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 the
National Farmers Alliance Adopt,
Resolution Demanding
the Prompt Report of
the Silver Bill.

'oN, ~. ~. req. lB.--The pres
,3en's OF the State organizations of the
Nat'onai Farmers Alliance met here, the
purpose being to formulate certain meas.
uies 10 DE presented to Congress and to
map out some feasible plan for dissent
nating the literature of the council fo,
euucationai purposes. The meeting was
caiiea TO order with President Polk in
the chair, Representatives of the folIowino
land, South Carolina, North Cnrolina
tennessee, Mississippi, Kansas and Penn
syNah'a ana scvera! other States.
me only business transacted i'm thc
morning was the appointment of com
mittee on silver legislation Al the even
ing session this committee submitted the
following report
Resolved. That we regard 1t as a hyh
duty cnJoined upon Congress hy the Con.
Stltut'on TO provide for the unlimited
coinage of both the precious metals. roIn
ana silver, to the end that the people of
the several States may be provided with
circulating medium. We express ou,
surprise and indignation that this duty
has been so long delayed and neglected
contrary, as VIC believe, not only to the
duty we have mentioned. but the best in.
tcrests OF the masses Of our pcopIc. who
are suffering the pangs of poverty and
stngnatlon Of business caused bv the
want of sufficient circulating medium
We believe and charge that such DELAY
and neglect has been occssioncd by nm
undue Influence in our governmental pol.
lCies 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 by the National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
Tor Tree and unlimited coinage Of silver
upon the same terms and conditions tint
gold Is now coined. We express our ca,.
nest condemnation of the exercise of ar
bitrary power which prevented the fair
consideration of the free coinage bill a,
the last session of Congress- and in this
connection we give expression to the
hope that the free coinage hill which,
passed the Senate during the present scs
sion and is now being considered in the
committee on coinage, weights and meas
ures of the House, shall not be suppressed
but shall be speedily reported back to the
House and enacted into law. With prom.
cr respect and Difference to our Repre.
sentativcs on the committee in the Hous,
we say that any efforts to unduly della,
| The rep ,rt on that bill so as to prevent
action thereon by the House in the few
remaining days of this Congress will mcr.
II, and will receive, still further condem
nation by the farmers and laborcrs of this
country. We have waited monv wears
Tor the simple justice of having both pre
cious metals restored TO free coinage. and
hereby declare our determination TO press
the fight on this line until this relief is ac-
corded to the laboring and PRODUCING
masses of our nation, and to hold rcsnon
slble the men, irrcspcctiv" of par,y. who
obstruct IN any way the legislative cnnr,
ment OF tins just measure 50 strongly de.
manded by the laboring classes Of an
parties.
The report is signed byJ. II. McDon.
aid, Tennessee. chairman; L. s Hall
NJ: ID. Frank McGrath, Kansas; T. :.
Adams, Louisiana; Martin Page, yiruin
Ia; w. 5. McAllister, Mississippi.
The Council will eudeavor to obtain
hearing before the House committee on
coinage, and. if this is accorded it, the
report OF the committee on silver le9isla
tlon VIII bc presented. The COMMITTEE
on Legislative demands has under copsid.
eiation the sub-trcasury proposition ami
the land loan plan. There is s,ronc.
sentiment inthc Council that the House
committee on ways and means shoul,i rc.
port to the House the sub-trcasurv bill
so that there may be discussion of its
provisions. There are numbers Of
members of the Council however, w;,o
are opposed to the idea.
The press committee consists of AJ.sSrs
Mcdowell, Snavely, Hall and Kenmore
The Council then adjourned.
Heretofore il has seemed an imposs;.
biity to get stained cotton white withou,
inJurIng it. \ process to accomplish this
has recently been discovered by J. 7
Williams, successful farmer at Ellenton
s. G. He packs his seed cotton in Law.
ers. Over each layer he sprinklcs water
with 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 saleable 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 bc stated
that this year he sold his entire crop as
tirst-class cotton.