Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-24
PROMINENT PLANTERS
GATHER IN ATLANTA
Farmers Union Pledge Cooper
alton With Wool Growers.
RESOLUTIONS WE'RE ADOPTED
Over / 1000 Delegates Were in Line
When Members of the Union Met
for the March to Hall of Represen-
tatives at the Capitol.

sand officers and delegates OI lhe
Farmers National Union, represent
ing every southern state and large
number of western and northern
states, wee gathered about the Grady
monument Tuesday morning for few
minutes before o'clock. Promptly
on the hour the delegates formed IN
a column of twOs, and preceded by
| the colorbearer carrying the handsome
silk flag of the organization, with
| President Charles S. Barrett and the
| board of national directors at the
| head of the column, took up the line
of march to the state capitol, where
| the first session of the convention
was called to order at 10 o'clock by
| President Barrett.
The long column of marching dele
gates attracted much attention, and
| their enthusiasm was infective, cheers
| being given these hardy yeomen-
the backbone and sinew of the Coun-
| try on whose sturdy shoulders rest
| the prosperity of our cities-as they
evinced their enthusiasm in their
cause by tinkling bells and blowing
| horns.
The convention called to order by
President Barrett, the doors We're
closed. after which divine blessing
was invoked by Rev. l.. n. Holmes,
of Louisiana, national chaplain of
| the union True to the teaching of
| the simple faith of country life, the
delegates sang wilh fervor that old
| familiar hymn How Firm a Founda-
| tiOn, Ye Saints of the Lord" Presi-
dent Barrett then made his opening
| address, arousing the greatest enthu
| siasm in the convention, applause in
terceptinG the speaker at frequent in
walls.
Then the convention Immediately
entered upon the consideration of
business, the first matter to be con-
| sidered being the appointment of
| committees which provides the real
work Of the convention
Tuesdays session was but the inf-
tiatory work Of the convention, the
morning session being take up largely
with the appointment and Organiza-
ton of the committees. and at the
afternoon session there was not much
accomplished, beyond that transact
ed i'll the committee rooms.
Several important resolutions were
adopted, however. The first Of these
was a resolution introduced and Ia
ter adopted in response to a telegram
from the National Wool Growers con-
ventiOn, now in session at Salt Lake
City, Utah, the terms Of the resolu~
tiOn pledging the unions cO-opera-
ton with the Wool Growers associa-
tiOn for the purpose of establishing
mills, the products of which are to
be sold to the stockholders.
At 4:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
the convention adjourned until We'd
nesday morning, in order taht dele
gates might have an opportunity to
arrive at the Baptist Tabernacle in
time to secure seats to hear the ad-
dress of Hon. Thomas E. Watson at
o'clock
For an hour and forty minutes Hon.
Thomas E. Watson held under his
magic influence and power OF logic
and oratOry an audience of 3 500 peo-
pie, who had gathered to hear his
address on the subject, National
Farmers Union" of which he is one
Of the moving spirits, and at the invi-
tation of which the address was de-
livered.
Not for moment did Mr.. Watson
lose the close attention of his audi
ence. By far the most striking in
cident Of the speaking was the in
dorsement given by the immense au-
dience to President Roosevelt, attest
ing their appreciation of his course in
the Brownsville : Tex, matter, in
regard to the negro troops in the
United States army. At Mr.. Wat
sons suggestion, every man, woman
and child rose to express a vote OF
thanks to the president
Mr., Watson's address was chiefly
a review of the conditions against the
institution of this republic, a compar-
ative statement of his resources and
the conditions which surrounded him
at ten-year periods, and what caused
the unparalleled success of the bank
er, manufacturer and railroader dur
ing the same periods, in contradis-
tinction to the depletion of the farm
er's wealth and his heavy increase of
debt
In lighter vein Mr.. Watson referred
humOrously to the new firm of "Jor-
dan and Livingston +" and there were
shouts of approval and loud laughter
from many of the delegates.
Nj. Watson declared that in 1S46
Eng and supplanted her protective
tariff with free trade, the result be-
ing an increase in ane generation
from 5000 600, 900 to $500, 600 900 =
000
Mind you, said Mr.. Watson, 81
am making no effort here to get the
Farmers Unioin to go into politics,
bNt as an individual, if he does not
go into politics, does not go into poll
Itics as dsep ss he can wade, right
Up to the chin, to save his home,
| there'n be no relief from the condi-
tons which now obtain"
Mr. Watson demonstrated hc'w one
state-Pennsylvsnia outstripped
| nine southern states in the race for
wealth, becau-a Of tle Mckinley
protective tariff, and the state OF
New York alone made three millions
of dollars more than the entire south.
/ some Of our people in the south
go into raptTos wten they hear hat
noreaorn capltal IS to come south and
opGa up cotton mill. What diff
fie"e2 6ces Il make w-ethcr ile
ma2ufac;u@er remains in tkc north t1