The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-03-17

The thoughtful and intelligent farmers
OF the State cannot afford TO elect an
other such body of law makers and
Constitution breakers. Nor al they
afford to allow the agricultural iutcr
csts of the State TO be suburdinated to
everything else, and no effort made to
foster and protect them. Other States
with less expenditure tnau we are
making, are doing ten times as much
10 encourage and assist those engaged
in farming. But the money spent is
not entrusted to politicians or to those
elected by politicians. The farmers
manage and control it themselves.
Believing, therefore, that the crisis
demands prompt and united action on
the part of tLr rue and loyal farmers
CT the State, and that il convention of
such can only rebound to the benefit
of agriculture aud consequently OF
every other interest and calling, we
call such II convention to meet in the
city of Columbia, Thursday, the 29lh
of next April, To take INTO conSidcra-
ton the question touched upon in this
address, together with such other mat
tcrs 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 II delegate.
The farmers of each county are re-
qucs,ed 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 conven
ton OF farmers IN their respective
counties to appoint said delegates.
1T the wiScst and best Of our farm
crs 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
trcnching upon the rights OF others,
manhood enough to demand and Oh
am Il proper recognition Of our rights
and needs.
While this is essentially II 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. 1t cannot rise without carry
ing with it the snpcrstructurc.
There is among the politicians in
South Carolina mup-country and low
country. There is no such line of
division among the farmers. Our i'll
tcrcStS are one. Let us come together
from the mountains TO the sea, and,
exercising the God-givcn right that The
majority should govern, organize as
farmers and oblitcratc this line forever.
j. Il. Hanna, 5. 5. Newell, j. Jane
son, II. II. Beatty, j. Nj. Elgin, b. +.
Duncan, j. a. Gray, VIM. Wilkins,
"a. e. FAINT, j. L. Walker, Il. =.
Glink>calcs, n. l.. Erwin, u. n
johnson, II. =. Duvall, b II. Mnnt-
gomcry, II. b. Martin, j. Is. o. Lar
drum, G.. q. Tut, II. Il. Thomas,
Il. l.. %lluuccs, II. Is. Lyons, IL. ii.
Gooch, j. II. David, j. II. Lane,
NJ. D., j. II. Covington, j. X. Nor.
rison, j. O. Jones, j. G.. WILLIAMS,
j. IL. Bowen, NJ. l.. Donaldson,
O. u. Hawthorne, I. &. WiIlouLhbl ,
sam. j. llulson, Harry Hammond,
j Ii. Stafford, w. j. Goodjng, II. r.
Mockbce, NJ. Il. Barnett, VIM. Long,
X. w. Anderson, John II. Harrison,
Alex. j. Norton, w. ). Ollcn, s. B..
Mays, Nj. n. Morkcst, w. l.. burst,
j. l.. Br, an, j. a. McAlliStcr, &. NJ.
McDavid, NJ. r.. Williams, ID. +.
Saddlcr, j. II Cook, j. Watkins,
j. l.. Wotfnrd, VIM. %Jcflcrics, j. a,
Major, VIM. Cooper, j. G.. Nc,
Culchcn, Ben. S. Williams, G.. A.
Berry, f. G. Smith, AibrrI Harris,
f.. ). Allen, a. u West, b. eau q,
Il. j.. Bctsill, j II. Mopscv, ~,
w. ID. Evars, w. b. Drake, II. NJ,
Pcgncs, Chas. Gro 'land, JAS. Bla,
lock, j. &. Davis, NJ. :. Slriblin4,
j.. w. Shcler, II. Il. Bui>t, ). +.
Bnrbagc, j. l.. Hunter, j. L.. Tindai,
II. j. IlaukinSou, ID. l.. McLaurin,
WIN. Stokes, Benz. Mock, j.. II,
Whorton, Thomas w. Goldsmith,
j. NJ. Wnitmirc, w. a. MrElvcy,
Rnbt. :. Bcckham, w. II. T,mmcr.
man, II. b. Galiman, 0. F. Cheat.
ham, B. r.. Tillman.