The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-10

| There is not and cannot Do reasonable
and just antagonism between the Alli-
ance and any other class. Our interests
are all Identical. Unless the farmer
prospers all classes will go 10y the board
| like those who plow. There is no an
tagoniSm except among those who are
allied with the banking interests.
| There ale no disputes and differences
in the Alliance rs to means. | beg my
brethren to remember that while we
may dlltrr as to means we must not
light because We want to go to the same
end by different roads. | feel that |
need not say 1t here, for | don't believe
the third party has or Can have yet any
strength here. III The Democratic party
don't give reliet this year next will be
Tune IT, cast about and see what can be
done. But now we must stand together
against torce bill legislation shoulder
10 Shouicer for God and home and na-
tive lald.
AT the close Of the Governors speech
the following resolutions were read
and adopted:
F"Soivcu, That in mass meeting as
Semblcl on this 2Gth day Of February,
lS92, we the citizens Of the Eastern por-
lions CT Townships Nos . and 10 of
NeWbeTry County, ). G., do adCp5 the
following views and principles, Deliev-
ing that If they were property carried
out th"t they would form au efficient
remedy for the correction OF the evils
which huve brought upon our South
land such widespread disaster and H.
nancia: ruin.
l. The acreage of cotton should be
reduced, not SO much with Il view OF
decreasing the crop that higher prices
might ue obtained, for We do not be.
live that the very low price of cotton at
the present time can be accounted for
on the ground Of over production, but
more with the view of giving the cotton
FARMER more time, more lauQ, more Ia
Dor, more fertilizers and better atten.
ton t" the raising of the cereals adapC-
Ell TO or soil, realizing as we do that
grain, with the richness that it brings
with i, means more and better live
stock, more and better manure, better
land, more meat, more milk and butter,
more poultry and eggs, all OF which are
needed On the farm, and cannot be pur-
chased 10y the farmer with low priced
cotton without b-ing met by lina lcial
ruin.
Rentals Vt Land and credits extend
ed should no. I've based exclusively on
cotton. BY such a course hundreds of
thousands OF bales Of cotton are raised
by thousands o. farmers who, instead
OF producing anything like a Sutliclency
| OF farnDj! o0uctE; necessary for man and
! beast, Produce liLtlc els4 than cotton.
Suc]! system is not only luinou& and
detrimental TO the interest of this class
OF farmers, but its diretu! effects are
1rlt as IL general thing by al other far
mcrS and citiZ. rs Of the country. a
most ettectiye way Of reducing the acre
age OF cotton would be to change this
system.
3. The times and TIE condition ofthc
country demand the practice Of ecOno-
my on the part Of every farmer to en-
able him to pay his debts, to bring him
to that mllrn desired position In life
when he can pay cash aS he goes, thus
enabling him to buy cheaply, to hold
and control to a measure his cotton
crop aud other products OF the farm,
keeping him out of the hands Of spec
ulators and doing away with the neces-
slty OF borrowing money at high rate
OF interest, or what is still worse, of
obtaining dit on hen or mortgage
TOR food products, that should be raised
on his own farm. II the price of cot
ton ever did Justify the Southern cot
| ton grower III borrowing money or of
obtaining credit at II high rate of inter-
est TO enable him to make cotton, GER
talnly that time has passed, and it now
should be apparent to all that the far.
lncr cannot stand for any length Of
time 1T a high rate of interest or D. dear
credit.
i. a judicious use Of commercial fer
tiliZQra connected with a jUdicious pur-
chasing Of the same is Il question that
has H. negative to it. But there can
be no such use and purchasing Of com,
mHrcl.I fertilizers when the farmer
negleC;s the making Of stable and barn
yard u'dnures, The growing upon the
soil aHd turning under Of YegetaUla
matte, with Il judiciouS system Of
! farming and proper care OF his land.
. Money is Scalce and tight and la
! OOr is poorly rewarded. Under exist
ing circumstances few, if any. can buy
and pay for Il i;rm cut Of the net earn
lnG5 Oi the Same, and those farmers rot
very greatly ia debt must CCOnomjSe us
they lave never before done to enable
them 10 pay their debts. Now we
know there is a cause for al this, dNd
we firmly believe that it does not alt0-
gcthei come from mlSmanaG Gm.nt on
me p'rt OF The farmer, but mat the fin
| ahcla! system and policy OF the gOYern-
mcnt are greatly ut fault and have con-
triDut"d largely in bringing on the
county, the present GcpluraDle cOndl-
ton OF affairs. Therefore, as citizens
aud farmers, while we believe it to be
our iinrGrativc duty to practice and
! teach 'joi encourage q reduction in the
acreage Of c>ttol, the raising more
laTg,l, OF the cereals, the improving OF
our 1--we stock tnh farms and homes.
the right praC>iCiEg Of economy, ard
| the doing OF any and all other things
| comi"CiCd wNh cur farms and farm
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