The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-12

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The second To his government that
permits him TO enjoy the blessing and
happineSs OF his home and family.
The third is to better the conditions
and advance the interests of his chos
en- occupation.
Since we are looking at the farm
er's side or the question, what should
be his action and what can he do To
better his condition?
+ There are certain conditions exist.
ing that must be met and overcome
to obtain results desired by the farm
er. What legislation Is needed must
be secured by his combined efforts as
an individual among one hundred mil
lions OF people he Is infinitesimally
small. and as an individual he Is
hopelessly helpless to do one thing to
obtain relief. The moment the farm
err attempts to relieve any burden
created by unjust taxation or UNEQUAL
distribution of It, IL makes no differ
encc in what direction. he Is met by
an organized force: Nosargument is
needed at this time to convince any
intelligent farmer that such is tho
case. 1t is not enough, that he COM
plfin8 Hnd wants something done.
but hc Is morally bound 10 do some.
thing hiinaelfaand not merely wish il
done. He las power and Il IN Ills duty
to use that power SO as To make il
available and his influence felt or his
power available us nm individual (and
say he can pni) hfs duty Is to make
1t so, and that can only be done
thu ough his organized Efforts Every
farmer owes il to society To ussist In
securing honest legislators and ju.t
| representation, That u lethargy ex-
lists among farmers in regard to po-
litical duties is evident from the class
Of Legislators that represent them,
composed as Il Is almost wholly OF
men from other professions and pos
sessirg but little interest I'm the af-
fair' OF the farmer. The farmer has
submitted so long TO the powers that
he that in many places he has lost
confidence in his ability TO do any
thing. and above all needs the stimu-
lating influence of farm organiza-
tion toyawaken his energies and give
him courage. II the farmer hopes to
keep pace with other callings in the
race or life he must travel at the same
rate OF speed. In order to do this he
must employ some OF the same agen-
cies, end organization, above all. ia
the one upon which he, relies. If he
would maintain high standard of
womanhood he must ,Hecure for her
equal privileges In social and educa-
tional circles, for whenever she falls
below him In ability or calture che
ceases to he his equal &c idol. III he.
desires his boys or girls to be shining
lights in TIC vFcrlG, whether on the
farm or elsewhere. he must give them
the opportunity for Development, un-
TIL their orb isl conipassed or sphere
complete, y. ~ sssta. ~,
Tai Phillips OF Sandy Springs ask
ed that we tell the difference between
monopoly enc socialism. The differ
ence bstweea monopoly anu soe:siisin
Is that underthe rule of monopoly. q
few men would own everything, while
under tho rule of socialism no man
In a short time would own anything.
III there were mo ether, difference So
cialism would be worae than mopop-
oily because, while both spell death
in the end. socialism. being the quick
er death. leaves us less hope and less
opportunity of escaping It.
recently visited that part OF old
Virginia where George Washington
was at one time the largest farmer in
America. His. original will-still to
be seen at the. old Fairfax County
court house, shows that ne was the
owner Of nearly 10000 acres of land.
or this great acreage $500 acres were
I'm Fairfax County. In 1853 q memo
randum showed that he had crops as
follewS $50 acres grass; $50 acres
oats: 200 acres wheat; 7e0 acres corn;
besides several hundred acres in rye.
buckwheat. potatoes. peas, and tur-
nips. In that year he killed 250 hogs
for the use OF his family and his ne
groes. lie owned between 300 and 400
slaves. Sik 80 a
I AS late as ,1s5l sonly seven years
nrior to the heginning of the Civil
War there were only thtee white FAM!
lilies living on the $500 acres, which
Washington had owned in Fairfax
County. At present over l50 families
own subdivisions of'this land, or farm
|,snbdivisions ranging In size from SO
to $50 acres.
DIR! lBreedin says his hens are get
ting so lazy that they don't get up
until "a quarter after nine In the morn-
ing. and asks for advice. Your prob
lem may be solved, doctor. by having
chicken pie every day IEtii there ere
no hens to ''gct up and then get in
lot OF nice bnstling hens.
Every farm should be n sunitnrium.
Fresh afr. fresh water. fresh vegeta-
blas, fresh fruits. fresh eggs. fresh
milk and fresh cream can be had in
abundance. What health resort can
do better?
Nature mover made greater mis-
take than when she deposited sand on
the surface of certain farms instead
OF placing II down ten or fifteen feet
so that it would be out OF the way. I
know . fey farmers who have farm
ed saiiaay isiia aa;s eli their lives and II Is
fsfIicnlt for me to tell at this time