The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-11
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HARRY TRACY

RELIES To TIE hon. n. q. MILLS LETTER TO
THE MILAN COUNTY FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Having voted for Hon. Il. o. Mills Mt every
election in which he was n candidate since
MILAN county was attached TO the Ninth
congressional district, and baving ut every
election since 1860 voted the straight Demo
cratic ticket, and being now II Democrat. it
was but natural that myself in common
with every other Democrat, did hope and!
believe that our champion (Col. Mills in
his reply to The communication firm the
Milan County Farmers Alliance. could
conhne his answer 10 Tie merits of the sub
treasury bill now under consideration by
the Ways and Means Committee Of the ii
congress, and the said reply would set forth
reasons conclusive and arguments unanswer-
able, because Hon. II. =. Mills is n member
of the Ways and Means Committee, ard he
discharged his duty rs such, would neccs-
sarily have heard all the arguments pro and
con, and also Icing recognized as an able
Statesman, every one had Il right to expect
that he would discuss the bill dispassion-
ately, fairly and i'll Statesman Ike manner.
His reply has rudcly diSpcltcl that hope.
for from start to finish it is full Of wild
miSstatcmcntS anil ~ wild conclusions
Not one provision of the hill has been fairly
stated, and 10 cover up these IN lical c ntor-
tlons o. the sub-trcasury. he ingenious V
hrts the bloody shirts in way to make
even ingalls, smile. COL NIiRs either docs
not understand the bill Or wiliully comforts
and miSrcprcscnts il.
HIS reply is so long II ramblc Aud CONTRA
diets itself so badly that in this reply [
Shall on'y notice those points raised that
have any color Of truth in them am sure
that the brave deeds of Colonel Mills i'm the
past VII arouse The admiration and graft
tude Of The pcoglc, but they will not answer
for argument upon so impor:a7t a measure.
His first objection. the cost of warehouses.
Is not founded on fats. II will not Ito To
base ,he estimate of wnc .ouycS IN the
cost OF grant cOu,t-hou cS fr il is
well known to every one wlp las invcst,-
gatci the nat cr that sub tantial colt IN
war houses inn by COO feet can lac erec.cd
for less that S2o,QOn. One of these ware
houses would hold more cotton than the
present State house of the State of New
lo;k, which cast atou Sl7. 900 600. His
second ohicctnn is hat under the woIkinrs
OF the suh-rcasury hill the Government
Will absorb all the private business of the
people This proposition is wholly rctutci
by The f,ctS Tor workings ur the suh-;rcns-
ury system the people elect the agent IN the
same manner that they now elect any other
county officer. lie. like the rest, will eject
hi- own assistants, and us II matter of course
VIII select them from his constituents. This
also ursctS Colonel Mills assertion that the
system Will fill the South full of Rcpub lean
federal Office hal.lcr-. These agents duty i.
to receive, store, and when desired by the
owner I" advance money on produce stored
lie has Il" power tn in any way dispose of
This produce until after twelve months hay.
expired. The statistics clearly show that
oil "t these products must he consumed
within the year OF the wheels Of civilization
must stop: hence tho dcpo.ii"r runs 10 risk
OF having his produce sod ut auction hy the
agent, Under the provisions of this bill 10
agent can receive over 81 800 annually for
his services, therefore it is seen that n price
~ put upon the labor Of the agent, for every
agent elected under this bill two will be dis.
placed vino are now self appointed und they
place ther own price upon their labor and
compel the Farmers to pay il, for the ware
houSSmen> and elevator associations fix the
prices, 'ind under the present systems the
FARMERS cannot escape them. Foreigners arc
last absorbing all the elevators. and will
soon take in the mills and brewcries. Thus
1t Is seen that under the workings of the
su6-treasury bill the farmers will be enabled
TO escape the merciless cold grip Of the |
lsurer and speculatar- -,nan- -as-L...- -~4->..-
take charge of their own business, which
every one knows is utterly impossible under
existing conditions. Colonel Mills says in
effect that the suh-;r"asury bill will be of no
financial benefit to farmers, but, on the
contrary, will drN, ZEN into bankruptcy
Under the workings "f the sub-trcasury bill
the farmers will save So ,O0O, 600 iu interest,
So, ,OOO,nOO i'll the economy of handling
their prodccc, S2J,0O0,OOO in insurance,
$50, ,oOo,OO in the price of :hcir grain, SlS.-
Oco, COO III tho price Of their cotton. and at
least Sl,oAO,ON in the price of Their to-
bacco. All These savings added together
make the snug sum of S22l ,ODo, 900 that the
American farmers will save annually Ivy the
adoption of The Sub-trcaSury bill. which
with the catirC system of elevators and
warehouses provided ior, will not cost 800
DO,ooo. ami II addition will place mills in
the grain Districts and cause the crc2ti II Of
cot on manufactures all over the South.
If this will send the farmers into bunk
ruptcy. give us bankruptcy, and give il 10
u' quick our children can then 90 t. school
"nd we can soon get ont of debt hy paying
it in cash, for our inability to perfom those
feats under present $nuiiaiion >ystsm is
nea"!y bothcring IL 10 dcith
trust HAT C'. Nil and other! It his
way Of thnEn will not fail to observe hat
II these swings arc left in thc pockets of
those who produce them. We. as Demo
Gratis, can Eut fll TO remember also that 10
this very end democratic government was
ms itutcl among mcl With these saving
IN the pockets OF the farmers. il won't he
long til the formers Of Nmcr.ca will own
the farms Of America. Whom thi, mdi ion
exists. ou' Republic viii hc pcrpctuaicd.
Will" undv. cyiS ing "IdcncicS. which
nrc unavoidable Umdc' c"i>irg conditions.
within twenty yeas from to-day three
fOn,lhS of the farmers Of America VIII he
tenants. Whcnirhis condition exists, demo
Crl.ic government cinnGt live. IIcmcs
brccl patriots. l;oar ling houses trccd
tramps. Drm' cratic government draws its
liIc-blroi from patriot IN. Tramps are the
worst enemies n republic can have, because
he tramp Of to-in" will Lc The anarchist of
to-m,rrrw. Colonel Mills places the amount
Of :.'"""v in circulniion AT II l0n 900 400
While no accredited authority places il at
over 500. .OW,OOO.