The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-06-03
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The Plttsburg Kansan, Pittsburg, Pal
says The French government is to
inaugurate \ loan scheme that will afford
precedent for the Peoples party. nj.
Costans, minister of tho interior, will
bring forward q measure called "Credit
Agricola. He proposes that the Gov
ernmcnt shall loan to propricto,s of farms
money at an interest less than . per cent
OF course the measure has aroused tho
opposition of the money brokers of
France, but the agriculturists of France
are making identically the same demand
as the farmers of the United States. and
demand is so emphatic ttat MA.Costans
makes haste to heed it nd brave the
nnnosifia,, al. E,~~->>i. IN u-~..~-.-
for only IS or under. Make silver dol,
lars legal tender for all debts, public and
private, and issue greenbacks to three
times the amount of the free and unlim-
tied coinage of both gold.ssd silver.
This will give us $50 per capita and will
settle by practical test which kind Of
money the people prefer.
The People New York; says:
The junior of all the Vanderbilts Is
spending four million dnl!ers on e fort
rcss at Asheville, N. c., which he in
tends to make his home. The basement
walls are from twelve to fifteen feet thick
and the architect of the structure is quot
cd as saying that the young plutocrat
looks ahead to the time when an outbreak
may test the strength of those cyclopeap
walls.
The Unionist, (Ky.) says: There are 12,-
5000 homes in the United States.
Nine million of them are under mortgage.
Only $500, 600 homes in the land of the
free escape the extra tax of mortgage in
tcrest. Why9 There is not enough
money.
THE ALLIANCE NOT.PARTIsAN.
The Nashville Toiler gives the follow.
ing definition of the non partisan course
the Alliance is pursuing in Tennessee:
"Thc members of the Order every
where surely understand the non.partisan
| character of the Alliance. 1t is for the
| benefit of those on the outside of the
Order that we again present the duties
of Alliance lodges toward political par
| ties. This is made more necessary be.
cause of the position taken by the Toiler
On independent action.
|
has endorsed the Peoples party, although
many People party clubs have been organ
lied in the State We sincerely hope
this policy will be continued. The ALI
ance is aimed to be school for the farm
crs, where they can discuss the science
of government in 'strictly non partisan
way" The necessity of continuing the
organization non partisan can hc clearly
seen when we consider the question of
its growth If to join the Alliance meant
to join tho Peoples party, the Demo-
cratic and Republican farmers who have
followed their parties through good or
evil and who have never been taught to
doubt the wisdom of bossism, would re-
main ont of the Alliance, and for that
reason the scales would never fall from
their eyes.
"The education acquired in the Ali
ance lodges has developed into the most
wonderful concensus of opinion ever
recorded. The inve tigation developed
wrong, further investigation developed
two wrongs, and still further Invcstigat-
q ion developed three wrongs, which are
e covered by the st. Louis platform. Tin.
u der the heads. "Money. Land and Trans
y pOrtation" 1t WAS by agitation and
i education ihat we concluded that the rem.
O edy lies only in the formation of new
= party. You know that you would neve
:" have Joined the Alliance had 1t meant
slipping of the party collar, because yo'
70 once loved that dear old halter. The
b, when you looked at it in that light it
es best never inside of an Alliance lodge, t
le attempt an endorsement of the People
70 party. Have your clubs to meet tn
er same night after the adjournment OF th
lodge. Each lodge should stand firml
by the Ocaia and ST. LOUIS demand.
{ but do not put the party bride on 'insid
the lodge. Let Democrats, Republican
and Peoples party men sll feel free"