The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-12-04
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| expect to be saved from utter destruction
"sll hands and the cook must man the
pumps and ~c-k -..... I. determined and
he,rty will 10 save each other.
The Merchant, the Fsrmer, the Banker
and the moueyed man, must lay aside al
class prejudices and enmiiies and stani %
|musMaMy.ssc6 6,5 one feeling ihe 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 a
majority OF our honest and industrious fell
low citizens, depressing their energies and
castiug q deep shadow over their future.
All this despon isney and gloom can and
must be lifted from them by mutual forbcar-
ance and tho cheerful extending Of helping
hands whenever honest worth calls for help
Notwithstanding the extremely short crop
and low price Of cotton, our respondents
tell us the Farmers arc doing oil in their
power 10 pay their debts IL there arc any
cases Of trying TO evade the payment Of
honest debts, by doubtful or dishones,
means, they arc "few and far between" and
| we have not heard Of them. There arc
always many who take advantage Of the cry
Of bard times and scarcity OF money to post
generally como round all right, after little
spurring.
We speak what we know when we saw tho
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 cap;t,l anl
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 TINT they will find the merchants Of
Union ready to bclp them tide over their
present troubles, upon the most liberal
terms.
II is too true that in consequence OF the
short crop and low prices, not ten out of
every nunurcf -rnrmorv- orv-c.u-ry,,,by-
more than from 40 to so cents OH tho dollar.
but 1t IL not their fault, but il il their mis-
FORTUNE, aud their misfortune is deeply felt |
by every other class and business. md
there must be no Skylocks among us de- !
the pound of flesh to fulfil tbc
letter and spirit of the contract. Wc must
rather fulfil the scriptural injunction to
"bcar one anothcrs burdens" and the
promised blessing, will as.uredly follow.
We are satisfied that if the Farmers. the
Merchants ond all other interested classes
in the county wcro To meet together. ns thew
Ire doingin the Grcenville Courthouse to-
lay, to discuss measures for financial relief
would have most cheerful and salutary
hect upon the present troubles, and put n
r'ghtcr and moro cheerful look upon tho
ice of the future y NV
We bell such mcssEa ,so,,, .u,,,,o
uch ofthc oil prci% 's "o"'' ''".'',''o
clug among all "''''' '.'"'' " N'n"of
L. a.~-sf XccommOdationA-rnci means :.
action: SAL ssa ssisssaQ afaae present will ~ j.,
central SG Gt's The fixing o, .,~,o;, -
meeting was considered at length, a"5
vas then decided to leave the choosing
, city to Mcssrs Terrell, Taubcncck OF
Baumgartcn The committee was CT
,ructcd to choose from the following III
les indianapolis, Louisville. St. Paul, ''
:permif, TT. nv sloo>-~' - -"'uglicld, Ill. "
" iped out, and u cheerful, cnc0"rt,-thc 81
King forward to the future will brighten Ne
everybody and everything. ag'
f VIC are all "bustcd," let MS all unite
be unhappy together. None of us are to
ug to starvc, SO long rs the women raise re
ckens and hens lay eggs. IN