The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-24
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these foreign land loan compaines and
we would have an alien ownershin ~;
land and a tenantry like they have in
Ireland. -
He didn't know who were memhers
OF the Supreme Court which made the
decision allowing mortgage to come
ahead OF the homestead, but he did
know that If they were not influenced
by bankers or corporations, they we're
guilty Of lack OF patriotism and
craftsmanship which would damn them
forever.
Under the seduction of easy credit
the people wore fast going down a.
sloping road to hell and shall we pro
tect them or only pretend to protect
| them
Are you going to fix it so that thew
VIII nave to take the road like tramps,
or be forced to work in the factories
because the y arc improvident and YOU
nave educated them in improvidence L?
God forbid that we shall induce Land
companies to come in and by making
people waive the right of homestead
lena them money at rates they cannot
pay ana thus make US have land ron.
tors like Ireland. Let those who have
homes keep them and not let us allow
them by amy process to have them
taken away.
Mr.. Hutson asked how a man could
got credit or supplies if he couldn't
mortgage his homestead?
Senator Iillman replied by sayin,,
you propose to protect tho homestead
from one creditor and turn round and
say 10 him get another" Whorn,s
the common sense in that?
MIR. HutsOn asked him whother no .
business man he would loan money to
man who couldn't thus mortgage his
homestead? Senator Tillman replied
| that he must confess he had no money
To lend Every foot of land he owned
was mOrtgaged and he wasn't arguing
as he was from the hope OF being per-
sonally benefited.
MIR. HutsOn said that Mr.. Tillman's
plan would destroy credit and the
latter rejoined that he wouldn't de-
stroy credit but thriftlcssness, and
train the people into habits of industry
SO they could get credit on their own
responsibility.
In concluding he appealed to the
convention to reduce the amount if
they were not satisfied, but sor Gods
sake protect the homes 0: the people.
The kind of credit that we have had
has only bought hcllS here, IL has ONLY
| brought misery.
Mr.. Stanyarne Wilson said if Mr..
illlmans vlcws prevailed it would de-
feat the very object he intended to ac-
complish. What is the Use of q home
stead when he can't make use OF it?
Suppose circumstances are such that
be even can't raise money to pay his
taxes, he will not have the power to
raise even as much as So on his land
and he will be ut the mercy of the
| a tn IVn Il 49, O
Illlman in his opinion of the courts.
The judges decided as they did because
they were compelled to do so from the
language Of the law. Every lawyer
acquiesced in that decision. The
provision, against mOrtgaging the
homestead should never have been put
in this action. We don't hear any
complaint about the homestead law
now. What is the use of giving the
family homestead and yet hedge it
about So that it can't be used for it's
| benefit:
The roll call was demanded on Mr..
iowell's motion to strike out the words
quoted above at the end of the section,
| and the motion to strike out prevailed
| by the following vote:
Yeus- Alexander, Anderson, Aahe.
Atkinson, Austin. Barker. Bclre. Bel
llngeT BobO, Bowman, Bricc, J. S.:
Bricc, L: w.; Bryan. Carver. DELAY.
Dennis, Don't Douglass, Doyle, Dudley,
t.lird. Estridgc, Farrow, Fitch Fraser,
Gilland, Glenn, j. L.: Glenn, J. p:
Gooding, Guntcl. Hay. Haynsworth.
Hcmphill, Howell. Hucson, Johnson
L. b.: tombstone. George: Jones, |. B.:
Jones, Willie: Kennedy, E. j.; Klugh,
Lee, McCaslan, MCGOWAN, McMakin,
Means, Mitchell, Mower, Nathans,
Nicholson, Otis, Parler, Patterson,
Peake, Rag Rcan, J. H.; Reed,
John; Rogers, Rosborough, Scarbor-
ough. Sheppard, Sloan, Smalls, Smith,
Jeremiah: Smith, w. c.; Smoak,
Stokes, Stribbling, Sullivan, Talbert,
Taylor, Zimmerman, Vonkolnitz,
Waters, Watson. Wolls, Wharton,
White, y. FL; White, S. e.: Wigg,
Wilson, Stanyarne Woodward-S2.
Nays-Govern0r John Gary. Evans,
Aldrich, Barry, Barton, Bates. Bowen,
B'reazeale, Buist, Burn, Common, Cum
ningham, Ellerbe, Evans, w. D.;
Field. Gage. Gray, Harris, Henry,
Houser, Irby. Keitt. Kennedy, j. W.;
Lowman, Lybrand, McCalla, McCown,
McKagen, McMahan, McWhite, Mat
thews, Montgomery, j. d.; Mentgo-
merry, w. }. Moore, Harrison, Parrot,
territc, Prince, Redfearn, Shuler,
SlngIctary, Sigh, Smith. A. j.; Till
man, B. r.: Tillman, G.. d.; Whipper