The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-30


1S99-$G3, 100000.
If this is prosperity, make the most OFF
PRESIDENT LOUCKs IN GEORGIA.
President II. l.. Loucks, of the Farn,
er's Alliance and Industrial Uni n. WI
has been for some weeks campaigning i
Tennessee, writes The ma ional organ
81 have had good meetings here Bro
Mcdowell is making great campaign
and one th,t will surprise the 'machin
on November 8. II all the State is co,r
in enthusiasm to the counties whc,e |
have been, we will carry the State"
He lecturcd in Gcorgia as follows:
bonneville, Clinch coun v, Scptcmm
10; Bainbridgc, Decatur count ty, Sc,
tcmber 20; Albany, Dough rty cont,
September 81; Amcricus, Sum e,
county, September %; Fort Valley,
Houston coanty, September %.
Brundidge Primary Alliance: By res
olution che members o: the Brundidp
Primary Alliance dctcrmi red TO hol.
their cotton and keepit off the markc
until October 1, and longer if possible
unless in the meantime The price should
advance sufficiently to justify them in
seiling, and ask all planters TO cooper
ate with them. Accordingly the secrc.
tary was instructed to request all reform
papers throughout the cotton State, to
1nppissn @piss 81 fA1Af officcrs for 1sg9,ss:
Prcsident-D. E. Rarkcr, Barkada,
Drew county.
Vice Prcsidcnt-.W. F. DoweH, Fay
ettcvillc, Washington county.
Seer tary--L II. Moore, Alst n.
franklin county.
Treasurer DIR. G. Kidwell, Chism
vile, Logan county.
Lccturer-Homer Prince, Scarcy,
White county.
The Virginia State Alliance, at Rich.
mond, passed resolutions of coincidence
upon the death Of the late Col. L. L.
Polk. Also the Floyd County Union.
Georgia. Also the annual Alliance
meeting of the Territorial Lodge, in
council convened August o, 1862, at
| Chccotah, Indian Territory. They have
been forwarded to the widow Of deceased
LABoR's PROTEST.
| Di L. n. iHfLoR, lOlLEN,
| STATE oRGANF. A. AND 1. u, TENN.
From all over the country comes tht
ringing protest of free labor against thu
imposilions of organized capital. Eacl
week we are called upon to chronicle the
facts concerning clash between organ.
lied capital on the one hand and organ
lied labor on the other. The relations
between these necessary fact rs in Ameri
can development arc being strained tc
the utmost This is no go I'd omea tc
aggregated wealth.
Down in Tennessee the past few weeks
| have witnessed Il most serious conflict
The State has system 10y which tn,
convicts arc leased to n private mining
company. This company has practica
control of the vast coal fields of cas-
Tennessee, a. d with the convics IS
"club over the head of free labor" it ha
intim dated the free miners unit | the
were driven to the desperation Of an opeI
revolt against law and order. Governo
Buchanan had but one duty to perform
to qucll the insurrection this he di,
promptly, though it cost the lives O
many men. The feeling in Tennessee i
running high. Because the People
party has assumed bold stand for IRE
labor the Democracy of Tennessee ha
rushed in deal of complaint again,
Governor Buchanan for what is calle,
sympathy for The miners" This pro
test is not within the bounds of modfi
cation. 1t is the most vindictivc dc
nunciation OF modern demagogucry; il
result will be to widen the breach bc
tween labor and capital, and to hurry o.
the time when our country will st nd M
palled at the irlepressibie conflict wi hi
her borders.
1t is not our purpose to encouras
strife. God knows it is coming OF il
own accord too rapidly. II is still fu
ther from our purp sc to uphold MOI
opolistic greed and avaricc. The pa
riot Of to day should labor to bring abo,
a serious, sober though in the minds {
American voters. Shall VIC be confer
with present condi ions politically
Then we may expect protests. outbrc Ks
riots, bloodshed and war. II is the pre-
sent conditions which fathcred the strii
between labor and capital. and undo
the present condition it will grow mo
bitter. Capital will grow more stror
and labor more weak Let us couus
serious thought. The concentration
wealth is standing menace to our fr
institutions. Will the Americon vol
longer trifle with his country's welfar
VIII ignorance 70 ever close his eyes ni
prejudice seal his lips9 Must we ia
a terrible conflict OF shall American sc
crei i!ns sit in judgment on the qut
'ionf 1t is folly to hope that either c
| party will ScOnsider a change of affni
10 avert civil strife the Peoples nj