The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
A LIVE LETTER FROM coRoNAcA.
Farm NOtes..-Splendid Prospects for
Small Grain -. Political Points,.
WHAT'S the Good Of Tillman Any.
way?

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This Is the centre OF what is generally con-
sidered the finest, most enlightened, heal
thiest and most productive section OF the
country-at least we think so, Mr.. Editor.
Most of our farmers make their farms self
sustaining and are consequently q well-to-do
Small grain, in these parts, gives better
promise or an abundant harvest than In any
year since 1882. .,,,.
We have a flourishing school in operation
here that has been most successfully conduct
ed for the past six months by Miss Alice Rice
and some of us regret exceedingly Lnat oy
some arrangement at the commencement ol
Miss Rlce's term, the school Is TO close the last
OF this Dionth. Rumor has IL that Miss Rice
has q more important engagement 10 be
filled, and that one of our best and handsotn.
than any one else.
MIR. David Aiken sold his beautiful little
farm this past winter. to Mr.. d. K Joyce ol
this place.
MIR. Aiken and family moved down here
and are occupying the house formerly occu
pied by Mr.. Joyce.
The new and handsome dWelling gas recently y
erected by Messrs. J; $. ana w. ": Ri!ngn' Is
Mr.. Frank Fouche. son Of ]. ID. Fouche IL
at home from Wofford College taking few
practical lessons on the farn
We can boast OF more anti-Tillman farmers
Mr. Editor, than most any other community
My observation has been, however, that In
any community Of well-to-do. intelligent far
mers farmers That are prosperous and attend
strictly TO their own business-you will inva
riably find that the majority OF them are
"antis." They don't have time 10 go wh n.
Ing around and imagining that they are be-
Ing wronged by the government or some one
by designing office seekers who never lose IN
opportunity to appeal TO the prejudice OF the
'untulored" US some edit speak
of GoTe Ss who are M Ed,op s not passg
strange that so many Of our honest. hard
working, good meaning farmers shoulu allow
themselves 10 be fooled into thinking thai II
they refuse to further support Illlmah ,htt ina,
the only way to help the farmers is 10 SLICK 10
Tillman in spite OF all he may DO or leave
undone? -,.
ouestion-huve been benefited any by his
administration? or do ! enjoy privilege
now that did not enjoy before Tillman was
Has he, or is he likely To do anything that
will benefit any body but himself and his CO.
office holders?
should these questions be answered In the
negative. and verify believe that niue MI
tenths of the honest, intelligent. non.nfilee
holding people-fhrmers and all-wiil De
bound to answer them In the negative
would Il not he we'll for eBch one 10 lnterro-
wOn I be forced to the conclusion that TIL
mnn Is not the man they thought ne was,
and that he is II dangerous man 10 entruSt
the administration OF the affairs OF our State
with?
was once Tillmanite, Mr.. Editor, but long
before he WAS elected Governor l became
thoroughly convince thathe was not sincere
i'm his char rres or promises-that he was not
working to benefit the farmers or any one
else but b. r. Tillman and a few others that
he had to rely upon Tor support to get himself
intn office More anon.