The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-03-11
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to order by the President. The re-
mainder of the programme for tho
February meeting, which WAS then
considered, beginning with the Lien
Law.
Senator Fields was first called ND.
on. AS to the lien law, he thought
that any system of credit which in
duced people to go into debt was in.
furious, but he did not know that
we could have q better plan, as
mortgages could be substituted. He
voted the last two sessions of the
Legislature to repeal the lien law,
because he thought the people wan
ted it repealed, and he had given
them the benefit of the doubt. He
wanted to know if there was any
better or cheaper method of secur-
ing credit He would like to see the
homestead law repealed, as this was
it's off spring
Mr.. B. j. Johnston said he did
not see how the farmers could get
along without the lien law as long
rs we have the homestead. He was
in fuvor Of having a convention and
changing the Constitution. If the
lien law was repealed it would force
many to hire, and he thought the
law ought to be co extensive with
the homestead.
Mr.. Hollingsworth said that his
views had already been reported in
the SENTINEL. That the lien law was
only one-tcnth of the evils which we
suffered under tho present Con
stitution. The County should look
forward to the movement Of the far
mers all over the State, and be rep
resented in the movement. He did
not know whether there were any po-
litical trickstcrs in the movement or
not, but it promised reform, and that
is what the farmers need. No one
could till the soil and prosper while
he was paying two per cent taxes.
Our County officers are good men,
but they are two expensive with
cotton at s cents pound. There
are too many OF them. 1t takes too
much money to run the State Gov
crnmcnt He was in favor Of reor-
Ganizntion from the ground up.
There were good men in the rank
and file Of the icoI'c who were fit
to ho governor and fill all the othcr
Offices Of the State Merchants arn
not to be blamed for getting the par
cent they do on supplies. They did
not make the law. 1t WAS the best
that could bo had under the Cuh-
stitution. If our Government was
reorgnnizcd and put on less cxpen-
sive scale, then money could be
mado ut farming, then tho most in
tclliGcnt men would take hold Of the
plow, but under tho present syatem
farming is made the last choice.
Men who cannot get anything else
to do go into it., hence 50 many fail
urcs. The prosperity Of this inter
est was the basis Of all other success
Senator Field agreed with Col. Hol.
linGsworth in the Importance Of or,
ganization Of the farmers. lie was
veution until tho census should be
taken, 80 that the up-country would
have full representation, but aside
from this he would have voted for q
convention any way, had he thought
the measure would have passed the
House.
On the tobacco question, Senator
Fields did not think it wise for our
people to go into the cultivation of
tobacco, rs it was luxury; there
might be SOME money iii it, but VIC
w&::,I soon bring down the price
like that of cotton. 1t was subject
to SO many mishaps it W would hardly
pay. He doubted there being the
fortune i'll it which many seemed to
think. He had some experience in
raising the weed, Init it did not turn
OUT "s :..,.un per acre as he Thought
it onGht to, and he would not rec
ommond it.
The Senator vas first called upou
by the President to give his views
on the Agricultural Bureau. He
thought 1t was subject we should
look into. It had been sharply crit
.