The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-07-02
Mission of South to Clothe
the World
State Warehouse Systems in Each State and An
Interstate Board To Establish Minimum
Price For Cotton.
L. McLaurn to the South Carolina Press
Association. Chick Springs, S. C. 1915.
Gentlemen Of the Press Association:

appreciate the newspaper men OF
of the most distinguished
because know that 1t is not
the custom invite politicians this
occasion invitation extended to me Is an 1ndca
Of South Carolina agree tnat nave
least passed in my career the stage OF mere
politician
have been more than stung quick shafts
of lightning but the real protection
that the press is country exposing sham and humbugge
or destroying corruption is mission to throw
light into places tell the people what they ought
have truth experience Of TIE observation OF
the great Napoleon hostile to be
dreaded thousand ayonets Napoleon fought
because he had higher ambition than
personal glory of the and the
stand fall together that enligh
ening confirming truth and right the could ultimately
overthrow mighty gigantic brain had created for he
ministers 81 dazzle and astonish II were
give liberty the could not last three days.
How sentiments Of Jefferson, who
constitution based freedom and equality eneson
T would rather live in country with newspapers without
government than country with government but without
newspapers"
power for high calling Thought builds
Civilizations thought destroys Civilizations Through
you drop the SILENT thought thousands of minds
at the moment creating thought molding sentiment
paper each day. adviser spiritual and mate
rial keeping history made cooring
forming my opinions and subty controlling actions Wen
dell Phillips millions have school, and almost
pulpit the press Not in ten reads books but
the helpless posOns himself every day with
In one Let me make the newspapers and care not VINO makes
the religion or the laws"
is my purpose try present Warehouse System
confidence and the
port newspapers Carolina in establishing system
of marketing and handling cotton which will revouonize that
industry and inaugurate prosperity among the farmers of the
stable lasting founded correct
business principles
During the one hundred years transformed
labor saving appliances
multiplied beyond calculation We living new com
scientific infinitely advanced beyond the social and
grandahers. Contrast this for moment
please with the realms OF government t1no you ca
political improved devices government that
respond importance Fulton and whitney
Edison not If there had been
progress applied than in applied politics,
using flint instead of Matches wooden
plows pony express instead Of rapers
BINDERS automobiles and aeropanes.
deny appliances governmental meth
already perfect Is to
political corruption evil concentrated
wealth. deep complaints millions wealth creators
only phantom visionary while
is to incompetence
neglect lawmakers people alike
is either this to adopt the pessimis belief rife in
certain that the tong so ignorant that to
righteous efficient system Of beyond
power rise higher than its
locomotives BINDERS perfected
submarines air ships wireless egraphy that work perfectly
their planning because inventors thrown their
ne abundant energies into the task mpeled thereto
by the certainty Of large pecuniary reward But friends those
public life that reward there
nockey with ngratude that
might discover benefcien principle governmental me-
chanc The steel beam pow and telephone made swift
demonstration Of their substantial advantage to the body
polite citizen could specifically note his share
therein while profit from improved governmental methods must
unsubstanial to legislator and voter alike
when considered only material standpoint
New Machinery Needed
colonies ratified the Constitution and The
United States nation unnatural that
architects Of this Republic thought that they had perfected
ny only the pardonable egosm
characteristic builders This Constitution has endur
ing grand principles of universal equity
which it based These principles not be improved upon
than qualities Of virtue be added to abstract
Justice charity But the thing has happened to US that
frequently of religion; visible forms and
symbols identified in minds with the sacred
which they passing convenences which
priesly Eestmen when out
the fray Of time That gifted
Revolutionary forever illus
promptly devised methods to meet those
the rapid growth and scientific
development which the present
The fact that the best brain and talent the United States
political life The strongest minds aud neec