The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-08-26

of. the new banking and currency law
whereby the farmer is given SIX
months time on agricultural paper as
against 90 days on commercial paper
thereby enabling him to have the
proper credit for holding nd market
ing his crops; cooperated in passing
the Farm Loan Act which placed
arm lands for; the first time In the
history of this country in a position
where 1t was possible for farmers TO
use their land as an asset on easy
terms, supported strongly the views OF
President Wilson during the war on
war measures, and, being chairman OF
the Interstate Commerce. his part was
most exacting; favored the Good
Roads Act, favored restricting lmml-
grafton, and in this respect protected
the American laborer from cheap Eu-
ropean laborers, is a strong supporter
of the Regional Banking system, holds
a high position on seven committees
in the state.
This is only a short review Of the
Senator's work in the senate. we
have seven members in the lower
house and two in the upper house OF
congress, and of the nine members,
eight are lawyers, and Senator Smith
Is the only farmer there. / admire
lawyers, but do feel that we ought to
keep In congress the only farmer we
have there. Many Of the lawyers are
able and patriotic but whenever l
think of them, am reminded OF the
picture Of the Blue Back ;speiler which
represents two neighboring farmers
that had a dispute about a COW. and
one Of the farmers was holding the
COW by the horns, and the other by
the tail, and a lawyer on each side
milking.
Can we afford, with the important
problems to be solved in the next
congress to send a new man to the
senate, for he would have to be there
for years, however bright he may be,
before he could have the experience
and influence that Senator Smith has?
Shall we turn out one that has proved
himself 30 worthy to make an expert
ment? am a farmer and feel that
he has greatly benefited me and every
other laboring man in the state.
If there were anything in the record
of Senator Smith showing that he had
not made an able and conscientious
senator, these lawyers after him
would certainly have discovered 1t, for
1 notice that even man at Washing
ton D. c., Is trying to dictate to our
people of South Carolina who they
shall elect to the Senate. One of his
principal objections to Senator Smith
seems to be that he answered to only
about half of the roll calls since there.
The surprise to me is, that he, with
all his important committee assign
ments, could answer to that many,
but he certainly did answer to import
ant roll calls, number Of the roll
calls were undoubtedly on non-essent-
ial matters.
This man writing against Senator
Smith from Washington, D. c., seems
to be lawyer, and the failure of all
these lawyers to uncover in Senator
Smiths record in the senate anything
against him, convinces fne that he has
made a most vigilant sentinel on the
watch tower, and say to the business
men, farmers, cotton mill operatives
and laborers of all classes, let us give
Senator Smith an overwhelming vote
at the ensuing primary. and snow the
and other people at
Washington that he has the conf
dence Of his people, for this will in
crease his power there to work for
us. =
Very. truly,
S-26-1t J. w. QUARLES
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