The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-05-06
I'M. IA|UlIN V|LL lead FIGHT
VIII Be Candidate for Lieutenant Governor
n In Order to Speak at Campaign Meetings.
HI Purpose Is to Discuss the State Warehouse System and
the People Face to Face OF the Fight That is Being
Wsge Against the Peoples Rights BY the Money Interests

p'cSt VI the oppoSltiOn but the agri-
cultural committee rallied the busi-
ness and farming element, and took
the legislation away from the ways
and means and judiciary committees.
thereby defeating their plan.
"Human greed Is a powerful in
centiye and interests prey upon the
producer will ever fight any change
which interferes with middlemen's
profits Al usual. the big interests
combined. = have never seen such a
lobby - they had here to prevent a
licensed graders bill and insurance
Legislation.
These people have tho power of
money behind them. They contro,
the biz daily papers and act as
unit
I've are not wasing war on individ-
uals. We are fghting to reform an
unjust scsnomic system; yet the at
tack Il centfsd ON me personally.
While w are not responsible for in
surancs ieSisiatiori. yet the State sys-
tam must bear the burden Of the
ntht and assume the task Of defend
INK II
1T h = business question not po-
l9ical nor clas, and ! pity the man
whose contracted sonl does not con-,
'sidsr y et greater imbortance ID
south Caroline than his Individual
calling, OF the particular political fac
tion 10 which he belonsa The COM
tns campaign will rcvolve around the
STATE warehouse system. and il Is our
'duty 70 let the people know who is
seFvtng them. to what end, and Tor
whose lsnsfit. ist
In the insurance matter. 1 advo-
cate An aimepdmeht to the warehouse
law permitting the commissioners,
|uRder proper restrictions. to carry 4
|bortion Of the risk and reinsure the
balaacs, as am now doing. I have
'
patd out over 5000 In premiums
Hnd had less than $1,000 OF losses. BY
e proper distribution of risks. we cal,
carry state cotton and in few years
lhave : reserve fund sufiicient to make
the eost Of insurance almost nomikAl.
sHhs p0nspiracy III Columbia which
feinentsd the withdrawal Of the COM
pAntss should Be fully exposed. and
can be. from the records in my hands.
The federal government regulates In
terest rates, banks tailroad and tele-
graph companies. and9if 1t hasn't the
power 10 compel the insurance COM
ponies 70 do business In South Caro-
lima, Or quit doing busiDess in the
United States, then We had better get
some new members Of congress.
THE State warehouse Is not the
solution 1T Is only the means. We
must have suficient warehouse room
to carry the surplus in Zach county.
The county should be the unit in
financing and marketing the crop.
with all the county houses federated
INTO u Statewide system. Little can
be accomplished In marketing until
the farmers are aroused TO the neces-
sity OF cooperation. We are now the
easy prey OF INSCRIPTIONS money
lenders, Insurance. trust, fertilizer
trust exporters, and all of the other
parasites that grow fat on the manip-
ulation OF farm products.
The Lord helps those who help
themselves. We have the foundation
In the State warehouse for the or
ganization Of farm insurance, rural
credit unions. and a farmers bank
operating under the federal reserve
system. We must have licensed grad
ers and force tho buyers to purchase
from State warehouses upon standard
grades.
The necessary educational cam
paish can not be made through daily
newspapers, because they are owned
by those whose interests are antago-
nistic to u.s. agree with you that
we must make an educational cam
paisn; and as you designate me, Il
cheerfully assume the burden and
do the best I can.
Let us go forward. sustained by
raith In God and trust in the good
people Of South Carolina.
Il want nothing personally. This
work lifts me above sordid political
Don't worry about my re.
ward. will get more out Of 1t than
Office holds. / will receive that en-
Of life which comes to every
one who unselfishly serves his fellow
man. All the politicians in South
Carolina are powerless to deny me