Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-07-15
Mr.. pABss TO FARMERS
Wants Them to Attend Union Meeting
at Isle Of Palms.

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To the Farmers of South Carolina:
AS the time draws ns"rer for the an
nual meeting of tbe state Farmers
Union at the Isle or Palms, July 1925.
/ must again ask you what steps are
you taking to make that meeting Of
real service to yourselves and the
great state Of South Carolina? The
officers Of the Farmers Union have in
vited you (and that means you, Broth"
er Farmer, not your neighbor), to meet
with us on July 23d in an open meet
ing to discuss two subjects upon which
depends much that stands for the pros
perity Of the state, viz: The market
ing of cotton. and the use, misuse and
purchase Of commercial fertilizer. We
have the promise of DR.. Bradford
Knapp and Mr.. C. J. Brand Of Wash
ington, and Col e. J. Watson and Mr..
w. w. Long, of South Carolina, to ad-
dress us on this occasion. The first
two on cotton marketing, the two latter
ION fertilizers and how to buy and use
them properly.
( Now we know without your telling
us 80, that four addresses without any
'back-talk" Will be too much for any
audience this hot weather, no matter
how refreshing the breezes Of old
ocean may fan u.s. Therefore, we want
you, not your neighbor to go to this
meeting cooked, primed and loaded, to
make 1t your meeting. Ask questions.
tell your experiences, and let no phase
of these subjects escape your notice.
Then we will have a meeting that will
make 1913 epochal in the history OF
farming in South Carolina.
So much to the farmers Of the state
generally. Below you will find the last
letter from National President Barret.
II want the members and officers Of the
Farmers Union to read 1t and ponder
well the thoughts he expresses. I wish
Il could burn into your brains the words
lof the fifth paragraph of his letter
Your emancipation, your freedom,
your right must come from your own
efforts, your own organization through
plans formulated within your own
.ranks-and I believe through the Far
mers' Union"-"Stand by your guns"
Brother Reid has sent me list of the
unions that are alive in the state, and
one Of those that have fallen by the
wayside because the road was long
and stumpy." Are you going to quit
because of some discouragements? The
most idolized as well as the most hated
man in South Carolina said he had
Tong and stumpy road to travel before
he could be governor Of the state. If
he had been given up as you have
done (many Of you his devoted follow
ers), would he have ever been govern
or? Would he have ever reached the
honorable place in the United States
senate which he now holds? My
friends, you have forgotten your own
history Of but yesterday. Surely,
surely, the men who have battled on
both sides so valiantly for the good Of
SOutH SdfOiiud poiitiShhJ oihSc w.
will not fail In this contest for eco
nomic and social and business freedom
which is the rallying cry Of the goth
century!
Two weeks remain in which you can
reorganize your feeble locals and have
your counties adequately represented
at the annual meeting. You do not need
to have some outsider or even depu-
tized organizer. If you wish to be in
the greatest movement for economic
reform, get in now, and do mans
yes, and a woman's part. Most Of you
know that the good women are eligible
to membership, bring them in, and see
how much more interesting your
meetings will be.
e. w. Dabbs,
Pres. s. G.. Farmers Union.