The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-11-01

once a poor boy working on a farm
TO support blind father. No donbt
Mr.. Oliver was not thinking so much
of the Alliance and its good old farm.
er members when he was before the
moguls OF the Republican convention,
as he does now, after he has learned
that i'll he loses the votes of Republicans
in the sub.Alliances of Washington
county he will be showed under. The
Republican candidates are wonderful
lot OF men anyhow, and the party a
wonderful party. Mr.. Oliver is called
meritorious because he was poor boy,
brought up on farm. 1t is won
derful thing what help it is to be
poor boy, when Republican candi-
date is his future prospects,. Harri.
son, Morton and OLIVER demand the
recognition and votes of the people
because they were poor,-brought up
in log cabins and tanned coon skins.
Such Republicans as the author OF the
cheeky letter in the Herald and Trib-
una has about enough interest OF his
country at heart to claim poverty
reason for supporting candidate Of
the Republican party. The party is
a good one for poor boys and men to
seek Office in, as money making bus.
mess, for they can get a grab at the
public funds, if they are sharp enough,
and make it pay better than working
poor farm but Mr.. Oliver will not
"get there" this time. The Democrats
expect to send Reeves 70 guard the
peoples money from being stolen by
these "poor boy" Republicans.
This poor boy dodge is too thinly
thin to be swallowed by Democrats,
Mr.. Author OF Republicans letter, and
many Republicans cannot get it done !;
they choke on it.
Yes, Mr., Author of Republican, 3
letter, it was claimed that the mer-
chants who wanted to break up the
Farmers'Alliance OF Washington coun-
ty are divers friends, and they who
first brought the charge against Oliver
were Republicans. If this was at the
last meeting of the County Alliance,
he knows all about this, but he was
not there and knows little about what
was done. He would also know, if
he were there, that the resolution
read in the County Alliance by Dem
ocrat who chad the gall" to offer it
was offered to the body of farmers and
honorable members OF the Washing.
ton County Alliance on the base OF
these charges made by Republicans,
and not as political trick, nor to
bring politics into the Alliance Meth.
er will such men as compose the Wash
ington County Alliance ever try to
bring politics into the Alliance.
These men are not afraid the Alliance
will conflict with their political and
religious proclivities, as the author Of
Republicans letter is.
II would be a sad thing indeed, il
the Farmers Alliance interferred with
this fellows religious proclivities.
Wouldnt there be Waterloo!
Who told the author OF Republican, 3
letter that Didymus was once an ag-
gressive Republican? This wiseacre
did not know one thing about Didy-
mus politics until some one told him
short time ago, and it is doubted now
if he knows anything about the polit-
ical history OF Didymus short career,
as he has known Didymus but few
years.
As to this authors personal thsusts
at Didymus, tis considered beneath
the dignity Of any gentleman. What
connection had selling fertilizers, max
ling pills, healing the sick, family in
huences in politics, etc, ETC., with the
political construction this morbid
minded political crank placed upor
the letter Didymus wrote to The Toiler
1 Didymus certainly would be wise
than to try to work "little Democrat
ic trick" by writing the material fol
this purpose, without mentioning any
thing bearing q construction as beini
written for political purposes, ant
having it printed in paper in anoth
er end of the State, in non-partisa'
paper that is not read by fifty voter
!, in both parties in Washington county
Any one but Ounce would know Did
ymus had no thought OF influencing
political issues by his letter to Th
} Toiler.
Let democrats be on the lockout TO
r all manner of tricks practiced by ur
scrupulous republicans pretending i
} be members of the Alliance, gotten u
> to make votes for the republican party
r The author of Republicans lette
=. knew he lied when he said Didymu
!, employs New Alliance agents" I
8 sell fertilizer for him. Didymus doe
J. not employ agents at all, and any te
year old boy about Teliord's can te
b this author Of Republican's letter 8