The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-25

'ii"' the rlch as we'll as the poor pay
their taxes; as the tax levy is tba
FERTILIZER which is applied tn nro-
uuce the fruits Of government just
as fertilizer issued to produce the
fruit of the plant.
believe in an economical admins
'ration and in having only such off,
Gals as are absolutely necessary to
run the government and aid in de.
veloping the State.
II Is generally conceded that good
roads go hand in hand with education.
ana think every effort should he
made to develop the roads throupb tbe
rural districts of the State. Some
Twelve years ago l was elected Presi.
oent OF the Good Roads Association
or South Carolina, and at that t;r,e
we had but little order and no con-
certed action. Since that time with
the assistance Of the various County
supervisors and County Commission
ers' and other men who were inter-
ested In public highways, we have
successfully organized in nearly every
County in the State, and we are bu;,d-
ing roads throughout South Carolina
Ine development Of the road svsten,
IN south Carolina has enhanced, the
value Of the acres which are along or
near tnese roads. South Carolina
SANDS in the front rank. do NOT
claim the credit for all this deveIon-
ment, but I have had the honor ~
being President of the Association
since the development has been going
on and have done all I could.
was raised on the farm and Lnou,
"hat 1t is to pull the bell cord.
know the condition of this State as
well as any man in it for have
visited people in every section of ~.
state. know the condition of the
rarmer, Of the business man. of tbe
men in every line Of work, and know.
ing the general condition be,ieve
am as we'll qualified to manage af-
ialrs and to apply the remedy. If
need be, as any man in the State.
L am in sympathy with the man
VINO works whether with his hands
or with his brain. What SUCCESS T
nave had in any line has been thropgb
my own efforts. have never hest.
tated ~ any I'm, e Na'r .hA sc.ao,e
and colleges aud to~tr- ...ter;ng -aa
condi it-"0 ot t7e ,,~me. ha,.e nor
hesitat ted to give M time ana money
Yeer- go when ro.top sr.onad
from fifteen cents to six and seven
cents l with other men of the State
Tell in line and went all over the
State of South Carolina and through
the entire South and we did what wa
could to aid the farmers to organize
IN order that they might be able 70
get living price out of their cotton
While treasurer Of the Southern Cot.
ton Association, Of South Carolina and
that OF the entire South also. I with
the Honorable E. D. Smith. Senator
r. n. Weston Of Richland, the Hon
orabie r. l.. Manning, L. I. Parrott
OF Sumter, professional men, farmers
and men in all lines of business all
over the State and members of the
southern Cotton Association and of
the farmers station, succeeded in
forming an organization which taught
every civilized nation that tho sor+h
was producing about seventy-five per
cent OF the clothing Of the world.
The farmers Of the South were also
taught to realize the position that
they occupied in the production of
cotton; and by the concerted action
or the various lines of business we
were able to put cotton back above
'he bread and meat line. BY so doing
II Is generally conceded today that
the South is the most promising Sec
ton of Country in the world.
predict that South Carolina in
the near future will be one Of the
most prosperous States in the Union.
We have the soil and we have the
climate, we have the brain and we
nave the energy to make it the garden
spot of the world. Inasmuch as
nave helped to organize the good