The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-05-26

90 not agree With me. There are
49O, ,OO0,O 600 Of people who do not agree
with me. WhyP They want the
cheapest raw material that they can
get to manufacture.
All Europe today has determined
that American industrial progress has
gone far enough. They mean to stop
1t. HowP Except for your cotton
their industry would cease. BY low
prices for raw material for many years
they, by manufacture, have been the
only ones to make progress. But you
have seen the light, and In the future
there will never be any return to dark
ness. The cotton farmers have be
come educated and they mean to de.
rive the same profit that you spinners
and 1 derive. This means much to
tho whole country, for every dollar
over and above the cost of production
which the farmer receives for cotton
means that the people Of the United
States are benefactors.
First to be considered in this ques-
tion Is the barriers which are in your
way. First Of all, Eogland for fifty
years has asked spinners for funds for
experin entS IN the cultivation OF cot,
ton, that she might be independent
OF you growers and splnners of the
south But what did the duke OF
Marlborough say short time ago?
Not this old song for independence.
He asked for funds for further expert
ments, that England might have cot
ton when America uses 100 per cent
OF all the cotton she grows. That is
one OF the most important statements
In years, All you OF the south need
Is to realize that In twenty five years
America will . taking care of from
85 to 80 per cent Of the total supply.
For the second barrier Germany,
who states she will soon make the
present tax on every American manu-
factured import so per cent greater
than at present. Are we going to
stand 1t? No. We must tax Ger
man imports enough to raise fund
for subsidy bill for the purchase Of
our own ships. Hadn't we better
raise our tariff 200 per cent and let
this tax go for the building of ships to
carry our trade into Germany and her
colonies In subsidized ships Of our own
and beat this game which Germany Is
now playing? Are you going to re-
main passive now that she has thrown
down the gauntlet with this tax on
raw cotton?
HAVE CONFRONTED TROUBLES"
You who have raised cotton have
confronted more troubles than all
others, and you will continue to have
them, for the rest of the world does
not want you to get this tremendous
power into your own hands. 1t Is
true that we have increased from ! 5
or 20 per cent to 40 per cent in the
way Of manufacturing, but we now
consume SO per cent. Where does
that other 10 per cent come In? 1t
comes In from other countries with
their subsidized ships. 1 sincerely
hope that you will take the stand
that we can Subsidize our own ships,
and that with the control Of the
worlds market, which Is yours BY
right, raise the present 81 500, 900, 600
to five, eight or ten billions, and see
In every harbor ships bearing your
produce, sailing not under false colors,
but under the stars and stripes. DO
you realize that at no distant da,
there is beautiful country where a
great orchard is blooming and soon
will bs ready for the picking of the
fruit? This fruit would be- glad t.
have you pick it, but you must have
your own baskets and the price,
which you believe right and necessary
for the picking"
A motion Of thanks from ,,Tack ]
| Spelding, Of Atlants,I found Ursry on
present rising In compliment to Nj
Sully. Then Colonel Livingston wa
called upon and gave review OF the
histery OF cotton and its growers, witt
himself as one. He favored sou,e
ware house plan that the grover,
might no. have TO sell immedial ely
out could store their cotton in such a
way as to have some rtificate Or ther
plan OF making the stored o5ton a
collateral. Very soon, he c. Intended
every bale would be used in the mills
)f the south Now the south was on
'sr Let ready to fight fer her rights,
and SHE will get her share.
sULLY FAvORs WARE HOUSES.
MIR. Sully was again called on to
talk on the ware house plan. He
favored some plan that would, with
he storage, give the farmer some
Certificate that would be taken as a
Collateral. From the time the cot
ton leaves the farmers hands," he
cpntinued, to the time it Is placed
n the handS Of the spinners, you are
going to have obstacles. The world
d 'es not want you to have ware
houses. These would throw the power
lnto your hands. For two months |
nave worked on this ware house mat.
ter. L found it absolutely impossible
oget the north to capitalize ware
houses. You must de- it, gentlemen
)f the south. 1t means much to the
farmers. 1t means much to the spin
ners, merchants, bankers Everybody.
The cost Is so small compared with
he amount that is lost by the farm.
,rs in damage and insurance that the
saving Of this loss would mean the
building Of enough ware houses to
tore S,O00,O00 bales. Store but 10
per cent Of the entire supply and you
can control the whole world"
Later Mr.. Sully answered number
lot questions regarding cotton, and
among the speakers extending thanks
or the address was Dudley M.
Hughes, OF Macon.
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Killed by Playmate.