The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-28

bales, and that we ask the national
union to take this matter up and press
it to speedy conclusion"
The Lien Law.
And the following on the lien law {:
Whereas, at our last State Far
mers union we mcmorialized our
Legislature to repeal what is known
as the agricultural lien law and
whereas, our demands were ignored
and the obnoxious measure still re-
mains on our statutes,
"Now, be it resolved by this con-
vention in session, that we demand of
all legislative candidates m express
sion on this measure and the crop
mort gage law; and again demand the
repeal of both the lien law and the
crop mortgage law.'
Resolutions of Thanks.
'Resolved by the State Farmers ,
union Of South Carolina, That the
thanks be and they are hereby ten
dered to the Federation Of Trades,
the Carpenters union and the city of
Columbia for courtcsics and hospital
tiles shown members of the convcn-
ton during their stay in their city,
for excursion rides in and around the
same, and refreshments served all
for invigorating and making glad the
hearts Of The farmers who were priv
llcged to visit this, our capital city Of
South Carolina.
'Rcsolved further, That the thanks
or the convention be extended The
State and Daily Record for courtes-
les shown'
President Barrett.
Last night there was q meeting at
the State house at which time Hon.
Chas. S. Barrett Of Georgia, presi-
dent of the National Farmers union,
made an address. This meeting was
attended largely by members of 9TH
cr organizations, but there were no
outsiders permitted. As soon rs
President Barrett cspicd the news
paper reporters he made them de-
part. President Barrett is a plain
man and determined. lie was deter
mined that he should be heard and
whenever Il member was inattcntivc
he got quick call down.
Mr.. Barrett, after being introduce
cd by President B. Harris, spoke on
the subject, "Thc Farmers Union. -
The farmers, he said, had succeeded
far better than had been expected
and although cotton has rot reached
Is cents, yet when the bottom fell
ont of all other things, cotton re-
manned at a good price.
The credit and mortgage system,
which has been burden to the peo-
pie, has been improved. The far
mers are not buying so much on cred
it as formerly. Now the 1armcr, are
III better condition than ever before.
They have better homes and sur
roundings. In fact the farmers are
prosperous.
The Farmers union is growing rap
idly. There are more members ioin-
ing and there is larger paid up
membership. The union has the ex-
perclncc Of the mistakes of former Or
carnations. 1t has been claimed that
the Alliance was killed by politics.
May be so. He does not know but
that the Alliance went the way If was
intended to 60. It did great deal
OF good while it did live.
'Wlll the union keep out of poll
ties? No, we would be fools if we
did, The union will not talk par-
tlzan politics, but it will let the cam
dldate know what IS wanted and
that's all. The constitution will not
permit the talking of parizan poll
ties, or boosting candidate. The
union takes no part in such.
There is at the legislature in Gcor-
gle man who hangs around and
when a man votes he records it, and
when ne IS indisposcd~ and does not
vote, that is recorded too. "But vou
need not bother your head about the
Farmers union going into politics. It
will never go,' he said.
The Farmers union is Ic greatest
educational factor in the land TODAY.
Agricultural schools, technical schools
and the like are going upon every
hand. In Georgia so mitch has been
appropriated that they can't get the
money to run them with.