The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-04-28
SOUTHERN DEMOCRACY
The SoUth NoI solid Eor Protection.
but faVoIiHg Tariff Reform
Absurd TnIk 0f ComprO-
IHIsrI"N ipc out Party
Distinctions.

Tine noise made by "A few organs OF
MONOPOLY in the southern states, and
The Cagcrncss with " hich their eXpics-
siDns are repeated in the republican
newspapers III the north, give the lG!-
preston among the thOughtle-s that
the asccndcnCy of the democratic party
is threatened i'll number of southern
states, and that g principles OF the
democratic party are generally rcpudi-
a;cd by the southern newspapers.
Looking only al these indications,
one expects 10 find tine southern mem
berS Ol congress solid for protection,
but as Il matter of fact, leaving out the
three or -four members from the sugar
districts Of LUUsiaua, The southern
delegations are, 40 They have ever been,
solid Tor reform. In other words, the
new spapcrs in the south which have
been constituted organs of protection
and allies OF the republican party are
, supported not by the people. but from
the treasures OF the projected corpora.
| tons, by the benciciaricS oi the system
of taxation which is depriviug the
great majority Of our people Vt any
iair return for their labor.
The Louisville Courier Journal some
weeks ago called attention To the call
vasS Of the Georgia state press made
| by the Atlanta journal, which showed
cOnclusively what was the sentiment OF
the people in the state misrerresented
in the senate by Joseph L. Brown
| The Augusta News, published In one
| Of the most beautiful and fourishing
! cities Of the south, says:
Look at Joe Brown! What made
him u bonanza king, if il was not the
protective tariff on iron and coal
lninesf Ii is true that he enjoys the
added i9nominy OF dealing in criminal
labor, but protection is the main thing
which ialtens his pocket Ut the expense
OF the people OF Georgia. And yet he
represents Us, sovereign people, i'll
the United States senate. Sovereign,
did we say? 1t is not true; and in
shame we confess that Georglans are
slaves who will submit 10 the sover
eIgnty of such a mani"
The News adds this warning con
ccrnng the delegation TO the national
convention at 81. Louis
"And there are others, not so high,
bui who stand Oh the same platform.
Our people should beware OF them.
especially AT This time, when presi-
dent is To he elected and II democratic
policy is to be outlined. Geurgians
and democrats can moi he too careful
about sending none but simon pure
democratic ref rmers to 81. Louis; and
| aiicr'that the perple--thc farmers and
| w0ykiugmom oi G"or9ia--shnnld see
that their candidates, high aud low,
make the right kind of pledges and
stick TO them"
This is well timed. The great con-
test at ST. Louis will be for reform.
| Mr.. Cleveland will be nominated, but
| ihe prOteCtiUnists III alliance with the
| republicans, will try TO make plat
| form Oh which he could not stand with
any consistency or sell respect
In other words, they propose TO re
| peat the folly of 1864, when u war can
didate. General Mcclellan, was noml
| mated on IA peace platform. Nominal
ing IA union soldier, the party declared
the war failure. Now the paInpered
| organs OF protection desire to nominate
a candidate favoring reform on u plat
| form repndiatiffy reform.
Few PAPERS in the south are more
progressive or more thoroughly demo
| cratic than the State, of Richmond, Va.
& ncermimg proposed compromises, il
says
Our protcctinmi~t friends in the
democratic party are continually in
sisting that The reyemue rciormers must
moi drive them Out "i the party. The
revenue raturmrrs do not wish to drive
them out; but they hre determined
that their prOtcciIoniSt friends shall
not drive Mrm out. While the prOlrc-
tIomisis in the democratic party, how
ever, are clamOring for tOlcratiun, they
are continually seeking to commit the
democracy To the support of an
economic policy "a which . large ma.
| jurliv OF Grinucr%ta are now opposed,
ami to which 4 large mnInrity oi demo
Gratis have been opposed tr"m the birth
ni the democratic party dawn to the
| present day
| This j. itIr exact truth and il cannot
be repeated To often. The talk of u
compromise which will wipe out all
distinction between the republican par.
! ty and the democratic party ts absurd
at any time az this time II Is a prOpo-
! siiiGn to brtr6y the organization.
! THESE extracts accurately represent
| the opinions 0i the democratic voters
! III the south. The democrats of Ten
mrs-er, dissatisfied with the course Oithc
| Nashville American, have Csiablishpl
! the Nashville Democrat. ton The pur-
pose of maintaining, and defending the
principles = thr ruN from whatever
quarter ns.nih'd " - L"ui, n. at
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