The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-11-13
vo.a.u ON THE ALLIAEtE
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MORGAN ON The hbLAo"~S
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s.ca,or John T.. Morgan discuss In tho
Nou,mber Forum .The Dangers OF The farm
ara Alliance" For the object f the A.
IIanc when Il WIS fret estsbl shcd DC nn.
the most profound respect. IL was tne n,a
combipci protest against the increased pow
sr viycn hy cougrcs, IN manufacturing M
..r;s. and corporat' on. "manY I:...S.-
Of thousands OF the later being organized 70
handle money and credit with probf, ahu
,vish only n limited responsible ity fr Iosscs
md s.Ss,catiops." In thus favoring ihe
c.p;tslist and the manufactures the farming
rxnu Iuuvsrry, sxIlI ana genius OF the indus
( trial mae bave been converted into merchon-
disc, which be must sell In market whore
the eapitsifr nnucs the price OF labor ana
limits the period Of employment Tho States,
more than tho Federal government, have
crysta lied the power OF capital and credit
in swsrms Of corporate ms Of every s1rt.
Those corr orations were intended primarily
for the benefit Of agriculture as the foundation
and support Of all other Industries and vo-
cations. Their proper regulation ami re-
str ction by the States would have secured
TINT purrose- But when congress threw the
weight Of national legislation in their favor
they became the oppressors aud destroyerS
OF the agricultural class and of other indun-
trial peop'e. II is for the removal OF this
unjust discrimination that the appeal for
relief has become almost frantic demand oil
tho sufferers"
Tho farmers have been slowly but steadily
forced into this attitude by their common
aversion TO all forms Of class legislation.
In the earlier years of our national existence
"the greater portion of the wealth OF the
country was in possession Of the ngricu'tu-
ralists. Agriculture in I'll its crops wns then
our great controlling and commercial pursuit..
In tho Inst baif century oil this has changed,
and tho farmers are iDdustriOusly seeking
for tho causes and the authors OF the reyolu-
ton that has rlaced them under mortgage OF
tho money power. This inquiry ag'int"s
them, aud if il drives them into inconsdcra c
action the fault Is noi theirs, but lies at the
loor OF the various dangerous abu.es from
which they are suffering
The system which gives tho American
market exclusively TO the American mnnu-
r.cIu,cr bcnrs heavily on agriculture. ~
nigh rice home market for what they must
iuy md low priced foreign market for
What they must sell impress the farmers
with conviction of serious 10 justice. This
ic,ling is greatly aggravated by the fact that
ihe men whom they pny such tribute buy
he farmers products nj prices fixed III the
pupcrzed European markets. The Jus
purpo cthat the farmers had in view was 1,
work tho feeling of The country Against the
disoi imination made Ivy congress in favor .
capita i.ls, corporations and special mnnufnc
cduuc TO tho farmers III the theory nnI Il -
tory OF constitutional government in the In /
Cd States" Their mistake was i'm relying up
on the wisdom Of their own membcra. al
mo,t every man in the United States who I'd
cirnc'l any character as II statesman, lrgis n
br. juist or fnancicr was excluded from
tho Alliance and its policy was regulated
ny N II of imperfect cducntion ami OF little
experience in government, aud to- often by
nero chsrlntans and dcmagogucS.' This
''ns and still is the great mistake Of the
Farmers Alliance. The rcso utions adopted
vcrc tn, work Of self seeking politicians
"rhcy did not come from the convictions of
ne great body Of the alliance membership.
IN the contrary. they violate, at the South
he fixed political faith of the great m,jority
81 The farming classes" The novel an
lausib'c schemes AMI the third party move
mcni were devised by the lenders to capture
'hc public offices, 1t was not possible"
Jy' senator Morgan. 'thus TO revolutionixc
Pubhc opinion of u sudden, and tho effort
a, mest nsoiui an,l 'snJs'Snaers' Alliance its
my nre retiring from IL, and their places
",e mica with waits from the wrcckace of
"n INC many exploded schemes that have
Herlshed through public eenasmnn,ion."
mi lit is melancholy thought" Gays Scna-
tor Morgan, "tbat their pure purposes and
principles should be thus abused by selfish
politicians who have crept into its sacred
oouDsels."