Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-06-14

R. C. Patty's Democracy.
To me Edtor cf he Commercial.
MACnN. Miss, lunr 3--Iour cdito-
| rial Endorsement OF the communication
of Mr.. +. L. Kincannon. contained IN
your issue of the goth nlt., makes II
proper, in the Judgment az some OF
/ my friends, that | should undertake 10
! show 10 Won that vou have hoca lie
travcd into a needless effort ito awak
en- the rank and lilc Ia the danger tat
lies tor it and them in having for it,
chief representative a gentleman who
is rs prominently identified with the
PruhibitionistS, the Knights OF Labor
| and the National Alliance rs he i
with the party" In performing TINS
duty | shall cntcayOr TO conllne myself
To the narrowest limits consistent with
| a tair statement of faCtS-lcaving II to
Won and your readers to reach II Just
conclusion after having heard both
sides.
In the first place desire to say that
| am net, rs YOU say. rs prominently
identified with the prnhihitioniStS aS
[ am with the Democratic party. NV
sympathics have always been with the
good men and women who have wage1
incrSsaut warfare against the open 81
loon. But have never attended a
Prohibition Convention, either county
or State. aud therefore could not as
charged have presided over such a
convention where an anti-Dcm"cra'
platform was adopted
About two years ago il seems was
appointed a member of the Prohibition
State Executive Committee. This
fact was brought to my attention OH
ciallv hy Il request TO attend a meeting
of said committee held at Jackson on
the 25,h of March last Being in that
city en- other business, | attended III"
meeting. and in the absence of tEc
chairman. DIR, Black, | was requested
10 preside owe the meeting. but no
resolutions of any character we're pre-
scented or adopted, a motion PIE
vailed, however. to appoint a suh.con'
mittcc to prepare an address TO the
ncoplc of tai. State in relation 10 the
approaching Constitutional ConvCn'
ton. Donhting the wisdom OF that
course and recognizing my prior and
superior obligations. both to the Dem.
o%rra'ic party and the Farmers AIIi-
ancc. ! adopted the course indicated
bv the following letter, which | quote
in full:
LETTER TO MIR. HOBBS.
Macon. Miss March 81, 1890.
=. +. Hobbs. Esq, Sec'y. B~rookhayen:
Dear Sir :-Rcfcrring to my opinion en-
pressed Mt recent meeting of Prohibition
State Executive Com, that it would be in
Oppor .unc and unwise to make conStitu-
tIoaal prohibition an issuo in the selection
of delegates TO the approaching ConStiu-
tionul Convention. | desire TO say that after
mature reflection | am fully persuaded of
the correctness of my view of the situation.
Whether so desired or not, believe that
The inevitable result of the address, which
has been ordered to he promulgated viii be
TO lead 10 a heated. and. perhaps. acrllnoll-
Gus discussion Of the question of tonStltll.
tlonal prohibition. ard to the neglect of 9th.
err issues which | regard as Of paramount
importance at thi, time.
Finding myself unable to reach a differ
ent conclusion, | conceive it to be my duty,
out of regard for other grave responsible
ties laid upon me, to sever my connection
with the committee, of which you are the
faithful and efficient secretary.
This | now do, to take effect from and af-
ter this date. Very truly yours.
RoBERT Z PATTY.
have no apology 10 offer for attend.
ing the meeting or tor rcsiguing from
the cOmnitlcc.
am not now or have | been at any
time, n member OF the knights OF La
Dor. | know nothing more OF their
objects and purposes than is knowrto
The reading public. But | do know
very many good Democrats who arc
members of that order, and ! conf
IDENTITY expect TO see our party organi'
cations in other States largely aug.
mcntcd by accessions from that SQUIRE
in the ncar future.
am not. and have never been chair.
man of the Judiciary Committee Of
the "National Quilted Alliance and
Knights of Labor with n salary paid
by that body. If there he such al OF.
ganiznlion | do not know it. But !
am chairman of the Judiciary Com
miiicc of the National Farmers Ali.
and Industrial Union. m organization
which requires no defense. This posi-
lion, however, like others | enjoy, is 80
far from paving a salary, that | am not
even supp led with stationery or post
age. II is true that | an also Prcsi.
dent of the estate Alliance of Miss.
issippi." but | have no sort of apology
to offer for my connection with that
prc-cminpnlly Democratic organiza-
ton. II may be that the contention of
the Alliance for its fundamental prin.
ciplc, 'cqual rights to all and special
favors to none" will lead ultimately
to q contention between ''tle masses
mn 1.-THE classes" but such n result is
very far from the desire of the tar.
mcrs of Mississippi, and for which the
Alliance will not be primarily rcspon.
siblc.
The order is, and must continue To
be. if true to its principles, strictly
non-parli>an. An overwhelming ma.
iority of its membership in shis State
are Democrats who have no thoughts
OF disturbing their political party or.
ganizaiion. The presidency OF the
State Alliance was wholly uLsOught
by me. II was rendered by \ unani
nous vote, and when | announced ia
friends nv purpose not to accept, |
was urged to do so, chiefly tor the rca-
son, as | have always understood. that
my election, taken in consideration
with my craftsmanship of the Demo
cratic State Committee, would be IN
the nature of a guarantee that the Al,
lance had no design hurtfnl to The
Democratic party. The recent en-,
phatic Enforcement OF the Alliance by
Mr.. Cleveland and Gov. Gordon ought
il seems 70 me. TO rcmcvc from youl
mind the expressed fear that 81 leader
in that Or1nnizotion miuht provc q