The Port Gibson reveille., 1905-03-16
EXPLAINS WHAT
WE STAND FOR
AS MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT FA-
MILIAR WITH
PURPOSES OF ASSOCIATION
President Jordan Has Written an Arti-
Gle Which Fully Sets Forth the
Scope Of the Plans Which are to
be Accomplished.

Do ACCoWp1AouCu-
Atlanta, Ga.-As many people
throughout the south are not thor
oughly familiar with the purposes Of
the Southern Cotton Association,
President Harvie Jordan has written
an article which fully sets forth the
scope of the work which has been un-
dertaken and explains in detail what
is to be accomplished. Mr.. Jordan
calls attention to the fact that the
movement is by no means confined
exclusively to the farmers Of the
south, but states that it is a movement
for the whole south in which every
line Of business is interested. Mr..
Jordan's article is as follows:
There are thousands of people who
do not yet understand what the South
ern Cotton Association stands for, who
created the association or what the
association is now undertaking to per-
form. People in all lines Of business,
farmers, merchants, bankers, editors
Of newspapers and others still have
vague and indistinct idea of the scope
of this movement. Many people in
all walks Of life appear to think that
the Southern Cotton Association is
distinctively a farmers movement to
be operated along the lines of the old
Farmers Alliance, and in which the
interest of other lines Of business is
only incidental to the immediate car
rying out and perfection Of the reso-
lutions introduced and passed at the
New Orleans cotton convention Jan
uary 24-26, 1905. The mind Of every
man who entertains such opinions,
which are only partial outlines Of
this great movement, should better in
form himself and begin to fully un-
derstand that the Southern Cotton as
sociation stands for no particular
class, that it stands for the solid south
and all classes in the south that are
interested in advancing and promot-
ing the future prosperity of this inn
mediate section Of our great union
The original idea and intention OF
the Farmers Alliance was good as
far as it went, but unfortunately it |
did not go far enough, was not suf-
fciently broad and liberal in its scope
and among its tenets taught antag-
onism and prejudice between the
farmers and those with whom they
had to deal. The result was disaster
even before that great movement be-
came finally stranded on the barren
rocks of a political upheaval. The
Southern Cotton association will avoid |
the dangers and pitfalls which wreck
Cd and ruined the efforts Of the farm
ers in the past and which failed to
enlist the active cooperation and sup
port of the business interests of the
country. The interest Of the farmer,
merchant, banker and southern spin
ner are all joined together, and the
or failure of one is inter-de-
pendent upon the other. We, there
fore, must rise or fall together and
10 single class can expect to succeed
hat undertakes to monopolize and
the interests of the others.
We stand for the supremacy Of the
south agriculturally, commercially.
Ind financially. To succeed we must
Ill join hands together to work in a
common cause for the attainment Of
! common end.
The cardinal principle Of the asso-
'iation is to safeguard and protect
he value Of the great money crop of
he south-cotton. Upon the price
# raw cotton paid to the farmer de-
'ends, not only the prosperity Of the
but the prosperity Of every
egitimate business and profession in
he south. By the price of cotton is
egulated real estate values, increased ]
r decreased school facilities, the i'm
or retardment Of the public
increased or diminishing /
industries and banking ]
apital. Indeed, the price Of cotton
egulates the pulse Of the south s in
ustrial advancement when it sells at J
profit to the producer, and locks the Z
rheels of trade and creates financial |
oppression when sold at prices below
he cost of production. To bring the {
rhole south together in an earnest 4
nd active effort to assist the growers
] regulating the supply Of raw cotton
} meet the legitimate demands Of the
Torld for consumption and to main t
ain the price at a stable figure, prof /
able alike to both the producer and }
he spinner, is the primary purpose b
{ the the Southern Cotton nssocia- t
on. a