The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-08-18


eat institutions OF learning In America,
heart. 1t was established by the farmers
chiefly for the farmers land Is supported
almost entirely by his hard earned dollars.
1t ia the greatest citedel from which progress
Give agriculture Ia TO draw It's strength, Its In.
telligent life blood. 1t Ia the one place In our
State where the farmers son may receive q
literary education and at the same time get
practical scientific training that Is 80 es-
In making bis lie upon me farm de-
slrable, and be himself q power among his
fellows.
Strange indeed 1t is, 1t 1t took q resolution
to create this college, and stranger still there
remain those who are 'ts enemies. 1t ID
worth the life OF exist e Of the armeIs
union thatithrough the power OF its organiZa-
they may crush the q tn at may be
raised to despoil 1t, and may defend and
II aud demand as il their rightinl
province to do, that 1t shall be conducted by
its friends. and remain as q bulwark OF en-
courogement and power TO the agriculturists.
Of the State. Mr., Chairman. the phenome-
nal progress OF which spoke In the begin,
ming OF my remarks, in our commercial and
Industrial life is but the result OF combined
effort through the organization OF the Interest
All classes OF our cltizens are
thoroughly organized with the single e1cep-
No one questions the right Of these citizens
to organize; all admit thatis not only their
right, but their duty to do so. There 10 the
Asset. The Merchants Exchange,
The Medical Asst, The Bar Asst, The Den
tai Asst The Undertakers and Embalmers
Ass, I, The Fertilizer Asst The Cotton Seed
on Asst, and The Cotton Manufactures Asst
aud a great many others. These are all
organized, and for 1.-THE protection
and promotion OF their lseversl interest pri-
marily and the general good secondarily, The
great commercial advancement which has
this State enjoys would n could not have
been made but Tor their combinations Of
brains, energy ana capital.
Iftbese are all benefited by combined effort
why will not our agricultural interest be ben
mers, who will dare question our right TO
organize.
Now let us self there ia legislation at
t. mpted by any OF the States on Nation 81.
fecting any OF the interests that I have banned
delegations are sent by the
interested for the purpose of pro-
noting the IL glslatton II friendly or defeating
1t II upfriendly. The farmers Interests are
thorough organization. Every County Un-
ion should have its legislative committee
which should at all times be subject to, the
call OF the President OF the State Uuion on Its
Elk. Com aud be ready upon notice TO go to
the State Capitol to defend and promote the
agricultural interests .of the State. Every
State Union should have It's m ittee upon
and upon the call OF the Nation
al President or Ex. Com. these delegations
should attend upon the sessions OF Congress
and watch legislation affecting our interests.
TILLMAN's EXPERIENCE IN THIS REGARD
Mr.. Chairman, I have spoken OF the para
sites, the gamblers who are preyipg upon our
farmers, and who are destroying the law OF
supply and demand that they may grow rich
which the farmer has produced. AM this
right ia the fifth of the Congress Of the U. 8.
These %ruinous, these nefarious practices
can be stopped, and these gamblers put ont
combined effort of the farmers. The poll.
ticiap. be he Of high or low degree, regards
the voice Of the people as the voice OF God.
and he will not dare disregard ap appeal
coming from such a source n with such
power behind 1t.
MIR. Chairman, let me recite two notable
instances of the result OF combined effort on
the part of the farmers. One by the farmers
OF this State, and the other BY the farmers Of
the entire cotton States. For eight years
some of us have been working TO have the
Legislature .repesINthe lien law; believing
that through its abuses 1t had become one OF
the greatest hinderances to agricultural ad-
vancement and Independence.
Our appeals for all these years fell upon
deaf ears, and the legislature refused the re-
lief. At the last session Of that body the
State Union met In Columbia. and passed
resolutions requesting the Legislature TO re-
peal this law, and we all know the result.
TheIaw was repealed without delay.
Fhe question Is what caused this change OF
heart upon the part OF the Legislaturea Con-
for repeal should bave been evident to every
thinking man a dozen years ago. 1 will tell
You what 1t was. 1t was the force Of combi.
nation, the strength Of organization, exerted
through The union that the Legislature did
not dare 10 a~ntagoniZe.
We are all familiar with the great fight be-
tween the ALLAN CO and the jute trust; how
this trust bonght up all the Jute baggipg and
per pound. The farmers refused 10 pay the
price, and through their organization waged
a billed fight on the trust until II was de-
stroyed, and the price OF begging returned 10
q normal ind reasonable price.
We should take courage fellow farmers n
brethern OF the Union, from what has al
ready been accomplished through our orRa.
nizations and the combined effort of the far
mer and determine upon even greater things
for the future. / can assure you my friends.
there Ia much still TO be done, that requires
aggression and determinatIop. We are In
the midst OF q life and death grapple, as II
est staple cotton. 1t is 10 be a long and fierce
fight, and we bad just as we'll realize 1t. 1t
will require the combined atrep 9Th and the
united effort OF the farmers of The entire
south 10 win. aided and assisted as they
should be by the true friends of agricu lture
where they may be found in The other avo-
cations OF lie.
The battle he's Just begun, n already
mach vantage ground has been won by the
Union and Cotton Association. We have
suffi cient members and strength TO hold our
position until We secure nee ded recruits. and
proper equipment for the great and final
clash OF arms for The "ascendepcy hat is
meritable. TheJRtrength o. member can
only be secured through the Union. the only
organization that the farmers have.
The equipment that Ia abtoluteIy essential,
are ware houses controlled or owntd by the
sufficient home raited supplies, more barns
10 place us In the commanding position, 10
be able 10 FAY when and at what price our
cotton shall con 1rcm. there ware houses,
and 90 upon The market. We CAL d expect
TO succeed ultimately and entirely until we
are thus equ,pped-Therefore IL Is The sacred
duty Of every Union and every farmer IN
and strive with this great purpose in view.
These are the two main essentials. but
there is smother contingent one. and II Is the
adoption by the farmers OF The policy re-
quiripg all cotton 10 be wrapped In cotton
covering, AMI all corn, wheat, apd other
cotton bags alone: We should also require
our fertilizers TO be put up in cotton bags,
and our cotton gathered into cotton sheets
This my friends, would create other and.
great sources OF demand for our raw cotton,
and will aid in sitting the wall OF over pro-
duction that is continuously scleached into
our ears by our m
Let Us see gentlemen; taking q 100000
bale crop as a basis, this will require lOS,0 600
yds OF begging or 8 yds per bale as q sufficient
covering.
Now II thisb agpipg is made to weigh one
and one bali pounds per yard, $4,000 bales
OF cotton will be .hus consumed TO say moth
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