The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-02-22
TIE LISBON CLUB.
"hat Is said of5ilo Resolutions Which De-
nounccs the Governor as "Noithcr
safe MOI &oliablo."

From Columbia Cor. Nc1rS and Cparicr.r
lfsbonS Farmers Club. of l.au-
ems County, is not an imposinw or
~GAnI%ation politically considered.
nor 40 its recent u~ttcranrcs cnti-
'In ii To the respect Of fair-mindcl
men; but inasmuch as 1t Is always
worth while TO nail Il SANDER. even
Ii IT proceed from an insignificant
source, ii may be as well TO QuOtc
preamble and frs, resolution adop-
tea by the Lisbon Club at q meet
in on the ith inst, This is what
the Club gravcly dcclarcd:
Whereas, the recent Legislature
OF South Carolina was governed
more by bad influence than good
reason, resulting in wilful eXtrava-
CANT appropriations ofpublic funds;
ana whereas, the expressed wishes
OF me farmers, in convention as
semblcd, have been, to a great OK
tent, ignored by the Chicr EXccu-
1--WE OF the State, as we'll rs Il ma
JoritE OF the members of the Senate
ana House of Representatives, eX-
hibiting, by their Legislatures ac-
tons, hostility to the reasonable
and respectful demands Of the far
mcrs: Therefore be it
Resolved, We condemn and dis
approve Of the message of Govern
or Richardson's address to the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives
ut its last session as unworthy of
the Chief Executive OF our Com
mon wealth; ignoring altogether, as
he did, an organization Of farmers
representing more than tWO-thirds
OF the counties OF tho State, there
by recording himself more an advo-
cate OF extravaganza and q streng
aristocratic government than the
general good of the whole people,
and we express it as our honest
conviction that he is neither q safe
nor reliable officer.
Governor Richardson did not sec
tit to endorse in his annual message
Capt b. II. Tillman Or any of his
projects; but as "GoVcrnOr and cy-
oflicio chairman ofthe board of ap-
riculturc" he made a report to the
Legislature on Experimental sta
tons and agricultural college," i'm
which, after giving as much infor-
nation as could be obtained from
officials of agricultural colleges, he
said:
"ln addition to the letters address
scd to officers OF colleges, the com
missioner, by direction of the board.
sent letters of inquiry to prominent
gentlemen in this State, from whom
was supposed Information bear
upon this subject could be OBJ
tanned. We regret to say that the
replies received YER not of such n
character rs to hnish the LegisIa-
the information desired. With
one exception, therefore, these re-
plies are omitted from this report.
n exception is a communication
Mr.. b. r.. Tillman, and is pub
ished herewith, because it purports
20 be the reply Of the executive
committee Of the Farmers Associ-
ltion, an organization which, it is
understood, favors the establish
of the college, and because it
$ said to embrace the views of that
organization. AS n matter of cour-
esy and respect, therefore, to the
~ssociation, it is made a part OF this
Capt. Tillman's views were then
iven as fully as he chose to pre-
emit them to the board. In the
ace of this fact it is n betrayal of
ignorance to assert that
he Governor ignorod-th the Farmers,
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