The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-05
JERRY AFTER JERRY.
Alliance kews and Notes Interest
ingly Arranged.
Nuts to Crack at the Fireside- -Topics
OF Conversation Throughout
The Country.

having lots Of fun In Washington ard
doing some valuable work. He recently
introduced bill to have the agricultural
department at Washington aired. Speak
ing of it, he said:
81 have been as much among the far
mors as any man in the country" said
Jerry, "and know that there is a wide
spread opinion among them that the
agricultural department. is not conducted
OH the square or solely in the inter.
ests of the farmers. Information from
the department. which should tirst reach
thu farmers are giESncfa N1hsA.te pro-
prietors OF bucket shops Th.nt the seeds
purchased arc old and worthless. The seed
houses palm their old stock off on the
government. The department is simply
the nest of lot Of politicians, who are
kept there owing to their Influence to
help the Republican party. Now Uncle
Jerry Rusk is an old gentleman aud
would like to see him stand well with
the farmers. Ii he runs his department
on the level and only in the interests of
the farmers, they should know it and
have confidence in him. Possibly the
department is run as the farmers believe
and Uncle Jerry doesn't know it. He
may be imposed upon. That is the rea.
son want an Investigation. hope 1t
will prove that the farmers arc mistaken
and that the agricultural d,par ment is
run only i'll their interest, for want Uncle
Jerry to stand we'll"
In California as we'll rs in Kansas aud
the east, the question confronts our peo-
pic shall we own the railroads or are
the railroads to own us.-Boston New
Nation.
The Farmers Alliance has never re-
cedcd from any proposition. 1t is not
built that way. 1t has never been nor
never will be n political party. Gaines.
vile Crex.) Signal.
SO called municipal governments cost
the people more than the Federal govern
ment does, and to sum it UP, it is only to
furnish a lot of buns and frauds job.-
Southern Mercury.
The great untcrrified Democratic party
now has chance to show its hand. The
farmers are watching to see how long it's
platform and the pledges of its leaders
remain in force. Dallas TEX Farm and
Farm.
The men or party who can and will
etfestually put through Congress n bill
to break the backbone of the money pow
er, will merit the everlasting gratitude of
the people OF this country.-St Louis
Journal Of Agriculture.
The Alliance has not come to DESTROY
the primitive principles of the govern
ment, but 10. correct abuses, purify the
government, and to re. establish Justice;
and this, too, without becoming parti
san organization, or political party
Southern Mercury.
AT the pre- cnt price Of corn it would
take three solid trains of cars, holding
400 bushels each, reaching across the
State from Colorado to the Missouri riv.
cr to pay the interest on Our farm mort
cages for ono year Oh, how prosperous
we arc.-Ransas Western Advocate.
There is only one hope for relief for
the laboring classes of this country, and
that is through legislation The pluto
Gratis are condemning the reform press;
but then the reform press can stand It as
the people arc with it.-Tcrra Hautc
Qnd) Standard +. rmer.
TIE greatest political revelation and
public upheavai ever known to this nation
will be witnessed during the year 1892.
What its results will lie, this deponent
sayeth not, but we do say the very cxi.-
tencc of our government and the freedom
Of our people from The degraded serv.
tude depends upon the patriotic action of
the honest masses ut the ballot box. Rca-
der, you are one of the peol le and must
bca- your part of the responsibility The
TOilcr
We rejoice to announce that Postmas-
ter General Wanam .ker has recommended
the ownc ship and control of the tcle
graph telephone and express service of
the United States, aud confidently looks
to the time when we will have 1 cent
postage, 8 cent telephone and 10 cent
messages. The new doctrine is spread.
ing like wild fire and it will continue to
SPREAD until monopolistic greed is swept
from the face of the earth. Wanamaker
has certainly been reading the New Ma
ton Alliance Echo. Kansas City.
The fact that 90, 900, 900 Of people are
starving in Russia, where women sell the
hair from their heads for small sums to
devour fool, where famishcd children
dcvour rags and Garth, where whole vii.
la1cS are reduced TO solitude is, indeed
terrible Incident in this wonderful wear.
but 10 us the fact t. at in this city $50. 600
people go to bed every night guests of
charity, not knowing where Il morning
mcal is 10 come from, with nothing
whatever 20 do, nope cv,n being dead,
is much graver factor in the problem of
oar to. day. New York Recorder.
When it becomes thoroughly under
stood, it will he seen that the doctrine of
Alliance is for all the people, and no de-
cegtion or uickcry about ii. 1t is doc
TRUE that must be pressed the front, to
the end that the old ideas, purposes and
policy OF partyism may be overthrown
peacefully at the ballot bog. Bossism
has done i's work, and il is now time for
the people 20 come 20 she rescue. and Sc.
cure good government for all. Let t!io
FarmcIs' Alliance and Industrial Union
wake UP and put on the whole people
The Peoples Aid.
We note with pleasure the advance Of
the good work going on in Oregon. Less
than q year ago the Sub Alliance organ
lied in Eastern Oregon, since then a
wonderful chance has tpkcn nloco the