The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-09-26

EEE Aebu,ou naoas
|pl e the following from the Cotton
last week, and commend the very
kNIj docti iue i, inculostss 10 those Of our
ssxho think. because "sgricul,urs /,
ftSone Of the country" that II Is en-
gepsndsnt of and can be just as pros.
Without as with those who follow the
Pqs other ayocatioas. and who pur-
~ ssdusts ofths Farmers labor
~ 70 the nillioas ps espitas
Ellis ~ -sqrheIs engaged IN tue abso-
Ea'sM RNesssA channels and cmployments
Ag0dss H. ~ :
.sifyshose unthinking persons OF the "back-
bone win consider how utterly useless
.their;own bechbones would be without thoir
brains, their hands, and erery other faculty
that goes TO make up the human body aud
,.s,!pport the backbone, We think they would
step such foolish talk as denouncing the
merchants, professional men and others
fivins'in towns and cities, as enemies Of the
Farmers aud rheir;cocupationS opposed to
Itheyfarming interest. There is not lesi,i-
mate profession or employment that does
not eootrj6ste' i,srsAsreto the prosperity
and advancement Of orery ,othsr profession
,apds vp4ynent, and each is essential tc
ihS active iiy Of the othsrs. God made IL
lend ~ s made every character Of mind
Es % The ysrisusi. = vocation. Of
: ~ sfxssas sst6d s;std urssi uif'
h NO destroy, coutfo', tr perform the
I, 1i1he of any Or al, the other classes and
,oecnbisHs, los. some sesm to think they
can effort y bound 70 seriously weaken
the I'll forcs Of those attempting it. if il
doesoSdesirsy it entirely, from shere uu-
natu taxing aud application of the facul:
tics re " = ''
Ajnit that the farming class is the
mafity Of The population aui produce oil
th the ,ciole population eats aud wears,
t4t does not make them independent Of
~ classes that buy and sell, eat and wear,
fd.mshufscture into merohantsble fabrics
that is produced on the farm.
We have never been able to see the sense
T. jus6Sssof arfnying the town against The
seoautIy, ,,prtns. country against the town.
C,rtainly it is not the Interest Of the town
~ d or say anything to the injury Of the
Sp3lsmshc country !, and whom the people
or'he country want favors the town has
al%ays been rsadyto grant them. Let us
stop this b.ulky way of working. 1t i.
borA os prejudice. the offspring Of iguor
ance, and is unworthy place in TIT
hearts OF good neighbors and intelligen
citizens. Let US all pull together for tn
good of all.
If we all would read moro than most o
us do. We would not see things in the ligh
that We sometimes see them; II 3have hear,
men make such remarks rs this "There or
too many merchants 10 town, let them TAX
to the plow handles" Now, Brethren, tbs
Is looking at q thing in the wrong light. -.
am farmer and have No money iutereste
in the town or city, yet Il is TO my interes
| TO see the.town build up. We want goo
market audif We wore to get the merohan
into tie notion to leave town aud follow til
ploWs we Moald soon see our mistake. ]
NO HosNobody to consume. all that "
tD<k oaf ateye whssrwe need for ou
n r. - 49, the 10 do with Il? "
3 -. e. IS ~ Hon, and to get on
n x r. YEssyv-vv-<sIt-rs
80 AAa-iff the people ;Houl
Z bid be.uiore SO than, Il.
6Qt IS whole should take pride i
tie 81 hnd building up of our count,
!. seat. ~ many Of lIs are there who woul,
like 70 20 y our county seat and see half O
the stdrss closed Il will answer, very few
if it be looked at in the right light. Tb
country feeds the city ; the city is gre,
convenience to the country. One canno
we'll exist without the other. Why not ther
pull together? Let us begin in the lodge
by getting all the information We can, b