The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-23
OBSERVERS OBSERVATIONS.
Politicians at WOrk-March Conven.
tiOn-The Surplus Cotton.

False prophets are abroad in the land, and
our people should beware Of them. Some OF
the prophecies now being made seem to be
founded ON superstition. 1t was announced
by these men that the fact that the recent call
for Il Convention of the Democrats of the
county was signed by thirteen men, and the
day appointed for the meeting being Friday,
would prove disastrous to the cause OF true
reform, and that the meeting would prove
failure. What was the result?
There assembled In the Court House on last
Friday, the 18th March, the best Democratic
meeting that any one has seen In that build
ing for many day. Though the weather was
Greenwood, Troy. Mccormick, Lowndesville,
Due West, Donalds. White Hall, Latimer,
Hodges and other places, besides the hand
some number that attended from Abbeville
The purpose OF this meeting was to try to
bring about harmony within the ranks and
TO secure good government In the State, and,
also, to elect delegates to the Convention that
meets in Columbia on the 24th, for the pur.
pose of considering the situation and, per-
haps. TO nominate Slate ticket.
The tone of the Convention was conSefva-
tive, but earnest. 1t will be great pity If our
people do not get together and work for the
good of the State, regardless of personal pref
erences and factional feeling. Send the dem
agogues to the right-about and all will be well
In the State, and we will then have peace and
good government; but, not till then. Mark
you we'll that
1t is at times very amusing to watch the
slow TO take hold till they see that there will
be some chance for them TO be on the winning
side, and then they come forward with great
flourish Of trumpets and keep up a mighty
blowing for the benefit OF The crowd.
There are great numbers OF weak back bones
In the political field that becume very firm
when success is assured. Such men deserve
no credit. but they often get the cake, In
fact most often. Iguess, that 1t Will always
be the case.
When the farmers see the true condition OF
affairs In the State. predict that they will re-
quire no urging to get them to come TO the
front 10 aid In putting things straight. The
knowledge OF the real condition of our affairs
are being hid from them by the politicians
They are being told all the time to believe
nothing that they see In the papers that are
posed TO the interests OF the farmers. They
are afraid for the farmers to know the truth
from the fact that they know full we'll that
when the truth is known that their hold on
Office is gone. By keeping the people In ig-
norance Of the facts they hope to hold on TO
Office for at least two years longer. That is
the way In which 1t appears TO me and thous-
We are in the midst OF great revolution.
Matters are badly stirred up i; but In the end
have no doubt but. that right will prevail.
Mark you well that Right Is powerful and
no combination that man can form Will keep
II down for any length OF time.
II seems that our farmers are carrying out
the doctrine. If 1t can be so-called, that said
they would s'metime since, In the matter OF
planting cotton. We all admit that the acre
age In cotton this year should be reduced ;
but IT appears that we are depending on our
neighbors to do the cutting down and we are
that a thing is right and doing that thing are
two very different matters. In matter OF
this kind, necessity beats reason nine times
out OF ten. Necessity will be the only thing
Some people have expressed the fear that
Radicals might be admitted TO the March
Convention for the purpose OF using Radical
aid in defeating Tillman. wish that one OF
them would 60 into that Convention for the
purpose Of Offering Radical aid TO those DEM
ocrats. -.
We have all heard of people being "sat"
on, and we have pretty fear idea Of what II
induce a Radical to go to the Convention for
the purpose men toned. they Will see most
practical illustration Of the phrase. and proof
will thus be furnished In practical manner
that will convince any one Of the falsity OF
the charge.
Here is something that every farmer should
know and study as IL Is OF more importance
TO them than all Of the politics In the State.
II this does not convince our farmers that IL
is actually necessary TO plant less cotton,
Washington, March lS.-The March report
of the statistician Of The department OF agri.
culture issued to-day shows that the worlds
production of cotton exceeded consumption
more than a million and half bales In 1870,
and further greatly enlarges the excess IN
1881, glutting The markets, increasing the Wis
ble stock during the past year more than
900 bales. and reducing the Liverpool
pIice of mlddling upland from l-l6 pence in
January, 1890, to 4H pence In January, 1892.
1t states that In two years this country mas
produced an excess above normal require
ments OF more than two million bales, and In
dlcates heavy reduction in breadth Of area
as the only possible remedy, otherwise the
agriculture of the South will suffer worse than
Western agriculture ever has. 1t declared
that the Cotton States must be agricu lturally
selfsustaining that new crops must be intro
duced as the AGRICULTURAL population mas out
grown the capacity efcotton to support It.
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