The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-04-26

of the affairs of that institution. They
are certainly very shrewd as well as a
very wise set of men. They are dets-.
mined that no man who is not in full
sympathy with their views shall ever, il
they can help it, be elected as one oil
their number. They want no opposing
views to their ideas and plans as to how
such institution should be run, and as TO
the kind of fruit it should bring forth.
Thus it is reasonable to suppose that they
use the greatest precaution to elect no
man as professor of that institution
who is not in full sympathy with them
The journal of both houses of the Legls'
lature will show q vote taken between
some of the true, tried and faithful as
candidates for position on the board 0!
trustees and others who we're mistrusted
as to their allegiance to the management
of the College. This occurred during the
session of 1886, and it is known that
some faithful work was done to keep out
the two suspected fellows. This same
determination on the part Of the advo-
Gates of the University was shown during
the session of 1887. According to the
Act changing the law in relation to the
Board of Agriculture, one farmer OF
agriculturist from each judicial district,
and two from the State at large, had to
be elected as members of the said Board.
By virtue of their being farmers and the
University being established with a
School of Agriculture connected there.
with, these were also to be members OF
the board of trustees of the University.
The Act did not say what kind of far.
mers these were to be-it gave no
description of them but evidently Ger.
tain kind was meant. 1t was not enough
that man was farmer, true and tried
Democrat, and one possessing the neces'
saly general qualifications to fill the
position, but he must be something else
he must be in full sympathy with the
University, to be run and managed in q
peculiar way; and he must not be a
friend and advocate of separate agricul.
tural college, or "Tillman man."
Now, do not mention these facts in
the way of condemning the trustees and
friends the University-they, Isuppose,
did what they conceived to be their duty,
and give them credit for it. They
want o certain kind or University, man.
aged in certain way, in order to accom-.
pIish certain kind of work and bring
about certain results and they of course,
70 accomplish all this, must have men
who will work With them.
They are doing just as want the far
mers to do when they get their agricultu.
raj college, and just as Ibelieve they are
going to do; for after all this is about the
only plan by which all these certain
things can be effected. And I bring up
all these things to show the farmers that
unlessthey ore ready to 60 in and take
possession. in part or in whole, OF the
University, there is no hope for them
from that institution, and to show the
Importance of having an institution
under their own control and management
that will enable them to choose their own
board of trustees and thereby their own
teachers, and to accomplish for them:
selves and their children certain kind
of work that can't or won't be done for
them by any other political element in
the State of South Carolina.
Farmers ask the privilege as citizens
and taxpayers of the State of doing fol
themselves what our fellow.c citizens and
taxpayers are doing for themselves
through the South Carolina College
that's all.
These citizens are actuated by certain
mot;ves-we too are actuated by certain
motives. They may say that we are
selfish, and that this is all CANNON and
demagogism. In the name of common
sense, Of what are they guiltyf They
have been for long time, and are still
enjoying very large elice of the States
political loaf of bread: we are hungry
and want at least a small slice,just to see
how it does taste. We see what won.
derful influence an institution of this
kind has in controlling the affairs of the
State, and seeing this makes us the more
anxious to have one under cur manage
ment.
Then, in all sincerity, We say TO the
people ofthis State: "Let us have peace
Let the two elements composing the
Democratic Party feel one for the othe!
that each has its rights and privileges
Let the South Carolina College and the
Citadel Academy still retain the support
and fostering care of the State, at least tt
an extent that will not place too heavy
burdens upon the taxpayers; and on the
same principle let there be established by
the State an agricultural college for hel
farmers, who are among her best, mos
worthy and conservative citizens. Tht
| friends of each are the friends of the
State and are entitled to her protection
and care.
I had intended in this letter to notice
| in a more direct manner some of thu
benefits flowing from an agriculture
college, separate and distinct from any
other institution. But as these have
been placed before the reader by showing
that it is impossible for the school of ag
riculture in the University as it is nov
managed to confer upon the farmers o
the State the benefits and blessing men
toned in the proposition at the head O
this letter; and also by showing thu
wonderful influences put into operation
by institutions of learning, I will for th'
present postpone the treatment of thi
subject in the manner indicated. and vii
| perhaps at some other time discuss thi
point alongw ith some others, promeinnt
among them the supposed cost ofsuch al
institution and the hollow and inconsis
tent cry Of economy connected therewitl
made by certain economists of the State
In conclusion, then, let me repeat tina
we are all of the same political family
and that it is time that the building i
large enough and we'll enough furnished
for us all to keep house together; but il
| finding out, as s.usually the case, that
few members Aapt to do the, entir
."6ossing" of the house and give the easy
going and peace.loying members of th'
family the scraps that are thrown ard th
crumbs that fall from the table; that 70
the sake of peace and for the good of th
| whole family some of the members hat
better move out and put up snothe
building in which to keep house, leaving
to the others, our brothers, the grand oil
building of our fathers and their father
to manage as they zee proper. Then ou
mother loving us all and treating US al
alike, we (the South Carolina College
the Citadel Academy and the Agricultu
raj College, will have clear field, ant
the mother of us all will be made th'
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