The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-20
The Alliance as q Political Or
ganiZatfon.

1t iseu currently reported that the Ali.
ance at their meeting here last Thursday
nominated full ticket for all county of.
hoes, with the implied understanding that
u Is to be supported by Alliance men in
preference to all other candidates before
the primary, aud if successful there, that
u VIII be recognized and supported as
the regular Democratic ticket at the gen
eral election IN November.
1t is news to us if the Alliance can 60
thus far without doing violence to the
laws Of its organization, aud We are
strongly impressed from the muTmurinrs
We have heard among members Of the Or
der, as we'll as from party men who are
not, that grave misstep has been made.
aud one that threatens serious injury to
/ the Alliance.
Aside from this view of 1t, however.
the action taken was ill-advised and in
consistent in another sense. For years a
strong prejudice has been growingin Lin
c"ln county against convention nominees
In recognition of this fact, and III order
to bring about harmony, restore conf.
dence and guarantee perfect fairness. the
Democratic Executive Committee ap-
POINTED the primary election which is to
take place July 9th. Now what do we
sect A body of men, some of them large
" Instrumental in working up this prrju-
dice against convention nominees, meet
ing in delegate convention, secret con-
ventIon at that, and regularly nominal
ing ticket to be voted for at the polls.
Not only SO, but whllc most of the mem.
bers of this secret convention professed
to he Democrats, they adopt Il rule at
the very outset of their proceedings cut
ting off from participation or considera.
ton as candidate every other Democrat
who is not member of their secret Or
der
few moro spch steps as this will ia
tally injure the Alliance and disOrganize
the Democratic party. If the Alliance is
going TO hold its secret political conven-
lions and shut ont every other class of
voters from participation, it thereby re-
solves itself into distinct political or
and will be treated by all
other political parties accordingly. A
man who is All Alliance man first and a
Democrat afterward, has no use for the
Democratic party, and if this is made the
policy of the Order, as soon as it is under
stood, many farmer Democrats will pull
out of the Alliance or refuse to heed its
political DEGREES.
We see no objection TO Alliance men
giving members Of the Order the prefer |
ence in the Democratic primary, if they |
see fit to do so, other things being equal. |
In fact, as the farmers constitute by far |
,he major part of the voters, they are en-
titled TO most of the Offices if they desire
hem; bnt when it comes to holding Sc
;ret caucuses and conventions and com
Dining against all other members OF the
party and treating them as political enc |
mics, that is another question. If we are |
% have a Democratic party, let all mem
Ders of that party have an equal voice |
md an equal chance, and If the Alliance
doesn't intend to submit to that, let that |
De understood too.
The following is the Alliance ticket
lCmi ,ated
FOr Floatcr-J. W. Boone.
For Representatives.. \. J. Hart.
For Sheriff.. W. McNair
For Treasurer-Allen Smith.
For AsScsSOr--W. L. Fur.
Supt. of observation-disclosures Smith.
Coroner and acknowledgement Philips. |
Some of the nominees on this ticket |
nave always been true and loyal Demo
rats, but others are known as the worst |
sort of party disorganizers, having no
Use for any organization that they can
not control to advance their own selfish |
ends. 1t remains to DO seen how far Al |
lance Democrats will feel obligated to
support them in the primary.