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

"hehiNSIoN, ~. S.-Jerry simpson
is brick, socks or no socks. He is
having lots Of fun in Washington and
doing some valuable work. He recently
introduced bill to have the agricultural
department at Washington aired. Speak
Ing of it, he said:
III have been as much among the far
mors rs any man in the country" said
Jerry, "and know that there is wide
spread opinion among them that the
agricultural department is not conducted
on the square or solely in the inter
ests of the farmers. Information from
the department which should first reach
tho farmers, arc giysn In thee.to pro-.
prietors Of bucket shops. Th"n 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. 1.-The 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 l want IN investigation. | hone It
will prove that the farmers are mistaken
and that the agricultural d,par ment is
run only in their intel est, for | want Uncle
Jerry to stand we'll"
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In California as we'll rs in Kansas and
the east, the question confronts our peo-
pie shall we own the railroads or are
the railroads to own us.-Boston New
Nation.
The Farmers Alliance has never re-
ceded from any proposition. It is not
built that way. It has never been nor
never will be a 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 lot of buns and frauds a 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 Crex.) Farm and
Farm.
The men or party who can and will
effeetually put through Congress bill
to break the backbone OF the money DOW
cr, 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
Inn f..n IL.
government, and to re-establish Justice;
and this, too, without becoming parti
san organization, or political party
Southern Mercury.
AT the pre- ent price of corn it would
take three solid trains of cars, holding
400 bushels each, reaching across the
State from Colorado to the Missouri riy.
CT, to pay the interest on our farm mort
cages for one year. Oh, how prosperous
We arc. Kansas 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 Il as
the people arc with it.-Terra Baute
Qnd.) Standard r. rmer.
The greatest political revelation and
public upheaval ever known to this nation
will be witnessed during the year 1899.
What its results will lie, this deponent
sayeth not, but we do say the very exi.-
tcnce of our government and the freedom
OF our people from the degraded serv-
tude depends upon the patriotic action of
the honest masses Mt the ballot box. Rca-
der, you are one of the peoI le and must
bea- your part of the responsibility. The
Toiler.
We rejoice to announce that Postmas-
ter General Wanam ,ker has recommended
the ownei ship and control of the tclc
graph. telephone and express service of
the United States, aud confidently looks
to the time when we will have a 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
tion.- Alliance Echo, Kansas City.
The fact that 30, 900, 900 OF people are
starving in Russia, where women sell the
hair from their heads for small sums to
devour fool, where famshed children
dovour rags and Garth, where whole vii.
la2es are reduced to solitude. is indeed
a terrible incident in this wonderful wear
but to us the fact t. at in this city 100, 600
people go to bed every night guests of
charity, not knowing where morning
meal is 10 come from, with nothing
whatever to do, hope CIV, N being dead
is much graver factor in the problem of
our to- day. New York Recorder.
When it becomes thoroughly under
stood, it will be seen that the doctrine of
Alliance is for all the people, and no de-
ception or tgickery about il. 1t is "A doc
TRUE that must be pressed the front, to
the end that the old ideas, purposes and
policy OF psrtyism may be oyertbrown
peacefully at the ballot box. Bossism
has done It's work, and It is now time for
the people 70 come 70 The rescue. and Sc.
euro good government for all. Let tl.o
FarmoIs' 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
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