The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-03-28
UNION SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 2S 1902

hath to Kim shall be given" b.
for short while let us look at tn,
possibilities.
(1st.) It is possible to defen,
others. Laad owners, manufacturers
etc., could and should guard those
employed by them from ignorance
The truth is manufacturers are doins
1t while land owners are falling shorl
and to my judgment this is one rea-
son why so many acres are lying os,
uncultivatsd this year. Let me pre.
sent two pictures in which, by careful
study, we will find more truth than
poetry. In the first we see mill
operatives living in good houses with
many modern oonvenisnces, two or
three doctors close at hand, preach,
ing every Sunday, telephone lines
running in oil directions, pay day
every fifteen or thirty days and good
schools running ten m,n'hs in the
year, while in the second picture we
see the poor farmer (I have reference
to tenants) living in dilapidated
houses or cabins, no modern conven-
fences with the exception of house
full of children to feed, clothe and
school. No doc;or nearer than from
four TO twelve miles, preaching once
a month, Sunday school during the
summer, road, almost inpassable
during the winter, pay day once 4
year II ever and worSs than all schools
running from three to FIVE months.
In many cases, Of course not all,
as there are some exception, this is
true picture, and if land owners con.
tlnue neglecting their farms, She in
terest OF these tenants, by refusing to
build houses where heretofore they
have been living in huts, refusing to
subscribe liberally for building and
repairing churches and school houses
and when and wherever necessary.
refusing to help to pay according to
their ability preachers and teachers,
things no doubt will grow worse and
instead of more farmers we will have
loss and those less unequpped.
[ am not 80 much FL style but
farmers as we'll as manufacturers
should and must keep abreas: of the
times.
In going to miil leave the rock ou.
and put corn in both ends. Many
years ago, suppo the rock would
have been all right but today We have
learned a moro excellent way and
now that manufacturers realiz. that
it is to their interest to build good,
modern churches and school houses,
TO help pay preachers, teachers. etc
Let land. lords do the same and like
mill men they too will realize that
such is to their interest.
But possibilities do not STOP here,
a. it is possible for every man to de-
fend his nsighbor, and, when we as
Gods creatures fai to protect ou"
fellow man by yoting if possible for
far-seeipg, right,hsar,ed statesms ss,
men who will eadssvor to lessen the
troubles of the poor, the burdens of
taxation and sfter studying the ,eeAs
of the people, will make larger sp
preparations for connon schools and
in this as in many other things stand
by the people.
When We fell, then we are disloysl
both to oar country aud to God, aad
mere, God will hod each of us re
sponsible for such votes.
Drunkards, gamblers, horse racers,
etc., are not the nen we need as
rulsrs. Moses father-ia law hardly
thought so, for when advisins Noscs
he said: Moreover thox shalt pro.
vide out of all the people able men,
such as fear God, men of truth, hat.
ing coyetossness; and place such
over them, to be rulers of thousands,
rslers Of hundreds, rulers of ffties
and rulers of teas"
This my brother, holds good to-
day and rs free born American
citizens we must sake order that our
political representatives act in ell
public matters with jsstise and honor.
The ballot paper must be used under
q sense Of responsibility to God.
But there is one thing more ws
shoalA notice before closing and that
is ingrstisude. How ungrateful we
ere. Jersboam failed to appreciate
what the Lord had done for him sad
30 do We, to certain extent, if no.
in many ehinoa ve vo.lA sct a;fr.r