The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-06-13


lies from the market places. Why South I
rn farmers should 20 into it l cannot com {
rehend. They buy their bacon and -four !
.om the Northwest, and ifthe producers are
nabled to lock it up and hold it for higher :
rices it will be at the expense of the cotton
rover. How is he to be benefited? When
C locks up his cotton against whom is he
offending? All his crop is sold Two
birds of it goes to Europe, and the other
o cotton manufacturers in the United States.
f the cotton grower expects TO sell at the
market price, and tries to force the manufsc-
urer to give him more than the market price
lie manufactures to give him more than the
market price, the manufacturer can close his
mill, turn his working people in the street
and wait until the grower is ready to sell.
He can stand the strain longer than the farm
er can. His employees will drink the cup Of
suffering to its dregs but it will not come hear
his lips. Ia the meantime the cotton grower
will be paying the warehouse combination
price for his bacon, lard and flour, and If he
holds his cotton for the year provided for
by the bill he will put two crops OH the mar
ket at once, sell them at half price, pay in
terest insurance and other charges and close
up the transaction heavy lossr. Let MS
look mt it from the position OF the consumer
of fnrm products. What are they to do while
1a1ln plOuuClS arc lOChcu UP Ill
ury? What arc they to do for daily subss-
teuce? What have they to deposit upon
which to draw so per cent. of its value with
which to purchase their daily supplies: They
are entitled to equal considerations with the
rest. AS Democrats, w0 all believe with MIR.
Jefferson, in equal and exact justice t" all.
Our wholc.systcm free government is found
ell on that cardinal principle aud the Demo
cratic party was organized at the bcgginng
TO secure it. All the battles it has fought
and all the victories it has won have been 10
favored class TcyIsia,run~-sai marty has never
When any measure is proposed for their
adoption it must impose its burdens and be-
stow its benefits alike OH all. am thorough
ly convinced that the sub.trcasury scheme
will ipiurc farmers and all others, but | am
presenting ii To you i'll the light in which its
advocates present IT., as measure beneficial
to the depositors Of the farm products, but
injurious to those who have to buy and con-
sumo them. There is another objection to
the proposed scheme that | am afraid was
not considered by my Democratic friends in
Milan County. twill require ten or II dozen
officers at each of the sub-treasurics to re-
ccivc and care for the products deposited, re-
turn TO the dcpoSiturs, aud make settlements
for advances, interest, insurance and other
charges, or sell them at auction and account
for proceeds of snlc, To render accounts to
the government, t0 receive its money, keep
books make returns, and perform such other
duties rs will &c found necessary i'll conduct
ing so large n business. The bill only pro-
rilcs for one such officer, but that is mani
fcstly insufficient and the Government, if the
bill Is passed, will provide force enough to
execute its provisions. Under the Constitu-
ton they must be appointed by the Prc.i-
dent or by those under his authority. Have
hn,, .,...
would be the effect of filling tho Southern
States with Republican office holders dispens-
ing hundreds of millions Of money? Do you
want 10 return to the period Of rcconstrlc-
tion again? Have the Democrats of Milan
County forgotten tho throcS and commissions
through which we passed during that time?
The Republicans in the senate and House arc
holding nightly caucuscs 10 agree upon a
system of Federal control over our ballo,
boxes, in order that they may take control
OF our elections, and by returning boards. np-
pointed by Harrison, have republicans placed
i'll office, instead of the Democrats who have
been elected 10y the people. Evor since they
secured the administration and both branch
os of Congress they have been busy devising
why's and means TO Ovcriurn the Southern
State governments "u'l put them again in the
control of II mcrccnary hord Of adventures
worst than The ucustc and lice of Egypt. 70
pass either Of these bills and inauguratc the
sub-ircaSury system would hc to prepare tho
way and make Tic paths straight for the
restoration Of that control. IL would bring
to tho South period of corruption and op-
PF'IMrT ii e " by s2ys TS%Sb fSSr BY mis- fs bff bff
could be built without cost to the Govern
mcnt, aud if all the Offices necessary to car
ry 1t into effect, could bc filled with Demo
Gratis, and If the Government had Il thousand
nAllons OF gold amd silver 10 lend 10 the
farmers without interest, and without intlat-
ing the currency. the measure would then bo
full of evil and destitute of any compensat-
ing good. Tho throwing into the circilation
of II thousand millions of gold and silver |
would raise prices very greatly, and while |
the products the farmer had To sell would he |
greatly increased III price, So would that
which he had 10 buy. SO that exchanges |
would DO lifted upon n higher plane. but
their relative value TO olch other would be
Just the same
The relief for which cur farmers need is
the relief for which Cleveland fought and
fcl. That relief was to givo them more
markets and n greater demand for their
products that grcntcr demand would raise
'hclr prices and put into their pockets moro
Than II thousand millions of dollars annually
not OF borrowed money, but of money that
belonged 10 them, and which did not have
o be repaid to any one. While opening the
nHrkets otthc world to their surplus pro-
iucts would Increase the value of what they
iad TO sell it would at the same time de
'rease the value Of the things they had to
,uy This policy would begin rcdstribu-
ION OF tho wealth Of the country; and the
wealth that is now piled up in castles would
Ic distributed i'll the pockets of the pro-
luccra. The only way III which Congress
AN emanclP"te our farmers is to reduce.
greatly reduce, taxatiuN on all manufactures
ma other things which are imported and
which we have 10 bay, and thus let in five
~ nix hundred millions of foreign rro luc,s
hat are now kept ont. When these come i'm
III equal amount of cotton, wheat, corn and
'ther things wonld so out to pay for them.
ma that would make an increased demand
winch would Increase the value of the entire
;rop many hundred million dollars. In 1881
nc exported $3.50. O.OOD 900 worth OF agricul.
nral products. That is the largest amount !
We nave over exported in any one year from