The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-27
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Editor Intelligencer:
II seems to me for the first time
That the situation confronting the
farmers OF this state has become
! very serious. and demand careful
thought' and action in regard TO any
legislation pertaining to relieve the
farmers or the present seeming hard
times, when we trace back the history
OF nations. we will find that slavery
OF man TO law, and the giving I'D of
liberty and freedom has been accom-
plished through the hope or promise
OF temporary held or ease in times
OF distress, which hope or promise,
would light up our prospects for the
present equal to brightness OF day,
when the morrow would dawn on us
as pitch darkness. Bound. with no
nope for the better then let us suf-
eer for short spell. rathor than give
ap our freedom which is more pre-
cious than wealth to the farmers of
this country or any other. for thet is
the only source through which we
can look for peace and happiness. All
the schemes or plans that are being
brought forward pretending to aid
the farmer is not the work OF char
'ty, but simply business proposition,
seeking to reap a reward direct from
your labor while In this distressed
condition. and we had better touch
light OF the help proposed, ,.lest we will
soon want help again to our sorrow.
Now let me ask one question: Did not
our governor state in an open letter
before our last primary that If Rich
ards was elected he, the governor,
would take for granted the people of
the state wanted an extra session of
our legislators, and he would so call
them. but II Manning was elected, he
would know the people were opposed
to an extra session, and he would do
nothing. Now IL he made that promise
why did he not comply with it and
save the taxpayers sixty or seventy
thousand dollars while times are so
hard. And l will ask again, is South
Carolina different in her laws, and
constitution, from all the other South
ern States, to give our governor just
cause to differ from all the other.
governors in adopting a resolution,
that the states could accomplish
nothing, this being while they were
at Memphis, Tenn, consulting to-
gether. Now If our state constitution
is 50 framed as to give the legislators
a right TO pass laws to take from us
the right to plant our land to what
ever suits US. while the federal con-
Stitution gives us the right and we
have taken oath to uphold them both.
There sure would be clash and the
weaker must give way to the
stronger and If our state cmonstitu-
tion does give us the right to plant
cur land to anything as suits us best,
then why should Our governor and
legislators be wasting time and
money discussing such legislation as
would take from the peonie Of the
state their rights guaranteed them;
and that. in violation"of their oaths.
1t Is passing strange how sound we
people can sleep and let our rights
he .rampIeti on when there is g lit
tie strang noise that tends to frighten
is the time to be on our watch. Now,
MIR. Editor, 1 have not written this
as any slur upon any one, but because
they are facts as / see them, and IL
they are not facts i hope you will so
state 1t in your paper, for ] wish the
people to know the danger they are
in, and from whom, to look for the
trouble to come. and to know as long
as we are free people our prosperity
is an individual problem and must
be worked out by each individual
alone, and for Gods sake let's not
invite matter to come, Soyer. us at
this time II we have to iiv4t on bread
alone.
Pendleton, Oct. 26.