The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-18
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Letter from a Wandering Correspondent.

For the TINE
Letter from Wandering Correspondent.
Mr. EDIToR.-As the weary traveller is
refreshed by an oasis in passing through o
desert, SO is a wayfaring man exhilerated by
meeting an old and valued friend. Your
correspondent while removed from the
scenes Of his youth and childhood is fully
prepared to appreciate an occasional re-
union with an old acquaintance, and recog-
nizes just such an acquaintance and con-
fidentisl friend in the Union TIMES. IL is
indeed treat to get the TINES and read
what is transpiIing in the grand old town
aud county of Union f.,
As the TINES is welhBsnpported by Azs'
able corps of local contributors, 1snd its
rsnsnbls,ed dltor i. ever on. elsrs and
cloud is seen. to darken the political horizon,
this correspondent is at loss to know
what to write about.
Capital has in all ages of the world been
able to take care of itself, and the various
industries and interests growing out of
civilized life arc now generally organized
for self protection. AS Union is strictly
an agricultural county, it must necessarily
| follow that
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE
will stand at the head of all industrial or
ganizatious in that county. AS il is organ
iced for the financial and social improve
meut of the Agricultural class it must affect
| every interest that is either directly or in
| directly conducive to tho farmers prosperity;
for while it has been perhaps truthfuly said
that "moncy is tho root of all evil, it may,
with equal propricty be styled the fount of
every blessing; as the farmer must have
money to pay for the education of his chill
dren, and to purchase those comforts and
mxurics of life which his farm caunot pro-
duce only through n medium of exchange
In civilized life tho urgent necessity for
money does not stop when all temporal
9SsRes hS on es9etiFnal ttinss fhoash the
Bible is Gods gift to the Adamic race, the
volume must bo paid for by the individual
mau the minister must be paid for deliver
ing the glad tdings of salvation to his con-
grcgation, and the missionary must be paid
to carry the gospel into heathen lands.
PAY ALL HONEST DEBTS.
The recognition of nil honest claims is in
strict accordance with Alliance teachings:
and we rs Alliance men arc taught to pre-
pare to meet these obligations by obtaining
as nearly ms possible the full value of our
products, and practicing economy in our
own expenses. The merchants account for
supplies advanced must be met, as it is
generally secured in such u manner that it
cannot be avoided. While VIC hold the
merchants claim in high reverence and
strain every nerve to pay the last dollar,
We must not forget that if it is paid and
other honest debts are left unpaid then
| "Peter is robbed to pay Paul
1t was, we hope, with pardonablc pride
that We noticed in the report of kelton
| correspondent to the TINES. that Mcssrs.
Altman Bros, the firm that supplied the
| Kclton Alliance for the year 1889, had col
| lcctcd all that the Alliance was due them,
| except forty-tivo cents, and that this small
| balance was sure. 1t is the privilege of
this writer to he personally acquainted with
| the Messrs. Alman Bros, and We know
them to be high-toned and honorable gentle
men; in every way worthy the respect,
| confidence and patronage of any Alliance in
| the State, and while we congratulate them
on their almost miraculous success, and re-
joicc with the brethren in such g, oil fpan-
| cial showing, we only regret that tho cores
pondcnt did not make his report sufficiently
full and explicit to enable us to share our
congratulations with the blacksmith, the
| family physician, and whoever eso might
have held honest claims against members of
| the kclton Alliance.
| POLITICALLY,
the Alliance is destined to come to the front.
| While it may he practicable to keep politics
| ont of tho Alliance, it will be found imposs
! BILE 10 keep the Alliance out of politics.
! Where threc-tourths Of the voting popula-
tion arc farmers, an agricultural organiza-
| ton must embrace at least some uf the
best citizens that the country affords. The
| Farmers Alliance i'll South Carolina is c)m-
| posed almost entirely of white democrats,
and may he Saii tO represent the backbone
of the Democratic party in the State, and if
! its entire strength should be concentrated
for or against any political measure its
weight would certainly be felt We believe
that the Alliance will be magnanimous
| enough to respect all classes Of citizens and
| to allow all fair representation. If, how
ever, the Alliance should support a farmers
| ticket throughout, to accuse it of autlgoniz-
| ing the Democratic party, or Democratic
| fusion that once occurred in the Smith
family. 1t had happened in this way:
| Little Johnnie Smith failed TO control his
| eleven older brothers, and in II fit Of rage
| declared that they had oil conspircd against
| the Smiths.
We have allowed our naughty pen to
| carry rs farther than we intended to go,
| and fear that We have ovcrtaxcd the for
| bcarancc of the editor and the patience of
| the render. of the TINES but trusting in
the tolerance of both, We will close, or rather
quit, with kinlest regards to all.
COSMo POLITE.
Resolutions passed at the last meeting of the