The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-20
Penalizing the Southern Farmer
for Contributing to the Prosperity
Of the Country An Interesting
Sample of Economic Wisdom.

Sample OF Economic Wisdom.
One of the avoe boasts Of this great country its
lol of the coong growing industry great fnan
cers of the country perhaps reluctantly compelled
lime to time, to admit that COTTON mansay
foreign trade
More than twenty years ago. growers
nomic laws and produced cotton than the absorb
with the result that cotton went to five cents The cotton
learned their lesson adjusted themselves to conditions
to such extent that for years past readily the
crops which they have grown reasonably price
The European has disocaed business
class in neutral state has been hit
Of our Southern States They their own digging
from which they absolutely escape without outside help
The viewing this situation conclude that
the government of Democratic nation by
cratic Party WOULD FEEL 1T BOUNDED DUTY and privilege
10 to the of this great and producte who
have or the first time their history help from gov
nn'en to which they have contributed largely
But and this very large BUT the present Administration
has been able to find through to help
The President fea' that it sound economics to
help these producers The Representatives part
share these fears and partly fear the Conference
has been held Many large would be required
Print the nuggets of wisdom from the lips of these
tatesmen But the farmer CONTINUES SUFFER and is almost
espairing. tt
The conference convened Washington on Monday is
cmposed of governors senators and congressman days
md night of most discussion they way
uand that is to tax the the verge hunger bread
despite the fact that he is clothing the world!
The only dispute between these gentlemen
lie work OF putting this pohbive insists
he Federal other side insists that hc
sates must do It, q M
The administration which find precedent helping
armer can (of course }7easi1y fnG for taxing him.
Curiou when one comes to think of ith wisdom
d the Democratic leaders of the country
occurred to Theses gentlemen that tine gone
the help of the farmer thirty days ago that matter and have
MADE as part othe contract conditions grant
ing the help that tic farmer cut his cotton acreage next year
That never occurred to them.
Their proposition boiled down. is to REFUSE TO HELP
cut
In the meantime the farmer has his crop on hand.
The cotton seed oil taxing advantage the farmers
need have cut in half the price of his
cton mills holding off the market of getting their
applies very low The foreign mills are practical
II out of the market entirely
Suppose this taxation law representing Democratic
sdom should be passed. 1t would put the government
ude of saying You hard You produced good crops
ou violated economic law unforeseen contingency has
arisen with which WE can not We have given
thought and we see but remedy and that TAX YOU
GU persist in working hard and making good crops!"
is the first time that government has penaize6 the neo
lie who have contributed enormously to the prosperity the
unry.as a-ss4.ss 800 gs5 l
Some farmers may the moment deceived by this
seciou taxation Georgia does not fear
predict that if this proposition becomes law every who
Gated will in the next few years. be politically
buried under such avalanche of Gabriels Will
never resurrect him to political life!
course all OF us understand that neither this law nor any
other bearing matter will be passed BY this Our
enators and simply running around bndly
seeking escape themselves and opnp that "a
deceive attention Of the people from the main isss.
well e1at the attention Of tile
people viii not question Of bread People aa,
not forget that. esgsa Ass I,ss
Whycan not these officials up to their 81 relief
IN which they were SO prolific short time
found inst SEIRssTC aynCrs