The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-03-17

The thoughtful and intelligent farmers
of the State cannot afford 10 ctci al
other such body of law makers and
Constitution breakers. Nor can they
afford TO allow the agricultural, iulcr.
estS of the State 10 be subnrtliaaIe;!! 10
everything else, and 40 cffort uiade 10
foster an, protect tiirm. Otne. States
with less expenditure than We ere
making, are d.i"s ten times a. mach
to encourage and assist those Engaged
in farming. But The money Spcn; Is
not entrusted to politicians or 10 those
elected by politicians. The farmers
manage and control il Themselves.
Believing, therefore, thai tlic crisis
demands prolupi and united action OH
the part of tie true and loNa! farmers
eff the State, aud that :. convention of
such can only rebound 10 the benei.
of agriculture and consequently Of
every other interest and calling, we
call such a convention. 70 meet in the
city of Columbia, Thursday, tn" 29;h
of next April, to take into consid"ra-
ton the question touched upon i'll this
address, together with such OTHER .nat
ters as they may deem of Importance
to the political, social, educational or
industrial Interests of the farmers and
Of the State.
Each county agricultural society is
requested to send five delegates.
Each local or township agricultural
club is request to send one delegate.
The farmers of each County are re-
quested to send five delegates over and
above those from organized societies,
and TO effect this it is suggested thai
those in sympathy with the movement
call a mass meeting or county comven-
ton Of farmers IN ,heir respective
counties to appoint SAID delegates.
If the wisest and best Of cur farm
ers thus assemble we feel and believe
there is enough of both patriotism and
craftsmanship among US TO find rene
dies for those evils; and, without
trenching upon the rights OF others,
manhood enough to demand and OBJ
tain proper recognition of cur rights
and needs.
While this is essentially farmers
movement we invite the sympathy and
moral support of good men OF every
calling. Agriculture is the basis OF
our economic structure and supports
the rest. II cannot rise without carry
ing With it the superstTucturc.
There is among the politicians in
South Carolina al up-country aud low
country. There is no such line OF
division among the farmers. Our III
terests arc one. Let us come together
from the mountains 10 the sea, and,
exercising the God-given right that the
majority should govern, organize as
farmers and obliterate this line forever.
j. T. Hanna, S. $. Newell, J. jane
son, r. r. Beatty, J. NJ. Elgin, D: :.
Duncan, J. A. Gray, VIM. Wilkins,
A. E. FAINT, J. L. Walker, L. 7.
Clink>cales, \. l.. Erwin, y. \
Johnson, H. P. DuvaIl, B II. Mont
gomery, 7. B. Martin. j. Is. O. Lan-
drum, G. &. Tut, Il. L. Thomas:
T. L. Houces, r. B. Lyons, II. ii.
Gooch, j. II. David, j. II. Lane,
Nj. D., j. 7. Covington, j. K. Nor
rison, j. O. Jones, j. G. Williams,
J. II. Bowen, N. L. Donald>on,
o. P. Hawthorne, r. G. Will"u1hbN,
sam. j. Huison, Harry Hammond,
J Ii. Stafford, W. J. Goc,iiug, Il. ].
Mockbee, NJ. f. Barnett, Wu. Long,
r. ". Anderson, John Il. Harrison,
Alex. j. Norton, ". 5. O!len, 5. 3.
MAYS, NJ. n. Morke>t, W. L. Dur>t,
j. L. BrI an, j. a. McAIl:sler, q. NJ