The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-07-14
A GOOD MEET ING.
Senator TilIman Speaks to a Big
Crowd at GreenvilIe.
A TALK TO FARMERS

With Touch on the Dispensary. He
Declares that the Legislature Is
Responsible for the Dispen-
sary's Present Situation.
Brice Bill Not Fair.
Senator Tillman addressed large
crowd at Greenville ON Tuesday, July
4, 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
he showed that he was going to Geal
with the text when he spoke to the
audience as brother farmers" Glanc-
ing over the crowd, he said that he
recognized many faces belonging to
men who had been pulling the bell cord
over mule, and added that while he
had seen larger end hotter audiences
In Grecnville, he had never found one
In better humor.
Now and then low rumbling thun-
der was heard, and, while expressing
the hope that the rain would skip
this section, Senator Tillman said he
would give great deal If 1t would fall
on his E3gefield County farm. I'VE
have met here" he said, for a pc.
cular kind of work. We have had
celebrations and celebrations, but l
| thot tn -,
will compare with this. This event
characterizes the freedom which the
farmers won for themselves 1t is
freedom from oppression, just such as
our forefathers achieved 129 years
ago.
Senator Tlllman referred to the true
significance Of independence Day.
There are a good many things in our
Government" he said, (which / do
not like, yet the Uaited STATES Is the
freest, happlest and best governed
country IN the world. | have been
watching national affairs since went
to the Senate, eleven years ago, and
now and then / have taken occasion
to discuss them, but l am not here
today as citizen Of the United
States; am here as farmer to help
you celebrate the victory the farmers
won over the capitalists and the
greedy spectators, who handle our
product and have reaped the reward
out Of our business.
l. HNou, +hero ,..~.,-, n s--.,y.+2
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 circum vent those slick fellows
In Wall street, who manage our af
fairs and who keep tab on our work
more closely than we can keep iG, and
who are more interested in what we
nave. Still they have had some
mighty unpleasant half 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 70
lllctuation in the prices. He sain
that nouudy lad expected COTTON to
sell at II cents, and there was no
common sense reason why 1T should
reach that point. 1t vas simply sent
there by speculation. He explained
the causes which led to the downfall
uf Sully, and declared that there was
no common sense reason why the mar
ket had been forced down to I cents.
Speculation did 1t, he said: The
law Of supply and demanc," he said
which ough TO be stable, was re
pealed by the Wall street managers
rhey sold millions Of futures, and
that dragged The spot market down
with 1t. They wanted to seEd it low.
, er, but the Association Stcmmed the
, tide, reduced the acreage and con-
sumption OF fertilizers and then rolled
, the cotton under shed and waited
. for something better than starvation
4 prices We have got TO assert our in
dependence. Now the people are able
, to combine and whip the conspirators
u and we have won our fight as farm
ers''
Calling attention to the figures is
:, sued by Clemson College, Whicl
showed the big demand for fertilizer
!, tags, Senator Tilman said he wa
: afraid some Of his friends had not re
Il duced the acreage according to agree
q ment. He explained the old storl
. . about this man and the other plant
: ing more cotton because he believed
4 that the Association had reduced tn
. acreage "a lot OF these fellows,
4 he said, thought it smart to plant
: saying to themselves now ia the tim
Z 70 make my jack But regardless 0
# the betrayal Of some and the failur
y OF others to stand pat, the acreag
was reduced, because old King Gras
10 nabbed 1T by the neck and choked |
" to death. 1t was reduced, whether !
:. vas planted or not The future !
% now bright and promising. | he'll
20 mine, except twelve bales which m
10 wife sold while | was out In Ilinoi
~ stumpling for Parker. Here IL q point
4 When you hold your cotton put
70 under shed or send 1T to a warehouse
~ don't leave 1t in the rain" He tol
=, Of the other causes which had helpe
70 the market, one being that the worl
= was bare Of cotton. 'Wo have &c
20 some blooming prospects," he wen
- on, but there comes warning
Whom you have good thing don't t
too greedy, don't walt for too hig
I'd prices. IL the new crop Is only tie
I'd million bales the staple may go to |;
III ii or S cents, for the mills have sol
,g goods in advance and they've got
of buy cotton"
u When Senator Tillman declared thu
he had the best corn in South Car