except such as are ap-
proved by your party platform and
conventions. So say now what You
think for the greatest interest Of
yourselves and the whole people.
The laws governing national banks
and currency discriminate against
you in every way. Demand a change
in this, and law preventing sudden
reduction and contractions in the
currency. There is more need Of q
law to prohibit national banks re-
ducing their issue below an estab-
lished minimum than from increas-
ing it above a fixed maximum. It
is the sudden and arbitrary with
drawal Of money from circulation in
the fall that depresses the market
value of your products while still in
your hecds unsold, while later undue
expansion immensely enhances the
profits Of spectators and manufac-
turers.
Demand the repeal Of the lien law,
and demand the passage Of 4 seven
per cent. usury law.
1t is safe to say that the average
rate at which goods are obtained
under the lien law, is no less than
fifty per cent. 1t is equally safe to
say that no farmer who does not buy
and sell, or in some other way sup
plement his farming operations, can
pay safely more than seven per cent.
for borrowed money. The only safe
rule is to make your dollar before
you spend it, and not to spend it be-
fore you make it, and all attempts to
farm on fictitious credit under exist
ing laws must prove delusive and
disastrous.
y \ X Il X
I again most emphatically repeat
it is not enough to merely assert oul
!, principles. 1t is not enough for us
to 5eliere that the first law Of nature
is to protect ourselves" but to de
monstrate beyond the possibility O
> doubt our determination and ability
to do it. Not at the expense O
other legitimate callings, but VIZ
, should understand what relation oU
avocation bears to the other ayoca
tions; what interests legitimate ais
proper the one has in the other. aE(
the one owes the other and zealous!,
see to it that we are not carrying
burdens which are not ours by inter
! est, or bv right to bear. We ow'
t this to ourselves and our calling fror
, ecery standpoint; but especially il
: view of the magnitude of the interes
: in which we are engaged and tn
t disposition on the part of other in
=, tcrests to lay burdens upon if shoul'
: we be jealous Of our own interest
: and our own rights. 4 !;
j. Patrons, this is the time not onl
! to think deeply, but to act wisely
e Study we'll political economy. Stud
: deeply and intelligently the relation
$ existing between our calling and th
n general welfare, not forgetting who
d wo owe ourselves and pOsterity, an