The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-14
Fence, or No Fence2

blessed is he that considereth the poor''
ian expression of the PSalmist David, and
nd one that should have the citizens deep
st consideration. We have noticed in sew
raj issues of the MORNING. NEWS that
God deal has been said on one side of
be question-the side of no fence. We de-
ire 10 show the other side. We have fire.
uently tried to argue the question with
theirs who do not see as we see, and do not
now what we know.
We said that we have noticed several
leces on this question, and we state that they
ave been written mostly, if not altogether,
" men who own lands not very far distant
rom the city, and who, no doubt, accord
ng to their language, could rent to better
dvantage if there were mo fences to be
nade. Itmay be that rail timber is scarce,
hat lumber is hard to get and expensive.
But the time has not yet arrived when
here is no rail timber, no lumber and no
wire. Now we ask all good citizens to
lause one moment and think that while
he means of fencing is still in reach, had
We not better wait until these means for
encing are unobtainable, before voting to
ave law passed, which, if passed, is sure
cause strife and troubled
The no fencen law would have demon
Izlng effect. While we are aware of the
ct that some would be benefited by such
law, there are hundreds who would be
5ured by it, and to some that we know it
1uld actually mean want and suffering.
admit that there is a class of poor peo-
who do not need or want any law made
tnelp them, and who do not deserve any
snpathy from those who are trying to get
saag. But there is class who are honest,
hd-working and industrious, who want
JCrnt qlOper xrh A . yhok Sc
Moore, who really deserve to be helped
ono the next round of the ladder. Should
thcounty go for mo fence' it would ma
iIeLlly disturb this class. This class, per-
nal wants to farm, and also to
RAJ stock. The question would be
VIII. them: How are we to
DO lis without making more fence? We
cerhnly cannot have less. Now we do
notDlame A. nor B. for wanting laws
mae in their favor according to their
Judment. We do think, however, that
a. ad B. should think of G. and d. 3 situa
composition and condition. We are of
The pinion that A. and B. haven't been
thinning right about the matter. We have
hadome 'no fence" men to bring before
IS tie South Carolina means for pasturing,
afning, etc., they say talk with r. or
=, and he will tell you all about the adj
autages which are derived from the no
ence lawn there. Well we haven't as yet
MT either of these men. We have only heard
oithem, but if we should hunt them up we
Wuld find that r. and L. were men that
Wee getting along well before the change.
w are not personally acquainted with
" nd L., but we are very well acquainted
wiu Q. and S., who have assured us that
Souh Carolina has been ruined by the
cnage, and say that is why they came over
to Georgia.
We would like answers to the following
Questions:
aw
what is the poor woman who is depend
ms upon her COW going to do?
how about plantations having public
pads running through them?
WlH not the man who wants to farm and
tock-raise together have to keep up his field
Eence as well as his pasture fence in order
mat his own stock may not cat his crop3
how about county lines in connection
with the mo fence laws
How about the poor negro, who, having
aken bus fence from around bis crop be-