The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-07-07
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SAxruc, July 3.-Agaiu We ere in sorrow.
and sadness Is spread over our coumsnity
by the death Of Maj. John A. Fsnt. who died.
after several months Of sickncs, on Tuesday
-.,,... 49, :.s.S ac.iI W Juno, ~ savaneed age
No doubt many, especially older men, know
more about his life ond character than can
tell, rs they have known him logger than
have.
Msj FAINT was n plsiu, upassumiDg. eou-
sc;enti,us christian gentleman, Of one Of tho
best families Of the county, kind and low
ing husband and father, q true friend and
neighbor He was n member Of and elder
in The Cane Creek Presbyterian Church Of
this place, and was always found ready and
willing to do auythiug within his power for
his church and the cause Of christianity.
He was also o member Of the Sautuc Farm
ers' Alliance, having Joined in its infancy.
and was an Allianceman in principle; and
his e1rnestuess was admired by all Of his
brethren. Indeed, r.. sne sc:so "a honUr
and his conscieu utiousness, never allowed him
to unite himself with any body or organiza-
tion, and remain neutral, as he always took
some forethought and was perfectly honest
in his belief and opinions.
The Alliance has lost true and loved
member, who could not be shaken by any
amount Of opposing storms, and was ever
ready to assume his part Of the burden In all
things that the demands Of the Alliance
called for, for the bettermcnt Of the country.
The church has lost devoted member.
and his many friends aud relatives feel deep
! y their !oas. Tire sympathy OF the entire
community is with his family. But let us
| try to content ourselves that our loss is his
| eternal gain.
nat No n. 40 hn
corresponding period Of last year! Cotton,
generally, is small. but considering tho
| backward spring, farmers are hopeful that
it will soon grow off with much rapidiiy.
Corn, generally, is not prom sing. | have
seen some spots, even OIL upland, that was
drowned ont.
Last Thursday morning we had the worst
wind and rain storm Of the season. l was
| in it and men and mules could scarcely stand
| before it..
Wheat is being threshed, and some of it is
being ground iuto flour, and though it does
not turn out extra lnrge yields, those farm
| ers who raised it can content themselves by
| knowing that that much is raised and saved.
Under date of June 10Th, Telephone" in
| speaking of high priced bacon, said that if
farmera would sit down on the meat trust,
like they did the jute bsggiug trust, they
| could whip them in the same way. Now, il
Telephone would take retrospective view
of the matter he would see that not "the
| farmers but tho Farmers Alliance-the
| farmers of the Alliance-whipped the jute
| bagging trust. How many farmers even OF
| Union county failed to raise finger TO help
| the Alliance in battle that was for their
| good, as well as for the members of the ALI
| ance. While the Alliance was using every
substitute obtainable to conquer, for the
general good Of the people, with knowledge
Of losing money meantime, those other farm
ers remained not on neutral ground, but on
the side of the trust, by refusing to use sub
stitu;es. They would claim that they would
literally be taking money out Of their pockets,
throwing it away, tina, the Alliance would
never succeed. l know farmers and mer-
| chant farmers who talked bitterly and used
their influence to cripple the order, because
| of that boycott. Now it is a recognized fact.
| that the Alliance has done some good. That
every person who raises bale Of cotton,
whether farmer, merchant, doctor, lawyer,
preacher, school teacher, male or female,
white or black has been benefited to q GER
tain extent. "Telephone' admits it, aud
believe he is farmer in part, and the ques-
ton arises, did he help us? If he did, AMI
all the rest had done likewise, how much
quicker would have been the victory. And
| IL tuSJ ihu SIoou NY tHe allauCe, WOuiu not
those factories that started to put in machn-
cry to make heavy cotton bagging continued
| and would have beeu at it now, creating u
market for several hundred thousand more
bales Of our Southern product-cotton-
lcssening the cries of over production.
The fact of doing good being admitted,
another case is pointed out where more
good can probably be done. lie seems to
mean another boycott. In such case
would he help 1t is known that the Alli-
ance is On enemy to all trusts and COM
bines, and illegitimate businesses but if
any boycott is brought on, who would help
For information. will say to Telephone"
that the Alliance is now at work at the
''meat trust as we'll as many others. A
direct boycott will not and cannot reach
them. This is a necessity of life in which
vastly more people are directly ani deeply
| interested than in cotton or cotton baggihg.
Many, and some very poor, people. who
cannot raise any meat or other food must eat,
and are more at the mercy of those soulless
trusts than we farmers. The farmers Alli-
ance is fighting q battle for these people :
| some of them tho poor of the cities. Who
outside the Alliance will be phiauthropic
enough to help, not only for the city poor,
but themselves also. They will acknowlsdge
that something is wrong, but co they look iE
| the right direction TO find where it is. Ii
they do find il, will they acknowledge it.
and DC irm enough to seek 10 remedy il +?
1t is no use to try to impart intelligence Of
same, to intelligent people, for they know
it now. But if they are not as vel inf.rme
rs some, who seek Information in better
sources, they can soon become rs we'll in
formed by taking Alliance literature aud
studying many things that many would like
TO keep from the press. 1t is cheap, ami
not designed to hurt anyone, not even the
most fastidious la iy. If all would real that
there might be "its" the farmers; but no
offs the Farmers Alliance. Try it awhile,
| brother.
was gala to hear from "Old Joc,"-but
who Is still young-again, and will lo,k for
a visit from him in his far off home often,
extending to him my best regards, and wishes
for his success. Many thanks to him, while
SO many miles of territory divide us, for his
kindly thought Of EVIL.
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