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VOICE FROM THE PAST. fcfEECH OF J. L M LAURIX DELIVERED IX 18S9 To the Editor of the State: I thank you for saying that you would publish the speech referred to in my letter of the 18th inst. I iinad that from the scrap book that it was published in ^ 1 - i\f Qpntprnhpr 1 me v^nai icsiuji HUKU ? J^k but the year is not on the paper. It H must have been about 1889. The speech V was reported, according to the best of W my recollection, by D. G. Outz: f "Keedy Creek Church, Marion County, Sept. 3.?Special: Fully 1.200 Alliancemen with their wives and daughters assembled at this beautiful spot today and were addressed by Col John ? L. McLaurin of Benaettsville, Col. M. L* Donaldson of Greenville. H. C. Burns, district lecturer of Society Hill, and W. J. tTalbert. Dr. Stokes, Col. Robert Aldrich and others were expected and were on the way, but failed to reach the meeting in time on account of delayed trains. "The occasioii was a picnic arranged ^ by Donoho alliance and was participat ed in by adjacent alliances and was a grand success. Tables were arranged in the form of three sides of a square with a speaker's stand in the fourth side. "D. W. McLaurin presided, and around i?im on the stand were seated Rev. Mr. Charles, Senator Evans of Marlboro, H. C. Burns, H. M. Stackhouse, Col. J. L. IMicLaurin, T. B. Stackhouse, Capt. \ (Woodley, J. M. Waddell of Society Hill, Capt. L. B. Rodgers, T. C. Sherwood, D. Mclntyre, D. C. Carmichael and other nrnminpnt citizens of Marion and ad sfiouitl say pernaps, raising a.i iu wciiuo , and selling at 7 cents. But I do not | propose to discuss raising cotton today, but in a general way some of the causes which are operating against our interst as farmers.. "' First, the genral aspect. The wealth of the United States is wonder jacent counties. "The large audience was addressed first by Col. J. L. McLaurin, a prominent attorney of Bennettsville. "Col. McLaurin said: 1 " 'There is an old story of a punc" tiliously polite Greek, who, while performing the funeral of an infant daughter, felt bound to apologize and excuse himself to the spectators for bringing out such a ridiculously small corpse to so large a crowd. I believe I can sympathize with him, if I judge by the crops I have seen in the vicinity, it is a ridiculously poor farmer addressing an | audience of remarkably fine farmers. I say that I am a poor farmer because 11 have to practice law in. order to afford myself the luxury of raising cotton at 7 i cents per pound with hired labor, or 1j M- Dc n'jt.v/OULD YOU Pi help us move: the pi i know you iape ver strong !r ; ' 7<r y Wmibm - II yK Sr-> ?\ . A 7- ' / u * ///{***</? u J J11* ? HU1.LV GEE?! J ~~ "V ^ y .4 llSi ' -J /v\> // \ kr w I W15-7, <#*?' K 4-. t ful By the census of 1880 it was valued at $43,642,000,000. ;I his is more I than the combined wealth of the Kus-1 j sian and Turkish empires with the king! doms of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Italy and South America, with all their property and with a population of 177,000,000. Great Britain is the richest country in the old world, and our . wealrh h^rc hv nnn nnn The most remarkable point in this comparison is the fact that while the wealth of i the old world is the accumulation of j many centuries, the greater part of ; American wealth has been created with! in 30 years. So far as the nation is ! concerned in the aggregate, there is no room for complaint; but how about the distribution of this vast accumulation of wealth and what is the outlook as to i uit iuiuic taiivi niuiwuuai^ | creating this vast national wealth? I j "'.All patriots and statesmen agree | that vast accumulations of wealth are I hurtful to the commonwealth, and our i ; forefathers, when they abolished the j right of primogeniture and other incidents favorable to the accumulation of these vast estates, did wisely but they did not foresee the trusts and monopolies which would bind the masses in a tenure stronger than the feudal system. i Let us see what has been the result and what portion of this vast increase in the ; national wealth has come to the farmers i j as a class. In i860 the national wealth I ^ *- C i A t r\rv\ rw~\ rw. * m ? CIS tOUIIicUCU ClL yiUjl W,WU,WV,VW J AIM. 1880 it had increased^about 70 per cent. ' Out of this almost miraculous increase, what was the farmer's share? " 'In i860 the farmers owned onehalf of the wealth of the country and constituted one-half of its population. | In 1880 the farmers had only added $4.122,558,481 to their possessions, while the other classes had added $24,000,000,000, or live to one. As the farming population largely increased during that time, it is easy to see something is the matter. I believe the censuse of 1890 j will even disclose a worse condition of ! affairs. | " 'There is no great mystery in it. The j farmer is legally discriminated against, i We live under a policy of 'protection, and that means discrimination. The protected individual is specially favored, 1 and of necessity it is at somebody else's expense. The farmer receives no benefit from the tariff, because he encounters no foreign competition. But while under the protective tariff he gets nothing more for what he has to sell, -he is j forced to pay increased prices for whatI hp hnvs from those who are pro- i I tected. They grow rich and he grows ! poor. Every time a poor fellow, with one 'gallus,' and it -holding up his pants | with a peg instead of a button, drives a little flop-eared mule, fed on West-' ern hay and corn, up to the cross roads j store and gets a bunch of cotton ties I -CASE I YOU'RE Rl<3H f A NO? f MS-FUSSY ' y piano-moving 'iUSEO TO BE MY j FAVORITE "PflST/DE-71JUST LOOK ' " /*m QT THESE : y - "U&CELS ! \ ^jjjt " j j ^m WHAT ^ | mm'',/' J&HMj iw jg&m tim mm >f::: -*>( Vfc^J I he pays about 75 cents for the ties and 75 cents to some millionaire manuiacturer. If he buys blankets or c.|>ckerv it is the same thing. Suppose his neighbor sports two 'galluses,' drives two horses to church and makes 200 bales of cotton and ships it to Liverpool. The price he gets there is of course, less transportation, the same price he gets at home. But suppose after selling his cotton in Liverpool, he concluded to purchase there what he needs for hibself and family?crockery, tinware, tools, etc.?what is the result? He finds he cannot bring the articles home unless he pays a tariff, which almost doubles the original cost. So instead of purchasing in Liverpool, which market regulates the prices of the world, and wher therefore he could buy cheapest, after selling in the cheapest market he is forced to buy in the highest. The tariff, while adding nothing to the ic cr>M rlmihlfVQ the COSt f IRt V1 ?*nui * jviw, of all that he buys. Is it a wonder that the protected monopolist becomes a millionaire while the farmer hardly makes ends meet? And further, when we leave the national system of indirect taxation, which takes from ?ioo to $200 per year from the profits of a one-horse farm, and come to the States, we find tha/ the burden of direct taxation is also borne by the farmer. State and government bonds are exempt from taxation, and but a small proportion of 1 1 ot-rt tOYPfl SO otner uonus, uum, an_ that of necessity the visible property, lands, mules, etc., which can not be concealed are disproportionately taxed.! Evei\ it this were all, the fertility of our soil and energy and economy of our people could stand it for many ! years; but the monopolists have control i of the finances of the country by means j of which they can regulate the prices j of products so as to leave the produc- j ers but a scanty living. " 'I can not in the short space allotted me discuss the national banking system, but thanks to the work of education going on in the alliance, the iniquitous and unjust system, which was | only excusable as a war measure and is firmly supported in the moneyed and ! monopolistic centres of the country is ' becoming generally understood. " 'The government loans this class money at I per cent., and they dole it out to the country banks at 5, 6 and ? per cent., and thes to the merchants and then to the farmers at from 8 to 50 per cent., or anything they can get, and it is right on this point that the alliance is being fought with most persistency. " 'It is the farmer who will presrve * 4?Via At ce+r\ri ? conservatism ana prevent mt u?3?.w? tent now brooding everywhere from overstepping the bounds of reason. !The day is not far distant when those now opposed to the alliance will regard it as 1?i?-?:?~ ? JUST OEPEND ON J- WUUL ME,I USED TO flNYTHI TfiKE PlANOG/ PI AN0. UNDER riV^^ flNPYOl ARii AND \ w CARRY'EM M%. M ^ C t '1.' : i HEY ! ' HOLD ON ri^ Ah / /Y\ < .;4^: ? ^ ^COPYRIGHT. NAWWL the salvation of the country and its institution?. In a republic there may be as severe oppression as under a 'despotism. It all depends upon the placing I of the burdens. One intrest may be uplifted and another crushed. Monopoly controls the finance of the country and i t'l rough its money power regulates the i price of products so as to leave the proj ducers hut a scanty living. The dollar 1 being the measure of value, the price for our products is in a large degree reg I uiattd by tin* quantity of money in circulation. It is supply and demand for : money that regulates the price of cot1 ton. The sudden contraction in the i volume of currency is at once felt in the price of cotton. When the crop is ; being harvested there is a contraction i of tl e currency and a fall in price. This is the inherent defct in our present | linancial system. Wall street controls j our finances and a few individuals control Wall street. The cause now operating, unless there is a change, will finally, result in placing the masses in the city and the country in such a condition of poverty and depression that some such \ .came outbreak as the French revolution. when the masses rebelled against intolerable wrong, will overthrow our institutions. Our only recourse is to meet organization with organization, j and that is why I am in favor of the j ollmnrp ) X'tlJJiiv.i-o aiiiuiivk, I 'The issue is joined anrt the battle is j upon us. The fact is, there is now being waged the greatest contest the world has ever seen, entrenchedmonopoly will not be overthrown without a desperate struggle; it means a great political financial and social revolution. Let us not be alarmed at the word, for the progress of the human race has been J through revolution, emanating from the instinctive love of the masses for equalthncp that have Dreceded llglllO. XJiAV this is a battle for freedom from industrial serfdom.' " D. W. McLaurin. Columbia. 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Wfe'V^W \f! ?{U.;J \ * ; i, ) \ clJ j5 \ \ \ < Te ac c ?|\ \ I * c k\ vwr J iliiifoc u c oc '?\ \ \\jifi| f ijj?t ifrft v " !Ji3r I'! : i ^ ' ; - xc rf! m ! \^> j ?ggi: CARTOON S?M7?? CORP. _ 10L1THS HE(iINMN'(* TO PI< V VP NOW V A. STK KEY, 11. A. COOFEH ARE POSSIBLE CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR News and Courier. Columbia, Feb. 24.?That he will positively announce within the next lew j days whether or not he will be in the ri/'p fnr crnvprrnr nnH onniiiinor tlincf* ^ ~l'f- O * ! planks in the platform of Mr. Cole L. Blease which advocate reduction of the ; passenger rates on railroads to two cents and reducing the rates of interst, : was stated to The News and Courier | this morning by Mr. W. A. Stuckey over j the long distance telephone from his i heme at Bishopville. At the same time 1 Mr. Stuckey emphatically and positively denied the rumor that he would run for lieutenant governor on a ticket with j! i.'r. Blease. "Under no circumstances will I take ! second place on any man's ticket," said Mr. Stuckey, and added that his ani nouncemnt some months ago that he j would not run for lieutenant governor, , stands. He declared in unmistakable i | language that he will not be the tail to ; | any man's kite. RATES AND INTEREST. Disagreement with two of the leading j , planks in the platform of Mr. Blease 1 was expressed by Mr. Stuckey. He said j he and the farmers favored legitimate corporations and were opposed to reducing the passenger rates from two and one-half cents to two cents per milp onrl that th^v also onnosed re "*"vl "*"v* - J -jri i ducing interest rates. "We are in favor of constructive legislation for the farmers," said Mr. Stuckey. Mr. Blease in his announcement for governor said he fevored reducing passenger rates to two cents and the reduction of the legal rate of interest to 6 per cent. Mr. Stuckey is not only a prominent leader in the Blease faction and in the past supported and worked for Cole L. Blease in his races for governor and United States senator, but he is also porminent in the new secret Farmers' union, which has gained a strong hold in the Pee-Dee section of the State. His statement this morning that the farmers' movement opposed the planks in the Blease platform calling for reduced rates of interst and reduced passenger rates are considered highly significant in political circles. IThe Bishopville man has been mentioned for governor for some weeks, and interest in what he would do will be increased by his announcement this morning that he has the matter under advisement and will make a definite announcement in the future. He said over y/?/v ^ W?R TO k)\ 'ER T'S ?) TRIFLE) j YES!-?-,'' m /4?sp^ < a T ? I ^>'i r - 1 long distance telephone th.at if he ra* for governor it would he on W. A. Stuckey's ticket, and 'vould ont be a* appeal to the old factionalism. He will, he said, advocate constructive legislation for the farmers. The impressio* left on the interviewer was that Mr. Stuckey is certain to run for governor and that he and the movemnt behind him, the secret Farmers' union, are frowning on evry attempt to revive the old factional lines. i.MJlUAM'UiS U.NKM1. Thefact that such strong leaders of the former Blease faction as Mr. Stuckey, of Bishopville, and Mayor Olin Sawyer, of Georgetown, are being brought forward for governor indicates unrest and dissatisfaction among the faction. It is an open secret that several of the leaders feel that they are de serving of consideration. The positive announcement of former Governor Elease that he is in the race for governor apparently settles the question of what Solicitor R. A. Cooper of Laurens, will do. Those who have watched the situation are certain that Mr. Cooper will now run for governor, and while he has consistently declined to talk for publication, it is felt here that he will now announce. This interview of Cooper last summer that he would run for governor "if certain conditions arise" was taken to mean that if Mr. Blease entered for governor he would, too. iThe entrance of the former governor is now certain and everyone believes that it is just as certain that Solicitor Cooper will be in the race. Announcement from him is awaited with much interest. Governor Manning will run for reelction, and political circles in Columbia would not be surprised at other interesting devlopments. One rumor 3ier is that certain interests in Washington, are urging Con(Troccmin T T71 Rvrnpc nf cpfNinrf VOJHUiJl U A ( J * 44 v ^7 V* W-WVSO'M congressional district, to run for governor. 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