The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-04-24

| hands nf the trw. anI The producers nf
| thar wealth. treated as slaves. then we
az" forced ~ 'ntri oar pioirSt. No
| one nin:i r.ut ~ ten years. stuitiuy with
| >ralrtlN ANY iuroIur, :icc"a!ni.i. ten ar
iwti.tI million dollars without some
body suffering. The man who suffers
most Is he MIN whose labor produces
that wealth.
Assuming that the Rockcfeiiows,
Carnegie. Morgan and Others have
made their wealth honestly. let us see
whether or not they have any appreria-
tlOn or sympathy for the a american far
| mer. An investigation will show that
they are. as ungrarrfml and 10 sOullrss
towards The lnDoring classes that have
made possible their wealth rs Egyptian
mUnInlrS.
Our government OH the other hand
- brginninE to appreciate the value of
thc farmer and is showing him such
fhvors as Will promote his intelligence
and general welfare. The establish
lnrnf oi rural mail routes. weather re-
ports, distribution Of agricultural liter.
atnre. support Of agricultural colleges
! AL go to prove that our government liz
awe To the best interest or her people
Mr. Carnegie has taken u step in the
right direction in providing for the
men and women whose labor has made
him rich. Simultaneous with that do
;;;::::;: !::. :::":..:.a4s his wealth by thou
sands. because he has the power to
force his price in the sale of his steel
interests. Mr.. Carnegie forcing the
consumer to pay cxorhtant prices for
his steel pr"dmcts is no greater robbery
than Mr. Carnegie selling his interests
1T such Il price that will necessarily
force the prirr OF ~icci up.
Mr. Rnck.irlluw recently donated
one hundred thousand dollars 10 II
great University. The men who attend
thar institution are able to buy their
own oil. but what about that vast army
of consumers who will never see AIR
Carneg::.'s stcc! plants nor Mr.. Rookie
fellows University?
well can these men aif1d Il to donate
large sums to establish libraries and in
stitutiOns OF learning in our large cities
when ut the stroke of pen the Amrri-
can consumer pays for their liberality.
Has Mr.. Carnegie or Mr. Rockcfcll0w
ever put their feet on the plain solid
mother carth and thought o themselves
that behind the man in the forge or
mine or factory is the man who gnides
he plow? "TO my mother earth owe
II all" Let not these gentlemen cease
their donations for public libraries in
our large cities. but let them remember
the boys and girls nll over our country
whose labor has contributed far more
w tuCii "clltu tidu J1c DOSS anu RIrIS
who kick out their heels ON c0hble
stones. The country lad has nmbi-
tons and aspirations that need TO l,r
directed IN proper channels. His heart
ana mind need tho refinement that
comes from contact with the great
minds OF our country. He has Il high
SENSE ni honor and Il keen sense of
krutitldr
Colleges and travelling libraries cs-
tnblishrd in our rural districts, our
common school system placed upon Il
snnn'l financial basis, money placed III
the cunniand of the farmer by such
men as RockcfrlIow, Carnegie and
Morgan, 50 that hr conld control his
n"n products, would be tho greatest
b"nm that ever came To this country,
and III simple justice would be but rcn-
!rrimS tribute 10 whnm tribute is due
Until such II time shall come rainy
days in April will be mighty lonely out
Oh the farm.
OCTOBER DAY.
Fair Play, S. G.. April Goth, 1901.