The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-17
ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.
The Effect More Money Wonld Pro.
duce.
The Farmer Pictured a. Man OF
Business.

The district Farmers Alliance of the
Seventh Congressional di.trict of Texas
In session at Waco adopted resolutions
opposing the State Bank bill now before
the Legislature and urging Senators and
Representa- ives to vote against its pas sage
as measure utterly inimical to the in
tcrcsts Of the farm.rs.
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THE EFFECT OF MORE MONEY.
[Riplcy Advocatc.(
In the volume OF currency was doubled,
it would b. equivalent to reduction of
raj road rates one-half.
1t would bc equsvalcnt to reduction
Of salaries and fees one .h,lf.
1t wo I'D be equivalent to reduction
of taxes ouc-half.
IT would double the value of every
mans farm.
1t would double tho value of his live
stock.
1t would double tho value of every
bu hcl Of corn.
1t would double the value of every ton
Of hay.
1t would double the present ratc of
wages.
1t would light the fro, of every fur
nacc and give enjoyment to millions OF
idle men.
1t would bull new railroads and d.
vclop new resources of wealth that have
hithoito hin idle.
1t would erect new factories that would
manufacture, out of tho raw material
Produced in tho country, hundreds of
things that VIC now buy in for Ugh lands
1t would give employment at rcmun.
crative wa ,es to millions of men in the
factories, workshops and mines, who in
turn will buy the products Of the farm
at a lively price.
1t wOuli set every wheel in motion,
every forge to blazing and every farm
would be worked to its fullest capacity
to supply the demand for provision TO,
the great army of workTen employed J.
other occupations.
1t would break the force of tho none
power and secure an equitable distribu
tion OF the profits of industry to tho.
who produce the wealth of the country
would..cnable tho farmer, the mech Il
ic, the miner and every man who carr
ed his bread sin the sweat of his fac,
to educate his children and ft them for
the struggle in | fc.
]. would dimin;fh crime, improve 10
moral condition Of tho people, promote
temperance, increase the happiness If
the industrial masses and insure natl jna'
prosperity.
1t would wcrk no injustice to any onr
and benefit everybody except the money.
lender, the sreculator and the idle par
asi.cs who contrivc to secure themselves
good positions with large salary at
t.chcd.
Let the voice of the people proclaim,
with one accord, throug ghout the land
that we must and will have an increase
in the volume of our currency.
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THE FARMER AZ A BUSINESS MAN.
There is disposition in tho commc.
cial world to 'slur" the farmer. IT,,
derisivc epi,hets granger, "mossback, >
"haysecd," etc., are SO frequently applied
and agricultural caricatures so often ap-
pear in the comic papers of the day that
men who ought to know better have in.
consid, rately conc to believe that the
farmer is ga back number, and that "no.
body with brains or amb; ton is any
longer farmer" Farmers boys and
girls have taken up the refrain, and
Ing eyes toward the city, with its rush of
excitement, amuscments and financial and
social successes. Not few farmers them.
selves have grown tired of the ha strug
gle aga nst heavy odds, as it often is and
to secure for themselves and their wives
q little more leisure in their declining
years, or to be nearer their children who
have preceded them to town have sold
thnSr fyr o,>A
lagc, town or city.
The above is result of popular opin-
ion-bnt is popular opini cor,ct2 Is
| the average farmer behind tho avcrJg,
townsman in brains, ambition or finan
cial wor nj A very intimate associati n
with both city and country life for many
years Justifies us in tho ass rtion that in
NJ business in life 10 tn re bet err
average of combined comfort and com, C
tence than Oh the American farm to day
Certain it is that for the past few yc RS
the farmer has been passing through fry
ing times, bat we firmly believe tn t the
adhcrcnts Of no other bus ness could iavs
stood up so bravely and lave com, Oh
so clean.
What better test than this can you ask
TO prove that the farm is a success rs n
business man2 Instead Of ''going to the
WALL with an assignment ostensibly for
the benefit of his creditors he has trim
med" and s'rccfed" 30 intelli gently and
20 self sacrificingly as to outwca hcr
tho gale. saving himself and those who
trustc him. II he c,n do this in hard
times what can he do in years of pros
perity7
Hold up your head, friend far ncr.
You've as clean title to the name "a
successful business man" rs tue man who
treads the pavement 70 g;ng rly. Ifyu
step is not 30 quick, or your clothes so
natty, it is because you conform to the
demands of your business Drop the
habit of complaining or fault, finding
where possible. A cheerful d mcaro,
under adverse circumstances may rot tc
easy to maintain hut It helps business.
and where the profit is on your side YOU
can smile in earnest, unless for pruden
tial reasons it is best then to 'lauga ia
your sleeve
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