The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-08-08
EXTRACTS FROM PRIEST. L. L, PoLK,s
ADDRESS.
(CoNTINUED.)

ADDRESS.
(CosTISUEp.)
Every man is in the same boat with the
farmer and when he goes down you will sink
with him. Even jay Gould with hi, fa6u-
ioue wealth could not 1.-Two twelve meath.
without the farmer.
Mr.. Dodge tells us that it is over-produc
tion that causes the financial trouble among
The farmers; that we are so poor because
We are SO rich: Wonderful logic Laying
[ the blame Of our trouble, on High Heaven.
God never makes mistakes, my friends.
There is, nor can there To over-production
In auy country, when there is siug,e child
| crying for bread
They tell us a dollar will buy more than
ever before. But where is the dollar? A
tramp in certain city tho other day iuquir-
cd where he could procure his dinner, he
was pointed to an eating house, where q
square meal could bo had for only Twenty-Five
cents. G'iug off 10 the direction pointed, he
suddenly turned and asked his informant
where he could procure the 25cts?
When wheat was $500 per bushel and
cotton 2Octs. per. pound there was $62 per
capita for every iuhabitant in the United
States; now when cotton is lOcts. there is
81 for each inhabitant. The Kansas farmer
would willingly sell his corn for 1Octs. per
bushel, but after the X. r. tariff is paid, he
can't realize even that amount.
Legislation for the last 25 years has been
an iniquitous'y one-sided affair--to the ir-
terest Of banks, monopolies, trusts and CON-
bines.
You and l, brother Farmers, have had
aspirants for congressional honors to tell
us they were devoted to the welfare of the
people, and all they wanted was for US 10
place them upon the wa' 'chtowers Of the ma.
ton and they would zealously guard our
| interests.
We have elected them and sent them TO serve
US. without par,iality, as q common people
then after while, as our burden, began 10
tsssssa mora eppsessiye, We would remember
their VOWS, and expeectantly inquire ofthem,
""atchman what ofthe night?" And their
reply would be. "All is wei! Plow on
Then, rs oppression was grievous
10 be borne, We again would in sup'iaut
voice inquire "Watchmau! What of the
night?" They tauntingly reply, "Au is
well Plow on"
george Washington sad "ours is a govern
ment Of the people for the people, AMI by
the people" A majority of our present law
makers say: "A government of the ring for
the ring, and by the ring
Let us ever after this, my brethren, elect
these ring men to stay at home.
Abraham Lincoln said, at is possible to
deceive part of the people al the time
and it is possible to deceive all tho nso'
pie part of the time ; but it was impossible
to deceive oil the people all the time"
And rejoice to know that we cau be /, O
longer deceived by party pol ticians and
| lawmakers.
repeat, my frienls; the contest is to
prove whether the citizen or the dollar is
sovereign.
AMI we have perfect right to de-
maud the .Sub.treasury plan or something
better; but the little politician cries out that
it is wrong for the Alliance to meddle with
politics, that the Sub-treasury plan is un.
constitutional. Little politician, who has
more right to use politics thau the farmer
You seem to forget that there is vast diff.
ference between the honest politician and tho
TTneo IA
constitutional for the Government to foster
bonded ware houses where w hiskey i, sent
out to poison happiness, destroy lives, con-
sumo homes, and make wives and children
miserable, but To store the products of our
honest labor Is unconstitutional Bretheren,
we have been kept s;de-trscked and deceived
long enough. We need sound men, Of sound
convictions, sound to the core as heart Of
oak men who perceive that duty is the grand.
est word ever uttered in the dialect of ton.
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The Farmers of this country have got I,
unite.
Put your wives into your Alliances, and
you rusty old bachelors VIII, don't think
wlmmen should inc the A lance stand I
up; want these, ladies to look nj you. My
friend let the divine form Of woman grace
and re6Re every sub-Alliance. Zen have
neye<'kuown woman to iUjure any good
cause. y y.
EPocH. The transit n from long. ii.gs r. &
ing and painfu, ckue sto r b,,ss. kenlti.. =.