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about ton cent cotton.

about ton cent cotton.
The farmers have no enemy. He
wanted that understood. He is taken
advantage of because heisa soft snap.
The law Of combinations aud trusts
is God law, he held, aud canuot be
helped, and ne had nothing against
these combines.
Ii the cotton growers have trust,
then let the other fellows make the
most Of it.
Mr.. Smith made really beautifully
eloquent peroration on the Importance
Of the farmers standing together and
getting the real value Of their cotton.
He said he had no favors to ask of
the cotton mill men. They have to
como in aud join the army, he is now
in. Cotton mills in the South must
stand by the Southern farmer.
He said that the Southern mill men
have been holding meetings at Char
lotte to force the price Of cotton down.
a lot of people have said the weather
did the work, but for forty years there
has been rain and this year they have
10 cent cotton with over fourteen
million bale crop. Conditions, he
said, were no different from the usual
conditions, and except that the far
mers' organized and held their cotton
with the aid Of the merchants and
BANKERS. He held that the organi-
cation held the situation and he said
the Association now wanted IN cents
for cotton.
Voice: Latimer said re couldn't get
ten.
Smith: Yes, but where was Latimer
when got Over ten.
MIR. Smith went on to ask where
were some leaders aud men when the
association was fighting for very life.
Some of these men sold for and 8
cents, and they thought they would
have the laugh on him and his
friends.
Mr.. Smith said he almost alone
made the fight for the cotton plan.
ters. He punched the fellows who
would sell in spite Of the appeals.
Several in the crowd poked fun at
Mr.. Bolton Watson for selling his cot
ton at cents, and Thought they could
count on him next time.
Mr.. Smith went on to say that not
all men csl be leaders, and that he
had no idea Of running for Governor
or United States Senator.
He said he had already d1ue the
farmers more good than all the Gov
ernors and Senators; that was pleas
nre enough for him. He was asking
for nothing, and would have rather
had hand in raising the price of cot.
ton than pass few laws. The fight
is not yet ended. He was not afraid
of high priced cotton jeopardizing the
mill interests. They had no care for
the farmer when he had to sell four
cent cotton.
Mr.. Sherman, secretary of the Ma
tional Association, arrived on the
scene very late, but he could not be
heard, as he had lost his position, and
then the meeting of the Farmers
Union was turned over u the liquor
discussion, which is given elsewhere.
Aupust Kchn
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FARMERS UNION HBETIuG.
AN EETRUsrAsTIC GATHERING.
HN ANDERs0N.

And, -s,n, August 26.-Twelye and
q half cents for cotton. That is the
golden promise that is now held out
TO the farmers Of the State. Is that
not enough to make good farmers
think great deal Of their. protective
organizations and Of President e. D.
Smith, Mr.. frederick H. Hyatt, and
the others who have in any way, in
thei. opinion, contributed to the
present, and the promised price Of the
fleecy staple.
This is naturally prosperous and
rich country, but is more Sc chan ever
with the prevailing good price Of cot
ton. Happiness reigns supreme in
Anderson. There was call for q
gathering of the. Farmers Union.
Farmers and their wives and ohil,
dren were invited to o speaking and
barbecue here, and how they did
come!
Thousands and thousands came
from far and near, and it was o record
breaking gathering.
There must have been 5000 people
at the speaking, and what a lot of
speaking there was from 10 a. m.
until almost in the afternoon. But
why should the farmer tire to hear of
ten cent cotton and the promise of
better prices, with lot of good jokes
thrown in.
There is large organization OF the
Farmer5' Union in Anderson County.
It is q different organization from the
Cotton Growers Association. The
organization in this county is rather
on the old Alliance lines, with lodge
and secret manuel, but it appears to
be in sympathy with the Cotton Grow
ers' Association, which is in the zenith
of its glory in this and other States
just now.
For some reason about O dozen
speakers were invited and these all
came. They came on the installment
plan.
President Smith, E. d, Hyatt,
Senator Latimer, Congressman Lever,
Congressman Talbert, Senator Till
man, j. Bolton Watson, Secretary
Sherman were all invited TO speak and
.hen hMajor StribIing and President
Glenn all spoke.
The trouble was that Messrs. Smith,
Lever and Hyatt did not get here
until the afternoon. President Glenn
exhausted every available speaker be-
fore dinner, and then the throng went
for the fatted mutton and thousands
Of pounds Of barbecue. The meeting
belonged to the Farmers Union, and
it was almost funny to note how the
meeting would formally adjourn and
seassemble 80 as to speed the dispen-
sary and prohibition speeches, and
get in another speech on farmers
organizations, warehouses and kindred
topics. =,5t. 81: .sE
The logical and eloquent speech Of
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You have the situation in hand if
you will only act on it. Tillman said
he had only one thing to say and
then he would quit, and that was for
the strong aud weak farmers to stand
together aud to realize that the mer.
chants aud bankers were their broth
ers. 1t did not take all the farmers
to make a SUCCESS OF any undertsk.
ing.
Then Senator Lstimer took another
"spell," t" ard explained how to build
warehouses. Ha wanted good bust.
ness men to run the warehouses aud
he did not believe in putting money
into warehouses without good man.
agement. A good bonded warehouse
will pay whether this organization
failed or not. He wanted it under
stood that he would not advocate any
thing except safe business PROPOSE.
tion.
Senator Tillmau: amt politician,
so help me God!
Senator Latimer said any man in
Office was classed as politician.
Senator Tillman said that was so,
but he was no politician.
Mr.. Latimer said if he was willing
to put his shoulder to the wheel, help
this organization, he would be regard
ed as politician By 5ome. He want.
ed more cotton mills in the South,
higher wages.
Mr.. J. G. Stribling was presented
by Senator Tillman, and he joked a
bit. He urged that one.fourth of the
cotton could be held, the farmers
could absolutely fix the price of that
one.fourth. He said the foreign
spinners bought old cotton at 10 cents
rather than buy new cotton ut l2; he
thought the English spiuners had
shown sense in buying cotton at 10
cents; they are going to keep out the
market at the first Of the season. The
only thing to do is to build warehouses
and hold cotton.
Congressman A. Frank Lever spoke
on "Organization." He said the far
mers' organizations had all failed be-
cause of the suspicion Of one farmer
against another. He said the whole
trouble was that one farmer was afraid
his neighbor was going to make dol
lar, and he not get the same. Anoth
CT LkVuptC was LuaL Us SOU1 aS GuC
army was lined up and the army was
rendy 70 move the politicians took
charge. The only way to succeed is
TO run this organization as business
proposition.
He told the people to buck on poll
tics, and say that they will follow
in business matters, but not in poll
tics.
This organization can live notwith-
standing the traitors. It is an uphill
job to organize successfully. He
wanted the farmers to know what
strength they we're up against. He
thought Secretary Wilson was an hon
est man, and he wanted to see Wilson
retained, and insisted that Wilson
was friend Of the South; and it was
great injustice to Wilson to think
he was not interested in, the South.
Wilson was an honest man. The ouly
remedy was to put the grafters in the
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Mountain Creek News.

Good. rains have fallen throughout
our neighborhoo6 which wo Were II,
need OF, tOr cotton, corn and other
crops are cut oR to large extent
some thiak about one half.
', Some of our people attended tie
Farmers' Barbecue at the race track,
and say 1t waa the grandest mess thew
ever saw, and if they conduct their
meetings in that manner they don't
want to belong to it.
Some OF our people attended the
picnic at Starr and report o nice time.
, We are pleased to see Hon. E. M.
Rucker come to the front and an
nounce himself as candidate for the
House OF representatives, and hope he
better man, and one that will do
any more for the welfare of the mass
es.
Mrs. A. s. Masters and little daueh-
tor, Evallnd, went on the Smith excur-
sion to Atlanta.
Miss Lucy Carter. of Hopewell, has
been visiting friends in our commu-
Mr.. Patrick Major, one Of Denver,s
young men, spent Sunday with friends
and worshipped at Mountain Creek.
Miss Ley Webb and Miss .Julim
White, two Charming young ladies OF
Hopewell. are visiting friends and
relatives In this community.
Mr.. Clifton Burriss and charming
bride are sitting relatives here.
MT. John Burriss is at homo for
visit.
Mr.. E. .. Burriss, of Anderson, spent
Sunday with his parents.
The ,protracted meeting began at
this place Sunday. Rev. Hawkins
will be assisted by tho Rev. Mr.. Bur
rlss,, of Piedmont. Mr.. Burriss is o
good man and a splendid preacher,
and we hope that we may have an
Spirit. and that lot of good may be
done for the cause Of Jesus.
Only few more days until the cleo
tlon which shall decide the fate of
the dispensary. Which will you have.
friend9 Remember it ia in your DOW
or either to vote it out aud cleanse
!! your town and county Of the greatest
enemy of our land, or will you let it
stand and continue to wreck the
homes Of our land, and send the young
| men and boys into disgrace and ruin.
Union County has now come out for
prohibition. and it seems to me what
other counties have done Anderson
might do It is goinS to be an out and
! out battle between drunkenness and
sobriety, and it seems to me- nov is tis
time for preachers and church mem
bers to take hold, for this is an enemy
of every Christian, of every home,
every pefson and Of God.
The drinking habit is one of the
most overpowering agency of the
devil, and IL something is not done To
arrest the evil. it will wreck and ruin
our homes and our government. There
are many who say if we vote out the
dispenshry we will vote in the ba--
rooms. but don't you think if we can
get the dispeESary out we can keep
the barrooms out9 And now let me
beg every father and every voting
man in this county to take sides before
it is too late, take sides before your
drink, take sides before your homes
are ruined, take sides while your voice.
your pen, vOur prayer, your vote may
have an influence in arresting the
despoliation of our county and our
homes. Georgie.
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penitentiary. He was iu this move
ment as private.
At the after dinner session Mr.. w.
II. Hyatt spoke on standard ware
houses. He insisted on the economy
of warehouses; and urged that ware
houses could be built on basis of
$3.50 per bale. with spr:ngiers. The
warehouses are the army aud navy of
the farmer. He takes the position
that the Southern farmers are now
more independent Of Northern none,
markets. He ridiculed the idea Of
competition with Southern cotton and
said that the South has the worlds
cotton patch. He said the Farmers
Union and the Cotton Growers Asso-
citation ell worked on the same line.
there need be no friction.
Mr. Hyatt expected to see cotton
kept mp to ten cents.
President Glenn said he would pre-
sent President f. D. Smith, who
would close the Farmers Union meet
ing. He made it plain that after the
speech of Mr.. Smith. the Farmers
Union would close, and that any other
speakers would be under other aus.
pices. Mr.. Smith, chock full of
fervor, said he had been uuavoidably
kept away from the meeting, aud as
the farmers meeting had gone over
it's time he could not talk on limited
schedule.
He was full of his subject and said
he had lot to say, but he thought it
best to give way to Senator Tillman
and the other speakers.
Senator Tillman jumped up aud said
:, he would give way TO Mr.. Il. D. Smith,
he would speak later in the evening;
the good farmers could 20 home by
moonlight, if necessary. The crowd
cheeyed for Mr.. Smith and insisted
that he 60 on speaking.
Senator Tillman said he aud Mr..
Tal5ert would give way. The crowd
insisted on Mr. Smiths going ahead,
and he finally did SO.
Mr.. Smith said he did not believe
there was man more loyal to the
farmers than Ben Tillman. Then
Tillman said he had been putting in
good work in his absence and had been
called a ''lousy calf" Mr.. Smith
aaid Tillmau was full grown bull
Dir. Smith then went on to say that
the farmer has always stuck to that
which was any good to him. There
was nothing for the farmers to stick
to in the old Alliance, for it was all
talk and but little results.
He explained the Genesis of the
presen. gc7sTument. hir. Smith went
on to say that single. handed he jumped
into the local cotton market at Mag
nolia and secured better prices, and
how that gave him the,ide of what
could be done by organization. He
said that he was the only man ap-
rointed atNew Orleans to stick to- the
night, and that Jordan wss about to
give up the fight when he insisted on
keeping at tho fighting He was
laughed at when he said they could
fight with more than fourteen mil
lion bale crop.
He showed how he interested the
cautious banker and helped to bring
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BY CLINKsCALEs s. 1ANGsTON.

tho Termsss' Union was that Of Presi-
dent Ed d. Smith: who ID anxious to
get one Of his organizations in Ander-
sop. He spoke for full hour to an
enthusiastic end appreciative audi
enoe. He is fuller Of his crusade
than Tillman is, of the dispenssry,
and to-day Tillhan was the good
Samaritan and gave way to Mr..
Smith, although he had avery right Of
precedence.
Mr. Hyatt appreciated tue situa.
tion, and talked very briefly and to
the point, and Congressman Lever
made q sensible and level.headed
talk.
Col. Talbert frss talked to the old
soldier. He talked against time, as
did Tillman aud Latimer, while The
gathering waited on tho cotton grow.
ers' takers. Major j. 9. Stribling,
also a time filler, made fun Of Senator
Tillman and related their first meet
ing at Bennettsville and jokingly said
be then picked "The lousy calf for
LUCK" and all through the meeting
this phrase was bantered back and
forth.
President Glenn, Of the Association,
seemed worried that all of the speak
ers could not get into the picture, but
all talked to their hearts content ex-
oept Mr.. Sherman, who forfeited his
place by his late arrival.
The burden Of the arguments was
for organization, confidence and ware
houses. President Glenn first pre-
sented Col. Jasper Talbert, who made
an eloquent talk to his old soldiers,
companione.
Senator Latimer urged the impor-
tance of farmers organizations, but
he pointed out that farmers must real
ize that they can only succeed with
the cooperation Of the banks and
merchants. Vita unity in the South
the marketing Of cotton is still
serious problem, because of the or
gauization Of the Eastern and foreign
spinners.
He urged that reduction of acreage
was tho first essential and then COM
: ae with the warehouses, bankers and
ill men. There is no help except by
organization. He had consulted with
Southern mill men aud they all rather
buy cotton at ten cents and keep q
steady market, but tbe Southern spin
ner does not control just now. It is
matter of speculation in the rn=eL!:eess::
ef ec.tsoa.
Providence has done more foT the
farmers than any organization. The
organization and Providence togeth-
er have brought about the present
prices.
Senator Latimer advocates the
building and use Of warehouses. Cot.
ton ought to be better prepared for
market.
The president Of the organization
ought to show it's necessity. He said
that it wes feslish to suggest that
politics should be kept out Of this or
ganization. Politics is in religion and
everything else.
The loss Of interest killed the ALI
ance. He was in favor of the Far
mers' Union and joined, but he did
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ANDERSON, S. G, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %, 1905

not want it given all the credit for
present prices, because Providence
had large share, and he feared over.
planting. With continued good
prices, therefore, there was a serious
time ahead for the organization. Mr..
Latimer then took up the good roads
proposition and spoke Of tho excel
lent work now being done. He OK.
plsined the economies of road build.
ing and how his bill would operate
and why the Government should build
the roads.
He wanted the Farmers Union to
take hand and call for good roads
legislation. He insisted on organisa.
ton to help get up the warehouses
and to run them.
He shid he was not afraid Of the
Farmers Union eleoting men. He
wanted good business men in the
Union and wanted the best talent in
the Union.
Senator Tillman who was thrown in
to help sake up the slack, said he was
invited to come here aud talk the
bride off. IF he had prespered it
was the peoples fault. If he looked
fat and sleek and had the luck of q
lousy calf, as had been said, he thank.
ed the people for it.
He believed in organization, al
though he mad not joined in this Or
ganization, and still had his cotton.
He said he came witch speech in his
stomach on the dispensary, and he
had great deal of fun about Strib-
ling putting him in to take up the
slack.
In his days the farmers organize
tion went into the political mill pond,
and it drowned more little politicians 8
than anybody else. 49,
The organization could do much,
but it will take work. and sacrifice.
The trouble, he saw, was the immense
difficulty of getting all cotton growers
interested. There we're tens of thous-
ands OF negro farmers who had to sell
cotton to pay their obligations. These
poorer farmers will have to market
their crops. The business is to have
the crop marketed steadily aud not
glut the market.
The chief thing to do is to regulate
the marketing Of the cotton. This
csn now be better done because the
farmers are out of debt. If the far
mer be in debt there is no good in the
organization.
There is now no reason why the
cotton farmers should not be out Of
debt.
He said if the farmers will act to-
gether they can protect themselves.
He had some money in the Alliance
Exchange fund, but he never expected
any of it back.
Ho wanted to see big cotton ware
house built here, big enough to stock
half the crop of the county. When
the cotton is ginned put the cotton in
the warehouse and get the receipts,
and if you need money borrow on the
receipts. If the weak brothers need
help let the stronger brothers help
them along. Such work will show
Wall street that it cannot control the
cotton market.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-29
Mr.. BOWSer'S
MAD Doc"
IF He Ever Meets One He VIII
Do the Eminently Fit and
Proper Thing.
WILL HYPNOTIC 1T
But He Behaves Very Different When
Harmless Canine Strolls Into
His Front Yard.
HYPNOTIC 1T

copyright, 1905, by r. B. McClure.l
IA "a r. and Mrs. Bowser sat on the
INN front steps at shutdown Of a
wv hot evening, and while Bow
ser smoked his cigar he care
lessly glanced over the evening paper.
He had been reading for fifteen min
utes when be suddenly exclaimed:
"By George, but that man ought to
be dubbed for foolv'
what Is itY' was asked.
"Why, man In st. Louis was going
along the street when a cry Of Mad
dog! was raised. He looked up the
street and saw the brute coming, and
what did he do but run into a yard
where several children were playing,
and Of course he escaped while they
were being bitten. There ought to be
law to take hold Of such cases. Ten
years in prison would be too little for
him."
IL suppose he was ratified by the sud-
denness Of the thing"
'But he had no business to get rat
tied. If man hasn't his nerve with
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-29

I SHALL THROW UP MY HAND-SO.
him he should keep off the street l
haven't gone outside the gate in fifteen
years without being prepared for the
cry Of Mad dogv and knowing just
what 1 would do"
'Would you climb shade treeY
"What! Do you mean to insult me"
II had forgotten how fat you WERE"
another INSULT Mrs. Bowser, if you
have lost what little sense you had
when you were born you'd better hunt
up an asylum"
"But it seems to me-" she protested,
"that most any man would climb
shade tree to get away from mad
dog"
Probably most any man would, but
Lemuel Bowser is not one Of the sort.
/ am glad this subject came up. Now,
then, let us suppose case"
eyes"
"You read in the papers that on a
certain day Pinchem & Stickem are
going to put on sale 5000 pairs of wo-
mems stockings at 20 cents pair
former price CO."
"Well?"
'You sneak out of bed in the night
and steal two or three dollars out Of
my pocket that you may attend this
sale"
Il don't do anything Of the kind, Mr..
Bowser! never took as much as pen
ny out Of your pocket, and you know
it. You talk about my insulting you,
but what do you call it when you
charge me with being a theft"
II was simply making an illustration,
though sums Of money have disappear
ed from my pocket in very mysterious
ways. We will discuss that part Of it
later on, however"
mo, we WON'T Well discuss it right
here and now! Do you say ever took
money from your pockets?"
II make no specific charge, Mrs.
Bowser. ! simply say that have miss
ed small sums from my pockets at va
rious times. 1t may be that the rats
took it. We will agree that the rats
took it. We are now ready to take up
the mad dog case again. You get mon
ey somehow and start to go down to
the sale. You are bound to have at
least five pairs of those stockings if
you break your legs in the crush around
the bargain counter. Providence steps
in to prevent you from making a don
key of yourself. In other words, be-
tween this house and the corner you
hear the shout Of Mad dogv What l
want to ask you is, What course of ac-
ton would you adopt?'"
II can't tell"
"But you must be able to tell. You
must have a course thought out and
ready to be acted on"
"Well, / should first scream"
IL don't doubt it,"
"Then / should rush into the nearest
house."
''And the dog would follow you and
perhaps bite half a dozen persons.
That would be cowardly selfish"
Should l climb a tree?'
''You couldn't climb a ladder. You
would only show your big feet for
nothing"
"If there was a man selling vegeta-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-29
INTERNATIONAL LIVE STOCK EXPOSITION,
CuIcaco DrcpMprp 18th To ord.

INTERNATIONAL LIVE STOCK EXPOSITION,
CHICAGO, DECEMBER 10Th to 23d.
In order to arrange for better
facilities in handling the large at
tendance anticipated for this great an
nual event and on account of the
inability of the builders to complete
the magnificent new 'amphitheatre on
time, it has been found necessary to
postpone the Exposition until the
dates above mentioned. All OF the
events advertised will be held on the
days of the week corresponding to the
dates arranged for the previous week.
All preparations are being made to
make the event one long to be re-
membered. The change in the date
will bring it at a season of the year
when it will no doubt be more con-
venient for large number to attend.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-29
Ill Advised Advice.

Begin at the bottom and work to the
top
Is first rate advice to be giving.
Still it isn't the very best hint we can
drop
To the man who digs wells for living.
And, though many believe that if they
would excel
They must relish the work they're pur-
suing,
The well digger oftentipes gets a long
WELL
Though he's quite above what he is do
ing.
Saturday Evening Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-11-29

Very low excursion rates to Inter
national Live Stock exposition, Chi
cago. Excursion tickets will be sold
Dec. Is to 10, inclusive, limited to re-
turn until Dec. "a, inclusive. Apply to
agents Chicago & Northwestern R'y.