The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-21
From Septus.

tnlnSS tnat Our friend Barnett has
to say about our old editor, Mr.
Banks and our new editor, Mr.,
Smoak. We are sure that the,
are both splendid men and thai
big hearts beat within thei.
breast, that they have the best in.
terest' of the country at heart and
| If possible that they would make
all of our. people happy and pros
porous. Some very strong edi-
torials have and still appear in the
columns of The Intelligencer and
while we do not agree with all that
is said we give those who are re-
sponsible for then the credit of
being honest and if tiley are wrong
we are sure it is of the head and
not of the heart.
In that there are things being
talked and done in this country
that is not for tho best interest OF
our people, all we ask is space in
The lntelligencerain which to ex.
press ourselves and we are sure
that the new editor. will not re.
fuse US this right.
In the present crisis, we can
not best feel that il is strange,
wonderful strange, that the old
cotton farmer, in the spring of the
year can SO easily get help with
which to make a crop and then
in the fall when, it is made and
when every human vulture is on
his old carcass in an effort to get
the product of his honest toll at
and below cost that the same old
farmer can, not get. a red copper
cent with which to help get far
and legitimate profit out of his
labor that he is justly entitled to.
Everybody is ready to feed a
few classes" to the bees when
they are about to starve but when
the gum is fulliof honey and rob-
bing. time comes, nobody knows
them.
Yes Mr.. Editor, there's some.
thing wrong, radically wrong
when we are reliably informed
that there's more money in ouI
banks at present than,s been fof
years yet we are told by them.
that they age not making aay new
loans. II seems to be a case OF,
having us by the throat with nc
let up as long as there's breath in
our financial body. One thing
sure, the pendulum can only
swing so far in one direction and
when 1t swings back the other
way there's something going to
happen, for this is one time tina.
our farmers are not going to soon
forget the deal that is being given
them. na'. :
We do not believe there's d
man in our section of the coun
.iry but what wants to meetaever,
obligation that he has made, but
he does not believe it is right fol
him to sell his cotton, at a price
that he had nothing to do with
the making, when that price will
not only fail to pay what he owes
but will have absolutely nothing
left for his poortwife and children
who have helped to make II and.
to be frank with you, MT. Editor,
some of them are not going to do
it, WeSare being advised by some.
that if we can do no better to sell
o,ir cotton at what eyer we can.
get for 1t and straighten up witt
the banker and merchant. They.
Seem to think that 1t makes no
GIG aasGG ereics ;ist THAT ssiiiissPa siiissPa s..:s @Su.G
leave the farmer and his far ~
Unjust so the banker and mer t
Is cared for.
the dry goods trade be-
somes dull, is the, merchant ever
advised TO sell his goods at and
below cost in order to set rid of,
thetn2 a.A sl.@ "a, z
And again when money is easy.
and not much being borrowed
and you ever see the fellow with
nerve enough te advise .Ee bank
ef to lend his money at and be-
low what 1t has cost iiiml
And once again, when the mule
SIiarketiSlssdull did yin ever hear
OF the mule dealer being advised
to SELF his mules at and below
cost rather than keep thems OH
ne tile Gld fool cotton farmes is