The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-12-16

people in moral, mental and material
directions, the negro will not only be
moving along the line Of least resist
'c-. bit # greatest usefulness also
a great many Of the promiuen'
old time abolitionists Of the North
now admit the great blunder of al
lowing rhe negro to vote, and intelli
gent negroes like Kelly Miller see it.
II the race shall follow his wise ad
vice given in the above clipping, it
will be the happier for having done
so. We have seen few things of the
many written on the race problem as
able and as full of wisdom and breath
of thought as what Kelly Miller says
in this extract.-Winnsboro News
and Herald.
In his message to Congress last
week, President Mckinley failed to
call attention to the recent
''ace riots in the South. The
nnason for the failure is, we
hink, the indignation meetings werr
held in the North instead of in the
South. The man whose shoes pin.
chss is the one to holler. Catch on,
noc,hern brethren ?-Piedmont In.
dicator, (colored)
President McKinley's message.
l,hongh long one, contains very
little that is of interest to the people
s"d makes very few suggestions. A
great deal of the message is taken up
With history of the war which has
hern known 70 the readers of news
papers for several months, and is
therefore stale reading to them.
Among other things, the President
approves of an Increase in the army
and navy and thinks that the former
should contain 100000 men. Con-
rrarv 70 tho expectations Of some Of
h's Importers the President does not
,luie to the race troubles in the
Carolinas Mckinley doubtless SAW
tat it would be unwise t. have any.
thing to say about negro troubles III
North aud South Carolina and ignore
he outrageous performances in
Illinois which are fur worse than any.
r,ing Which has taken place in this
state nr North Carolina. All through
tn" Message there seems to prevail
. feeling of good will towards every
noly which clearly shows that the
Executive is desirous of being on
."od terms with the people in all
,ectlons of the country.-Darlington
News.
la,t Legislature to the County gov @
crnment law providing for the ap
nrntment of two commissioners from
each county ins:cad Of tho large
boards as under the present law.
| Gov Elerbe did not sign the bill
therefore, it did not become law.
neither did he veto it. If he does
| ,nt veto it it will become law with.
,ut his signature at the opening OF
the next Legislature. We understand
that he favors the bill and it will
therefore become law, but for goot
raas,ns held it up for one year t.
Keep it from ooinIz--into-"F: ue
I h,,,ri "a at present constituted, IS too
},rye and by being so large makes s, ii
.x xocusiye to hold meetings. The
monuments to be made are impor,
,a,,, ~, positions and good men shoule
h. selected on account OF their ousl
,rss qualifications and not tor point
,cI reasons. We say this much in I
GENERAL way without the kno"iedg
! ,fwho are applying for the two places
t -Ncwbcrry Herald and News
O \ Newhcrry farmer asserts tn
he can produce sweet potatoes d.
ynu them at ten cents a bushei ar
' re- xe more clear money on each nc
'e ~, ,ted thnn he can on cotton.
;e commenting IN the above the Is sum, !,
y, W,tcnm,n Southton says: III u
"a =, be- ,rnc, Why are so few potato
"a crown IN this country where there
:" an u,supplird demand for po'a.' a1
J" =, ~ 30 50 ctutsanter: county,
-, OYER here the farmers can't alws
-, tinl - market for their potatoes 8
81 rcasorrhle price. Tin
,and Democrat.