Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1889-08-29
Work Of the Alliance.
STIRRING ADJ. .REss or JAMES ii. SNIP
son, LEcruRER, BEFORE THE
Willow sPRINGs SUB
AILIANCE.

AIhN W ~ ~ Wy y - ~ t
ALLIANCE.
Mr.. President and Brethren: I
have an axiom or two, wish to pre-
sent to this Alliance, which, if car
ried out, I am sure will promote and
improve our financial condition: 1st.
We must help ourselves hy studying
our business as closely as the mer-
chant, the manufacturers the physi-
clan and the lawyer. We must
learn, to make dollar and live on
75 cents of it. Rely more on our
own brains, energy and economy,
and we will grow more independent.
If we desire success let us co-ope-
rate in buying and selling, and work
by rule. Don't weary ourselves 80
muck about plans and schemes for
buying goods, but study hard how
not to buy them. If we would
fight trusts and combinations sue
cessfully, wo must have our cribs
stored well with corn and our meat
houses we'll supplied. To get out Of
debt we must lessen our expenses
and increase profits. If we would
have cheap meat and bread and
cheap stock, raise'it. My Brethren,
it is very gratifying to note with
what zeal the farm ois srs at present
pushing the agricultural interest of
the countyand from present indi-
cations there seems to be an effort to
excel all former results. A great
many, and | may safely say, majo-
rity have long since learned, that
success in agriculture depends solely
on persistent effort in making suffi-
cient supply Of provisions for home
consumption. These ends can only
be accomplished by the farmers all
engaging in diversified farming.
Sad, yea, sorrowful almost even unto
death, is the experience of the past,
the raising Of cotton to buy supplies.
Can such q system be anything but
detrimental to the interest Of the
farmers? I think not, and the
sooner such stuff and nonsense has
been Dismissed, tlle better for the
farmers and tho welfare of tho coun-
try. AS long as we follow such
system as the planting of cotton to
buy supplies, just so long we will be
"hewcrs of wood and drawers of
water" for others. If we plant Ii
berally of corn, wheat, oats and in
fact everything from q COW pea to a
mammoth pumpkin, and cotton only
as a surplus crop, then we will have
accomplished our greatest endeavors
in throwing off the hand of oppres-
sion, now thrashing lis in the guise
of trusts and combinations of capt.
tai. My Brethren, we should look
upon all who attempt to decry di-
versified farming with a suspicious
eye, for assure you, there is no pos
sible chance for anyone to reach the
Kingdom of Heaven who attempts
to raise cotton to buy his bread and
meat. just as he tries to enter the
golden gate a merchant will tap him
on the shoulder and say, "come back,
have q lien on you" know we
have a few among us who may say
that cotton is the only money value
product that we have. Whilst it is
true that cotton always commands
the cash, we have but to notice those
who allow the merchant to control
their bread baskets which rules the
cotton, usually carry more white pa
per home with them than they carry
of the gold dust. SO away with the
all-cotton system and new era will
soon dawn upon a prosperous and
happy people. In conclusion let me
say while we are striving to make a
success of our calling, let us not do
anything to bear unequally upon the
professional or industrial pursuits,
but all work together in a grand
brotherhood, in a common cause.
According to our constitution, let
our watch-word be, "peace on earth,
and good will to men,"
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G. f. Brown, of N1clvem, Penn,
has just taken the first drink of wa
ter since October last. Hc can 90
without water all winter.
A company has been organized for