The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-09-01

What We Think.
We give Mr.. Whitman full sway this week
to air his long catalogue Of "G''ttering gem
eraiities;" but life is 100 short and our
space too limited to allow us to answer him
in detail. We, however, diso,aim any in.
tention Of personal allusion to him last week
in speaking Of anarchists and agsrsrianists
or any other way speaking disrespeotfully
Of him.
What we said was in general terms, aud
had no personal application beyond cor
reo;iont of what we thought implicated our
veracity by Mr.. Whitman.
wbs wbst1Shl anil 9SHIsH lAotiGs sse or two Of Mr.
work for money, but is it true that we have
no higher motives? Is there not patriotism
that will work against self-iuterest for the
universal good ?"
We do not claim any more patriotism for
ourse,f than we find exhibited by ether
people and in ninety cases out of hun
dred particularly the last few years. we
have discovered, when dollsrs-in some
shape or other-are put in the scale against
patriotism, patriotism goes where Wards
ducks went: We of the South are now pay
ing annually our share of the $l35, 100000
worth Of patriotism that was, off and on,
and starve US into subjection. However,
We must give our friend Whitman credit for
| a considerable amount Of disinterested pa
triotism iu fighting go valiantly for an office
that will bring him honor and but few dol
lara. The "old regime legislators received
So day, under the ne~ regime they get 50
a day
Again, VIC always look with suspicion when
we hear man in South Carolina talk about
corporations against the people" 1t
sounds so much like an attempt to prejudice
the people against incorporated industries,
and it has that effect upon the piuds Of the
minds Of the non-reading, unthinkipg
masses.
South Carolina has now fairly entered
upon O new era of business life and indus
tries, in which hundreds Of thousands of
her industries but weak men, women and
UoruI~u, ,'no-~.~ -->~.-.--.-->..I ,,rooor;ouc
livings, by exposure to the.broiling sun in
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employment. 1t requires concentrated and
incorporated working capital. in harmony
with skilled and unskilled labor, to buld
and operate cotton factories, aui to us il
appears like sin for any one. just upon
the threshold of this hopeful life to disturb
or prevent the harmony which it is absolute
ly necessary should exist between thos,
forces, by melting prejudice against either
We are as much opposed to the encroac h
men,s of capital-the money power-upon
the rights of the people as any man can be
and will watch aud oppose such encroach
ments with as much zeal as anyone ; but We
are not unmind,Il that capital is built upor
labor. step by step, aud that it is not only
possible but probable that in decrying ant
debasipg the dignity of money and its power
for good and insligating political ostracisn
against it, we may ruin the corner stone by
rnnting one "f 80 s.-ccScc. ...... ,u.es: IL,
centives to save of i's earnings, that it ma,
secure to itself the additional strength in
fuence aud independence which wealth
gives.
1t is right that every safeguard and in
centive should be thrown around homes
labor, to encourage it to accumulate wealth
but We see neither justice nor sense in pur
suing the millions thus accumulated will
political anathemas and the cry Of "fraud, ,
! corruption" oppression" ETC., and for n
other apparent reason than because tits in
corporated wealth. We can t see where tn
line can be drawn between the 5000 capita
invested and that away up in the millions
In few years the 5000 will become million
and the millions will be distributed amon
legatees or reinves,ed in new enterprises, O.
lavishly expended for fine horses, fine fur
niture, fine clothes, and employing hun
dreds of laborers to build fine palaces, an,
iu various other ways, distributed anon,
labor.
The only objection we have to that ar.
Iaugement is, we're not on the money side o
the line but as we never had the tact Of
talent to accumulate anything bu: recol' &c
tions of lost opportunities, we are well sat
isfed to let those who have the sense and
tact to accumulate wealth enjoy it without
a thought Of Jealousy towards them.
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