The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-11-08
Eigh: Cents Gotten.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
I have already given my plans.
Now. here is my plan to make it
binding: Take a mortgage on both
farmers and merchants-it won't cost
but Is cents to put it on record.
The mortgage on farmers reads as
follows: Il promise and mortgage
all have that if I sell any cotton to
any one that does not belong to our
organization, that I shall pay $20 On
each bale; and this mortgage shall
be good for the money; that ia, if
our merchants will give me = to 81
cents for all the cotton I raise. If
they fail to give me from u to St
cents, then this mortgage is null and
avoid, otherwise it is in full force.'
The merchants mortgage is as fol-
lows: IF I sell any cotton to any
one that is not a member OF cur
order below 9 cents or over 10 cent?,
adding on freight on all cotton I
ship. Mills must pay freight, l
shall pay $40 on each bale sell and
the mortgage is good for the money;
but shall sell to my brother mer-
chant at any price I wish. Any cot
ton I sell outside of the United
States below 9 cents I shall pay $40
| on each bale, but 1 shall have the
right to sell it above 10 cents, freight
!! added, if I wish"
No farmer shall be merchant un-
less be sells all the cotton he raises
at = to S. cents to his brother mer-
chant. No mill man that owns over
| $4,000 in mill shall be allowed to
buy cotton for the mill be holds his
stock in. All mills and all
farmers and all merchants must be
on an equal footing, the only adyan'
tage given them is freight, so if
mills want to save freight let them
come and build in the sunny South.
We will bid them welcome and lend
them a helping hand. II a farmer
raises a bale OF cotton that is too low
grade and he can't sell it after trying
three or four merchants at y cents,
be shall have the right to brand the
cotton below grade and sell it to any
one he wishes. No cotton shall be
allowed to reach the mills below 8 or
10 cents, freight added, in the
United States in S or 6 years. If
our merchants can't hold cotton any
longer and they call out to the
farmers for help, if any farmer
raises bale of cotton that year be
shall pay $40 on each bale and his
mortgage will be good for the money.
This year shall be called the year Of
Jubilee and no cotton shall be
raised.
Now: God being my witness that
I do cffer honest prayers for our
farmers, for our merchants and for
our mill men and their families. I
know that we are to pray for our
enemies, but can't help it, I do ask
the Lord to give US wisdom that we
may be able to throw bomb shell
in this future cotton business and
that we may be able to blow it into
atoms. Man who never raised a
stalk of cotton or ever built mill or
doae anything to help any one but
themselves, selling and buying our
cotton and never seeing it. Now
don't understand me to say anything
against B r. Tlllman or their line.
Tillman Only claimed to be like
Moses and to lead you as be did.
You know that Moses had a rough
time and so did be. Israel out of
the twelve spies which Moses sent to
spy out the promised land ten of
them came back to discourage the
children of Isreal, so Moses never
led them into the promised land,
but be was a noble man. Now I
promise you I don't ask you for any
Office or any money, but I will be
like old Joshua ard carry you over
safe into the promise land.
We will tell our wife and children
the good news-7a and 811c. for cotton
and we will shout it to our neigh
bors and when nine. tenths of our
good farmers or more have banded
together We will then meet with ram
horns and tin horns, and We vii
praise the Lord with trumpets and
psslsery barps, trimbrel strings Of
instruments and the highest sound
ing cymbals one whole day and when
night comes we will send the New
Yo.k future men word that we have
put our price on our cotton and now
they can last sell and buy futures as |