The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-04
lie, Us All be Unhappy Together"


If there is any class of people in this
county who do not feel the present depressed
condition of the financial aud business af-
fairs of the country, we would like to know
and see few of the lucky fellows who be-
long to it. The very sight of them would be
q cure for sore eyes. We are all in the
same water-logged boat together, aud If we
expect to be eaved from utter destruction,
"all hands aud the cook" must man the
pumps and work with o determined and
he,rty will to save each other.
The Merchant, the Farmer, the Banker
and the moueyed man, must lay aside all
class prejudices and enmities and stand to-
s@ahA,miifS:: sss6 6-;;s' one feeling the touch of
his neighbor's elbow in magnauimous effort
to ease off the burden of debt which Provi-
dence has placed upon the shoulders of
majority Of our honest and industrious fell
low citizens, depressing their energies and
csstiug deep shadow over their future.
All this despon ieney and gloom can and
must be lifted from them by mutual forbear-
auce and the cheerful extending of helping
| hands whenever honest worth calls for help.
Notwithstanding the extremely short crop
and low price of cotton, our correspondents
tell us the Farmers are doing oil in their
power 10 pay their debts. If there are any
cases of trying to evade the payment of
honest debts, by doubtful or dishonest
means, they arc "few and far between" and
we have not heard Of them. There are
always many who take advantage Of the cry
of hard times and scarcity of money to post,
generally come round all right, after a little
spurring.
We speak what we know when we say the
merchants of this town are willing and anx.
ious to meet the Farmers on the most liberal
arrangements for past Indebtedness, and to
extend to them oil the accommodations for
the next year which their own capital and
the credit they can command will permit.
Of course this cannot be expected of them in
cases where no effort or showing is made to
make an honest settlement of the past.
| In this time of doubt and depression
among the farmers of this County, we feel
assured that they will find the merchants OF
Union ready to belp them tide over their
present troubles, upon the most liberal
| terms.
| 1t is too true that in consequence Of the
short crop and low prices, not ten out OF
every nundrct -Farmore- -oon--rcssibly
more than from 40 to so cents on the dollar:
but it is not their fault, but it is their mis-
fortune, and their msfor tune is deeply felt
by every other class and business, and
there must be no Skylocks among us de-
manding the pound of flesh to fulfil the
letter and spirit of the contract. We must
rather fulfil the scriptural injunction to
"bear one anothcrs burdens" and the
promised blessings will assuredly follow.
We are satisfied that if the Farmers, the
Merchants. end all other interested classes
in the county were TO meet together, as they
are doing iu the Greenville Courthouse to-
day, to discuss measures for financial relief,
1t would have most cheerful and salutsry
effect upon the present troubles, and put a
brighter and More cheerful look upon tha
face of the future.
We believe such meeiEyor would eradicate
much ofthe oil preijddice, create n kinder
win Il, .... a1s.1ss jSoommodations rhelr mean.
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