The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-20
Democrats Must Dispose Of Tariff and
Currency at Extra Session so as to
Take up Other Important Ques-
tions at the Regular December Ses.

hesitate in its program Of legislative
reform, but to dispose Of the tariff
and currency during the present ses-
sion Of congress, so that the Decem-
Der session may promptly take up
antitrust and other important legis-
lation, carrying out platform pledges.
The President communicated his
views through Secretary Tumulty,
who got in touch with most Of the
Democratic senators and came to the
conclusion that substantial mapor-
ity was in favor Of immediate legisla-
ton and no recess. Democratic sena-
tors were caucusing on the recess
proposal at the time President Will
sons views were being made known.
Wednesday night in conformity to
the ideas of the president the party
in caucus took up the currency ques-
ton. The Democratic insurgents"
declared themselves much encourag-
I'd after the caucus had spent more
than five hours discussing the admin
istration currency bill. Representa-
tive Henry, chairman Of the rules
committee, and Representative Rags
dale Of South Carolina, who drew
the original insurgent amendments,
and Representative Easle Of Texas
argued for the insurgent contentious
during the session and Representa-
tiYes Bulkeley and Korbley defended
the bill.
The president said: again and
again during the discussion Of the
currency bill it has been urged that
special provision should be made in 1t
for the facilitation of such credits as
the farmers of the country most
stand in need of-agricultural credits
as distinguished from ordinary COM
mercial and industrial credits Such
proposals were not adopted because
such credits could be only imperfect
" provided for in such measure.
The scope and character OF the bill,
it's immediate and chief purposes,
could not be made to reach as far as
the special interests Of the farmer
really lie.
Especial machinery and a distinct
system of banking must be provided
for if rural credits are to be success
fully and adequately supplied. A
government commission is now In
Europe studying the interesting and
highly successful methods which
have been employed in several coun-
tries of the old world and it's report
will be made to congress at a regular
session next winter. It Is confidently
to be expected that the congress will
at that session act upon the recon-
mendations Of that report and estab-
lish complete and adequate system
Of rural credits. There Is no subject
more important to the welfare or the
industrial development Of the United
States; there is no reform in which I
would myself feel it greater honor
or privilege to take part, because
should feel that it was service to
the whole country Of the first magn1-
tude and significance. It should have
accompanied and gone hand in hand
with the reform OF our banking and
currency system if we had been ready
to act wisely and with full knowledge
Of what we were about.
"There has been too little federal
legislation framed to help the farmer
with a deliberate adjustment Of his
real needs. We long ago fell into the
habit Of assuming that the farmers Of
America enjoying such an immense
advantage over the farmers Of the
rest Of the world, were so intelligent
and enterprising and so at ease upon
the incompatible soils Of our great
continent, that they could feed the
world and prosper no matter what
handicap they carried, no matter
what disadvantage, whether Of the
law or the natural circumstances,
they labored under. We have not
exaggerated their capacity or their
opportunity, but we have neglected to
analyze the disadvantages from
which they were suffering.
"Our farmers must have means af-
forded them for handling their fnan-
cial needs, easily and inexpensiVely.
They should be furnished these facili-
ties before their enterprises languish,
not afterwards.
"And they will be; this Is or next
great task and duty. Not only Is a
government commission about to re-
port which is charged with apprais-
ing the congress Of the best methods
vet employed in this matter, but the
department of agriculture has also
undertaken serious and systematic
study of the whole problem Of rural
commodities. The congress and exc
cutive, working together, will GER
tainly afford the needed machinery OF
relief and prosperity to the people OF
the countryisdes, and that very
soon"