The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-09-16
Can II Bs True :

10 Us, IL seems almost improbable that
any merchant OF sane mini Or any business
Standing would conismplst, such n fool
hardy course, much less mJ Ike the heartless
threat, that "Ihe farmers wen. against them
in the eection, and they, the merchants,
who hold mortgages against TIA, Tillmspites,
would close them ont. let the CONSEQUENCE
pe wha' they may"
Such a course is so utterly at varisnc"
with common sense. common interest ond
The dict OF humanity, that we don't
believe any man, be he merchant or not,
in town or country, outside Of the Lunatie
Asylum, couli have made the threat, much
le's intend 10 put it in cxecu'in.
Understand US, we do not Goubt that such
a rumov is posing among the Farmers, AMI
our correspondent has ground for speaking
as he dos, and we cordially symgathise
with hi,a in all ho says about it,
II vas hcart'ess. unm,nly rumor,
whether true CT false. Ii false, the person
that started il di m iicious, unprinoiplod
wrong u The Parmer., by orolting fear
unfortunate ns to DO under mortgage; at the
same iimc maiciously misreprc'ontng the
feelings of the merchants cf the County
towa'Is the Farmers, thereby doing them
also 70 iolj injury.
If ii,truc rhn, any merchant or mer-
chants dill make the threat, hc OF they
should be known aud made to bear the
odium OF suci heart'ess senti"s"', involv-
ing the wLo'e mercantile fraternity in this
and oh"r coantic',
In either Z SC, true or false, it is equally
the duty Of the F,rmers ani the Merchants
to investigate the rumor and, if poss bio,
find it4 source
We suggest that the merch ants wh) arc
innocent in each town or settlement Sin
this aud other co%ntics," make AMI publish
formal dcull, o. having either entertained
or threatened any such intention OF feeling
toward the turner's. Aud will not our
the merchants who made the threat, or tho
fellow that stlrtei fhc aumor?
While we hcnrtily agree with Kelton
Wheel in all he says about tho candidate
! that la skey at the polls on tho SOlh, ,
| We don think he is oue-half az bal "A the
man candidate or nat) who maliciously puts
afoat false rumor, seriously affecting tho
.''".".',. ""I a'"nding OF an individua, or /"
rcspC Cctahlc class of individuals, 10 obtain
any personal or por ical advantage. Talk
IL. "A; 4.
Why, The vcmousnOus tongue of the slanderer
creates more domoralization, more strife,
more disscnSio1s III iami,'es and commu-
mites than whSkcy locs-bal as that is.
If kclton Whcol will seriously consider
the cGcrt cf such threat upon the iuiivid-
ual nn! general interests Of tho People in
town AMI counny. we think he will come tc
the c,nc'u ,ion that he who ma lc it I other
foo he sr,'csS wretch or Il stirrer up oI
| strife. AMI doSnrYcs tic condemnation OF
every good citizen We would like &c pub
| lish such tel ow - the world.
1t il but n keeping with the many false
and unmarlY lcports set ntloat during tho
campaign TO prejudice the minds of voters
%o%t"S' %ow iHIv"N' In and shows
deceived by s'rcwd mcn who paudcr to the
popular pr.Ju !.cI, however absurd and
unrounlcl, to obtain individual, sectional
or rarty ivautag,s. We have heard some
things about the late County clm2aign that
makes Ia ho'ieSo That prrs merit and
ability have but little intiHonco with the