The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-09-09
Some Random Thoughts.


to the world that you intend TO stand
up for the rights Of the farmers; :;
that you are not only a farmer in
fact. sympathizer with or
ganized effort to help your class,
but that you have actually joined
hands with the Union to help in
every way possible the uplift Of
farming as profession" The above
paragraph from the old Southern
Cultivator in the editorial below on
What Can the Farmers Do That
will help them to secure above 12c
for the present cotton crop" should
be pondered we'll and soberly by every
farmer outside the Union. We some. g.
times hear some men say, Il am as
good Union man as those in the
Union." just as some men say they
are as good as some men in the
church Now such men, by this Very
staement, indorse the Union. or the
church, as a good institution, and by
The very same utterance prove the
very opposite Of their claim. II it is
a good thing, the Union, then the
fSrmer on the outside is not as good
as the farmer on the inside for the
latter is trying to do something for
the cause he believes right, however
feeble his efforts, or misguided his
judgment, while the man on the out
side is reaping the fruit of whatever
success may attend the efforts Of the
Union, and is not contributing one
cent OF his money or one minute Of
his time to make more effective the
work Of the Union.
And l would be ashamed to say it,
however mean some members Of the
Union or the church, may be. Such
men may not know it. but they are
more selfish and self-righteous and
pharisaical than the very men they
criticize This is plain talk, but it is
true.
Most OF the time Of the County
Union on Friday was taken up with
routine business except 50 much of
II as was devoted to hearing from
State Vice President Keller on the
Daad ~ uoraho,,oao Onr;...-
were appointed to secure subscrip-
tions to the warehouse plan of the
State Union. Should 1t result In
building another warehouse in this
county Mayesville should bestir. it.
self to secure it.
The good people of Oswego gave
boun:iful barbecue dinner, coffee,
cream and cake being sold for the
benefit Of the school. This is a good
plan for the next county meeting Of
the Union. After dinner Mr.. J. Frank
Williams made a very interesting ad.
dress on "Beautifying the Home"
This Is a subject that should receive
more attention and the union Will do
immediately and prices will advance.
1t Is to the interest of the farmers to
hold their cotton until they are paid
what 1T Is worth and 1t Is to be hoped
that the influence Of the Union will
be great enough with members and
non-union farmers alike to keep the
larger part Of the cotton crop until
prices advance to the fourteen cents
level.
Now comes Fred H. Dominick, ESQ,
OF Newberry, law partner Of Gov.
Blease, and stirs up the Col. Thos.
B. Fielder mess again. 1t will start
people to asking when will Gov.
Blease sue Fielder for slander and
when will Fielder publish that book
he promised many months ago?
Inc eSldDIiSnnent OF nook worm
dispensary in Sumter county will be
OF benefit TO great many people,
especially children. who are infested
with the parasites and are not hav.
ing fair chance to attain their nat
ural growth. DR.. Stiles, when he
lectured in this city about year ago
stated that every person who had
ever had ground-itch had had hook
worms. and this being accepted IA a
fact, there are probably Thousands OF
people in Sumter county now In need
OF treatment
II Senator Bailey is sincere IN his
expressed hope that Texas will slact