The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-06
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amusement. 1t tries to smile while seeking
a way out of its untenable position, but
the smile is such sickly one that the
amusement Of those who are watching it is
not unmixed with pity.
In its efforts TO get out OF the
| hole in which it finds itself it
seeks TO change the issue which the
MORNING News raised by saying that the
MORNING News is fighting the farmers
alliance" No, esteemed contemporary, the
MORNING News is not fighting the alliance,
unless you consider yourself the alliance.
We are trying to set you right about the
| alliance; that is all We have no fight
with the alliance; at least we ara not con
scious of any, and we have received no
notice from the alliance that it regards us
as an enemy. Our little contest is with
you. esteemed contemporary, and it seems
strange to us that you should try
to make the alliance responsible for
your mistake. Ths alliance has never
claimed to be, in fact, has never pretended
to be, political organization, much less
the Democratic party. Did you read the
last issue of the Southern Alliance Farmer.
the organ of the alliance, esteemed con
temporary Perhaps not, or you would pot
continue TO insist t lat 1.-THE alliance is the
Democratic party" We will print brief
extract from 1t in order that you may know
just what the alliance is, and not again
make the mistake of telling your readers
that ''the alliance is the Democratic party
itself This is what the alliance organ of
July says:
The leaders of the alliance have ALWAYS
taught that the alliance was not political
organization, and teach the same now.
There is no opposition to any political party
in the alliance. and connection with the
order does not interfere with political or re-
llgiouS faith any more than with the Ma
sonic order While the leaders of the
alliance have taught and still teach that
the order is not political party, they also
teach that the great troubles which Cypress
agriculture are almost all attributable to
state and national legislation, and that these
evils must be corrected. AS an organized
body recommending men who will work
for their good and voting in their own par
ties, the alliance is doing its duty, and is
neither losing strength or members by it.
You see from the foregoing, do you not,
esteemed contemporary, that the alliance is
not political organization. and that in the
that connection with the alliance does not
interfere with political faith. How, then,
can you say that 'the alliance is the Demo
cratic party itself." Surely you do not
mean, in all sincerity, to tell your readers
that the Democratic party is not political
organization, and that in it there is no OPP
position to any political party!
You say that the MORNING NEWS is old
fashioned in its views of men and affairs.
WE'LL perhaps it is, but are not the views of
the democratic party old fashioned, very
old fashioned, as old as the memory of JEFF
ferson? Is it because they are old fash
Toned, esteemed contemporary, that you re-
fer to them with covert sheer!
You say, esteemed contemporary, that
the MORNING News "for week past has
been trying to read the alliance out of the
Democratic party" Are you not mistaken,
and would you like to risk your reputation
for veracity on that assertion9 Perhaps in
your zeal to curry favor with the alliance
you have gone a little too far However,
we give you permission to show from the
columns of the MORNING News that it has
been trying to read the alliance either in or
out of the Democratic party. In your
anxiety to get out of a hole, esteemed con-
temporary, you fail in frankness and fair
ness, which are so essential in seeking to
arrive at truth
We notice with pleasure that you quote
the Hon. w. j. Northen as saying: "If the
farmers-the alliancemen-are not demo-
Gratis. what are they? We have not said
hot o1ls L..
have had no occasion to say So Indeed, we
have taken occasion to say that about
all of them are democrats, and
very sound democrats, and so are
many Masons and many Odd Fellows
democrats. But some of the alliancemen
are republicans, are they not. esteemed
contemporary Surely, some of the black
alliancemen are republicans But why,
esteemed contemporary, do you quote Col.
Northen as saying that alliancemen are
democratic Have you heard anybody deny
that they are? If not, what is your pur-
pose in quoting Col. Northen? Have you
ever heard Col. Northen, or any other dem
ocrat and allianceman, say that "the ALI
auce is the Democratic party itselfg If
you have, quote it against US, and we will
admit that you have found some one vino
knows moro about the alliance than the
organ of that organization does.
You say, esteemed contemporary, that
you would not willingly misrepresent" the
MORNING News. So you misrepresented
the MORNING NEWS unwillingly, did you,
when you said that 'it was seeking to whip
the alliance into little corner and keep it
there indefinitely" VIII you tell us what
influence it was that compelled you to dis
regard your virtuous intentions What is
the motive that leads you away from high
purposess Perhaps your moral nature needs
bracing up, esteemed contemporary. We
do not recommend a week at Tybee for that
purpose, but, III all sincerity, we suggest
another lecture from the Rev. DIR. Haw-
thorne.
The first reunion of the confederate vet
Grams was brought to a close at Chattanooga
yesterday. Old friendships were renewed.
old memories revived, and the meeting will
bear its fruit in closer bond of union.
Every year the ranks of the living veterans
are thinned and the numbers OF the de-
parted augmented. The association Of con-