The Brookhaven leader., 1890-12-11
New Party Talk.

State. has called Convention of Pro
hibiIiuuists To meet in the city of
jackson January sth, 1891, for the
purpose Of recognizing and cn-op-
cIating with the National Prohibition
party. ln view of the fact that the
last Legislature would not regard the
petitions of the Prohibitionists for
statutory Prohibition, bat referred
them to 'he Constitutional CCnven-
tior, which body also refused tO act
it is not at all unlikely that this
movement VIII assume large proper
tions in Mississippi in the near future.
One thing is certain, a large and influ
entail portion of Prohibition Demo
Gratis in this State have had quite
enough of seeing Prohibition showed
aside aud pushed from pillar to post
by politicians and their friends, and
are determined. so far as they are con
| ccrnVd, that it shall end.
Again, we see strong disposition
on the part of the Alliance and the
industrial classes to organize into a
great National Union party, founded
on the distinctive principles advo-
Gated by these classes. At the late
meeting of the National Alliance this
feeling came near assuming decisive
shape. Gen. Rice of Kansas and his
followers, went so far as to issue q
call for Che organization of such n
party at meeting to be held in Gin
ciHati next February, and it took the
most energetic and discreet tactics on
the part of the leaders present to pre-
vent the members of the National AL
lance from endorsing the call. DIR.
Macune, one of the great leaders las
will be seen by his remarks on the
first page of the LEADER), proposed
as compromise, that n meeting to
decide the ACCESSIBILITY of organizing
a new party be postponed until Feb
ruary, 1892.
Powderly, the Grand Master of the
knights of Labor, was in attendance,
and declared against third party at
this meeting, but proposed in lieu a
National convention of all labor
unions for 1892 to consider the situa-
ton and take action, if the old par
ties in the meantime persist III re
fusing relief.
Hon. l.. l.. Polk, President of the
Alliance, made speech, in which he
said
"Thc thread of public opinion
among the masses is evidently in the
direction of independent political ac-
ton. Whether such sentiment is to
be formulated and resolved into u
third or independent party depends
greatly upon the action of the present
Congress i'll regard to the financial
system of the country. The people
believe they have been deceived by
false issues pressed with great vigor
particularly by party leaders for the
past twenty-five years.
They are investigating the sitna-
ton for themselves with great earnest
ness, and have concluded that their
chief evil is in the financial system of
the Government. There is a univer
sal demand for financial reform, by
which all classes and interests are to
secure justice at the hands of the
Government in the matter of the is
sue and distribution of currency.
They are scrutinizing closely the his
tory of the two political parties for
twenty five years OH this subject, and
find that the great leaders, and, in
deed, the platforms of the parties,
run in parallel lines on the question
of finance. If this course shall be
persisted in, as evidenced by the last
campaign, it will add very greatly in
precipitating this great issue, and the
olSII uSIlul VI tlC
of the leaders, and will rally under
one banner, and their slogan will be
Financial Reform! =
"Our organization, as such, can no
more indorse third than they can
Democratic or Republican party, but
still it is true that the people compos-
ing these organizations are being rap
idly educated to the absolute neces-
sity of bold and determined action.
Whether this indication is to result
into party movement l cannot say;
simply give you the signs of the
times, and you must judge for your
self"
Gen. Rice of Kansas made a second
speech in which he declared that if
the South would join in the new par
ty movement, get in the saddle and
move on to Richmond, that he would
meet it there with great army from
the North, march Oh to Washington
and wipe out monopoly and the Re-
publican party from the face of the
earth.
Thus it will be seen that there is
storm brewing which portends evil to |