The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-29
GOVERNOR EVANS
ON H0MESTEADS.
HE TALKS TO THE CONVFSrlON
On THIS SCBIECT.
He Argues in Favor of the Homestead
to Protect The wife and Children"


PRESIDENT Evans took the floor or
Thursday "ndadlircssed the convention
ns follows on the homestead clause
Mr.. President AID ecntlemen, feel
deeply intcrested;n this subject for the
reason that it is the most important
question that We hnve had to deal with.
III al governments il despotism or IL
monarchy, the lands are held from tine
sovereign; the title t. all lands in
monarchy comes from the king, and
to pcrpetuute Il monarchy the feuda!
system OF tcurro wa adopted. To
perp.t tuute II republic :he underiyiuc
principle Of II republican, form OF gov
ernment, the foundation stone | may
say, IS :he patriotism q; the people.
Now patriotism is virtue. IN repuh-
llc the people are sovereign. n,iG the
Ptrp.tnntion OF II republican !orm G.:
government rests Tpon their patriot
ism. In South Carulirm the people
are sovereign, unI ti'c title to MI lands
mast be traced back to tie State.
That beng the case, what is the theory
o: homestead. Why does republicans
form @: government Furnish home
stead to The citizen? Congress passed
II homestead act giving 20 each nun
WHO wuuld settle upon it 100 acres of
."nd. Inc country was vast nluiu--
II wlldern"s"-:.aI Il was :Lc Iut,utiun
q, the Suyornm,u: 10 attach him to
the soil. Oar State gives to the citi-
zen homestead IN lands for the pur-
pose OF planting there the seeds OF
patriotism. Now, gentlemen, the false
theory of those who oppose this is this:
They hold that Il homestead is given to
poor mHn. l am not going to speak
Tor the poor man. ! am speak Jug for
the young citizen who has no: reached
maturity. i an Speaking fer the wife
and the mothers q the citizens, for
that principle without which patriotism
cannot he crG"rdcrcI upon onr soil.
Who does not kHow that the homeless
naE-thc husband !hc tcNmLt who ha,
been raised on II lace :AUt cannot lc
called home Las not the love in BIS
hear; for his cuHutry rs iIe wLu lives
Uhd"r his own vine AMI iG tree. Don't
yCu know that the man vino owns his
home ~ the hrGv1s: soldier III war
Don't Won kHvw that the hirriiug viii
always ruH al .Ac oIut -: the Inyou,t.
vine! IL" aaU w:.u tights tor lis owl.
home WI! !:"Et WITH the courage OF lAc
man VII" loves Lis roU.,ry?
These go~t!c!uei! wuTiG have you ic-
hcvc .hu. hulu, stead Was intended fur
n poor u,n. it IS no, ,rrr II thc
hou,st,nU W., intended COR INC p.nr
man why don; vo, = low the o,l buch-
eIor and the r,I,lpv,ru h,,n,,..o1 ir
his land?
NoicC-A vilcwcr j. ,uti,l, I T, n
homestead.
Gov. Eynus-Ycs. e he hussrvb,ly
dcpcndeut u;on him.
Mr.. W. ID. Evars-Andso is Inch.
elor under the same Circumstances
Gov. Eyars-G,s II II, has q si.tcr
or a niece or r.uA,wl, r.ud, nt ,ron
him. This is for the benefit of thos,
W hom The State Lns c.uornntc.lo ho,no
for the p;;rrosc Q. raising ;a:riot.. The
supreme cuir, Las lracI;cu,lv nlil;t;,J
this Constitution aud construed il
against IT. cX,r,ss v,rI, This Con-
e.itutiou saws tLu. II u,nY who j, be,I
Of a family shall Lu,, So much pro
rcrty exempt from nt,n>L,Dent. lew
and sale. The sIil.rc!u, cuur: has
decided that the hrm,st,al is fer the
lenc:i. Of "a mnl.s wiz, ana !n;L:lv
Every lawyer vii! admit TINT Ii man
who HOLDS rroucr1v Ter IL. l,.c.t g.
another IL u trustee. N,;ii.c surrcn!a
coIrt got u:cu!.} It. They say. sch.
vel: TINT II very t,ur. FL, j, u ;rl;st,.
for those rcoIic. bu, In. It'll, Is ~ him.