The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-24
considered pretty good

a remedy 1t mas occurred 10 me that
the State might prontably establish
a plant and do all the printing and
binding required by the State gov
ernment. including State textbooks.
OF course there might be serious OBJ
stacles in the way, such as copyrights
owned by other publishers. But
something ought to be done 10 lessen
nothing else can be done. then l would
advocate the States furnishing text
books for the public schools.
Court Reforms Nee
Reforms are needed in our courts
to make them more c~onsiderate of the
welfare OF the people. more economl-
cal in administering the law and more
expeditions and just in determining
causes.
All Juries should be chosen by the
County Commissioners, or a fury COM
mission established for that purpose.
All peremptory challenges should be
abolished and no man should be ex-
cused without cause. And jurors
should be paid more for their services
Judges should be required to render
excuses for hardness to the Clerk Of
the Court and these excuses should
be published in the county papers.
The time allowed for ~pleadings should
be cut down. The pleading of more
technicallities should never be per-
mitted. All cases should be forced
to trial within a given time or erased
from the docket: uness there are ex.
ceptional circumstances under which
such a course would defeat justice.
People Must Demand.
Such reforms will not b. obtained
unless demanded by the people. It
is not to be expected hat the legal
fraternity will advocate changes that
would curtail the power Of the law
yers. or injure his business. That
would be unnatural. No other class
would do it voluntarily. An intelli-
gent man. we'll known in his section
Of the State, made this remark to the
writer: The lawyers make the laws,
define the laws, execute the laws and
live by the laws"
What would you think Of the wis
dom Of a law prohibiting an attorney
for a public utilities corporation from
holding a legislative office, either State
or national. unless he severed his con-
n%ection with the corporation. in good
faith, when he announced himself for
office, n agreed, II elected. not to
renew it for two years after election.
The repeal Of the crop lien. or crop
mortgage law, is advocated in many
counties OF the State and l have had
One Of the cardinal principles of tho
Union Is ito discourage the credit
and mortgage system" You should
consider this question carefully.
Let me say further without telling
you why, that I favor woman suf.
frage.
Use Cotton Bagging.
To increase the consumption of cot.
ton, I suggest that all Southern far.
mers not only use cotton bag ging here
after for packing cotton but that aN
farmers, merchants and others insist
upon the sacking OF all fertilizers. cot
ton e meal, garin and other feed
StuffS in cotton bags.
In this connection I would say hat
DR.. NJ. A. Bland Of Charlotte, n. c.,
has discovered a compound for treat.
ing sacks to make them acid proof.
1t is cheap, and it has been demon
strated that the use Of it will greatly
increase the life and holding strength
Of sacks, thus making it possible to use
lighter weight cotton sacks than would
OtherWlre be necessary to carry acid
phosphate. We should insist also on
fertilizers being put up in 100 lbs.
sacks.
In a former nnual address I sug-
geSted that the Farmers Union should
adopt a uniform made from cotton. Ia
be worn at all Of our meetings.. at this
time when we have a supply Of cotton
exceeding the ernand. it would be the
part Of wisdom to wear cotton all the
tIne. me iadleS OF the country have
started a campaign for cotton dresses,
gowns, ETC., which I heartily indorse.
III Is more economically. you know,
Then why should not we men be equal
~ as loyal to the interests of the cot
ton farmers? This is loyalty to the
South.
Community Service Work.
L would commend for your earnes,
consideration, the bulletin on Com
munlty Service Week. / would urge
the cooperation of all members Of
the Union in carrying out the pro,
grams suggested. Do not neglect the
community survey. It will enable YOU
10 make a diagnosis of the troubles
that are retarding the ~growth1and de
Velopment of your community. We
speak OF a dead" local union. {
oead churcn or school: these con
stltute a very vital part Of the com
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