The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-09
Making the Rioh Richer.

Making the kloh hioher.
There seems to be determination among |
prominent men of tho Alliance TO take the
order into all kinds of businesses, from sell
ing spool of c2tton to 4-horse wagon, or
Banking, aud they, strange as it may appear,
depend upon millionaire bondholdiug capi-
talists, incorporated monopoles and Rail
road companies, Uhe very organizations the
Alliance is pretending TO fight against,
as being the Farmers worst enemies)
to supply the money, merchandise and
favorable facilities for transactiug their
business, aud Tor which, Of course, they
in return must pay tribute, in some
way, to each. In other words the Alliance
members are asked to support brauche of
Chicago and New York establishments, con-
trolled by the owners Of millions of dollars.
Whether the goods sold to our farmers at
these branch store are much if any cheaper
than the same could be bought from our home
merchants, is an open question, but the fact
remains, tho profits at last 60 into the
already plethoric pockets of the millionaire
bondholding capitalists, incorporated mo-
nopolies and ra lroad companies who iuaugu-
rated the scheme. Ia short, the plan thus
adopted, un Ter the fascinating plea of sell
ing goods cheap to the Farmers, is but open
| ing another WY to take cash out of the
Southern States, while it concentrates our
dependence upon a certain few outside eapi-
,talists aud monopolies for what money and
supplies we need, shutting out legitimate
competition.
1t is but another horse hitched to the team
that has been drawing the money out of the
| Southern Farmers pockets and carrying 1t
| to the rich money centers of the world,
leaving us "poor indeed"
Our Farmers have been selling their
cotton to spectators at the spectators own
prices anil turning over the G,sh to home
merchants, TO pay for supplies furnished; but
the foreign monied spectators are not sat
isfsd with that. They "want the world, and
that fenced in ;" so they have not only COM
bined 10 buy all the cotton at their own
price, but propose to give goods out of their
Chicago and New York stores direct in ex-
change for it. In that way the Southern
Farmcys are surreptitiously made tools to
build up and strengthen the very men and
i;.Auenccs they accuse of being the cause Of
their depressed condition and all the trouble
Instead of being friendly with home MOI
chants and busneas men, who naturally fee
a deep interest in their welfare, because they
are almost entirely dependent upon the
prosperity of the farming class for support,
and placing them between themselves and
the soulless monopolies and monied tyrauts,
for protection, they prefer being led directly
into the very jaws Of the cormorauts who,
with their niHiions Of money have been able
to purchase and control almost every indus
try and production that the Southern Far
mer cannot or daes not produce, but actually
must have aud must buy, thereby controlling
prices, totally destroying competition and
gripping those home friends who, though
few in number, pay their fill share of State,
County and school taxes, and contribute
literally at ali times to every public or pri-
vate enterprise for the welfare Of all the
people, irrespective of class or vocation
| They build up and improve home interests
| nome markets and nome osstrE rIsvs..z\-=
But we fear our honestly expressed opin-
| ions will be misconstrucd, and oil we may
say in an honest effort TO bring about bet
ter. moro generous and more rational
feeling among the people Of the country and
town, will be attributed to too great
attachment for one class or section over
another. While such has unfortunately,
been the teachings of politicians, we are as
clear from such preferences as mau can be,
and only desire is that a wholesome and just
public sentiment may prevail for the peace,
harmony aud prosperity of the whole people.