The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-04
MORITURI TE SALUTAMUS

Gov. Blease evidently classes MAJ
Richards as rather cheap sort OF per-
son. or thinks that the Major is des
perately in need of votes That Is
about the only way we can figure out
the governors position on the mora
torium."
A meeting of the farmers and bus
mess men Of South Carolina was held
in Columbia Tueaday night. and DR. d.
Wade Stackhouse OF Dillon, was elect
ed president. We quote from the re-
port OF that meeting:
Governors OF the several cot
ton growing states are to be me-
morialized by Wade Stackhouse,
NJ. d., president OF the South
Carolina division. Southern cot
ton congress. to convene their leg
islatures lit once I'm extraordinary
session. for the purpose OF taxi
ing action toward Improvement
Of the cotton situation
1t was agreed that IL was abso-
lu' ely vital. as means OF reliev-
ing the present situation. that the
legislatures OF the several cot
ton growing states should enact
such laws as would reduce the ac-
reage to be planted in 1915 by at
least 90 per cent. This action
was taken after full discussion
of conditions.
AS we learn from letter to this
paper from Jno. G. Richards, w. A.
Stuckey and James Norton, there was
held In the Office OF the Governor an
other convention" on September End,
the day following the duly called and
organized cotton convention. This Is
what the governor no doubt would
have called "rump" convention, had
1t been held by his enemies, but as
1t was held in the governors Office we
will speak of II respectfully.
We are Informed in the letter ac-
companying the resolutions published
elsewhere in this paper that:
In attendance upon this confer
ence were representatives from
Abbeviile. Anderson, Aiken, Barn
s we'll. Beaufort. Berkeley, Char
leston, Cherokee. Coiieton, Dar-
lington,, Dillon. Edgefield, Fair
field, Florence, Georgetown. Green
II wood, IfsTshaw,'i Lancaster, Lau-
sorens, Lee. Lexington, Marlboro, pa
marion Ne&berry tOFangeburg, I:
q Richland!! Saltlda, Pickefish SUM. :
j. ter,JSpartanbufg, UniSfs, Williathsli
burg and York couHtieB.' fiThese .
.ic gentlemen were present, to discussyt
some manneR.,by which the farm II
!, ers, the gtare croppers,s the ten.y
q ants and the repterslof South Carr.
olina could be relieved IN Abe, ,pEesut
snt4 financial rfrisia. g,ai, III guisR
We do not know. ! why these re gentle ii,
men thonght e necessary TO add their
weight OF, appeal t. the movement
started sometime " ago, we have,
heard no general demand in this sec
tion for moratory law--one which
will stay the paying of debts in great
aniergency-but If 1t is good thing,
the peopie want IT.
Goernor Blease. you place cheap
price on the people OF South Caroli-
ma when you ask thom 10 lay aside
their honest, frank, expression at the
polls, to drop man whom they prefer
and to vote for man whom they do
not want.
There Win be NO special session Of
the general assembly OF South Care.
lima unless the conditions be. changed.
The people of South Carolina eabso-
lutely will not he jswerved by any
such appeal. The friends OF Richard
r. sIaiining viii stick all the closer,
And men who hitherto had no choiee
as between the two will now give their
vote To Mr. Manning rather than to
the one who IS SO admittedly weak Ii
his own personality and so deficient in
his own following that he requires
heroic doses of .guhernatorial digifalis
to keep his political fortunes alive un-
til next Tuesday.