The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-08-08

upuoltd. In other words, bacon bought at
and sold at & ceuts is 20 pr cent, but
only 10 per cent when bought at 10 and
sold for | | cents At tho lower figures, for
handles double the number of pounds and
makes double the per cent. IL is to his
interest then To handle low priced goods.
But the truth i, the Alliance is stronger
in the North vest than it il in the South,
aud the organization there is fighting just
as hard Cor high priced corn and bacon "a
we ure for low prices. The two interests
arc not identical. 1t is very much like two
boys see-sawimg on a pole: the big boy
keeps the little ono up ut pleasure. The
price of provision, however, like everything
else, will he governed by supply and de-
mand. A. To forcing up the price of cotton,
the Alliance hal very little 10 do with it,
Within the last few years II great many cot
ton factories have been built all over the
cotton belt, and the owners sought new
markets for their products in the counties
Of Europe. Asia. and the isis of the sea,
aud the rcsult was higher prices for cotton.
lie, manufactures increase until the South
spins every pound Of cotton she grows and
controls the sale of il, and we may then cx
pcct To realize the best price for cotton.
But there are contingencies that may re-
move the day OF this golden harvest to the
cotton planter far beyond the day of any
living man. The force bill may disorganize
the labor and industries of the South and
contribute 10 the delay of this better era.
The election of Capt. Tillman would
doubtless check the now of capital into the
State and stop the growth Of cotton facto-
rrs. This is not merely the imaginary
theory Of an alsrmst. The prospect of his
election has already caused our bonds TO
drop from 1884 to 99I. His election may
create friction i'll the government that may
prove serious matter to the tax rayers.
But the strongest objection to Capt Till
man ,emains to be toll The strongest aud
most distinguishing feature in the national
platform il the tariff plank. That was the
issue in 1888 aS il will be in 1892 and Capt.
l!ilmau's sncerny remark that cleveland
Was whipped out Of his boots on that issue
only proves Tilman's iniiIelity to the demo-
cratic party. We are told that his brother
has voted with the republicans on the tariff
for the last II years. Both of them will
doubtless tc with that party in 1892. No
man can oppose the strongest plank in the
ria + 'rm nf the democracy and be thor
oughbred. out and out democrat. | hope
the day viii never come when we will elect
q half horse and half alligator governor Of
South Carolina.
Every one must have noticed how Capt.
Tilmau has avoided the discussion of the
tariff during this campaign. 1t is idle talk
for any man To say we are not concerned
about the tariff when fox every dollar of
taxes we pay the State the national govern
ment scoops in from Us S37.
The tarE that now Opprcsses us origina-
ted at Washington aud its evil effects have
been and are now tcli from the center to the
cilcumt.lo ICE. And il it is ever refcrmcd
Il, irh opl, b., Il,
the pcrpir, must start at the circumfei cncc
aui work back To the ccatcr. We do not
believe that Capt. rillman will ever DC a
leader in that kind of reformation.
one more: The March convention that
nominated Capt. Tillmnn though composed
ui democrats, was not democratic cOuven-
liou II understand the signitcation of
the term democrat. IL cannot he applied t.
any organization cumrosci Of any one class
Of citizens AMI held III the interest Of one
class, aS was the March convention. And
the nomination OF 1illman subject to the
approval pf tho democratic convention does
not disgui>c the opposition that was and is
IN It - ths democracy. There is no analogy
between the npminniipn Of Capt. Tillmau by
the March Convention and the announce
mcut Of 4 candidate through the papers by
one OF n"ny citizens. The latter is Simply
they believe best fitted to represent epery
c.;-s "t citizens 4; while the March Conven-
tion was y class convention, putting forward
class cPudidl'e to represent single class
{ citizens AMI backed by class executive
y"mmj:icc.
Notice, TOO, tho action Of this Independent
VrGamiLItipn Their nominee declare that
We had never had democratic
gUycrnncut. Conventions are machines
IN the hanls of the ring: meaning
the democracy, and We are going
t. have primary so that every man
clp cat his own vote. The s,raigh:-out
cluiGaics sail We are al-o in favor Of Il
primary. What then? Why, Tillnan iust
said, We II L. u mistake. 1t is not rri-
mary but Convention wo want. We
thought conventions were machines in the
hands Of the ring. bur the trick is in n
primary. - The pcop'c are TO bc denied
the Isht of casting their own votes until
some ether rcfOrmc" comes 70 the surface.
OBsEEVhR.