The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-05-07


5OOlbs.
There would be, at &c less than
1884, loss Sof........................$J ) 0C0 0C0
Say shortage of only $4,000 bales
at S4O.......... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 600 600
One year, loss......."............S7 600 600
This reduction in price has been contin-
nous for some years, and amounts to en-
immense sum when to is added the loss in
four years crops. Supposing the above
scUen millions had been made instead Of lost,
would the Government or Legislators have
been credited with having achieved such a
pleasant result? l don't think SO. Then
why should they be blamed for that for
which they are in no wise responsible?
We may just as well come down to hard
facts at once. 1t is utterly useless to pre-
tend to raise cotton under the totally chang
cd conditions of labor, which costs about
four times as much as it did before the war,
without being half as good or reliable, and
the staple bringing about the same price.
Then the labors' increase was q continue
will, under the present system, inevitably
bankrupt the State: AS shown in your
March number, we have nearly 100000
agricultural aborcrs and some 10000 plau-
ters and farmers who produced in 1880,
the paltry amount of S144 per head; or
but very little more than the wages and
rations Of an ordinary plough hand! Does
not this sum up the whole matter in few
words
We may try tobacco, Jerseys, and all
other new ideas, but until VIC grow more
grain, employ less labor, grow everything
we need for ourselves and all the stock we
raise, we will remain poor, and yearly sink
lower, as all countries inevitably must do
tha: depend upon one CROP aud that los
ing one. We may grow little better cot
ton, perhaps, than other countries, but we
certainly don't either own or control it when
made much less possess any monopoly in
it.
From various sources it is whispered that
certain delegates to this Convention have
been already coached in the political pro-
gramme, and that ne,o-dcal is in the main
and only object of the meeting, and that
tho farmers grievances have been used as
blind. How far this may be true, Of
course l can not say, but circumstances tend
to confirm the rumor. From the compost.
tions of the majority of the delegations 1
have seen named, there is every reason to
believe that whatever measures may be pro-
posed inimical to the unity of the Demo
cratic party, and consequently to the State
and people, will meet with prompt and effec-
tual resistance and that if but little good
and be accomplished, conservative and pa
triotic men, Of sound, hard sense, will GER
tainly prevent any evil results
1 regret the manner in which the Cons
ventiou has been called, as there was not
tho least necessity for resorting to vulgar
abuse, perversiou of truth, ana setting one
GLASS against another. Are farmers so OBJ
tuse and 50 devoid Of common decency and
manliness that they must have a highly
spiced Call proved to be fnu of misstate-
ments, addressed to them, before they will
take the trouble to meet together and dis
cuss the situation? Would not q calm,
temperate statement of few lines, every
word being capable Of proof, have had much
greater force and dignity? But one con-
siruotion could have been put on the real
meaning of such paper, whereas now the
most charitably inclined can not shut their
eyes to the obvious intentions of some of
the orsina:ors and many of those why are
coming may be expected to act on the prin-
ciple that IAN ounce oc prevention is worth
pound Of cure and that their efforts will
be successful in defeating any measures
detrimental to farmers and the State at
large A FARMER
The Anderson Journal says: Congressman
Aiken is still suffering great deal of pain in
his hip, and is confined to his bed the greater