The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-04-07
M'LAuR1N N&s6MTER.
He Urged Farmers to Stand Pat"
And Hold Cotton-Southern
Man for President.

which he urged them 10 Stanu PAT,
holding their cotton for better prices,
and caring for :; in warehouses, until
they. are prepared to sell. Referring
TO the wonderful development OF the
south Mr.. McLaurin said that the
:slae had come for the people OF TINS
section to nominate and elect a presl-
..aens OF the United States, a mar who
would not be hampered by standing
On .~tinkered PLATFORM"
Speaking of the holding question
Nix. McLaurin said:
i Is a pleasure to me to address
4 strictly non political body OF my
fellow citizens.
Il is a good thing for a man OF
people to look the truth squarely IN
-sne face, see things as they are, not
as pictured by vanity, ambition or a
dlsosdered Imagination.
When Jesus Christ came on this
earth, he did not come with a mes
sage to any particular race or r>llg-
5cus creed, but proclaiming the truth
10 Jew and Gentle. You cannot get
AT 2 truth from a partisan standpoint;
ruth is strictly non partisan; it IS the
property of no polltlca: party Or
religious creed, It IS there for them
all
We live in a day Of combination
and organization. Every business in
the United States is organized, x
,oept the cotton planter, and now in
>sdidefense, we are being forced to
act Ia concert.
;Hete Mr.. McLaurin went over the
ground covered in his speech in Ne"
Orleans, and drew an analogy be-
tween wheat and cotton. ,
I do not believe there is any over
production, if there were proper
methods of distribution. The balance
nj the world is a consumer OF Our raw
cotton and is therefore combined to
get our product as cheap as possible
You can only meet organization with
organization. Ali other Industries
through combination fix the price OF
she7, products. This coat that l have
o say on the shelf of some mer-
rba,fs store until I paid his price for
II he fixed the price without consult
ing me. The beef trust liked the
price of my meat, the coal trust OF
NY fuel, the flour trust OF my Bread
HE coffee trust of my coffee, and SO
ON Of everything that I use. l may
-stae1e, [ may freeze or go Naked but
Z nay their price or go without. When
4 bring my product cotton into town
ia sell I do not tell the buyer what
. viii take as all these other indus
csrfes do me. I humbly ask what will
Won give me for my cotton"
Tae buyer says wait until Liver
s-n,os comes in" then he says | Will
siye @ SIX cents or whatever some
,rr7an in Liverpool says is the price.
g;entlemen. do what all the others
ae;put your cotton in a warehouse;
don't ask anybody what they Will
give but tell the world what you Will
,sak. 1t is in your own hands. All
v.s; Mave to do is to stand pat.
EeAow citizens, let us "stand pat"
zh the action of the New Orleans
convention. Stand pat"
Let it be understood that from now
Aenceforth and forever we, the pro-
.5s>cers of the material thct clothes
die world, intend to have a voice IN
Exins the price Of the products OF our
labor. y
Speaking, OF. the south's political
destiny, MI. McLaurin said:
{ have little faith in any politlcai
zoazty; my, faith lies in the manhood
>she. exceptional manhood. OF this re-
public, which has always risen TO
yer emergency. A political party
.snes,ds :lha1d the time building a plat
:1ert, to get in on, and then after 1t is
IN spends the other halt lodging Is
sues trying to stay in.
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