The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-18
Penalizing the Southern Farmer
for Contributing to the Prosperity
of the Country An Interesting
Sample of Economic Wisdom.

L OGIllpAC vi ECUllUlAllC VESuUIllo
Cine Of the great country has been its con-
troll of the cottongrowing industry of the world great
e of the country perhaps reluctantly have compelled
time to time to admit that COTTON has been the maistay
foreign trade.
More than twenty years ago. growers violated eco
nomc laws and produced cotton than absorb
Wit" the result that cotton went per pound
learned their lesson adjusted conditions
to such extent that for years past readily used the
crops which they have grown at reasonably fair price
The European has dslocated the world over No
class neutral state has been hit farmers
of our Southern States They pitt digging
from which they are absolutely unable to escape without help
The viewing this siuation conclude
the government of Democratic nation administered by Demo-
cratic Party WOULD FEEL 1T DUTY and privilege
go to the rescue this great and valuable class podue
have o the first time in their history help from the gov
to which they have contributed largely for three genera
| ions.
But and this very large BUT the present Administration
has been able to find through which help.
The President fea that it sound economics to
these producers The Senate and House of Representatives
share these fears and partly fear the Conference after
conference Many large valumes would be required to
Print the nuggets of wisdom that have fallen lips these
aesmen But the farmer CONTINUES TO SUFFER almost
:espaing
The latest conference Washington on Monday is
omposed of governors senator's and congressman days
and one night of most earnest discussion they
at-and that to tax the the verge hunger
despite the fact that he is clothing the world
The only dispute between gentlemen is as to who shall do
e work of putting this pohibive One side insists that
re Federal government must do side insists that the
states must do it.
he administration which precedent for helping the
arher can tof comse) easily find for taxing him.
CuouS when to think of t-this combined wisdom
OF the Democratic the country does NOT seem 70
TO these gentlemen that could have gone
Inc help of the faer thirty days ago for that matter and have
aos as part OF the contract conditions of grant
ing the help that the farmer his cotton acreage
That never occurred to them.
her proposition boiled down, to REFUSE TO HEEL P
M Dut to make him cut his acreage penalty of fierce tax
In the meantime the farmer has his crop on hand
adOi1po
heea nave Cit half the price cotton seed The American
s.tton mills are holding off the market view of getting their
apphes at very low The foreign cotton mills are
i out of the market entirely
suppose lns taxation law representing sum of Democratic
Sao should be passed put the government in the at
htude of saying You worked hard You produced GOOD ons
ou violated no economic law an unforeseen
win which WE not COPE have given this proonnd
sn anu we see Du one remedy and that TAX YOU f
o' pe'sE IN working hard and making good cropsm
'e "fSt un1e that government penaized the peo
country " '"e prosperity ot ths
some farmers may be- for the moment deceived ~, ,his
aAauon proposition But Geoerpia does of fear +o
mat h proposition becomes law everv man who advo
, w,' III tne next few years, damned potica,Iv AMI
never resurrect him political lfe ~ 0' hoih WIN
o' course, all of understand tb,+ ,.;.ho az.
@ gearing on this matter will passed bv this conrress %
Guy representatives are simply running around bnd,o
m ue CT escape for themselves and hoping That tbev :.
Th 'e'' the attention of the people from the main isS,a
neona , Understand now as later the attention of abe
not forget that Hues"oh OF bread. People can
why can not these officials live up to their ,a. &c -:
" ' '"ey were SO prolific short time back, ''
Ar Tr = - caped by troops during the