The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-13
Story Of tho Farmers Movement.

iAc ilFcS iignC nefc uHhohBSI us, almost WILL
This child Of dcop obscurity "a would be child
And her list Of famous sons our native
Another name that would be known, cen If
lie Is farmer now, but once he was youth.
cTIl now he was unknown-so let that pnss
AS this period of his lie is rather dark for
Wo viii figure out his days by ra,iocination;
SO ho must hnvo been Il youth that much
Wen take for granted
And maybe he was smart but That sin hc hns.
And oven in his early days hc learned big
For We know that imi,alivcncss is even
And thus enrly in his life he may have caught
=, on to the phrases
lIo since has mixed in doses strong, TO suit
sick farmers cases.
And If being sick ones self can teach tho
This modern "Moscs" may attempt to take Il
For lSa%@mg @%nm IL pnnrt; nrsa,o ,,,o,,o,
discretion,
GOD save tho mnrl< md pardon nay misuse OF
this exprcssiOn)
Damo Fortune smiled upon him and grant ed
him her charms,
For luckier than most farmers, he fell heir
unto two farms.
So lie began to turm-he must have been q
imagine that he slept all day and then slept
Or that ho LETT his own affairs to thrive as
best they might.
And spent Ills time in setting other peoples
Such action maybe philanthropic, but in the
end It did not pay,
one Of his farms away;
And then he woke and rubbed his eyes, and
looked around Rghnst-
Upon his mind there burst vision, light ca me
to him at last,
His understanding cleared al.d the scales fell
And he began n thinking, and he reasoned in
this wise:--
"Now If keep on Il farming us sure rs surcst
"My other farm will follow whore the first
ono went OF late;
"Old Abram Lincoln once split rails and then
x don't SEQ Why Ben Tillman can't run this
here government;
"a man must crawl before he walks. that l
believe on honor
$50 before go to Washington pIl run for
SO he studied up and brushed his wits, re-
And by the pine knots Dnzing light read
nightly in his cottngc;
Ho road the papers eagerly, and watched how
And got u reputation ti'a soon for being mighty
uc cultivaised lito arts and got little learn.
And soon began to think that he could stop
r., the world from turning;
lie road about tho labor strikes and then con.
ceivcd tho notion,
That q farmers strike would be his chance to
And by good luck the time was ripe and suited
woll the movement,
For farming systems had been bad and iced
cd somc Improvement;
Bad crops, all cotton. and lnz:ncss had
brought on great distress
his wickedness.
He bought pen and got some paper, and
then began to write,
Until to his satisfaction he could prove that
black was white,
For to gain his end he full well knew there
was no use in trying
Unless before he took q step he was cyDcrt
In lying;
He d.d not study long at this-ho very soon
For nature helped him out so well that study
scarce was needed.
SO cooked and primed, he plumcd himself,
got ready for the fight.
And III public pint in blatant style he now
Honest men he ranked with rOgucS, attacked
oil men and classes,
And indulgcd extensively in use OF strongest
The lawyer seemed his special pest, he revilca
tho whole profession,
peThaps na ppossessiySn iawiysr got that farm away from
I1o was allowed to write and rant-uobody
made contention
AND MUnrh soon his Is point WIS gained, he had the
They came to learn how best to farm came
seeking information
And hoped to gain q deal of good from Hcn,s
clucidntion;
But farming he did not discuss by plan or
Gle Ei4ni soomed to think twas D St to n,rm nv
turning politician)
lie did nty'incc some scheme about an Agri-
(And to teach young farmers ugly tricks, and
train our youth In knowledge,
VI now 10 rail At honest nnen and hurt good
Mako him its chief onlcinl ana you'll hnyc
your hearts contenD
And some things he had said about our officers
and Governor
He explained were not intended, that he only
lnty
Ills explanations were accepted with very
little comment. '
And although Ben Ind had enough. md
would go back homo content; e"' "'''
For 1t appeared from his dcmcanor that his
selfconceit was shaken, '''
Ana that In trying to hOodwink honest mon
ne saw he was mistaken;
And mat sshp ne plaisny sGw he was unfit to guide
will emigratc) e' '''>'
That the eonyen!ion beside other things, had
ho ,st was no big things after Al, he was n small
So all Hnnp h9peG q these good lessons had not been
And thnt Ben would hide his little head and
never write again:
But hos always in tho papers with some mn
And the record of some honest man attempt
VOL lot him rant away good friende, it is my
That 4 you'll Eivo him ropo enough he soon
MORAL.
Now yeomen of our native State, ye noble
brotherhood, - '
Full well tits known yours ia n nowcr thot
may be great for good: ~
Full we'll 'tis known that IN your ranks arc
noble men and true; N
Full well tits known yours is n stronoih prcot
things to dare and do;
But remember noble brothers, sons Of our
mother State, "
There arc others who arc striving too to make
her grand and great;
Thore nro others who In We stood with Won Il,
dark misfortunc's hour, ' 80
And who with you arc striving to redeem our
country's power;
There are others who have suffered, and would
suffer unto death, ~
Who for grand old Carolina's GOOD would
yiold their dying breath.
And those Others siuc by side with you havo
stood, and still will stand,
tive land. "
Then before you arm against your brothcrs
yenOblo yeOmcn pause,
AND think If IT'S not better ali should join In