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THE VALDOSTA
VALDOSTA, OJL, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1013.
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MR. WINKLE DISCUSSES THE
NO-FENCELAWINASPEECH
In k seepch tn the Clysttevllle
district recently, Mr. Lonln Winkle
spoke ss follows regarding the no*
fence lew: .
«
Mrs. Chstrmsn, Ledlss and Gentle
men: * ,
The Issue that confronts ns today
fr a grav, one. Upon Its outcome
depends the welfare of Lowndi
county. Upon Its outcome depends
the future condition of the small
land owning; farmer, half-cropper,
the share cropper and the renter.
This election will decide whether
they are entitled to a livelihood
not, and whether the majority of
the people favor the sacrifice of the
poor at the gain of the wealthy,
will decide whether pur children
out' In the backwoods are to
barefooted during the eeverest days
of winter, while the children of the
wealthy are attending grand opera
In Atlanta and shows In their gowns
that will vie with the latest Paris
ian creations. This is the funda
mental and underlying Issue In the
no-fence law campaign.
All progressive communities have
among them men, who, dissatisfied
with the evicting conditions, endeav
or to better them by awakening the
people to realisation of the dlr s ne
cessity for,'Improvements along the
lines which they may suggest. But
It Is-slso a fact that some of these
ners'are too radical for the
^ and although their Ideas may
fcTsublime, the times might not de-
and these radical changes, and we
are compelled to pass them up for
the future generations It would be
just as practical to bny a suit today
and save it for future use, say live
years hence, as It would be to en
act a law that w a might need In
live years to corns, or to bring hack
the locomotive as first Invented, and
endeavor to ran onr trains with It
today.' I contend, therefore, that
s,though t1>s no tunes law may be
practical )n communities or coun
ties where the country Is thickly
settled, the enact ucut of such a law
will not serve a like purpose In
sparsely settled counties such as
Lowndes. We need not doubt the
, honesty and sincerity of those
advocating the th* no fence law, but
we can assuredly take Into consider
ation all of the circumstances, and
are not logically sound.
A good milch cow costs about ICO,
while a woodland cow costs not mors
than $10. Tou will not get mors
for the meat of the better than for
the poorer cow, thla la easily borne
cut by one's Inveetlgatlng matters,
so that we mutt depend upon the
higher priced cow weighing six
times as much as the poorer cow.
This, I contend |s Impossible, and
you must admit my contention It
good. Of course If we were to con
sider cattle raising from a da'ry
viewpoint, my contention might not
hold good, but such Is not the '.use
In this county, because this la
farming community. Therefore It
this be true, our hypothesis must be
based on prevailing conditions, as
well as upon conditions that may
rrevall in the future.
Now as to the passing of the no
fence law affecting the reduction of
the cotton crop and Increasing the
grain crops A man can only per.
form a certain amount of work,
whether ha he a farmer, business
man or a professional man. He can
not do more than his physical and
mental abilities will permit him,
and to strain himself to do more
work. It Is to go at high speel to
bankruptcy. If It be true that one
cannot do more work than permitted
by nature, I contend that he cannot
very well Increase his acreage. He
can plant leas acres In cotton and
more In grain, It Is true, but these
acres are the ones that he now has
under cultivation and It Is within
Ms power to choose for himself as
to what and how mnch of anything
he wishes to plant, and If he Wants
leas cotton ha can plant loss of It
under existing conditions, to tha
contention that the no fence taw
will reduce the cotton crop and In
crease the grain production doss upt
hold shod.
In comparing the .cost of raising
stock now and after the passing of
the no fence law should also be ta
ken Into consideration. At this
time It costs practically nothing to
mice a woodland cow. She roams
through the woods, and seeks her
own food, and since lee are not par
ticular as to the quality of* the
tr eat, we need not care to consider
the kind of food available for the
cow and other stock. Under the no
fence law we will be compelled to
need the nd fence lafr. It la In their
defence that I rise here tonight, and
It Is their cause I champion at this
time, gentlemen. These poor peo
ple don't need the no fence law.
tamst it
1 hey are against ft heart and soul.
They now why. ThA" know that
It,means a world of harm to, thlm.
They know that It spalls ruin for
them.
.In the counties where the no
fence law has passed I ask you who
owns the land? If you will take 'he
trouble to Investigate you will find
that the land Is mostly owned by
large farm owning Interests. Where
Is the small farmer of years ago!
I’ll tell you. He Is in the cities liv
ing on starvation wages, and scan,
nlng the dally advertisements fora
job. His children mature when
young and don’t have the opportu
nity to enjoy childhood days. It la
they who freeze In the winter and
a.'e of suffocation In the summer.
Why are they In the cities? Go to
tie mortgage records for your
n newer and they'll tell you—“fore
closed.” They were driven from
their farms by the no fence law.v
From a viewpoint of who are the
largest taxpayers In thla county
when considered In proportion to
the land owned by each, I will provjL
to you from the records that. tfl I
small farmer pays the largest taxes a.
In proportion to the land owned In
this county, and on this basis alone
is entitled to as much, if not more,
consideration than the large land
owner.
... , . diet our acock, If we should better
from hem deduct our conclusion. br#ed ^ the conMntlon of
as to the motive Impelling them to
favor the no fence law. This will
some, and this will entail an extra
" ,vr ewe uo "“■expense, without any Increase In the
he my aim tonight I will try to Miu „ In , of which el
prove to yon that the motives come ,
prove
from a selfish source only.
What does the no fence law mean,
whom will It benefit, and why?
These ar. the three primary quca-l
tlons that the no fence law will en-
avor to solve, if passed, and It Is
terefore incumbent upon
course decreases our profits. This
contention will, therefore, not hold
good.
Those favoring the no fence law
contend that It will save them fenc
ing In their crops. This Is not log.
lcally sound, because we all know
that plndera are planted In the same
te the questions thoroughly. ,and j fl«id, with our corn, and when we
ver them Impartially, coned- gre through with our crops we let
entlously and honestly, as In duty tn the stock to feed on the plnders
hound every true and loyal citizen. U rJ corn stalks. Now If we uphold
What docs the no fence law mean’l the contention thnt wo will save
It will mean the fencing In of all fencing, how are we going to keep
stock In the county and will limit our stock in our corn field If there
the farmer as to the extent of theji, no fence around It? So you see,
pasturage for his stock, for the you will eventually be compelled,
fences enclosing the crops will be I u a means of protecting yourself
s thing of the past, and to permit I and your stock, to fence In your
your stock to get out of the pa»-|»tock now, and of course save that
ture & to open the gate leading Into j much fencing. So In the end the
your neighbor's corn and cotton field contention that it will save fencing
or plnder patch. This will bring on also falls by the wayside,
strife and enmity among friends and 1 Those who are favoring ths no
neighbors, and eventually lead t° j fence law are the large land own-
11 ligation. And a* one prominent | era, who, having thousands of acres
attorney in Valdosta remarked,; n , land, will Of course find It prof-
■There'll he many a ten-dollar Mil lt gbie to fence in several hundred
made then that I don't make now.' seres for t’.'elr slock In preference
I ask you frankly, Is the so fence
law an investment profitable enough
that would justify us In paying for
It with the sacrifice of our friends
and neighbors? Answer It your-
sejvesi ,
-The no fence law will kill the
cattle raising industry In this coun
ty and will cause ths price, of meats
to soar so high that It will be be
yond the reach .of the poor nun. He
can't afford It very well now, but
then. It wll\ he a luxury, Indeed.
You must bear in mind that the lq-
cal supply of meat Is a big factor
when In competition with Western
meats, and has the tendency to hoTd
down prices at a minimum. Of
course come urge that although the
stock will then be numerically lees,
the quality of the meat will be bet
ter and that we will breed a better
grade of stock, which will make up
the difference, and others contend
that It will reduce the cotton crop
and Increaao the grain crops. Both
of these contentions I shall now
take up and It will be my effort to
[prove to you that these contentions
to several thousand acres of farm-
land, and It being to their Interest,
they will naturally vote In favor of
the no fence law out of purely sel
fish motives. ' Another class may
also vote for it. I refer to those
who have already fenced In their
lands and with everyone to do like
wise. This la also due to s personal
motive. Bo from every viewpoint,
we find that only selfishness InstL
gates one to vote In favor of the
no fence law.
We most bear In mind, however,
that those who have fenced In their
lands, and the large land owners are
In the minority, and that the larg
est portion of land owners are small
formers, and that class that owns
no land but half crop and rent ai^
when taken as a whole, form tbs
majority of our land tillers, who
earn their substance with the sweat
their brow, whereas the large
land owners live In town In costly
style, while their croppers and rant
ers .fill the aojl for them. Thews
small farmers, half cropper*-MT
renters need ths stock, and, Stmt
m
Bacon will go up CO to 100 per
cent, when the no fence law goes
Into force, because the trust, not
having competition, will charge ex-
orbitant prices. This Is borne out
by experience In other counties. I
say that the small farmer Is the
backbone of this country, and we
should seek to protect him in every
way pomlble, and give him all the
latitude jn which to expand, and not
try to restrain him and restrict him.
The farmer must have room, and
It’s up to us to see that he has It
In the matter of water courses.
Not all of us are blessed enough to
have water courses on our lands,
Slid If we restrict the stock to cer
tain place* On each one's land, we
will harm many a farmer, who will
not have lb* meanq of watering hit
stock. On th|* ground alone, we
should not past the no fence law.
If the dfi fence law war* if good
tiling the, butchers would wsloome
It But are the butchers In,favor
of It? No, gentlemen, they are
fighting alt with all. their might.
Several Are told me that they can
barily Okejeut a living, and will he
compelled to close down should the
no fence Jaw pass. A farmer told
me, "It's root hog or die, now, and
"’en. it win be you’ve got to die,
hog.” I am usln
just how
fence law.
■tng hit words to show
he feels about tie no
tion In favor of the no fence law by
any and all person* holding offices
within the gift of the people, eith
er by appointment or election.
And that It be still further re
solved, That wfiv-do not patronise
any business the owners or mana
gers of which are agitating in fa
vor of the no fence law.
I thank you.
1 MARRIED LAST SATURDAY,
Miss Bert* Chauncey and Mr. Carl
Crosby Were Married.
(From Monday’* Dally.)
A quiet marriage occurred last
Saturday afternoon at the residence
Of Mr. and Mr* G. W. Chauncey ou
Gordon street, west: The contract
ing parties ware their daughter.
Miss Berta Chauncey, and Mr. Carl
Crosby. 1
The ceremony wa* performed by
Elder Cheney, the well known
Primitive Baptist minister, and It
was witnessed only by member* of
the family and Intimate friends.
It was stated last week that the
marriage would occur on Sunday tf-
Th* couple kept their
A FAIRS RUMOR.
It was rumored on the streets
here In regards to Drs. Carter A
Rbsenbloom. that they are here only
limited time, which .1* not
true, Drs. Carter A Ronsenbloom
wish to make a statement to the
public In regard to being located ternoon.
-J7 O ',' 0 " T !r , ‘. n '*o the i h * r# ' Th . ejr haTe #xed UP P |an » '» themselves and 'none of
no fence Nf Is not practical. Sup-1 the Strickland building and are their friends were notified Just
roflo one of us should want to go busy treating the people's eyes, when It would take place until a
frem here to Oueloy through the e nrs, note and throat troubles. .They very short time before the marriage
woods. How many times would we have also made many see who wore occurred.
have to lump In and out of the given up by othera a s hopeless came. I The marriage Is th 8 result of a
hpggy to jn.sn and dose gates, and T hey have also cured headaches, dlz-' courtship which has extended
if you don. -believe me, go to tho rinoee and nervousness caused by through several years. The bride
»»"»« poor eyesight since they have been .was formerly an operator In the tel-
m <mt , her *' ephone ®« han *® »®">. while the
„ h . te,1 “* f°“l Dr. Rosonblooin Is known to be'groom was chief clerk to the mana-
. rjnat tne sum total of oneof the best refractlontsts In this per of tha Telephone Exchange. He
matter Is that the small country. With his thirty years' ex- j was given a position with the South
er, half crupper and renter t perlenco of the eyes, he has proven era Express Company and Miss
way be bunefittod by the so. For Ike last fourteen years he Chauncey was promoted to the po-
o fence law. but there la not tne'ha* been coming to this country [sttlon of chief clerk, a position which
least doubt In my mind that the in- from New York to spend tho win- she has held with ability. The
groom Is now the head night clerk
jury will be Irreparable. Gentle- tors.
men, I wum you against the pass
ing of the no fence law. We don’t
need It. We don’t want It. There
Is no good In It. Stamp your disap
proval upon It, and kill it, for heav
en’* sake, to stay killed for years to
corns: And tn conclusion I have
the bontjt ft offering the following
resolution tor your acceptance or re
jection:
Ired^. That the no fence law
will wjirk~a hardship upon the farm-
thoee working on the farms
on share*, and that It (a detrimental
the well-being and welfare of
th|* county, and that we atamp our
disapproval agalndt the Imposition
of the no fence law.
Be It further resolved. That we
enter a protest against any aglta-
■Dr. L. A. Carter has given up hit for the Express Company and has
offices at Nashville, Ga„ and Is busy j the confidence and esteem of his
here, and we do not see why people; employers and the public generally,
should get out the rumor. For a, The bride la a young woman po*-
llmlted time you can consult them erased of excellent traits of charac-
free of charge. They are located ter and has a great many friends In
In the Strickland building,
elevator.
The City Court Today,
The civil docket of the city court
was taken up this morning, one case
being tried. It was the case of the
Brooks Turpentln* Company against
the Mlsell Live Stock Company and
It Involved a bay horse,
A* soon ts this case Is finished
the criminal docket will be taken up
again and several cases will b* dis
posed of.
this city, who admire her for her
good disposition and womanly bear
ing. s
The cbuple went to Atlantic Beach
to spend a day or two and will board
with the groom’* parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. F. Crosby, for a short while,
though they will probably begin
housekeeping before long.
Mrs. G. L. Lilly and her daughter
cam* over from Quitman on Satur
day and spent the day here on a
shopping trip.
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