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.* * mm. > f B ’ i: SENATII SMITH PRESENTS IIS QUII TO lEEllCTION GAVE HELP TO FARMERS -It-’-. - Jnnior Senator Gives His Approval of the Work He Has Wone in the Senate, Making Strong Plea for the Farmers’ Wotes—Will Help Them in Future. Senator Smith, In discussing his ■work for the farming interest of the country .both as a private citizen and as a representative of South Carolina In the fedo.al Senate, in part, spoke as follows, giving a clear, compre hensive idea of the principles and policies for which he stands: “Another election year has come. SiJfc years ago I stood for election to the United States Senate upon a plat form whose main plank was in the interest of the farmers of the State, particularly the cotton growers. They had not had, as every one knows, a square deal, and after years of work in fa'mers’ organization, I believed that If the proper legislation could be had to supplement the or- ganzatlors that reliof could be given. Cotton Exchanges. "The cotton exchanges of the coun try, under the domination and con trol of Europe, were dictating to American producers what American cotton "was worth. These exchanges made such contracts that they were at liberty to put the price up or down as they saw it. It made no dif ference whether the crop was large or whether it was small; that Is, practically no difference, because because these exchanges could manip ulate the market to suit themselves. Therefore, it is encumbent upon me fo show what I have done in further ance of my promisa made to the far mers of the State. “I am a farmer myself, pure and simple. It U the only means I have of making a living, nd cotton is the only crop out of which we can get ready cash. Now. as I suggested, what have I done?" “In the first place, during the Re publican administration I introduced a bill to regulate Che cotton ex changes to force th.em to give a con tract which would be fair and Just to both the buyer and the seller. It must be borne in mind that in the Senate then, as now, there were about 78 lawyorr, 13 manufacturers or other professional men, three far mers with other business and two far mers pure and simple, of which two, I am one. Thercforo, it can readily be understood what an uphill busi ness it was to get this mass of pro fessional men to understand the real condition that confronted the far mers. I recall one Incident. After having labored with a number of Southern senators on my bill, and having used the words 'middling’, •low middling,’ 'strut low middling,’ ■good ordinary,’ 'strict good ordi nary,’ 'strict middling’ and ' good middling’ ono of these, coming from one of the cotton growing States, asked me *o explain Juot what I meant by 'middling'. This serves to illustrate tho difficulty in getting the proper legislation for the farmers of this country. Only five so-called, out of the 116 senators, farmers, three of them having other business which seems to be more their real business than farming, and only two directly dependent upon farming. Measure for Farmers. "After laboring for two or three years I finally passed in the Senate of the United States the first bill, so far as I have been able to ascertain, that was ever passed through that body to so regulate the cotton ex changes as to make them deal fairly with the cotton producers. I passed this bill without a dissenting vote. The public can understand 'that in a body of lawyers, manufacturers and , professional men, it would take time to demonstrate to them, to educate them to understand, the injustice done those who were producing that upon which the whole world depend ed. This was the task before me. “As I said before, I passed this bill. Again, it seemed to me tfiat if one rain on cotton, staining it, could change its grade and made it worth from $1.25 to $5 per bale less, then four or five rains w ould make it prac tically worthless. In other words, 1 did not believe' that the ordinary methods o^,grading cotton were fair and just. In 1912 I introduced an amendment to the agricultural appro- purlation bill, carrying some $12,00ft to test the tensile strength^of the yarns made from the different grades. In 1913 a manufacturer told me that the tensile strength of the different grades was aboutaqual, but that you conld not bleach the lower grades as ■well as you could the higher is a startling revelation. I have sent Alabama, we succeeded in converting an illustration of this work through- this boll weevil convention into a out the State, which proves that the cotton price convention and called difference in prices between the va-. the first Cotton States’ convention to rious grades as herfetoford fixed by 1 consider the condition of .the cotton the trade is not only unwarranted. growers, and this met in New Or- but unreal. ’leans in January of 1905. Harvey “After this wo-k was completed, I Jordan and Bob Poole and myself be- introduced an amendment to the came sureties for the advertisement present agricultural appropriation of this convention. At this ednven- bill, carrying $100,000 to put a set of the standard samples and a dap ple of tarns*.bleached and unbleach ed made from each grade, on every market in the South. This will en able the farmers not only to get a square deal from the exchanges, un der the law regulating the exchanges, but will give them the true informa tion as to the value of each grade of cotton as that value is determined by the department, and the samples be ing upon the platform, he will not be at the'mercy of the grader who buys has cotton, but by comparing a sam ple of his own cotton with the sam ple standardized by the government, he can corrjctly grade his own cot ton. ■Six Months on Notes, “Realizing that in the banking and currency law the farmers had practi cally no showing I introduced an amendment to the new banking and currency law giving-the farmer six months time on his notes, drafts and bills. In other words, he has six months paper upon which the federal reserve bank is authoVlzed to issue a certtain percentage of-the value of the paper in federal reserve notes. The ordinary 90 day commercial pa per would do the farmer no good, because it takes him six months from the time his crop comes up until it is time to gather it. Therefore, if he incurs a de#t or borrows money for a less length of time than it takes him to produce a crop, he will have nothing with which to meet that pa per. I made this fight alone after the House had failed to incorporate it in the bill and secured its passage In the Senate, which was then rati- tion in 1905, there was organized the Southern Cotton association. I was elected field agent and general or ganizer and from then until January, 1908, I canvassed the country from the Rio Grande to the Atlantic, and from Florida to Tennessee. The Far-i mere’ union was also working along the same lines, and what has been the result of the work of these or ganizations? /■ Average Price of Cotton. "According to figures of the agri cultural depnftment, from 1894 to 1904 the average price of cotton was S': 25 cents per pound. From 1904 to 1914, it was 11.80 or $17.55 pei bale higher since our organization to the present time, covering a -period of 10 years, than it was the ten years previous. That means that South Carolina, which has made an average in the last ten years of 1,100,000 bales annually, has gotten $19,000,- 000 per year or $190,000,000 for the ten years, more than she had gotten for her cotton crop for the preceding ten years. This average price of ap proximately 12 cents per pound dur ing which time I have been in the Senate, and which comprises the ac tivity of Vie Farmers' union and the Southern Cotton association, is the more startling when it is taken into consideration that the production in the United States for this last 10 years has averaged three million bales more per year than the 10 year period just preceding. I took my seat in the Senate in 1909. The low est point that cotton touched' that fled by the House, and is now law. The South Carolina delegation in Congress made a heroic fight in the House to have this done, and when I secured it in the Senate they stood nobly by when it went back to the House and contributed largely to its becoming law. "In 1910 when we made one of the smallest crops in tho last ten or fif teen years, certain speculators on the market entered into an agreement very muuh cheaper than it was really worth. These bulls, Messrs. Hayne, Scales, Patton and others, believed that if they bought this cotton and the mills would agree to take it at the price these bears were offering it, they could force the price much higher. Now, it must be understood that these bears did not own the cotton, they were simply trying, by weight of money, and organization and tissue paper contracts, to put the price to where they wanted it. The bulls bought it and the mills agreed to take it. When delivery day came and the bulls demanded this cotton and took it and sent it to the mills, these bears instead of standing by their contracts. ruShed into court and indicted these bulls for a conspiracy in restraint of trade. I Immediately introduced a resolution in the^Senate, calling upon the department of jus tice to investigate and find out and report to the Senate w-ho sold this cotton to these bulls; at what price it was sold, what was the price of- spot cotton in the South on the same date, and how many bales were ac tually owned by the bears when they sold these enormous contracts to Messrs. Hayne, Scales, Patton, et al. It being a Republican administration, and cotton being a Southern product, the attorney general did not press the matter as he should have done, but cotton went to 20 cents per pound, basis middling, in New York in 1910. Sully Copy. > Now’, as every cotton grower in the South knows, In 1903-04 Sully conceived the Idea that cotton was worth more than the trade was giv ing and that if he could get enough capital together he would „demon strate just what it was worth. He got some capitalists associated with him and in the winter of 1903-04 he put the price of cotton up to 17.25 cents. This high price of cotton inci dent to the Sully campaign,, cover ing a period' of three or four months year was 9.25 cents and the highest was 16.15. _In 1910 the —CLASSIFIED XOtUMN Columbia, South Carolina. ^ - .*• t t 'y Cine of the few Class “A” Colleges for Women in the South, a rank of honor given it by the [Board of Education M. E, Church South, on account of the high character of work done by the Institution. - . - t * In faculty, equipment, buildings and location, Columbia College offers the young women ot South Carolina educational advantages unequalled elsewhere in the State and surpassed nowhere in the South. Nowhere else iu the State can young ladies see, hear and learn so much as at Colum bia, one of the leading educational centers of the South, and thb seat of the legislative, judicial and executive departments of South Carolina. The comfort, health and safety of the student have been carefully provided for. The handsome fireproof buildings located in a beautiful campus of twenty acres overlooking the City of Columbia, are thoroughly ventilated, heated by steam, lighted by electricity and abundantly supplied with the purest water. The faculty is exceptionally strong and competent, being drawn from the leading Colleges and Universities of the North and East as well as from France and Germany. The course of study is carefully graded and- thorough at every point It is arranged on the’ University plan, allowing students to enter the class they are prepared for, as far as possible, in every department Degrees of Bachelor of Arts. Bachelor of Literature and Bachelor of Science are conferred. 1914 Term begins September 24. - * ^ For Descriptive Catalogue and 1914-15 Announcement, Address REV. W. W. DANIEL* D. D. President* Columbia* S. C.') was 13.60 cents and the highest was 20 cents. In 1911, the year in-which we made 1,625^000 bales the biggest cotton belt, the lowest point touched est was 16.15 cents. In 1912 est was 13.40. In 14.50. Compare these figures no^y with the ten-year period preceding: that they would buy what the bears 1894 .. .. . . 5 9-16 8 3-16 on New York were offering for sale 1S95 . . . . .5 916 9 3- 8 and take up this cotton and sell it to 1896 . . .. . .7 1-16 8 7- 8 the mills of the country. These bears 1897 .. 13-16 8 1- 4 were attempting In spite of the short 1898 .. ... .5 5-16 6 7- 8 crop to depress the price of cotton. 1899 .. .. . .6 1- 8 7 13-16 In other words, they were attempting 1900 . . . . . .7 1- 4 11 to sell cotton on the New York ex- 1901 .. . . . .7 12 change considerably cheaper than it 1902 .. . . . .8 3-16 9 7- 8 could be bought in the South and 1903 .. .. . .8 8-10 14.00 U TOmBTnaETon of those opposed to the 13 ^ serv ^ u< t e llcient to enable the agricultural de partment to spin a certain number of hales of each grade, in order to de termine the strength of the yarn of each grade, whether or not It could be bleached, and what wae the rela tive coat of bleaching each grade, and of |oea or waste In con- Tbis the Some Comparisons. “Now compare the number of bales made each year from 1894 to 1904, and the number, of bales made from 1904 to 1914. "For South Carolina the two ten- year periods are as follows: Running bales 1894 818,330 1895 764,700 1896 936,463 1897 . .. 1,030,085 1,$35,414 876,545 700,782 732,719 948,200 814,351 1,192,925 high prices was too great Sully and they broke him. But th .'y did not break him until he had demonstrated that the trade, the manufacturers, and the spinning world, would take cotton at'17.25 cents per poupd, and there was no record of any of them breaking. They took It at this price and converted it into cloth. Six weeks or twe months after Sully fail ed, cotton was down to 6.85 cents in 191$ i secured an appropriation suf- York.-Tbla. amount to $52-leas I—have stood tor and championed per bale than the farmers had been getting for it during the high price and this price was less than the cost of produettoh. About that time a convention was means of c: ▲t my own port, and In the boll weevil. I went to Shreve- wlth Harvey 1898 1S99 1900 .- . , 1901.. .. w. .. ... 1902.. . . x * 1903 ... 1904 1905 1,112,363 1906.. 912,602 19tf?.. 1,163,565 1908 .. .. 1,215,848 1900 1,137,382 1910 1,210,968 1911. '. . . .. 1,692,146 1912 1,224,245 "Therefore, my work In fhe Senate, in my unceasing fight for cotton, to gether with the work of the Farmers’ union an the Southern cotton asso ciation has resulted In ten years $190,000,000 of ready cash. These are the figures of the department of agriculture which can be verified by any one sending for thenf. "In conjunction with the legisla tion I have passed a bill which is pending, introduced by me to have refunded to the cottoh growing States the money for the cotton confiscated by the Union army during the war. "I have introduced a bill looking toward the segregation of the races in interstate travel and one looking to the repeal of that part of the 14th and 15th amendments which took away from the States the right to discriminate in suffrage on account of race, color and previous condition I have Introduced, In conjunction with Chairman Burnett of the house committee on Immigration, a bill reg ulating the Influx of foreigners Into this country. I believe that every possible restriction should be enact ed in order that the purity of the American life, and the opportunity of American citizens may be guaran teed. Labor’s Friend. the right of labor to organize and de mand Its just proportion of the wealth it produces. I belieye that the agriculturists of this country and the laborers of this country should called in Shreveport, La., to discuss treated Vltb the same consMera- tion under the law as any other pro fession, vocation or avocation, and my record in the United States 8en- For Sale—Ear corn at $1 per bushel. J. K. Mayfield, Denmark, S. C. For Sale—Poland China pigs. J. S. Officer, Sparta, Tenn. Barred Rock Eggs—Prepaid, 15, $1. C. T. Hamm, Tobaccoville, N. C. Bloodhound poppies, English regis tered pure-bred. W. N. Cavin, Mt. Holly. N. C. Pure Prize Winning White Wyan dotte—Egga 18 for $1.25. G. B. Dominick, Neesee, 8. C. Indian Runner Duck Eggs—(White) $1.25 per dozen delivered. Good stock. J. F. Tletjen, Savannah, Ga. For Sale—Velvet Beans, $2 bushel f. o. b. Alachua, Fla. Cash with or der. Caswell & Grimes, Alachua, Fla. Send Dollar BiU for 100 White Ber- muda onion plants, by mall, post paid. C. Voorbees, South Lake Weir, Fla. Ran cocas strain S. C. White Leghorns —Hatching eggs, $8 per 100; $1.54) per settiLg. Red Briar Farm, Hen dersonville, S. C. White Wyandotte*—Yearling stock for sale at sacrifice. Eggs for batch ing. W. P. Causey, 1315 Dickens St., Columbia, S. C. For Sale—One Flanders 20, two new cases; top, extra seat. Car In ex cellent condition. Price reasonable J. F. Burbank, Union, S. C. Special—Pure whlte'and Exhibition Fawn and White Runners, $6; trio Utility, $1 each or $10 dox. Mrs. J. F. Carroll, Hohennald, Tenn. Tomato Plants—Large, healthy plants: all varieties; $3 per thou- sand. ^Beaufort Island Plant Co., P. O. Box 259, Beaufort, S. C. Indian Runner Duck Eggs-^—Great layers, easily raised. $1 per 13. Express or parcel post paid. Mrs R. S. Kirk, Lancacster, S. C. R. 6. . • V.' , • • For Sale—Eggs from single comb White, Brown, and Buff Leghorns, Anconas, Buff Orpingtons, 15 for $1. Carolina Poultry Farm, Reidsvllle, N. C. Men and Women earn $3 daily ad dressing letters In spare time. Send 10c for outfit and beginner. Ad dress Morgan, Box 556, Salisbury, N.-C. For Sale—Start right with Young’s strain single comb White Leghorns. Best layers, best show birds known. Eggs, setting $2 to $5. J. Walter Berry, Greenville, S. C. For Rent—Eight-room house, very cool, electric lights, bath, large veranda; very fine location; $200 —for three months vacant June 15. C. M. Bell, Tyrou,' N. C. A Wonder of th$ Ago—Webb’s Wax- all,'apply with r»g. 76c quart deliv ered. Will italn and wax floor one IFrazier fitting School Anderson, S. C. A PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR HOYS. Located in the Piedmont Section; fully equipped with modern fa : cilities; large library covering all subjects embraced in the curriculum; faculty Is composed of fixe experts In their respective departments. Stu dents holding our certificates are admitted to any college of the South. Sane athletics; thoroughness In work absolutely required. No drones, laggards, or moral degenerates will be tolerated. Discipline is strict. For further information, or catalogue. Address Wm. H. FRAZER, D. I)., Headmaster, Anderson, S. C. application. AH colors. Art Store, Columbia, 8. ’C. Webb’r high class Single Comb Reds. Fine id. Select matings. Eggs, $1.5f $2 and $3 per 15. Young chicks Mrs. John Kerr, Duiham, N. C. -Registered Hereford cat Eighty breed Evans Lunsford Contact Points, 7Sc— 76i Send them to us and get then urn mall. Wlesepape Mfg Co winning Rose. Singh Dark Cornlsl 3 fifteen. Sat C. m trash piles; no capita Write for prices. Hender »ale—Mountain Grown Lookout ntaln Irish Potatoes—Plant In and raise fine crop. Price, $1.50 per bushel. Order now, from C. P. Sanders, Spartanburg, S. G therefore, now la the same that it always has been; that those who pro duce the aetaal wealth of the country are entitled to first consideration of tho governmoat that they food, clothe, ah All improvements. s Now under cul tivation. Dwelling' containing J2 large rooms with telephone, gas, and water, works. J. Lockwood Murphy, Charleston, S. C. To Stay.Will! KeeplTta Blood Right P IERE 1* no heillb where the life cur- I ■ rent U poisoned. It msr be the nerve* ire crylnc out for relief from beidicbei and sleeplessness; perhipe the muicles iche—Oh. how they hurt— the bones may be aore; the aklu may breakout—ill oftbeseireonlysymptoms. "The blood la the life" and it must be pure and abundant If you are to be well. T’HERE Isnohelpln treating symptoms. 1 Get down to the cause, remove that, and the symptoms will all disappear. How can nerves be steady, digestion good and bead clear when through them all Is flowing aconstaniilream of poison t Purify Your Blood And Be Healthy Mrs. Joe Person’s Remedy has proved Us usefulness In such cases by forty years’^ service. Literally thousands of families in the South have used it when needed, and many testify to Its value. Your druggist ougfit to have 1L If be hasn't send $1.00 to the REMEOT SALES CORPORATION, Charlotte, N. C, and they will send you a big bottle and full directions at once. Mr*. JoRPtr»oirsWi8hr hoaltl _ be used in connection with the Remedy for the cur* of sores and the relief of Inflamed and congested surfaces. It is especially valuable for women, and should always be used for ulcerations. its trass White Orpingtons— Reared from $100 pen. Aldricl straie from Madison Square Gar den blue ribbon winners. Fifteen Bgga. $2, fVand $5. Orders flllec with care. W. S. Staasell, Easley fe, C. Sale—Entire stock of generai merchandise valued at $1,500, more or less. , Will sell at reasonable fig ures. Stock in good condition. Also one desirable lot on Main street Address A. Q. Rice, Fountain Inn S. C. Ladas No. 27307 of Stockdale Ken nels, Bakersfield, Cal. Dam, Bessie Kent’s Queen No. 27858. These are exceptionally fine individual speci- ’I’ens—-no better bred iri the country. Address Dr. F. D, Kendall, Colum bia, C. Lady or gentleman, fair education, 'to act as our representative In home town. Exclusive territory given. Selling experience unnecessary. We- furnish capital. Show how t 0 buili* permanent business that should pay $2,000 first year. Staple line. Our booklet, "How to Start In Business for Yourself,” explains all Free on request. Address Box 1599. Phil adelphia. Pa. Farming and Peach Land—Railway w t ay station on place,., Don’t hesi tate on account of price, $10,000 for thia whicht la worth $30,000 Southepi In aura nee 4 Realty Co., Lite Building, Macon, Ga. For Sale-Three doge, four bitch Pointer puppies, 5 montha Black aad white. Sir* Fletcher Gets Hi;;h Command, As a reward for his efficient work around Vera Crab Admiral Fletcher was recommended’ Monday by Sec retary Daniels for the command the Atlantic Fleet, the goal of ev naval officer’s ambition. >CC- 4 Smith Speaks at Wofford. * Senator E. D. Smith spoke to the graduating class of Wofford college Monday. The members of the class ■umbered 5$. " \ , ' , a e e « » -’■Governor Bleaae says “ he hga n 0, appoUgiee to make for any of hie act* while governor any man, or anjr •et of men.”