The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-01-25
PiCBENS, s. CT:
Wednesday, January O., 1905.
Strong Flea 10 Farmers.

time somo OF thu best minds wp'r
comiug I" 'lio front aud giving WIZ
infrrm&tiou they have in rerur,t
the crisis which We arc flcing. Il s
10 Child play. AS l take it in co"
sideration my aim IS to state facts, il
l kuow them. [ huvo startol in Gpoi
faith in tbs undertaking Of the fnrn;-
ers movement. a. I deem il, it j.
just and right that we should have
IN equitable price for oar pro, lu"ia
I have no fight to off f.r against ANY
other honorable enterprise, but thr
unjust undertakings against lhc fur
mcrs arc tho ouos I am striking at.
1t iakes grit and grace to run the
machinery, and rs Mr.. Stribliny has
lai down tho gap 1 will huvo to try
to lay them ul, if / can with duo re
spcct to him and tho Citizons Coop.
erative Union. In tho first place he
called meeting ut the court house
the first Monday in November, 1904,
and some of us assembled there and
orgunizod temporarily, The object was
to send two Delegates to Columbia to
the meeting Of Cotton Growers of
tho State to formulate plan for all
to come together in The movement, |
% tho farmer could be bettereC, and
wo have never heard anything more
Of the movement in Columbia. Then
we came together tho 10Th Of Jan.
1905, and organized permanently rs
tho Cotton Growers Association, then
adjourned to meet the 17lh, ~ h
had called another ucetinp ON That
day to organize q union, a dillurout
thing altogether, ana in his address
then and there, he criticized our
movement openly and said IT WAS a
confusion. also That he did not belong
to tho union, but ho hcIongod to
something higher and moro elevated.
Now us l see in the papers all over
the land that tho three organizations
are coming together Tor tho same
purpose, NY idea is this: Thut to
reach the mass of tho people, it will
have to DC done through conveutf;tSIns
Now is no time to put tho liMts nm
der q bushoI. ! am >xroS in for tho
ware hou.s ss9fS1 Y nor class rcproson.
."Ies3SaaWe arc in free republic,
intended for the people to rule. 1t
looks like somo folks would learn to
keep their fingers ont of tho Gre
Now, Fellow Farmers, turn ont on
the 2Sth and Join in with your fellow
farmer and express your views and
enroll and orea nize young and old
and send delegation up when the
advisory bourd sets tho time. am
in for the MASSES TO rule If these
mon that woro appointed do not act,
some other good man take hold and
lot it go on.
We would be clad that every ct;,,n.
~ n tho State would 20 into similar
organizations and have a State meet.
irg, &c that all could send delegates
ana cooperate together Now is the
time to unto and put down this ilen
that the farmers haven't got any con
idonco IN Themselves. NYo arc the
backbone of tho world; and L want
every man, young aud old, to adhere
1t Ia disgrNcclul to hear what some
folks say about the farmers
Special GRO, 3 arc c. MING io tbo
front. The wonderful activity among
the cotton growers, tho tobacco grow
ers, and tho bean growers shows tha,
they arc in earnest Won't it bo a
great convention when all tho farmers
are called together to tako national
action in their own behalf. the
great political conventions Will not
be q circumstance. Take warning
fellow farmers and be ready, for the
conflict is coming, and 1 want tho
people to have q voice,
Every effort tho farmers make to
better their condition, that fails,
leaves them in worse condition than
before. This greatest Of all efforts
must not fail. It has been suid that
groat opportunities come only once in
q life time; the farmers great oppor.
.tunity is now. No other question
can be as Important to farmers as the
making OF prices on their products,
and tho farmers themselves must
stand to it and make it recognized
feature Of commerce.
Farmers are not stupid, II is libel
TO call them so, but their lifelong