The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-02-20
FARMERS AND SILVER.
A Determined Effort to influence
Congress.
The Council Of State Presidents of tho
National Farmers Alliance Adopts
Resolution Demanding
the Prompt Report Of
the Silver Bill.

WASHINGTON, ID. @. Feb 49, The pres.
i1ents OF the State organizations of the
Nat'onai Farmers Alliance met here. the
purpose being to formulate certain meas
urcs 10 be presented to Congress and TO
map out some feasible plan for dissent.
natin8 the literature of tho council for
euucationai purposes The meeting was
called to order with President Polk in
! s,eh.avs. s..sptfscnfat nf. .thn fn,iowino
land, South Carolina, North Carolina,
tennessee, Mississippi, Kansas and Penn
sylvania and several other States.
The only business transacted in the
morning was the appointment of a com
| mittee ON silver legislation. At the even.
| ing session this committee submitted the
following report
Resolved, That we regard II as u high
duty cnJ"ined upon Congress by the Con
stitution To provide for the unlimited
coinage of both the precious metals. golu
and silver, I" the end that the people of
the several States may he provided with
circulating medium. We express our
surprise and indignation that this duty
has been so long delayed and neglected.
contrary, rs VIC believe, not ouly to the
| duty VIC have mentioned hut the best in
tcrcsts OF the masses of our people, who
are suffering the pangs of poverty and
tagnation Of business caused by the
want OF sufficient circulating medium.
We believe and charge that such DELAY
and neglect has been occaaionod by na
undue influence in our governmental pol.
icies by those whose interests it is to con.
tract the currency and subservc the mo-
! nOpolics and money lenders.
We therefore urge upon Congress the
demand heretofore made hy the National
Farmers Alliance aud Industrial Union
for free and unlimited coinage Of silver
! upon the same terms and conditions that
gold is now coined. We express our car
nest condemnation of the exercise of ar
bltinry power which prevented the fair
consideration ri the free coinage bill ut
Tie last session of Congress. and in this
connection we give expression to the
hope that the free coinage bill which
passed the Senate during the present scs-
sion and is now being considered in the
committee on coinage, weights and meas.
urcs of the House. shall not be suppressed,
but shall be speedily reported back to the
House and enacted into law. With prom.
| CT respect aud Difference to our Repre-
scntativcs on tho committee In the House
we say that any efforts to unduly delay
The rep 'rt on that bill so as to prevent
action thereon by tho House i'm the few
remaining days of this Congress will mcr
II, ana Will receive, still further condem
nation by the farmers and laborcrs of this
country. We have waited many years
Tor the simple justice of having both pre-
ci"Us metals restored to free coinage, and
nefcny declare our determination TO press
the hght on this line until this relief is ac-
co'h'd TO the laboring and producing
| IiuS nf
sible the men, irrespective of parry, who
"bs'i"ri IN any way the legislative enact
| ment ol tins Just measure 50 strongly de
mandcd by the laborny classes Of all
| parties.
The report is signed byJ. II. McDo,.
aid, Tennessee, chairman; L. s Hall
NJ. d.; Frank McGrath, Kansas; T. :
Adams, Louisiana; Martin Page, Virum
| ia; w. s. McAllister, Mssissirni
The Council will eudeavor TO obtain q
hearing before the House committee ON
| coinage, and, if this is accorded it, the
| report OF the committee o., s;.,c, i,yisj,
ton Will be presented. The committee
on legislative demands has under copsid
| Grafton the sub-trcasury proposition AMI
the land loan plan. There is strong
sentiment inthc Council that the House
committee on ways and means should re-
port TO the House the sub-trcasurv bill
so that there may be discussion of its
| provisions. There arc II numbers Of
! members OF the Council however, VINO
arc opposed to the idea.
The press committee consists of NIessrs
Mcdowell. Snavely, Hall and Kenmore.
The Council then adjourned
frSTF
Heretofore il has seemed an imposs:.
bllIty to get stained cotton white without
injuring it. a process 10 accomplish this
has recently been discovered by J. ].
Williams, a successful farmer at Ellenton.
s. G. He packs his seed cotton in Law.
ers Over each layer he sprinklcs water
will! pine top, and after doing this
leaves it for nearly three days. The
stained and blue cotton, when taken out
is clean and white and the staple as good
| as ever.
The cotton when packed in this man.
| ncr generates heat. which removes the
stains, and the farmer is saved the differ
encc in price between the stained and
white cotton, besides gaining one pound
| in eight in ginning. The heat generated
in the packing kills the germ in the seed,
but the oil in them is not injured, and
| they are saleablc to the oil mills.
Mr.. Williams has found this process
successful, and he will be glad to answer
any inquiries concerning it. AS the best
evidences Of it's value it may DC stated
that this year he sold his entire crop as