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

~. For the TIME
Letter from Wandering Correspondent.
Mr.. EDIToR.-As the weary traveller Is
refreshed by an oasis in passing through q
desert, so is 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 rscog-
mixes just such an acquaintance and con-
fideutial friend in the Union TIMES. IL Is
indeed treat to get the TIMss and read
wDsE is transpiIing in, tho grand old town
aud county of Union rgs ,..S.ss
As the TINES Is snpported hx ~
able .corpa scf 31csls CON bukors, <16d It's,
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cloud is secn;fo darken the'politicai horizon,
this correspondent is at loss to know
what to write about.
Capital mas in ali ages Of the world been
able to take care of itself, and the various
industries and interests growing out Of
civilized life are now generally organized
for self protection. AS Union is strictly
on agricultural county, it must necessarily
follow that -
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE
will stand at the head of all industrial or
CARNATIONS in that county. As it is organ
iced for the financial and social improve
ment 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 "money is tho root Of all evil, it may,
with equal propriety 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 aud
luxurics of life which his farm caunot pro-
duce, only through o medium of exchange.
In civilized life the urgent necessity for
money does not stop when all temporal
lsess lEfsssh hSSfa on sferna Hinge fhon@h tfa
Bible is Gods gift to the Adamic race, the
volume must be paid for by the individual
mau ; the minister must be paid for deliver
ing the glad tidings of salvation to his con-
gregation, and the missionary must be paid
10 carry the gospel into heather lands.
PAY ALL HONEST DEBTS.
The recognition of all honest claims is in
strict accordance with Alliance teachings !;
and we as Allisnco men are taught to pre-
pare to meet these obligations by obtaining
as nearly MS possible the full value of our
products, and prac,icing economy in our
own expenses. The merchants account for
supplies advanced must be met, rs it is
generally secured in such manner that il
| cannot be avoided. While we 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"
twas, We hope, with pardonable pride
| that we noticed in the report of q Kelton
correspondent to the TIMES. that Messrs
Altman Bros, the firm that supplied the
Kelton Alliance for the year 1889, had col
| leoted all that the Alliance was due them,
except forty-ive cents, and that this small
balance was sure. 1t is the privilege of
| this writer to be personally acquainted with
the Messrs. Altman 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-
Joice with the brethren III such good fipan-
| cial showing, we only regret that tho corres-
pondent did not make his report sufficiently
full and explicit to enable us to share our
congratulations with the blacksmith, the
family physician, and whoever else might
have held honest claims against members of
the Kelton Alliance.
POLITICALLY,
the Alliance is destined to come to the front.
While it may bo practicable to keep politics
out of the Alliance, it will be found impossi-
hle TO keep the Alliance ont of rn!iti.s.-
Where threc-fourths of the yoting popula-
ton arc farmers, an agricultural orgsm;:a
tion must embrace ut least somc of the
best citizens that the country affords. The
Farmers Alliance in South Carolina is c,m-
posed almost entirely of white democrats,
and may be said 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 n fair representation. If, how
ever, the Alliance should support farmers
ticket throughout, to accuse it of antagoniz-
ing the Democratic party, or Democratic
principles, would remind us of little con-
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 fit of rage
declared that they had oil conspired against
the Smiths.
We have allowed our naughty pen to
carry MS farther than We intended to 90,
and fesr that we have overtaxed the for
bearance of the editor and the patience of
the readers Of the TINES but trusting in
the tolerance of both, we will close, or rather
quit, with kindest regards to all.
CosMo POLITE.