The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-02-26

ana he Is dcrhiIcss perfectly sincere in hi:
/, every u,tcranrc. But will Mr. Tilman tel
us who go.2,u South Carolina to- day
Inc farmers most assurcdly, for they have
numerical majority in the General As
scmb!v, ani , far rs we have been able TO
learn such has ever been the fact If. then.
unfortunate laws have been enacted, and
1t, under :hcEN laws, the peoples money
have been improperly disburscd, whose the
fault! IT, fIrmcrs have the asccudcucv
III the leg Stature, and it has been in their
power all the w"ilc to remedy these wrongs
VIII Mr.. Iillman tell us that the farmers
are so war~.n" III common sense as not to
appreciate their many and great wrongs
until he pointed out these wrongs to them,
and called upon them to come out of the
wilderness II so, then, we beg leave to
differ, ior "'"2ng no class Of our people do
we find so much of strong common sense
prevailing rS among our farmers. BY the
way, MIR. Tilmau, who of their masters
haS said OF them, they arc such fools p
No. no, Mr.. Tiilman, they are not fools,
for among ii.cm are to be found some of
our strongest aud ablcst men. Such Ian
| guagc can only awaken paSsi IN and stir
their pridc, hut take care, Mr.. Tillman,
that YOU do not prove only so much of
Moses rs to lead them into tho wilderness.
Every man is more or less crank and
almost ever man has his hobby You
arc honest in what you say, and you arc
unScltish 10 what you do, but can you say
| as much for your followers?
Again, We hear of masters and of 'lu-.
minaries circ!ing the State House. If
rcfcrcnc" i made to our State officers, arc
not our no:minatiug conventions under the
control of the farming element? Do not
the farr' '2"s form the great body of these
nominating conventions Is reference
made to certain officers elected by the Gen.
eral Assembly? Here again we find far
mers in position t. !ulc aud TO command.
State Agricultural Society? This Society
IS composed OF farmers from all parts Of
the State, and they elect their own officers.
| Who compose the summaries that circle
the State House? Do we anywhere find
lawyer or merchant" DO We not
find several farmers among these 'lumi-
narics' "itt$ State officers? Are not ali
the officers OF the State Agricultural So
| 80, h,f
Tilman have? What greater power would
he bcstow on the farmers? We find farm.
crs within every fortress, and every fortress
ofliccrcd by farmers, and yet Mr.. Tilman
is not happy
But Mr.. Tillman admits that there are
many farmers who arc not to be found
among his followers. So Mr.. Tillman
admits that there are farmers who think
anl act for themselves. Has he any right
to question their motives their honesty of
purpose! Is it an evidence Of corruption
to differ with Mr. Tllman How comes
| it that Mr.. Tillman and his followers have
a monopoly of all that is honest and pure !?
| FcStin0 hntc, Mr.. Tillman, is good maxim
which may be freely rendered go SLOW
The lawyer and merchant seem to have
fallen under the displcasurc Of Mr.. Till
man. Who Of them is in Office, or circles
in his orbit around the State House, or
fills high seat in the State Agricultural
Society? Or if one be found did not the
farmers gil the Office ? Does he know that
many lawyers and merchants are owners of
land ard engaged in farming? We think
Mr.. Tiilmau is unfortunate when he would
array one class Of his fcllow,citizcns against
other classes. He is certainly mistaken if
lie imagincS for n moment that all Of virtue
and all of patriotism centre in any one
class oc mon. To think so may be the
bantling of presumption but it is neither
the offspring Of common sense nor the
child of experience.
Mr.. Tillman is not an Office seeker.
he knows how to get an office if he
the would Join the State Ar
Society. SO Mr.. Tilman ad'
farmers have heretofore f.
and that they will con-
) and yet Mr.. TiI,ma'
had thought that
bition to seek LICK
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: have po" IS not
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