The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-12-25

Corporations.
In the first place, the people gener
ally carelessly speak of Capital anc
Labor as though they were antagonis
tic. The truth is, they, like tb'
Siamese Twins, are inseparable. Cap
ital would be unproduclive withou
labor, and labor would not be protita
BILE if it were not for the presence o
capital. They are mutually dependent
the one upon the other, and alone
neither can accomplish the best results
For instance: 1t has been predicted s
thousand times by unobserving o.
thoughtless people that the white mar
would drive the negro from the farms
of the South. Men who have eyes tt
see, know that the opposite condition
exists to-day, The negro is driving
the white man from the farms. HI
can pay higher rents for the same farm
than the white man can pay. They
can live in cheaper homes, their man
ner of living is less expensive and they
are little skilled in the art of dodgini
debts. They seldom hold their prop
erty under exemption laws. Theil
self-denial, their inexpensive habits
and their liberal promises, make it ex
ceedingly hard for q white man to rem
land that may be wanted by negro.
Then if the white man must give ur
his leased farm, where is he to go
Must he be forced to move to the un
settled regions where he must undergo
the hardships and the dangers of an
untried country, or should We seek tc
keep them at home?
Effort should be made to keep oul
people at home and. as the most effec'
tive means for accomplishing this re-
suit, the greatest encouragement should
he given to the capital that would Of
fer the most profitable employment.
He who would array the labor
ing man or mechanic against capital OF
corporations, as such, is little less
than public enemy.
The white people in South Caro-
lipa are far less numerous than the
negroes. The races, in politics, are
aniag gonistic. Good government il
necessary to the peace and prosperity
of any country, and any man who
would discourage the building of in
dustrial enterprises, where the white
man may find employment, necessari'
ly throws an obstacle in the way OF the
white man in his effort or his willing
ness to earn q living in his own coun.
try.
Unless industrial enterprises are es'
.tablished thousands Of our sturdy and
well-behaved people must 60 else.
where. Any action, therefore, that
would deprive the country of good
lcitizens is against public policy and
against the welfare Of the country.
We must keep our white people at
'home, and in no way can we 90 this
so we'll as by providing a means
whereby we can open up to them the
hope and the reason to believe that
hhey can ultimately better their cOndi-
zion, while earning a comfortable liv-
ing. :,
4 That there is a demand for wor k
which is more remunerative than IL
Eound on the farms is proved by the
way in which industrious and worthy
Geople are flocking to the cotton mills,
o the machine shops and to the rail
soads, where they receive good wages,
= I've in good houses, and have church
lnd school privileges.
To the cotton mills then, in my
| pinion. the State owes debt OF graft
Hde. Without them thousands OF the
est and most industrious people IN
he State would be to-day beyond
he limits of the wealth.
lit will not be denied that the State
seds the presence and the labor OF
b ltery good man.
J., Some twenty years ago the wise
en who ruled the State saw the con-
ant drain which was at that time be.
r ig made upon our population and they
sight to stop it. The white people OF
D te State were leaving our own homes,
ad were being scattered to all the
+ vesterp States. As the most effective
mans to an end, our Legislators rec
onized the necessity for the develop
!. mt of industrial enterprises. This
fe two reasons:
first To give employment to hon
ed labor in order that we might hold
OF people together, and not allow
thm to he scattered to the four winds
. were they would be lost to us, and
, gaed by others.
acond-To build up our waste
Plies and TO utilize and make valua-
e bl, the Improbable water powers in
tn State.
wise State, as we'll as wise man,
hubands its resources. The wealth
of bis state is largely in the Drawn
an,muscle of its people. The people
archie foundations upon which the
surrstructure Of all that is great OF
desable is built.
lie largest opportunities for the use
of honey should be given and the
. gretest inducements for the develop
met of the brain and the best oppor-
tun:ies for the training OF the hand
shold be furnished to all.
Lit US not, by chilling frost, dis.
couaged the development of industrial
enterprises, and let US not shut the
doolagainst capital that may be friend
ly AID willing to come.
Le not politicians, who may be
following the lead of childless women,
put nanacles on the hands of honest
indutry.
LIE them not force idleness on chill
drenuntil. they are twelve years old,
nor eny them the right to work ut any
age.
Th. aggregation of great numbers Of
idle children ia conducive to immoral
ity.
However we'll meaning, ignorant
womn, who would bring about state
Of idLness among great crowds ol
childnn, do an inconceivable wrong to
the p.ople whom they would seem
most Gesirous to benefit.
Let 40 politician whose heclouded
brain may lead him to think thai
be and bis family are superior tc
mill operatives, seek to put stigma
upon people, many of whom in char