The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-25
Measures, not Men,"

Measures, not Men"
Avery erroneous orion has been i'm
paessed upon the mindsf many good, honest
and well-msaning mer,n this Stale that OPP
position to Tillmar is opposition to tic
Farmers MOvemeut'i or oPk aica to the
farming interests of ths sstGIGirrS tGIGirrSin in
We e'ai1 tha. SO ;s.ss.
truth, and if ,hs, ,&cspondents rel;
they Will have that hlble andtwenty-j",
Y sst experiepr ce
pAeS'.~Ss-sad e,A.r tRoEToN, ~
now set f,r them
le thee isone ne .,ur. moe directly o >
posed 20 the vital Interests cf the ]airmcrS
and all ohcu, o. tic working cassc,s, AZ
another, h,t,messurc is the high &. 'f or
protection po!;tr unanimously ADVOCATED hy
the Republican, in Congress and endorsed
by all monoposis, manufacturers, ami socc-
uls:prs, who form trusts and combines to
mercile.sy enort the highest prices from
the working chsses for oil the necessa icy
and comforts Of ife.
The protection policy inflic's al AVERAGE
tax of A. per cert. upon everything "a ne.
eats, woars and uses that he cannot produce
upon his farm, and gives the manufacturers
and spcculltorss monopoly Of the u oiuc-
ton, s,lc and price Of those ar; cles pro-
duccd in IDS country, aud they amass
their m ions out of tho Farmers and
other con suuers by adding to the
regular profits OH the articles made at
""'''o ia. --.'. .h', f-ro"-u- ufv. ivivr,
goods by the pro:cion tariff.
Capt Is. II. Tillnan acknowledges himself
to be in iav"r cf tie high tariff oc p,o, ec,ion
policy, and his br,ther, now in CorC css, we
are Informed by good authority, always votes
with the Republicans on the tariff qdcs,,on.
We mny bo told that the office of Cove nor
has nothing to do with the Federal tariff :
Per 81, that is Il fac. but conncc ;ng past
circumstances as they lead us sicp by step 10
the present campaign such rs he opro>.-
ton TO q. ID. TIilmmu At the last elcC on on
account Of h spro;ccton proclivi;ie5, al the
danger cf Stronger opposition this year : the
establishment Of u 'Protcction' organ il
Charleston, mainly owned by The Jute l,:-
ging c'mpany Of that city, AID h., at
paper is now the organ Of the , l.rLl
party, with Capt. Tilman's m iour cement
that he was "runniug the Til'man ru,ii ic'
that he was "the dog that wa. C. the iuil
of the patty, and the further stro ger SUI
piclon that the Protcc icn b; his .nc.l
sugar-coat,d over a1d aGroitiy i. ,;Gcr = ii
the Farmers view with the r,sc ~ ny but
impra, ,icablc sub-ireasury sch' nc. III ,r:t
oruers have been passed alo"g The Il % al
no candidate for Cong 'css shall receive tne
1'"min vote unless he pled-cs h',n>cIf 20
support that schcme, appears to us a. L. his
man-worshipping T.llman boom, is lrccp
lad scheme, concoc'cl in Was II, 'or, 10
'bamboo-'c and debaucll" .te icncSt and
ursuspcc FI mc's o. .>u' ii
i1'o suppo' = Il nra : 'ou, who,
fue &C. q ore ii e, IS ele, .! as
s &C W be con nj ed o q mro.,.e J..
will AS en- rn'n hem an irf;mor,!, -.
Gus wron..
the mai orrnca who says that We have
net bee au,. a"c not now, n 'ue c',,. o
- =" ''' h'i't We SuH IlONC - I'l
When Ca"'. r"Par frst mae h's : .vo
cha" cs a.anst the State government ana
5 , OF cir j. involving the honor and iutc
:'ty of many Of the vely best mcu iu .be
: ate, no. whom we c men we had krow
fororcd AM. ,rr3tcl fer nearly hl'f cen
tn ~, t ..gc cd orr tc''' ihc honesty
of AZ" Tar and We wei pc 70" rn iuvcs -
"a On ard ral;cl! chance; but ny hc
bsld Eble Il res ,c"; probing of Gen.
Fr"'c au. lg The mp ign, " . Til rar mas
fa 'cu % prove the II of single charge;
but, on the COM 'a"y, has ei her acLuow!-
cige,. ITEM to be ur:rnded, o. they have
been proved iase by neon, :ovc2tibe figu cs
nj records.
Our de uocracy l. 'mclsurss no. rncu."
and "e"ua' righ's 70 all, special privileges
to meme consequently we feel it TO be Il
conaccn ous Gwy oppose the non,i.. t. ,ion
OF any man who is i'll favor of n measure
that taxes the people - pc: cent on the
ncccSSar."s Of lifs for he especial bcrcit
Of mon"po es trlls md speculatUrs. -,