The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-12-12
SARGE PLUNILETT.
The Season for Poor Man to Secure .
Country aon1e.
atlanta Constitution.

1t is just now the season for people
to be looking out homes for another
year, and poor town people should let
no grass grow under their feet.
All agree that there have too many
people crowded into the towns, and it
is settled that many must return to
the country. Thousands of poor men
of the towns recognize this, but they
fail to discover how it is to be done.
They feel that they are too poor to
move, and that land owners do not
want them, and that they could not
live if they were there.
There is good reason for this feel
ing, but it can be all arranged and
must be. First, the poor mans fami
ly must recognize the necessity of such
move, and nerve themselves for the
hardships and humble themselves for
the position. Men that have money
invested in agriculture are not going
to strain themselves to move families
out from the towns who have more
style than towns, but it is my belief
that every family that will impress
the land owners that they recognize
the necessity of going to the country
and going to work, will find opportun-
ity for doing so. There must be a
sight of sacrifice and much charity in
all this matter. The land owner
should enter into a movement of this
kind, as patriotic duty as well as
wisdom of foresight to crush out such
''isms" as the "George theory" This
ownership Of thousands Of acres Of
land may grow to be as great problem
as the question Of slavery, if the trend
is not changed. It is my belief that
if some efforts were turned to getting
the poor people out cf overcrowded
towns as is now turned to having peo-
pie from a distance come here, the
results would be economic and bless
ing to the land. Thousands Of money
is spent on immigration schemes that
would be much the better spent right
here at home in settling the surplus
of overcrowded towns in homes on the
farms. Our poor town fellows are in
a mighty bad fix and they would jump
at opportunities. The southern chiv-
airy" idea is passing away and by
little encouragement our young men
will turn to driving teams and clean
ing out stalls upon the same principles
that they would measure off calico;
there should be no humiliation in
honest employment. The farmers
have right to be afraid of these town
people, the belief is rife that they
don't know how to work, and if they
did their notions are so big that the
country could not hold them. This is
not true, altogether. The class Of
people who are sensible enough to
desire home in the country have put
away all foolish pride, made up their
minds to work and are anxious to see
their way clear to do so. In this con-
nection I could whisper into the ears
of those who think otherwise that the
old hayseed is no longer the butt Of
the universe. The farmers have come
to know their Importance and have
turned to the exalting Of their calling.
There is no longer disposition among
the old folks to instill into the child
rem that farmers life is irksome and
that all the opportunities are in towns.
Me and Brown was bothered the
other day-Thanksgiviny Day-trying
to study up what in the thunder to be
thankful about. We begun back at
the Chicago convention, upon which
occasion we howled ourselves hoarse
over the prospects, and could find
nothing from that day to this, politi-
cally, over which to enthuse. Then
we lit upon the countryman and his
prospects-his crops have been good,
but the prices kept us from enthusing:
We were just about to 60 back into old
times to find something to be thanful
over when the rocking Of the cradle in
tie other room began, and, all uncon-
scious Of any one being about her,
Browns old oman sang, as she rock
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