The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-18

to price our cotton and the grower to groan
under the weight of his Indebtedness, as
he sold under free trade and bought I'M
der protection. Time and again has our
sub-treasury gone to the relief of Wall
street gamblers, yet never come to our
help.
'Why should not our treasury depart
ment the first of September. of each year,
deposit In Southern banks sufficient
money for the purpose of handling our
cotton crops at low charges to the grow
er? Surely with all the privileges, which
have been farmed out to our favored
classes, some way could be found for do
ing that much for the eotton-grower.
What say our representatives and sena-
tors in Congress? II cannot be possible
that in any southern merchant or bankers
mind the wish exists that we remain
debt-ridden and debt-cursed. while he is
compelled to remain a patron of northern
banks under our government financial pol
icy.
Associations Power.
''As I stand at this meeting point of the
souths past with her future prospects,
and see those who come up out of the
great tribulations and then turn and gaze
entranced adown the dim vista of the
great future / can see on the right and
the left and all the way along, to where
influence and effect of the work of the
Southern Cotton association.
You will recall that to the Greoian,
our republican form of government was
fcolishness, to the Roman 1t was a
stumbling block, to the republican party
an unsurmountable paradox, but ISOLATION
to the SOUTH it is the power of liberty
unto the salvation of the people, SO, as
thus stood the democratic party, stands
the Southern Cotton association to the
south, it is the owner of organization
unto the salvation Of our cotton growers
Mr. President, we may pass away living
only as a memory, no stone may mark
our last resting place. but the work of
this association will bless generations to
come, truth and justice will triumph and
while cold in the dust, the persisted heart
may lie. that which warmed it once can
never die. "
Jordan Delivers Annual Address.
President Jordan then delivered his an
nual address, which was listened to with
close attention of those present The ad-
dress was an exhaustive review of the
work of the association since it's organi-
cation three years ago and also outlined
some of the policies for the future.
President Jordan was loudly applauded
at frequent intervals during the delivery
of his address
President Jordan said:
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Southern
Cotton Convention-In calling to order the
third annual convention of the Southern
Cotton assoeia ton, l cannot refrain from
directing your attention to the marvellous
accomplishments of this splendid assoc
citation during the short two years period
Of its existence. The Southern Cotton as
ISOLATION was born of the fire and patriot
ism of southern freemen. who assembled
In ha oil " Of ri To-
1905. At the time of its birth the price of
the great staple crop of the south had
been depressed to 6 cents per pound
through the manipulation of speculative
influneces, and financial wreck and ruin
faced the agricultural, industrial and
financial institutions of the south. That
great financial catastrophe was averted
and the price of cotton forced to 10 cents
per pound In five shore months in the
face of the largest crop ever grown in the
south. was due solely to that effective
cooperation and sentiment which banded
together the best manhood of the south.
The success of that fierce struggle which
continued undated through the spring
and summer of 1908. between southern
patriots on the one side and the organized
brain and capital of the world on the
other resulted in the most marvellous
victory ever accorded In the annals of his
tory. The success of the south in that
memorable campaign. which commanded
the respect and admiration of all nations.
also placed the consuming world upon
notice that from that time onward
through all futre years to come. the
growers of American cotton would de-
mand fair and profitable prices in the
sale of the leading product of their la
Dor
1t is eminently proper that on this occa-
sion your memories should be refreshed
with some of the leading accomplishments