The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-05-06
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, by
request introduced the most remarkable
financial bill of the session providingfor
the establishment of a"compositc dollar. y
The chief clause of the bill enacted that
the composite dollar should be established
in the following manner: Designate SO
much of wheat, rye, oats, corn, barley,
beans, potatoes, cotton, wool, butter,
cheese, eggs, -four, sugar, lard, pork,
beef, tobacco, salt, leather, hemp, lime,
cement, cotton seed, meal, hay, brick,
lead, pigiron, coal and copper as shall be
conveniently near to one dollars worth OF
each in the New York market, so arrang-
ing quantities that tho sum total of the
value of thirty articles shall be thirty
dollars, and that onc-thirticth of the sum
;,;a, 0f tho aiticics designated shall bc
termed the composite dollars of the
United States" Further provisions enact
that an accurate monthly average record
should be kept of the daily price of these
| articles, and that it should be lawful for
any person or corporation to engage to
receive or deliver composite dollars on
this security.
There is now an organization OF the
Farmers Alliance in every county in
North Carolina The last county to come
in contains the spot where Virginia Dare
was born the first white child born in
America The name given the sub al
lance was "Virginia Dare"
When the farmers owned this country
40 years ago they controlled its legislation
and rendered every class of business
profitable. In 1892 when they Own only
20 pcr cent. of the wealth of the country
and every branch o. the government has
mas sed out of their hands paralysis o
business of every character has followed
and it has become difficult for maY ~ "
even obtain subsistence dhsr in ,hat " IN" U
plenty, Farmers n..ssut have simply passed
relhs , y ossour hands, but not beyond you
cont, oil if you make up your minds Il
/, influence their management or regain
y contro! c! t!:ssi. Isn't your situation
sufficient commentary on the wrongs yo,
b. have endured, or do you wish to be furth
6 cr enslaved ere you wake up. Verify g
+ little more sleep; little more slumbe'
t and your poverty cometh as an arme
=, man" Will you sleep on and lose yot
n gc?--Southern Farm, bounded b
a Henry w. Grady)
ID 7
- The Indian who, told by the white ma
~ ~ that feathers made soft bed, took OF
~ ~ and. after LAYING on it al night, got u
~ -, and said ''whitc man heap big liar, wou
,n ,n make a fit companion to the man who q
" clarcs the reform movement IS a failu
because Jerry Simpson has not brou8
financial prosperity to the country, sa
the Iowa Farmers Tribune.
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Ell GREAT PROSPERITY.
Georgia is the empire State OF {
10 South. Texas is powerful compet't
e. for the banner. What is the situatio
lat Destitution in both town and count'
he In both States. within the past ten ola
iii .reIief committees" have been or9'
tc. lied. Right in Atlanta, where mon
is is supposed to be plenty, where pr
perity'' is supgby every editor, tn
bo is great destitution. What does this
nee mean2 Simply that the few are dra
all ing the many. This is the beginni'
"a what shall the end be? Unless the
atc ditions are quickly changed, revolui
,;Ie will follow There is no aftermath
!, in But still we hope that there is