The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-07

and it is our duty TO those who have
ia"ored hard in our interests, as well
as To ourselves, TO avail ourselves of
It, and without reservation. when we
agree To support such machinery. In
Lhis connection, ii is encouraging to
note the progress Of the National
Warehouse Company nationalizcd
from the Farmers Warehouse Com
pany. Of Mississippi upon the author
ity Of your last convention. The pro-
gram Of this company indicates what
can be accomplished, if members put
heir strength In behind their enter
pr;@"s when the latter are managed
in "A busin css-li6e way
In passing, | want 70 cali your at
tention to the fact that the chairman
Of the general agricultural committee
OF the national house of representa-.
yves has been retired to private life.
This gentleman may have been con-
scientlous in opposing legislation look
. ing to the stopping Of gambling in
farm products, but nevertheless and
/ from whatever motive, he did oppose
all such. The new congress will put
an end to his capacity for mischief.
Another gentleman, the senior sem
/, ator from Louisiana, also felt the call
to oppose measures which would have
also stopped. thimble-rigging in the.
market. He also will have the pleas
ure of staying at home for the next
few years.
1 speak of these facts in no spirit
of vindictiveness, but simply as indi-
dicating that if the Farmers Union is
ever to put through a legislative pro-.
gram, irrespective of partisanship. il
must have the courage of its convic-
tons. In these two instances, and. in
several others 1 might mention, it has
shown that it has teeth and claws and
that it knows its enemies.
Your national officers have been of
invaluable aid to me and to you. in
their devotion to your welfare.
They have not spared themselves.
At all times they have been subject
to the call of duty. If my work in
your behalf has been successful il has
been largely attributed to their CO.
operation and their intelligence and
energy.
AS for myself; L can, only say that
each passing month inspires me with
more vivid appreciation of the priv
ilege of serving the organized farmers
of America. The thought that have.
to the best of my ability, been work.
ing in their interests, has made easier
the separation, from month to month
most of the year, IN fact-frora my
wife and my children. 1t has been the
knowledge, on her part and mine,
that my best endeavors were for~your
wives and your children that has CIV
IN n,r courase and >treIstr. rear
i3tni4 ~ little chi.11e. 'srgelv
without thci. fathers supervisors.
ard j. has tor;i.aI as 70 eaadv,. inc
b. >=nipS 't constant grave. And the
solution of many problems, fatigue
and sometimes. disappointment:
| know We are entering. upon our
epoch of greatest achievement 1
know that the coming years. will con-
front us with our most impcStant is
sues. But l am serene in the con-
Vlctiono thao; the grace of Almighty
God has rurified and is stal purify
ing us for the work: and that we are
accomplishing for that .lass upon
which thu future of this cauntry de-
pends mare than has evee been un-
dertakens in the mighty history OF a
mighty people. L pray God We may
all laboP together in His: vineyard. for
the advancement still farther Of. the
farmers of this nation, and to the
glory of the greatest Tree govern
ment upon which the sun ever shone.