The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-13

get inc other sssS1 IL the Fdrmers did
not have 10 70 al N(ne cent, would II be
just for the ,.toh jEarhers to reduce the
cotton crop ene-half lit WOULD be more than
one-half--anI thereby raise tho price Of
cotton to 10 cents per pound, while the
consumers wculi not have ooe dollar more
to buy these cotton goods witfif
1--we get that selfish and care nothing for
our other friends who arc engaged in farm
ing and other occupations in life, who cam
no, or do not raise cotton, but are consumers
Of the same, Lthink God would curse us, AMI
he ought to, aad wipe us out Of existsnce.
Look at those farmers who raise wheat,
corn AID bacon to sell. Are they any better
off tha1we are? IL reports be true, they
are not Suppose they were 10 cut off their
grain cfop ons-half, what would be the re.
sults Thousands would perish for fool
aud on the other hand thousands would go
unclothed, if ewere to act the same. Mol
that aaaAis - .h.1sy-ii,- .-.-.-is-
make it worsein genera God created III,
world and he arranged all things well. Some
portions can mise one product and s,me
others, sd we are here to help each other,
whether fe live in Maiae or Texas, Kansas
or South Carolina, Europe or America. I
don't bsli}vo shore is better place in Amer
ica than IA the cotton States.
The plitioiaus tell us the South if we
get the Sb-Treasury the western farmers
will lock kp their grain aud we would have
to pay thbn their own price. Well, suppose
they did .st woul 60 hard with us enc year,
but sfte{ that We would raise our own
hog and hominy, if we did lose by it.
But that Ss not the object Of the plan. 1t is
to Iucrea the volume of fcurrency anl give
the farmf an equal showing with the bond
holder ou say we need not expect to get
our pro a share unless we earn it by our
labor, etc. All right, friend Stokes, that is
wmt we>H 77fSsa,ias fos. Let every man
earn his brs by tle sweat OF his brow but
you know ibkt is not the case. A fsw thou
sand are sccunula'iug all the wealth
of the country, while the masse, are pro-
dncing it and it Is taken from them
by legalizsf robbery. iknow that there are
lsboring men VIII, fyoa were to give FIVE
hundred dollars at the beginning Of a year,
before theit crops were gathered would
cpeud it all, and would be crying hard times.
l suppose that will be the casa until the
end Of time. but ih,t is no argument against
these who are taying to have s,mething whe q
they honestly it.
The Sub-Treasury, you say, will ho'd
on to its Objectionable features. You car
call tbeu Objectionable il you please. say
we will hold on to them until we c,n gel
something better. You say it will take five
or six yeafa - relieve the patient with thei1
medicine; q ID all the time they are pocke,ing
Asus<a-ssa El4e--s- asa dAiiu frou,Jas-
movementks Is ever lived, although you Gil
them demaEogaes. | know there are Ju-
dases aud BENEDICT Arnolds, in the Alliance.
but that is 20 more than would be expect
ed. The sSn Of Col chose twelve aud one
Of them was . traitor, but he did not disb,u
the eleven because one was traitor, neither
will we disband because there is now and
then traitor, but will get rid ofthem.
Whatyousay ab vi the Southern Farmer
curing the finance disease will le,vc that
for your readers rs intelligent men to decide;
but where you can get that idea from am una
BILE to say. It seems that you are like many
others: live will stick to the principles Of
the Allan de and let politics alone we will
come out d'l right That Is what is hurting
those Old political doctors. can say for
yourinfornhtion that it is, in part, political
organizati2Ibat not partisan.
A wor bout theihird party and close
You sag kyr illusions to Cleveland aud
Harrison sh|acks strongly Of third partyism.
but believe am true democrat. Well, ]
never smacked much on the third party last
year, but If the reform m ,vement refuses 10
incorporate ia its platform the Ocala de,
mauds and the third, or Haskell, or peoples
or any other party, you will find the Ali
ance with them -myselfiucluded. 1 follow
ed Hampton and Butler in the late war and
hal!ooed myself hoarss in 70 for them,
snd l have much respect for them now; but
never can support them again as long MS they
ignore our demand or do not give us ..some-
thing better We are for measures, not men
or parties.
Now, MIR. Editor, contend that it becomes
every true American citizen, let him he Mer-
chant. Doctor. Lawyer, Minister, NJ, chauic,
Editor or Farmer, 10 study the great issues
that arc agitated all over this grand country
Of ours, and in Lnnt where the evil is, and
then all pull together until we get II rene
died. ~ G.T.G.
ALL THEWHisKEy POURED OUr.-Several
evan2elistsars conducting holiness meet
ing at Senaca VIII ch i, said to be stirring the
whole place. The town druggist is
one Of thasc who is deeply interested in the
mecing AMI he is said /, have pourcl out
on The Streets few days ago, oil The whiskey
i'm his drt + store BY .bi, act the town il