The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-15
THE FARMER.
They Have Shaped the Destinies of
the Republic.
N0BLEST CALLING ON EARTH
So Said Governor Gambler in Wei.
coming the Delegates 80 the
National Farmers Con-
SreSS in Macon.

SreSS in Macon.
The 22nd annual session of the
Farmers National congress was open
ed in Macon, Ga. on Tuesday of
last week. One thousand delegates
were present representing all sections
Of the United State and Territories
Gov. Allen D. Gambler Of Georgia
welcomed the delegates to Georgia in
a speech which was received with en-
thuSiaSm. He said in substance that
he had closed the governors office in
order - come to Macon and extend a
welcome to men who represent the
nobleSt calling on earth. Upon the
farmer rests everything. If he pros
pers every industry and calling pros
perS. The men who have shaped the
destinies of the republic since it was
born were farmers or the sons of farm
erS. He said the farmers of the coun-
try did we'll in selecting Georgia as the
place to meet this year. A state which
owes her greatness to her sons who
have titled the soil.
Referring to the race problem, ne
said Georgia had her burden to bear
and she was doing it, and that the
condition Of the negro in Georgia was
better than in any other State. He was
being educated, without diScrimina-
tion, had an equal protection under
the laws and was taught that Georgia
was the best State for a good negro,
and the worst State for bad one.
He said that in the exercise Of his
authority as governor he had been
compelled many times to listen to the
pleas Of negroes, and that he had
never allowed himself to think Of them
save as men entitled to equal and ex-
act justice under the laws. He said
it was no time to enter into dis
cuSSion of past differences. The men
who fought under the Stars and
Stripes believed they were right, and
the men who fought under the Stars
and Bars thought they were right.
WELCOME TO GEORGIA.
He said that Georgia with her land
devastated, her homes darkened with
mourning, through the reconstruction
period had succeeded because her soil
and resources were the most prolific
of any place on earth. To that GeOr-
gia. and in her behalf, he extended q
cordial welcome to the delegates and
bade them godSpeed in the great work
that called them together.
Mr.. George A Smith, president Of
the chamber of commerce, rendered q
welcome on behalf Of the city of Ma
con. Hon. Harvie Jordan, vice presi-
dent Of the Farmers congress, re-
.sponded for the convention. President
Flanders also responded, the substance
of bis remarks being as follows:
''We have lived to see the demand
for agricultural education which
should educate the boys back toward
the farm, that should educate in the
calling Of the agriculturist so that
that calling might be digui6ed also
with the title Of profession grow
until today we stand upon a pro-
minenee and see the path made by
this steady progress, and am thank
full to say that that prominence upon
which we stand is the result of the re-
corded will Of 43 States of this union,
to the effect that education shall be
provided, for among those who are
pursuing agriculture for living, to
the end that they may unlock the
secrets in the laboratory Of nature
in such way that they may make
use Of her greatest ability without I'M
proveriShing her strength or injuring
her future usefulness.
THE granaries of the world are be-
ing filed until today we are confront
ed with the fact that in the United
States FIVE and two-thirds million
farms are producing five and one-half
billion dollars worth Of agricultural
products, a sum said to be much II
excess of the total income of the fal-
mers at any other time in their his
tory in this country. This year we
are raising in the United States as
much corn as was raised in the world
last year.
PRODUCTION VS.. DISTRIBUTION.
THE education that has been going
on in the interest of the agriculturiSt
during the last 80 years has produced
wonderful results, but all, or nearly
so, are upon one side of this two-sideo
question. viz: Upon the side Of the
production touching the question OF
distribution Of the question OF the re-
lation of the agriculturist to the gov
eminent or governments under which
he lives and by virtue Of which he i
protected. We are living in an age
of combinations, an age when corpora
tions and corporate interests unite fol
purposes which to them seen wise anc
Just, an age when the labor element
is organized for purposes which to il
seems just and right, an age in which
capital, generally speaking. is organ
lied and combined for reasons which
to it seems just and right, so that Wher
any problem arises from the question
Of distribution to the question OF leg
islation they are prepared at short no
tice to determine what action shoult
be taken and then act as unit. Wha
is true Of these combinations is no
true Of the agricultural population
and yet that population is ten-twenty
ninthS of the entire number engaged
in the industrial work should now b
such that it will extend to this cIas
of our population as much informatlo!
as possible through some kind or a.
organization or by some means bes
suited to that end. the Fundamental
principles involved in economic QueS
tion Of the times and Of their polltica
duties and obligations to themselre
and Others through the government
governments under which they live.
In other words, the theories an