The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-09
CALL TO ARMS
COL. STRIBLING
URGES FARMER TO GET
READY FOR STATE MEET
ING TO BE HELD HERE
UNION is ALIVE
While No Great Acts Are Being
Performed Latent Organiza-
ton Is Powerful
UNION is ALIVE

| FdiIHclS tUbk up anu take notice.
The buglc call OF reyriIle is now
ringing over hill ami dale for the
awakening OF all yc .,luInbcring fam
crs union men to shuttle about and
get in your trappings and rnga.ia and
ret ready to line up IL strong force to
welcome The state union TO Anderson
nn the 21st of July.
I Farmers. you have not forgotten
the fact that Anderson county led
;hc state In the introduction Of the
| Union. and all the whole country now
take" pride in pointing to Anderson
as the banner county OF the State and
IL leader III progressive good things.
and we tiust that all old members an
:wcr mere with u voice OIL courage,
pride and faith that will cheer all
old members and induce new cnc,
To join III and share the honors of
the successful work done by the I'm
ion. our Onl! state wide farmers or
EaniZation.
Like all ether organizations OF
church. schools. political reforms and
revolutions. the farmers organiza-
tions have their alternate pei iods Of
strenuous activities and lcthargy.
Yes. the Farmers Union has passed
through several Of the hardest fought
gcd ny any organization. Victory al
ways Garlic: with II peace CT mind
that Induces a. period OF rest and of
sleep tina, IS "a necessary with our
union as any labOrer alter hard
days work. or a soldier after Il hard
fought battle-hut Il. eternal vigi-
lcnce is the price of liberty. the old
guard Of the Farmers Union-that
faithful cordhnl that has kept up
unit of the Union and pressed the
guard lines around the camp, watch
ing over the banked fires whilst the
main rank and file OF the Union slum-
bcr-nOw call out to all to rally In
line Oh the 18th of July ut Anderson
and enjoy the meeting of the old
comrallcs in good works.
Not bend. But Asleep In Victory
II you believe that the Farmers
Union Is dead. just let the price of
cotton fall to about six cents and the
farm supplies stand at trust or mo-
nop0ly pi ices and we will assure YEA
that although the Farmers Union
may be us silent as the r'"nuac of the
dead, they will then rise up again
with the fire and fury and unity of
purpose as OF old
Good Work Of Farmers Organization
\ Now and then sCno t.iuugililcss far
mor amt others ask, what good have
farmers organizations done for the
iarmcr?"
Il Now ever mother. son daughter and
parent OF the whole rural mail route
has Il practical answer to this slow
question every day. and if this great
demonstration Of good accomplish
mcnts by organized farmers is not
Isufllcicnt, let all such come out on
the 18th of July when they can get
enough information TO convince any
reasonable one of the fuct that far
mers In one form or another have
practically gotten, or will soon get all
their demands In come reasonable
not get the "sub-treasury" as demand
cd by the Ocala platform. but we
havo something better in the name
Of regional banks
Neither have we a., green hack
jcurrency." but we have something
better through the power os the re-
l giOnal banks and tho treasurer of
the nation who has already placed
many millions OF dol ars for the spc-
cihc purpose OF l.. wing farmers
crops.
Wall Street gp;r .lcrs. who could
breed n panic at Nill, or set up ficti-
tious prices and b the farmers Of
the profits on ,..cir products have
not yet been pu entirely out of bus
iness hut their anic breeding has
boen given b.: < eye by our national
treasurer, VIII, lan I'LL the needs of
money as fa.. as Wall Street.
Gamblers r-,.i reduce the supply OF
money. T Smith-Lever bill. now
nearly thro' sh congress Ia making
Wall Street gamblers in cotton trem-
ble In thei boots at the thought OF
these shaci,les that are sure to con-
ltrol their nefarious steps.
]. G. STRIBLING.
Chairman OF Committee on
. Good OF the Order Farm
org IIniOn