The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-06-12
CLEMENTS AND CORRUPT.

AUohh, oo'3 Juuc r. Inc uTSG
gun in the congressional campaign
was fired today, and the alignment
OF the alliance forces shows that the
fight will soon become general all
along the line.
Corrupt leads of for the alliance
against Clements.
PRESIDENT CoRPUT's SPEECH.
Brethren This meeting has
been called by authority extended
me, as county president, under sec
ton second of article second of the
constitution governing county al
liances.
1t has been called for the purpose
of reviewing the political situation !;
to pass upon the action OF our i'm
mediate representative in the con-
gress of the United States; to re-
ceive weigh and digest his reply to
your resolutions; to council togeth-
er as to the future course we shall
pursue in regard to our county,
congressional and state officers and
representatives; to either surrender
our demands, or devise means by
which they will be recognized; to
further cement the bonds that hold
us together, and for the purpose Of
more thorough understanding and
perfect organization, so that should
we see fit to enforce our demands
we may, acting as one man, with
one aim, and one purpose, accom-
plish, by unity, pluck and energy,
that which seems to be otherwise
denied us.
We have tried reason, have ad-
vocated the justice of our cause, and
have appealed to unbiased judgment,
but these conservative means have
failed, as we have "asked for the
bread and stone has been given
u.s." We have asked for action and
relief, and advice and promises have
been given US. We must now rec
ognize that the means heretofore
employed have been frultless anG
inadequate, and that these are no
such as will cause the average poll
ticlan to obey the mandates Of tn,
| people.
sit is, therefore, for the purpos,
of discussing the most available
methods left us that we are gather
ed together. Let us counsel wisely
and not forget that while we ar,
representatives of the torty-odC
millions of farmers in the Unitec
States, men good and true, who are
fretting under adverse legislation
there are other material interests
that effect all alike, and which de-
mand our most serious considera-
ton. Wise business legislation,
equally distributing the privileg es
afforded, as we'll as the burdens i'm
posed by the general government is
needed. Legislation not bred in
party caucuses, engendering party
strife, and ignoring the will OF the
people, bat that which, rising above
self, the reward of friends, the pun
ishing of enemies, or the placing Of
personal or political whippers-in,
will be conductive of the most good
to the greatest number.
We cannot and must not advo.
cate the oblivion of party lines, OF
independent movements; far should
this be from our purposes, but recog-
nizing two great political parties, we
should, through party nominations,
select and endorse men large enough
to comprehend business policies,
strong enough to arise equal to the
emergency, and fearlessly acknowl-
edge that they recognize, first, the
God that created The people; Sec
ondly, the needs Of the sovereign
people that founded the party, and
thirdly, the political parties.
Broad enough to recognize and
endorsd (when such EXIST the merits
of measures emanating from the op.
posing party, discriminating enough
TO separate business measures from
political policies; and responding
only to the party lash in natter
affecting political supremacy
These qualifications do exist, ant