The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-07-12

4 TALK TO FARMERS
With a Touch on the Dispensary. He
Declares that the Legislature Is
Responsible for the Dispen.
sary's Present Situation.
Brice Bill Not Fair.
Senator Tlllman addressed large
crowd at Greenville on Tuesday, July
/, at the celebration in the interest OF
the Southern Cotton Association. The
meeting was presided over by Mr.. r
Mayes Cleveland, who introduced Sen
ator Tiliman in very brief but an
entirely sufficient way. Senator Till
man was greeted with more or less
cheering when he arose to speak, and
be showed that he was going to deal
with the text when he spoke to the
audience as brother farmers" Gianc-
ing over the crowd, be said that he
recognized many faces belonging to
nen who had been pulling the bell cord
over a mule, and added that while be
had seen larger and hotter audiences
in Greenville, he had never found one
in a better humor.
Now and then low rum bling thun-
der was heard, and, while expressing
the hope that the rain would skip
this section, Senator Tillman said be
would give a great deal If it would fall
on his Edgefeld County farm. I'VE
have met here" he said, for a Pc
culiar kind of work. We have had
celebrations and celebrations, but l
cannot recall one that in all its phases
will compare with this. This event
characterizes the freedom which the
farmers won for themselves; il is a
freedom from oppression, just such as
our torefatherS achieved l29 years
ago.
Senator Tillman referred to the true
significance Of independence Day.
There are good many thingsin our
Government" he said, which l do
not like, yet the U aited States is the
freest, happlest and best governed
county in the world. l have been
watching national affairs since l went
to the Senate, eleven years ago, ano
now and then I have taken occasion
to discuss them, but I am not here
today as a citizen Of the United
States: T am here as a farmer to help
YOU celebrate the victory the farmers
won over the capitalists and the
greedy speculatorS, who handle our
product and have reaped the reward
out OF our business.
! Nov, there may be a doubt as 10
whether the rise in the price OF COTTON
can be attributed to the Southern
Cotton Association, although it can
not be denied. that happy results have
followed the agitation OF the move
ment to circumvent those slick fellows
in Wall street, who manage our al.
fairs and who keep tab On our Work
more closely than we can keep it, ana
who are more interested in what we
have. Still they have had some
mighty unpleasant halt hours, out the
smile comes to the man who held his
crop and who is entitled to join in the
celebration"
Senator Tillman then explained in
detail the causes which had led to
ductuation in the prices. He said
that nobody had expected cotton to
sell at II cents, and there was no
common sense reason why it should
reach that point. 1t was simply sent
there by speculation. He explained
the causes which led to the downfall
OF Sully, and declared that there was
no common sense reason why the mar
ket had been forced down to cents.
Speculation did it, he said: The
law OF supply and demand" be said
which ough to be stable, was re-,
oealed By the Wall street managers
They sold millions Of futures, and
that dragged the spot market down
with it. They wanted to send it low
er, but the Association stemmeo tne
tide, reduced the acreage and con,
sumption OF fertilizers and then rolled
the cotton under a shed and waited
for something better than starvation
prices. We have got to assert our In
dependence. Now the people are able
to combine and whip the consplrators
and we have won our fight as farm
ers."
Calling attention to the figures is
sued by Clemson College, whlcf
showed the big demand for fertll!ze
tags, Senator Tillman said be wa
afraid some of his friends had not re
= duced the acreage according to agree
ment. he explained the old stor.
) about this man and the other plant
ing more cotton because be believes
that the Association had reduced tn
! acreage. "a lot Of those fellows,
: he said, thought it smart 10 plant
!, saying to themselves now is the tim
! to make my jack But regardless Q
= the betrayal Of some and the fallur
y OF Others to stand pat, the acIeag
was reduced, because old King GraS
nabbed it by the neck and chokeo
{ 10 death. It was reduced, whether
J vas planted OF not The future
: = now bright and promising. l hel
: : mine, except twelve bales which N
. wife sold while I was out IN Limo
10 10 stunpling for Parker. Hsre is a po'n,
~ When you hold your cotton put
~ uader q shed or send it to a Warehous'
&c don't leave it in the rain" lie toI
J. of the other causes which had helpe
y the market, one being that the Worl
i was bare Of cotton. We have g
:, =, some blooming prospects" ne wei
'0 on, but there comes Warnln|
When you have good thing don't
oit for TOO h1Q