The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-06-18
SEDALIA

Sedalia, June 15.-Well, how is Mr..
| Blackberry?
Are you going to take the same
| girl to the picnic this year that you
took last?
Someone has made great mistake
| in reporting the condition of the cot
ton crop in South Carolina to the
| federal government to be greater
than the real facts warrant. Com
| plants should be registered by ad
dressing our respective congressman
and United States senators from this
State asking that the matter be in
vesigated. The crop in this section
is at least % days late and the aver
age condition at best is not, or was
not at the time. not more than 60
percent compared with perfect on
May 25th. Evidently according to
the opinions of the best farmers in
great mistake.
Organization among we farmers
may be a good thing, but many far
mers throughout this southland of
ours are beginning to believe that
the better way would be to raise
what is needed at home on the farm
in the way of forage and supplies,
and plant remaining acreage in cot
ton or tobacco and other money crops
which they think will do more toward
raising the price of cotton than
either organization or legislation.
We cannot find it in our heart 20
question Mr.. Bryan's sincerity, we
believe that he thinks he is doing the
right thing, otherwise he would not
have done it, He feels called upon
to resign when his chief needs his
service most. He says it is cues
tion of principle. 1t would seem that
there is question of principle on
each side.
Most of the farmers have harvested
their oats and are now harvesting
wheat. Everyone you see is setting
to the saw, and have been for the
past week. This bids fair for anoth nr
week of all work and no play. We
hear the political bee beginning TO
hum, some of our old Office holders
are going to have a close second and
NAV be thirded ere the time comes.
Well, we must see how we stand
on the prohibition platform soon,
what is a mans duty under these
his friends? What is the duty of his
country? The mans responsibility
lies in ever coming to such pass.
With the experience and observation
of the world before him, with his own
experience in the stages Of his
temptation and disease. He should
do as any other insane or diseased
man does, 90 to the asylum and sub
nit himself for treatment. He has
God. and religion too, on his side
Drunkenness and debauchery, and
disgrace, God can cure any of these
if they have not passed the day of
grace. The worst of men have been
saved. A mans friends and family
should continue to try to save him,
and he should cut loose from all his
associates so-called, who conspire to
ruin him. As far as temporal and
eternal dignity is concerned before
our eyes, we should treat the drunk
ard as we treat other people. Prayer,
work, long suffering and patience, by
all mans friends would accomplish
in most cases the drunkard's refor-
nation and salvation. We usually
treat drunkards as hopeless matter
The duty of the government is as
equally plain. No civilized govern
ment in the twentieth century. the
most enlightened age of all history,
should allow traffic which makes
universal pauperiSm, crime. and in
sanity. If men will have liquor let