The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-11-10
scheme as al infamous fraud upon T.,
people OF the State.

people Of the State.
have myself read quite nomber OF
scientific bulletins on agriculture &nd |
am quite well posted along the line Of
what is being done by Professor Bailey
of Cornell and others OF his kind in be-
hall OF the application OF scientific 2ric-
ciples 20 agriculture, bct | can saw in
all truth that what little I actually know
abou. farming was gotten through hand
ling the hoe and following the plow for
z year or more.
For instance, the opinion OF the crdi-
nary laymen or politician with respec,
TO the question as 70 whether Cook or
Pea.y reached the North Pole is abso-
lutely valueleSS, for the simple reason
none OF US have been 10 the North Pole
and any conclusion we my reach with
reference thereto would be absolutely
worthless, for the simple lack OF expev-
ience and information.
Even now, while | ain writing this
article, Distinguished medical expers
are holding a convention in Columbia,
S. c., for the purpose OF comparing
notes and thereby reaching some ration
al conclusion with reference 70 the eti-
oloey, prognos;s and treatment OF the
newly discovered disease termed Pell-
agra, but am quite sure these inte!li-
gent students Of medicine have not call
ed in consultation and are not asking
advice from the ordinary laymen and
politician, whether said iaymeu by .
mem Der of the legislature or Of Congress
or not. I. has become the custom in
South Carolina for unsuccessful farmers
10 enter politics and thereafter go about
telling the successful farmers how 70
farm: think it can be said without fear
or favor or contradiction that it is very
seldom the case when q successful farm
er enters politics.
Ic this State, both of the United
States Senators. are heralded abroad as
the leaders OF the farmers and are much
in the habit of addressing groups Of
farmers in different sections Of the State,
when the record shows Geyond any reas-
enable doub. that both OF these d!s,in-
guished politicians were before enter
ing politics absolutely unsuccessful ic
the matter of making livelihood on the
farm and every Intelligent man in the
State knows quite we'll that these much
advertised farmers and politicians know
absolutely nothing about agriculture
aud considerably less about economic
political problems. OF course under
stand i, is quite generally admitted that
Senator Tillman is the only representa-
tive in the Federal Legislature from
this State who makes any preteuce at
influencing national legislation, but the
point am eudeavorips 70 impress Is TO
the effect that Senator Tilloan or any
other prominent politician of this State
is capable nor should he have the nerve.
if you please, of going about from point
TO point telling farmers how 70 farm aoo
pretending TO be an expert agricultur-
ist.
Therefore, Mr.. Editor, it behooves
every good citizen to decry the infam-
Gus custom which some newspapers
maintain of publishing special depart
ments for the farmers: they do not
maintain special departments for the
lawyers or the doctors or the preachers,
whereas it canaot be denied that the
farmers OF this State are eQuSlIy as ca
pable of conducting their farms as the
lawyers or the doctors or preachers, or
any one else is capable of handling his
own peculiar line OF business.
II the farmers OF this State would ad-
vance. as they are advancing, let them
do as the successful farmers everywhere
are doing, read scientific bulletins, work
hard, let alone political agricultural ex-
per,s, and maintain meeting and con-
yentioos OF their own, where politicians
do not enter therein, and compare notes
and learn OF those who have made .
success at farming, and finally, Mr..
Editor. stay away from meetings such
as will be had in Manning on the 24tn
day Of this month, where small polite
ians are advertised 10 assemble and 70
address the people upon subject which
they themselves, the politicians, do not
understand. J. J. CANTEY,
Sumnerton, S. c.