The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-02-11
A Logical Speech.

During the argument on the Agri-
cultural Lien Law in the House of
Representatives, Hon. Mr.. Somers, of
Marion county, made the following
speech, which was received with much
laughter and applause.
Mr.. Speaker: claim the floor, but
have lost my little campaign speech.
voices OF thank GodD But don't be
too previous. gent!emea for have
found a mucn longer one. tgroans and
cries of Great Heavenly You said
thank God at the wrong time. A lit
tie while ago we had big revival, and
some lost entire control of themselves
and began to embrace the brethren
and sisters Unfortunately, and one
brother clasped the parsons wife in
his arms, whereupon the man of God
Immediately stopped and all became
quiet, and the brother who was en-
bracing the preachers wife became
cognizant of the fact and let go, where
upon the minister exclaimed aloud,
THANK God" loud laughter
Here gentleman arose and made a
point of order that the gentleman
from Marian was not addressing him
self to the subject. The chair, howev-
er, decided that that it was as near
the subject as was customary with the
members, and allowed the gentleman
from MaIion to proceed.
Gentlemen, did not intend to say
anything on this subject, for should
deceive my constituents if did any
thing in this Legislative Hall besides
answer to roll call and drow my sala-
airy promptly. And don't want to
deceive them. Applause and laugh.
ter.)
But cant be silent on this subject.
represent more territory than any
other member of this honorable body
and therefore claim the right to cover
the ground stand on.
The people of Marion county are a
FREQ people. and have just as much
right tOgive lien on what thew i'm
agine they have; as what they really
possess.
Gentlemen, / assure you that If this
Legislature takes away from us the
right to mortgage the crop we imagine
we shall make next year, it would be
a much greater hardship than if they
should take away from us what we
really do make daughter
AS the law now stands, a man can
give mortgage on his crop six months
before it is planted, and by taking
advantage of this, a farmer can draw
supplies enough to pull through the
winter, and when spring sets in he can
90 at omething else.
Oh; Mr.. Speaker, / believe this to be
the grandest and most beneficent law
that was ever made.
In our section of the county living is
chep in warm weather, and when once
we have eaten up what we were going
TO make, we can well afford to let the
merchant have what We really do
make.
If this law is repealed, it will have
hard and unjust effect upon our peo-
ple--it WILT will make us 90 to
work
We are u free American people, and
no man has right to make us 90 to
work. And for this reason, shall on
pose this tyranical, this cruel and out
rageous proposition with all the ener-
gy of despair.
To illustrate the benign effects of this
law, last winter man gave one of our
merchants mortgage on his pros
pective crop, and after he had eaten
up one hundred dollars worth, he
shipped the country.
See how much good it did for thai
poor man, and how much good it did
US in getting rid of him.
Yes sir let us continue to deal in flu
lures, and, i know some members o.
this House, with the Congressional bet
in their bonnets, who II they could
give q mortgage. on their prospects
would be richer than was ever maj
before. Long and continued leughtel
and applause.)