The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-08-19

ton of a nitrate plant practically now
complete at Muscle Shoals to manu-
facture nitrogen from the air, which
will save the farmers millions Of dol
lars; secured the amendment of Sec
ton 13 of the new banking and cur
rency law, whereby the farmer is CIV
en- six months time on agricultural
paper as against 90 days on CONNER
cial paper, thereby enabling him to
have the proper credit for holding
and marketing his crops; cooperated
in passing the Farm Loan Act, which
placed farm lands for the first time
in the history of this country in po-
sition where it was possible for far
mers 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
chair nan of the Interstate Commerce,
his part was most eXacting; favored
the Good Roads Act; favored restrict
ing immigration, and in this respect
protected the American laborer from
cheap European laborers; is a strong
supporter of the Regional Banking
system; holds high position on sew
en- committees in the Senate.
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, l am reminded of the
picture of the Blue Black speller
which represents two neighborlng far
mers holding the cow by the horns,
and the other by the tail, and law
yer on each side milking.
Can we afford, with the important
problems to be solved in the next
Congress, to send new man to the
Senate, for he would have to be there
for wears, 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 SO worthy to make an
experiment? 1 am g farmer and feel
that he has greatly benefited me and
every other laboring man in the State.
If there were anything in the rec
ord of Senator Smith showing that ne
had not made an able and consclen-
tious senator, these lawyers after him
would centainly have discovered IT,
for notice that even man at wash
inpton, D. C. is trying to dictate 70
our people of South Carolina who they
shall elect to the Senate. One OF ms
principle objections to Senator Smtn
seems to be that he answered to only
about half of the roll calls since there.
The surprise to me is, that ne, with
all his important committee assign
ments, could answer to that many
but he certainly did answer TO I'M
portant roll calls, q. number OF the
roll calls were undoubtedly on non
essential matters.
This man writing against Senator
Smith from Washington, D. c, seems
to be a lawyer, and the failure OF all
these lawyers to uncover in Senator
Smiths record in the Senate any
thing against him, convinces me that
he has made a most vigilant sentinel
on the watch tower, and l say to the
business men, farmers, cotton mill op-
eratiyes and laborers of all classes, let
us give Senator Smith an overwhelnl-
ing vote at the ensuing primary, and
show the administration and other
people at Washington that he has the
confidence of his people, for this will
increase his power there to wrok for
US.
Very truly,