The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-15
Letter from q Pea Ridge Race Horse.

PISCKNEY, April l2th-Mr Editor. l
have concluded to give you few lines from
my section. We had big frost this morn
ing and fear q great deal Of the fruit is
killed or badly injured.
The warm spell last week put some of the
farmers to planting cotton. The two last
years were very favorable for carly planting
of cotton and nearly every farmer is now
anxious to plant rs early rs possible; but
this year may be the reverse Of last
The cold spell has injured all vegetables
in this vicinity, il some instances killing
them.
Mr.. Editor, l gave your readers some time
ago my views Of the Nationa! Trade Union
the company that proposes to sell goods to the
farmers and all other classes of people at a
low per cent My views have not changed ;
but there is one thing am going to watch,
and that is, if aN, or even nsariy all, the
merchants are going to work against the de-
mauds Of tho farmers nnd laboring people
| Of this county, and 90 back to the former
prcss--then l say to that giant corporation,
| ----- .vi.,o.iuioo II 10 DcsJ 10 nght
| fire with fire.
have nothing against the merchants or
| Their business. Most assurelly We need
them, and | can say in most instances they
are gentlemen but how any Southern
merchant be can opposed to anything that
| betters the financial condition Of the farmers
| | can't understand. There is not one with
enough sense t. attend to hi. business that
| does not know that # the farmer is prosper
Gus they will be prosperous also, and we
should be linked together 20 ::y 10 build up
each other and not pull either down.
Nine-tenths of the negroes will spend
every cent they make with the merchants
ana the li.uor dealer, and two-thirds Of the
uvl,, Cav ,,,n. IL Il.
with the merchaht,--save q Little to get them
n dram occa-only. Then ought not the
merchants to do ali in their power to help the
farmers. | know there has been an over
| production Of merchants and it did not work
| rs an oTerproiuc:ion of cotton or grain,
but right to the reverse, and the result was
| the consumer was the sufferer: and we did
kick against the cxtortionate prices charged,
claiming that we were right, and we believe
the scriptures bear us out III doing so.
No Intel igcnt farmer ever fought the
| merchants profession or calling but his
prices but with an ovcrproiuct,on Of .!ism
they were compelled TO charge high prices
or go undcr. | am sorry 10 see almost every
/ little merchant with only enough capital
| te buy box Of ciuday and sack of pea
nuts. come. .o"; squarely against the demands
of the farmers: and TO hear some Of them
| taIh ono EliSUt lHluh tnCy N'c some Dig
| Uuitci States Senators.
| MIR. Editor am in favor Of the merchants
being united for self protection, and can
| not blame them for not selling their goods to
any one who has failed 10 pay them when
they could have done
few words along the line of what f. W.
j. had TO say i'll II former issue of the TIMEs
and bring my already TOP long article to q
close.
agree with him about men, especially
candidates bringing up old war records :
but / would like TO say something about my
own war record | cannot boast Of doing
much hard fighting but can boast Of doing
some tall running; and if any ono doubts it
| only wish they had been with me the day
Of the elbow up at Petersburg. They co..
,ainly could then safely testify to the truth
of what say. And if | was not much of a
par horse, ws' pretty swift race horse on
that occasion, ain no candidate While
| reviewing the past AIN still
LOOKING A. HEAD.