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Ellison DuRant Smith (August 1, 1864 – November 17, 1944) was an American cotton planter, lobbyist, and Democratic Party politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1909 until 1944.
Ellison DuRant Smith was one of the more colorful figures in South Carolina’s oftentimes turbulent political history. It was frequent said, “His name is Ellison DuRant Smith and he sure do rant.” More commonly, he was known simply as “Cotton Ed.”
Aug 1, 2016 · In South Carolina constituents dubbed him “Cotton Ed” Smith. Smith’s legislative agenda sought to expand farm credit and use the federal government to regulate in the interest of fair prices. He wanted the Department of Agriculture to keep statistics, expose fraud, and promote good farm practices.
Ellison DuRant Smith was an American cotton planter, lobbyist, and Democratic Party politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1909 until 1944.
Known as “Cotton Ed”, during his long tenure in the United States Senate he tenaciously and often times virulently championed southern agriculture, fierce opposition to progressive reforms of the early 20th century, white supremacy over African-Americans.
During congressional debate over the 1924 Act, Senator Ellison DuRant Smith of South Carolina drew on the racist theories of Madison Grant to argue that immigration restriction was the only way to preserve existing American resources.
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South Carolina senator Ellison Smith gave the following speech in support of the Immigration Act of 1924, which severely restricted the number of immigrants that could enter the United States each year, especially from southern and eastern Europe.
