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

doubled. In other words, bacon bought at
and sold at 6 cents is 20 pr cent, but
only 10 per cent. when bought at 10 and
sold for IL cents. At the lower figures, for
the same amount Of money the merchant
handles double the number Of pounds aud
makes double the per cent. 1t Is to his
interest then to handle low priced goods.
But the truth is, the Alliance is stronger
in the North west than it Is In the South,
aud the organization there is fighting just
as hard for high priced corn and bacon as
we are for low prices. The two interests
arb not identical. II is very much like two
boys see-sawing on o pole: the big boy
keeps the little one up at pleasure. The
price of provision, however, like everything
else, will be governed by supply and de-
maud. As to forcing up the price Of cotton,
the Alliance had very little TO do with it,
Within the last few years q great many cot
ton factories have been built all over the
cotton belt, and the owners sought new
markets for their products in the countries
of Europe, Asia, and the Isles of the sea,
and the result was higher prices for cotton
Let manufactures increase until the South
spins every pound of cotton she grows and
controls the sale Of it, and We may then ex-
pect 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 to the delay of this better era.
The election of Capt. Tillmau would
| doubtless check the fow Of capital into the
State aud stop tho growth of cotton facto-
ries. This is not merely the imaginary
theory of an alarmist. The prospect Of his
election has already caused our bonds to
drop from 1881 to 094. His election may
prove serious matter to the tax pay er..
But the strongest objection to Capt. Till
man remains to be told. The strongest aud
most distinguishing feature in the national
platform is the tariff plank. That was the
issue in 1888 as il will be in 1892 and Capt
lillmau's sneering remark that cleveland
was whipped out of his boots on that ISSUE,
only proves Tillmau's infidelity to the demo-
cratic party. We are told that his brother
has voted with the republicans on the tariff
for the last IL years. Both Of them will
doubtless be with that party in 1892 No
man can oppose the strongest plank in the
rlaf'rm Of the democracy and be a thor
oughbred, out and out democrat. l hope
the day will never come when we will elect
half horse aud half alligator governor of
South Carolina.
Every one must have noticed how Capt.
tariff during this Campaign. 1t is idle talk
for any man to say We ore not concerned
about the tariff when for every dollar Of
taxes we pay the State the national govern
ment scoops in from US $37.
The tariff that now oppresses US origiua-
ted at Washington and Its, evil effects have
been and arc now felt from the center to the
circumfers ice. And if it is ever reformed
the reformation, which can only be through
the people, must start at the circumfer ence
and work back to the center. We do not
believe that Capt. Tillmau will ever be q
leader in that kind Of reformation.
One more The March convention that
nominated Capt. Tillman though composed
OF democrats, was not o democratic couven-
ton. Ii l understand the Specification of
the term democrat, it cannot DO applied to
any organization composed of any one GLASS
or citizens and held in the interest Of on
class, as was the March convention. And
the nomination of Tillman subject to tho
approval of the democratic convention does
not disguise the opposition that was and is
in 1t to the democracy. There is no analogy
between the nomination of Capt. Tllmau by
the March Convention and the announce
mont of candidate through the papers BY
one or many citizens. The latter is simply
the presentation Of n choic.-on as he or
''oJ pohONS ocot u represent epeEI
class of citizens while the March Conven-
tion was class convention, putting forward
o class candidate to represent single class
OF citizens aud backed by class executive
committee.
Notice, too, tho action Of this independent
organization Their nominee declared that
we had "never had a democratic
government. Conventions are machines
in the hands Of the ring; meaning
the democracy, and VIC are going
to have primary 60 that every man
crn cast his own vote." The straight out
candidates sold we are also in faver Of n
primary. What then? Why, Tillman just
said, we made a mistake. 1t is not q pri-
mary but convention wo want. We
thought conventions were machines in the e
hands Of the ring, but the trick is in q
primary. SO the people are to be deuied
the right of casting their own votes until
some other reforme- comes to the surface.