The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-18

should go into it cannot comprehend
Being an old f,iend of the Colonel, there-
fore with pleasure proceed to give the
Colonel the "why" as well as any others
who are on the anxious seat.
The farmers of the South struggled as 10
others ever did to build up themselves end
the country; they sconomized in every way
possible even to the verge of stiugiucss
in spite Of all they became poorer and
poorer every day, till the pinch of poverty
walked them up. They began ut once TO
take in the situation. They found their
expenses and products were increasng
while their income was decreasing. They
knew, therefore, that there was something
radically wrong. One investigation led to
another till they reached Washington city.
Here they discovered that organized pirates
had hundred at the doors of Congress aud
the White House Till they had driven
the Government of the United States into
the nost s,upendous lcgalize1 robbery that
ever diseraced any nation OF any free pee
PIE since the dawn CT history. These farm
ers then figured out to Il mathematical Ger.
tainty that they were furnishing So per
cent. Of the fat that these same pirates were
absorbing. They also found out that or
annized bodies were debating the laws to
put moLoy into their own pockets. These
facts convinced them that if they desired t.
perpetuatc free government they must or
game. The ST. Louis meeting was the
outcome. fit
Three.fourthst the delegates 10 that
Ss saisfsTs |S fns ESs 10 e A'asS As'saFsSiaiss
during the war. ''s C''>
Amer taking over Fthc. situation they
found that pineltenhsof the farlners a.d
ninetccn-twentieihs OF The wage-enrnrrs
throughou, the United States were on The
down. grade to beggary. All was found to
be i'll the same boat, so they agreed that the
Republic must DC preserved NJ all hazards
aud the frat step looking TO that end must
be the burial of the bloody shirt, which has
heretofore been the weapcu of those who
were invisible during the war, hut invncc-
able in securing Office siuce. SO then aud
there the bloody shirt was buried forever.
and over its deep grave those veterans
graspcd each others hands with strong
fraterual grip and struightway organize
the Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union.
nn organization that knows ro North no
South. no East. no West, bat knows that
Union Of States composing these United
States are aud shall f.revcr remain one
union, and inscparablc, and HAT they shall
remain the herit' g. of q rec pe pie.
The Knights OF Labor had caught or. and
being Likewise in the soup ask permission
might be allowed to assist us iii preparing u
plan through which We may be able to Ier-
petuate cur great Republic. We agreed, so
all hands (ncarly every ono old soldiers)
set t) work on that plan. The sub-tccasury
system was the outcome, which is the only
plan proposed by any one since the war
looking TO n re urn TO pure democratic
government This is .why" uadtr the
provisions Of tbs sU5-treasury hill every
citizen in any part OF tho United States in
any laudablc avocatioa will receive aS many
and rs rich benefits as the farmers, for every
intelligent person knows that prosperity or
bcggary must and will be filtered through
productive labor TO all our people, conse.
quently the sub-trcasury bill cannot be con-
torted to mean class legislation, or the inau-
guration Of raternal government, but, on
the contrary, it will simply inaugura,e
democratic government. Col. Mills says
''the tariff is the cause of all the woes of
which the farmer complains"
AS for myself believe any tariff collcc-
ted over and above the actual expenses on
an economically administered government
is robbery" and lave tnd will do all in
my power 70 put ours iIs that shnpo, 70, l.
esnnot wholly agree withsCol. Mills in this
matter and will prove it by his own state
ments.
In 1881 we ex: ,''ad seven hundred and
thirty million doli,.., worth of farm tro-
duets, while in 1882 We exported only five
hundred and thirty two million dollars
worth. Wheat In 1881 was worth ono dollar
and nineteen cents per bushcl, while in 1889
it was worth 70 cents. Hence in 1881 it
took about six hundred and thirteen million
bushels to bring the seven hundred and
thirty million dollars, while it took six han
drsd aud seventy million bushels in 1889 TO
bring five hundred and tLi;ty.two mil ion
dollars Thus we see we exported fifty. |
seven million bushels more whelt in |
1889 than we did in 1881, and tha, il |
brought one hundred and nincty-eight mil |
lion dollars less money. The cause Of this |
great falling 4 in exports was in the price
Of the prodnct The interesting question
just here is what caused the decline in
price? Spectators and their allies say j, is
OverprodUction. Let Us see if this is so.-
In 1881 we produced % bushels tf wheat
per capita in 1889 wQ Ircsuced u bushels /
per per- enpi,n. s, T'ns oohpls;sly ggssls l.ils.
Now in 1851 We bnd Zen dollars and I
twenty-three cents per capita in circulation. |
while in 1850 We had six dollars !
and ten cents per capita in circulation. |
Here, and here ouly, can the keen observer
ind the prime Cause of this great depression |
lation SO as to simplify, because all other |
fsrm products can safely he rsckonei a,
relative prices. All economists agree that |
the price Of all fa m produce is governed by |
the relative amount of money in circulation. |
The above statement fully confirms it
Hence the decrease in the circulation had |
more to do in depressing prices Than the
tariff did, yet do not deny that our tariff |
hal something to do with it, yet | do deny
it is now the prime cause as circher on |
this point. state that at this time agi- |
culture is depressed in all thickly populated |
agricultural countries. In all those that /
have high tariff cr n low tariff, in |
monarchies, empires. or republics in those |
having gold standard, n silver standard,
or a double standard.
This completely urscts Colonel Mills
proposition. Now The question Of questions
is, what is the cause ri thisS umyersal de-
preston of agriculture in thotlcnsely Topu-
la'ed agricultural districts g1hc answer is
that in all countries the circulating mciium
Is mainly bottoIrpl On metallic ,nonc,, iJ,n |