The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-27

90 this.
Like many other thinking men, IN
congress and ont OF It. I have my own
ideas al TO what should be done, but
my pride OF opinion does not carry
me so far as tc oppose everything
| else II con not get just what !
want. I believe there is sufficient
ability and statosmanship in this con-
gross to sclvc the problem that Is
before ns, and will support any plan
that meets the approval Of the ma
jority.
I have been an advocate OF rurnI
credits system and have introduced
bill along this line. believe, that
tho problem OF tho South Of today
would be solved II we had n system
by which farmers could borrow mon-
ey direct from tho government on
their farm lands. on long time, and
at low rates of interest. II we had
that law today, the farmer who has
cotton could borrow money-not on
his cotton but on his land-nnd he
could store his cotton and grow 9TH
or crops until cotton again became
profitable. The mechanic in the city
or town who finds himself thrown
out OF employment because of tho
business depression could under such
n law buy r. little farm and make q
living for himself and his family
while he was paying for his homo.
Farm land. managed and titled by an
ambitious man, would be cs good Sc
curtty for n government lonn as n
government bond itself.
think we might pass such r. law
as this and got II. in operation within
q short timo and that 1t would be the
salvation Of the. South, nnd there VIII
probably come times when It would
be the salvation of the farmers OF
other SECTIONS Of tho country.
But II 1t bc fmrossihlc. to work out
rural credits bill now and nut II
In operation. then do sometime. olae.
Give MS emergency legislation OF
some kind. for there can be nd de-
nying tho fact that tho people OF tho
south today need help as badly as
any people ever needed It. And I
am not yot roady to believe thnt con-
gressswili adjourn without giving It.
can not conclude these ro.nnrks.
Mr. Speaker. without giving expres-
Sion to q thought TINT weighs very
nenvIiy upon me. and that is that the
farmers OF the South arc themselves
very largaly to blamo for tho plight
they are In today, or. course they
had nothing to- TO with bringing an
tho war. In Europe and TINS cutting
on the market for their cotton. Int
they hava boon to blamo for nttcmpt-
Ing to grow. nothing. hut cotton. Nv
tlcing this they lnYa put themselves
e e .:!5 st.iGrcysc aac;,le .s..s: oass;.;nn,
over. which they. could .hayos rnscon.
troll. Tho climate Of tho soutb "a
ideal; !.s soil Is tho most fortilo in
tho world. Tho people, of. tho South
can grnwE sue ecessfully. any crop TINT
la ( grown anywhere In the United
Sfntes. The people of the South cen
make. oil. their foodstuffs nj home.
And II thoy had been doing this. ..ntl
maktng cotton Us e surplus. they
would not now be facing disaster
md cnning hero in desperation and
aAking for help. But while thoy may
haY0 cont ribufed to their present
condition. they are none the less In
sore straits, and they, deserve what
ever halp We can give them. And I
pciieste me help, we are nsked to give
now viii be simply emergency telp'
! believe the people OF tho South will
;StAFIa .a yT4Ucnrae eedea lesson from this
and that from this wear
hen caf0gthss they will pursue batter
method They win grow on .theis
farms tho things needed ON their
farms grains and n1eata-Snd chat
inE tho: future cotton Will .,be a sur
Plus Grops money crnp, pure and
simple, and not ja food crop, That
ias the tropble n0w1 4 many farmers
depend on khe sale pt their cotton for
actual food for Themselves and their
families sald thei horses and mules
that pull their plotsS: II. they can not
reaitzs; money ppS their cotton they
caI, rot seat Tits sis nn dgiy truth.
biit Il: ISL the: truth iiievertHeiess. So
we are Asksl tor emergency legisin.
ton, and Eths enS nSrgency Is very real
and pressing y; 8; .s s. 8. s
And for this reason am prepared
TO support Alinost any Legislation
that meets. III The approval OF my
t6ifeaguea, and I ami unwilling for
the congress- to adjourn until somo.
thing ia done. Applause. Is;I. ssiss
barded BY tho Gerrnans again Thufs-
day. -,
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