The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-01-23
Communicated.

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MIR. EDITOR: 1t seems shat Mr..
Cleveland Is rc"j 3"@!GIS o1 EngIahd's
practicing the old worlds methods IN
Venezuela. But he and his pets arc dis
posed to love tho English method when
nructjccd .by themselves on the people Of
| The United States. For thirty years we
| have been striving on q most rapidly de.
clining market. The thing OF all others
to concentrate all the wealth in the hands
Of the money owners, where avery great
deal Of it Is too sacred to be taxed.
Tom Watson thinks 1t hard Oh our
people to have the revenue officers raid
ing on'the poor mOonshinerS and not col |
lccting the $65, 900, 900 due by the Pacific
railroads. He says the United States
census shows the debts against the real
estate Of America is over six billions of
dollars, ut 6 per cent. interest make a
sum OF about $50, 900, 900 annually for the
people to meet.
What is the matter with the mule or
h orse market? Is there an arrangement
to pay the western stock raisers fancy
price to buy them out in politics to pay
them to stick TO the old parties? These
animals sheuld be on the old fashioned,
common sense Uhc rarcSt and best of all
scnsc) rule of rating for what thing is
| worth; millions of them are only making
by their work from $40 to $40 each, per
| year. There are but few farms in this
country where one horse makes more
| than 800 bushels OF corn, or its worth in
other crops. The corn might be sold at
the crib 70: 500 and probably several hoe
hands help him make the crop What
about giving from POO to 400 bushels Of
com for horse that only makes a hand
in 200 bnSNcl crop. and requires from
IS TO 80 uu>hclS for his feed. We should
| ;,,n e
rent of, for YOU might quit the farm and
collect your rent.
} Forsom time after the days OF '65 we
bought and sold good mules ut $40 to 500
and bought that much gold with from so
10 20 bushels of corn or 400 to 500 pounds
Of cotton. We human kind have some
very singular ideas Oil many things. We
still seem to think the men who sell
"hiSkcy, it matters not how sorry it is,
is very clever, but woe to the man who
sells anything else high. Then why is
the State Constables, termed spies and
arc such hated fellows and the former
ly hated revenue officers got to be such
lovablc pets?
1t seems the United States is taking rp
the baG habit Of the people in getting
: badly in debt. Selling gold bearing bonds
by the Wholesale to strengthen the nm
brcakablc chains Of slavery. l heard a
young gentleman publicly state not long
aHo, that he would like to own 200 slaves.
'rhat was in the rich county of Richland
where the farmers grow IL bushels (n.
cludiug oats) and Of bale Of cotton
per clpita gross. Well | think him a
very intellectual man, and suppose veal
t. thy and rhilan,hopc wished to own
III order to bctt' T. care for them. Did
any Of you ever think what Il grand thing
it was to have Il home, food, ciol hing and
medical attention guaranteed you? Take
out one or two accompanimcuts and it
[ beats slavery to poverty all hollow. On
this line Of thinking frequently 20 back
to the good old anti-bclum days-bcfore
the people learned to do all their carr wing
} on their person to the utter neglect ol
, conscience. Men were not ashamed T.,
wear pants and shirts that their wives ant
, daughters spun and wovc, without cuat:
often to better show how nice the mater
= al and tit; and always had money to lcnt
= n ncighbor at 6 per cent. without mort
gage or other security. Money was no
God then. Corn WAS worth 20 to 3
y cents per bushcl, and you could buy tn
Q best horse on market OH twelve months
q time for leo or ITO bushels Of corn. On
% dollar would pay tax OH rs much proper
ty as II or 20 does now. Thus shown
~ the State, and nation even, leads the pei
II pic, in most foolish cXtravagance. The
10 too the woods were full of all kind {
la game, for sport or the table. Some farm
~ had more pounds Of game than is now O
u thcnl'm hogs, cattle, etc. But rs Mr.
'd Partington says: "All we need is foot
l. rainlcnt ald clothes to wear to meeting.
10 | feel like Thomas Hood when Ii
r wrote:
- "Tho very chnm that shared my cako
e. Holds out SO cold hand to shake
N 1YnS ttn &, IL .1.,;.x
. On this | will not dwell and hang.
III The changing would not feel a pang,
l. Though these should meet his eye.
,r No wonder | sometimes sigh
. And dash the tcur-drop from my eye,
t. To cast a look behind"
D. AGRICOI.IST.