The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-05

with the l nlNerSltE unQeT us present.
management. Agriculture is not made
the principal or leading study, and
that which is the less prominent will
be made to yield to that which is the
more prominent. The trustees being
opposed to an agricultural college, ,fpure
and simple, seem to think that if it Is at
all necessary to give boys an agricul-
tural education, that this must be done
at literary institution, where they are
surrounded by influences that will take
care Of their politics. | vote to the
board Of trustees of the South Carolina
College great credit for the wisdom dis
played in the management OF the eatfalrs
of that institution. They are certainly
very shrewd, as well as Il very wise,
set of men. They are determined that
no man who is not in full sympathy
with their views, shall ever, If they can
help it, be elected as one Of their num-
Der. They want no opposing views to
their ideas and plans as to how such an
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 precautlon to elect
no man as a professor of that institution
who is not in full sympathy with them.
The journal of both houses Of the
legislature will show vote taken be-
tween some of the true, tried and faith
full, as candidates for position on the
board of trustees, and others who were
mistrusted as to their allegiance to the
management of the College. This oc-
Cured during the session of 1856, and it
is known that some faithful work Was
done to keep out the two suspected fell
lows. The same determination on the
part of the advocates 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 or agriculturist from each
judicial district, and two from the State
at large, had to be elected as members
of said board BY virtue of their being
farmers, and the University being
established with school of agriculture
connected Herewith, these were also to
be members Of the board Of trustees Of
the University. The Act did not say
what kind of farmers these were to be
it gave no description Of them, but evi-
IDENTIFY certain kind was meant. 1t
was not enough that 4 man was far
mer, a true and tried Democrat, and
possessing the necessary general quail
fications 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 a peculiar way !;
and he must not be a friend and advo-
cate of a separate agricultural college,
or Tillman man. Now do not men
ton these facts in the way of condemn
ing the trustees and friends Of this
University-they, suppose, did what
they conceived to be their duty, and I
give them credit for it. They want a
certain kind of University, managed in
a certain way, in order to accomplish a
certain kind of work and bring about
certain results, and they, of course, to
accomplish all this, must have men
who will work with them. They are
doing lust as I want the farmers to do
when they get their agricultural COL
lege, and just as believe they are going
to do; for after all, this is about the
only plan by which all these certain
things can be effected. And bring up
all these things to show the farmers,
without they are ready to go in and
take possession, in part or in whole OF
the University, that there IS no hope
for them from that institution, and to
show the Importance Of having an in
stitution under their own control and
management that will enable them to
choose their own board Of trustees, and
thereby their own teachers, and to ac-
complish for themselves and their
children a 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. The farmers ask the
privilege, as citizens and taxpayers Of
the State, of doing for themselves what
our fellow citizens and taxpayers are
doing for themselves through the South
Carolina College. That's all. These
citizens are actuated by certain motives,
and we, too, are actuated by certain
motives. They may say that we are
selfish, and that this is all CANNON and
demagogueism. In the name Of COM
mon sense, of what are they guilty:
They have, for a long time, and are
vet, enjoying very large slice Of the
States political loaf Of bread. We are
hungry and want at least a small slice,
lust to see how it does taste. We see
what a wonderful influence an instltu-
ton of the kind has in controlling the
affairs of the State, and seeirg this
makes us the more anxious to have one
under our management. Then, in all
sincerity, I say to the people Of the
State, "Let us have peace" Let the
two elements composing the Demo-
cratic party feel, one for the other, that
each has its rights and privileges. Let
the South Carolina College .and the
Citadel Academy still receive the sup
port and fostering care Of the State, at
least to 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 her farmers, who are among
her best, most worthy and conservative