The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-08-26
WHAT A FARMER SAYS
OF SENATOR SMITH
AND HIS CANDIDACY
Mr.. Editor:

! vi eie SuCCeSSOT 10 SenaCOr Il. ~.
Smith in the United States Senate.
Without disparaging the merits of
the three good lawyers opposing
| Senator Smith--such as may be
found at most any bar in the state--I
wish to urge the Importance of re-
electing Cotton" Smith on his rec
ord.
Impossible for me to enumerate in
this article one one-hundreth of the
things done by him as our senator
for the whole people, and especially
the farmers and other laboring
classes. He was once president of the
Cotton Growers Association and was
very active in exerting his every
effort to increase the price of cotton.
I After becoming our senator, he Sc
cured the passage of the cotton fu-
lures act, preventing the depression
of prices by the tender of valueless
cotton on contracts; cooperated in
| the standardization of cotton grade;
comparison of grades; offered resolu-
ton to ascertain how much American
cotton is needed abroad and the best
methods of supplying it; secured gov
ernment cotton reports, and the cen
sus department to furnish number Of
bales spinnable and unspinnable cot
ton on hand; secured appropriation
during the war Of fund of 20
million dollars for the distribution
of nitrate of soda among the farmers
at cost, saving them from $25 to $50
a ton; favored pushing our cotton
goods to every part of the world; had
the embargo on potash lifted as soon
as the armistice was signed; the erec-
tion of nitrate plant practically
now complete at Muscle Shoals to
manufacture nitrogen from the air,
which will save the farmers millions
of dollars; secured the amendment Of
Section 13 of the new banking and
currency law whereby the farmer is
paper as against 90 days on COM
mercial 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 a
position -wlaeFeat iszssss sseS 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
Good Roads Act, favored restricting
immigration, and in this respect pro-
tccted the American laborer from
cheap European laborcrs, is strong
supporter of the Regional Banking
System, holds high position on sew
en- committees in the senate.
This is only short review of
the Senator's work in the senate. WEI
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. i admire
lawyers, but do feel that we ought to
keep in congress the only farmer we
have there. Many Of the lawyers arc
able and patriotic but whenever
think of them | am reminded of the
picture in the Bue Back spcller
which represents two neighboring
farmers that had dispute about Il
cow,and one of the farmers was hold
ing the cow by the horns, and the
other by the tail, and lawyer 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 years, however bright he my 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? | am farmer and fee!
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 he
had not made an able and conscien-
tious senator, these lawyers after him
would certainly have discovered it,
Tor | notire that even 4 man at Wash
IlGton, ID. c., is trying to dictate TO
our people of South Crolna 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 com
mittce assignments, could answer to
that many, but he certainly did an
swer to important roll calls, mum
bcr Of the roll calls were undoubted-
ly on non essential matters.
This man writing against Senator