The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-08-08
For the Times.
Cool thoughts for Cool Thinkers.


light or they are more selfish and less
patriotic than ! have taken them To- be-
When pol tical excitement runs high men
sometimes lose their common sense and
Jump To conclusions without any process
Of reason. IL is only i'll this way that can
account for the autrgUui>m If interest that
has been forced on the country 10y the
March Convention.
The ambition of the farmers to monUpO-
lizc all Offices in county and State may not
apr ear Il, selfish to them ~ it does TO others
They do not object to those of other avoca-
tions paying the major portion Of the taxes
then why not share with thcm the privilege
of holding office. The lawyers on the
TIllman rcK't is an appcudagc that the
farmers would like 10 ,c: iii Of But
prtrioti>m as we'll as democracy is un-
friendly To anytaing that smacks of class
agitation and class legislation.
Great many thinking iarmcrs oppose
Capt. Ill man, and yet we hear mcu say
that opposition to Capt. Tilmar mcauS hos
tlity to rhs farming interest. They might
n well contend that exposure of II corrupt
church leader meant war against
chriSti'niy. We must not forget that bad
men are sometimes the cxroncn of gooi
cause.
For several years Capt. Tillman has well
nigh had 4 monopoly i'll acting for South
Carolina farmers and when he realized
that they We're under his mcsmerism, he
began u mould them Us the potter does the
cay. :"rliug to his idea of the eternal
fitness of things, and that idea, correctly
expires 'cd, means Tillman first last and all
the time.
the fact that 1T the outset Of his cruS td,
again>t the democracy. to m,lctd he made
certain charges against the State govern.
mcnt which he admitted To MIR. Ancrum w,rt
false. They had the effect for which they
were mudc, he said, and would now hc
dropped. 10 Ito evils that Guol may come
is Il departure in morals that the christians
among the farmers might do wei to study.
II is true Capt. Tillman denied this cha gr.
but il is - much like his action in reference
to his charges against the State officials
which he a. uppcl soon as the State Wa
swept 10y Il whirlwini of excitement, that
one is forced u believe the correctness of
Anorum statement. The SANDER has been
hurled into his teeth from every political
stump in the State without any attempt on
his part /, justify SO fool an accu u,.tiou.--
Surely the ftrmcrs Will see that the election
of Il. Il. Iillmau is declaration to the
world that cur democratic government i
polluted, nlr representatives, dehnuchcd, our
commissioners hrhcl and our cvllit, cDr-
rupt.
Some men support Capt. Tillmau hrcaIl-a
they believe the : tate i ~ bHdly taxi dlcu
now AZ it was during the ra'(icat regime.
For their benefit submit the following com
parison
During til Il years Of radical rule the
average annual RETURN Of taxable property
was Sl63. 80, AS and only Sl3".31i us
during the l., YEAR -! democratic sup en-
acy, Il reduction Of So. .S6l.Sl5. II is IN
Interesting fact 10 notice that this reduction
of nearly ten per cent. was after the : ate
had had several years of prosperity. NJ
merous coti n factories, and lrug lines of
railroads had hecn rui't III the STATE.
greatly cuhancin. the value of property
adjacent - thee factories aud railroads. tie
additional return { railroad prur.r,v uloac
hcin~ n .oun. 900 1t is well known thrt
property sid ,bcyc il market v&,Uc during
the III ;;ca. rude. 4, II ,cll> lc!ow now ~
tcr. to-. tie difference il. taxes levied
during tic two administrations arc ,! mills
III favor Of tn" democracy. 1t IS 4 .h,rur
that the democracy uvul+ tn nc drtculrL
against tn. iguorlncc Of its ousahu!i.--
Others say there has been no stealing but
too much "N'l"Gagancr. and - change i
needed. VI! w&crc doc the blame lie"
The last l".illr II" va. e imposed mostly yi
farmcr>. elected largely III ~ymptrhy with
the fillnnu schedule. aul that l".;-l.iutc il
rc>p"nSitir + = having v,tcI the lr5c>t a?-
pr rriG;inH >'rcc the days of radical ,m
And ,lncC the state officials could n$c the
monr! "niy ior the purposes for which i:
was appropriated. will it not show more W =
dom in c!mn-jng the complexion ut the
leg 'arUrc than th, State officers.
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