The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-09-06

people. we oIoulo Law 'oSf
there. But the greed of the Admin
istration caused it to 60 back on the
principles of our forefathers, and 1t
started out to conquer. We are told
that commerce must be extended;
that we produce more than we can
consume. Such excuse will not 90.
The trade of the islands the United
States are endeavoring to conquer
only amounts to S20,O00,00O, which
must be divided with other nations.
The inhabitants of those islands will
trade where they please. We will
have to show our price list. If we
put up tariff over there other coun-
tries will put up tariff on US. 1t
is an unrighteous war. Keep your
boys from going there to fight.
Voices: That's right Your boys
have DO business out there. We
had a good meeting at the Wheat
Growers Convention in Greenwood.
We cannot make wheat as a money
crop, but should raise enough wheat
for home use. Come up to the con-
vention at Greenwood next year. He
urged the necessity of deversifca-
ton, and the production of wheat,
tobacco and the grasses. The Sec
retary of Agriculture has promised
me to furnish grass seed. Putin the
Texas Blue Grass, Orchard or Ber-
muda grass. The Bermuda grass
has been tried, and is highly recon-
mended. If you want the seed write
me letter. I am a farmer myself
started under my father with a one
horse farm. and I am now running
fifteen plows; was running them
when you elected me to Congress. [
am one of you, and have done about
as much hard work as any one in the
audience; have split as much as 200
rails a day-and deeply sympathize
with you in your hardsbips and am
anxious to see you prosper. [ am
taking in waste land by putting
wire fence around it. I am buying
up yearlipgs and putting them in
pastures. By keeping them up
about three years, and then selling
them, expect to make agood profit.
Put sheep and goats in there, too
Let US try to get out of old ruts. As
Mr.. Sigh has told you, I didn't make
any promises, but I have done every
thing in my power for you. I con
slider the rural delivery you are now
receiving second only to your school
in spreading Information. Iobtained
ten rural deliveries for my district,
while the rule has been to allow only
two to a district. In the large cities
mail is delivered at the doors of the
people ten or more times each day.
felt that the people in the rura! sec
tions were entitled to have their mail
delivered to them at least once day.
And that is why I did my best to
give farmers the rural delivery. I
have lived on the farm away from a
post cfice, and I know what it is to
be for days without getting mail, cut
off from the outside world and not
knowing what is going on. You
picked out a man and sent him to
Congress who knows how to sympa
thize with you. 1t is my purpose to
have the mail delivered to all our
farmers. The rural delivery has not
reached every section of the country.
It had to have starting point, and
in order to give it good start of
and make it as great a success as
possible, the thickly settled commu
mites were selected as starting points
! But I intend to work hard for the es
tablishment of the rural mail deliv-
cry throughout the country. You
are entitled to it and ought to have
have it. You should not be denied
the advantages the Government gives
1 want the mail to 60 to every hous'
in the country. The speaker de
nounced governmental subsidies, rep
rebate monopolies and trusts, an(
urged upon the farmers the import
ance Ct keeping organized to protec
their interests.
At the conclusion of Congressman
Latimer's speech there was an inter
mission of something over an hou
for dinner. After dinner Chairma
Sigh egain called the meeting to OF
der, and said: A man all of you hav
heard of and many of you have see'
and love; a man who started Lis pollI
ical career in 1856, 1 think, or nea
that time, as champion of the night
of the common people, will make
speech before you. All may nc
:, agree with him in everything. Mos
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