The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-10-02

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We feel very grateful to the editor of
the INTELLIGENCER for calling attention
to the very excellent article we published
from the National Economist last week,
headed "Votes." We published it be-
cause, in our humble Judgment, there is
great deal of food for thought contained
in it. We believe that careful persual
of that article, in the light of past events,
will give information to the people of
this country that they need. After a
careful re.reading ne fail to find any sin.
dependentism" or even hint at third
party, and such impressions can be oh.
tanned from it only through diseased
imagination.
Ever since we could rccollect, the tariff
has been the only live issue between the
two great parties that strive to control the
National Government. IF that plank is
taken from both platforms, there is not q
half dozen men in Anderson County that
would know which one they were reading.
Even on the tariff there is not as great
difference as one would imagine from the
fuss made about it, if the Mills and Nc
Kinly tariff bills are taken as exponents
of the doctrine of their respective plat
forms. The average of duties under the
Mills bill would have been IL per cent.
The average under the McK Kinly bill will
be Al per cent, if it passes. Nine. tenths
of the people of the United States would
never know the difference. We all know
that President Cleveland's administration
was much more economical in spending
the peoples money than the present one,
and we are proud of the fact, and there
are great many other things in which
his administration was vastly superior to
the present one, but we will not consume
space to 5enumerate.
- In the financial policy pursued by the
various administrations since the. war,
there has been no change, except that
each one has made it harder on the agri.
cultural people than the last. President.
Cleveland adopted the policy Of his pre-
decessors, and Mr.. Harrison has followed
in his footsteps and that is where the Al
lance claims that great wrong is. Con-;
gresham Tillman, in his TRADE of abuse
against the Sub Treasury bill and its fra.
mers, in which. he fails to produce a sim:
gle.yalid argument against it, admits that
the financial policy Of the Government is
unjust and oppressive, and that the prin.
ciples underlying the Sub-treasury plan
are right, yet he fails to, give us any
substitute to carry out the idea contained
the rein. Are the people to sit with fold.
ed hands until he or some other politician
evolves 8. scheme of relief, equally as ex-s
perinental, and then adopt it without a
word Are We to be read out of the
Democratic party because We happen to
disagree with the editor of this paper, Mr..
Tillman and Others, and presume to think
and speak for ourselves We think not.
We have always accepted the decision of.
the white people as expressed in the.
Democratic primaries and conventions as
final, and we expect to as long as the
present condition of things last. because
the white people Of the State are going
stoarnle it, and they propose to rule it
through the Democratic party organiza-
ton. &: ;.s 55. 5-
IS One of the cardinal principles of; the
|33Alliance, as set forth in its declaration of
purposes, is 81 to labor for the education of
|: the masses in the science Of economical
government" Shall this education be
carried @on only during o political cam.
paign, when the politicians have fred the
shearts.of the people with personal, parti.,
san and sectional feelings2 We think:
that thai; is the worst time that can be.
chosen to- discuss q question of greatim-.
portance, on its merits, and We believe
! lIthat now is the time, while the minds of
our citizens are not affected by personal
and other considerations, to bring forward.
all of these new: ideas in political econo:
my, and think about; and discuss them
fairly and calmly, and ifS Sthatyis done We,
l3haye no. fear but what the people will
decide what is right and just to:a all classes.
and professions. 10y, i5;sss,
-; w e: have had aud have no intention of
encouraging factions and stirring up class
prejudice, but We expect to continue in
the future, as We have endeavored to do
in the past, to stand up for thejust rights
of the farmers, with all the power that
within us lies, and ne shall not be 30
cowatdly as to cry peace, peace, when
there.is no peace::. - -, -, ~
The position ofthe Allianceis very clear
Lon these questions policyr-Itis strictly;
nonpartisan. Our aim ia discussing
|.these,matters is solely to get-at the truth,
regardless of personal, partisan and sec.
tional feelings. It's great work is to edu.
cate the toiling masses, in the science of
Government, economically and justly ad.
ministered, and nothing will turn it away
from that object. 5.