The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-14
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that the lawyer was the party OF the
wnole part.
T4e lawyer. he said, was like a doe
tor-anecessary evil. 'T'ne speaker
was not against tae lawyer or any
other class so much as he was for his
crowd (the farmer). He wasn't
against anybody particularly, but, "by
George, that crowd has been against
us particularly He wasn't so anX-
ious to make new laws as he was to
get some old laws off the statute
books-"some old laws that were
against the farmers" He told some
jokes to illustrate his point.
4 knowledge of black marks on a
printed page, he said, no more con-
stituted an education than fruit jars
constituted fruit. Some Of the best
educated men he ever saw could hard
" read or write, and some of the least
educated men he ever saw had a
sheep skin in their hands and sheep
head on their shoulders.
Some Of the gentlemen had said
hrs record was so weak and Blease's
SO bad you can't stand on either >
Before we get through with this
race" he said, "some Of them will
wish to God they had weak record
like mine"
He had come today to tell of his re-
cord. He spoke of mis- big vote six
years ago-the biggest majority, he
said ever given man in this State
and he said he had kept the faith. He
had got an appropriation of $4,000 to
test cotton grades, he said.
Ho paid a beautiful tribute to his
mother, who had contended with pow
erty for her son, and with veneration
spoke of the inspiration which her
life of conservation had been to him
in his work He said he had the sat-
isfaction of knowing that he had
fought to give the younger generation
better chance than he had had, and
he never would be driven off the bale
you'd have no town, you'd have no
lawyers-the first would be dis
aster, don't know about the second"
He drew a picture of farmer fol-
lowing a cotton buyer around, won
dering what he is going to grade it
and he don't know any more about
It than you do. And while you are
standing there wondering what the
millionaire exporters are going to tell
you, you are wondering what you are
going to say to the wife and babies
when you get back home. And, by the
help of God, propose to stand between
the farmer and any man who would
Cypress him.
He explained his efforts in the mat
ter of securing the $4,000 appropria-
ton for testing cotton grades. He
presented a chart to his audience, say
ing the government had proven that
Glow middling is little bit better
than middling."
Replying to a former speaker, he
said the reason he had taken on the
fat was because he was thorough
bred. 'You can't fatten razor back
but you can fatten a thoroughbred"
He said he had promised the peo-
pie to work for bill to regulate the
cotton exchanges, and said he had got
his bill through, although it nad been
amended, and was now in conference,
but would have to become law in some
shape or other.
He told a joke to illustrate his as
sertion that Eve tthe farmers) are
now holding Our own
He took up the banking and cur
rency law, explaining how he said the
people with their collateral could 60
tc the banks and demand rle loans
tAev wanted, instead OF going and beg
ging for it. Now" he said, Eve can
90 and demand our own money on our
own wealth, and dictate the interest
He concluded with a peroration in
which he said that with Ed Smith in
the senate leading the fight, We will
come into our own
During his remarks, When he said
that when l go back, as l will, he
was interrupted with applause and
cries of eyes, you'll go back, mingled
with shouts for Blease.
He said he was ranking member Of
three big committees and chairman
of the immigration committee, and was
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