St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-12-20
THE THIRD PARTY PLOT.

THE THIRD PARTY PLOT.
tDaily Statea.1
The Times-Uniou OF Jackson.
vile, Fla, yesterday published On
article showing that the third party
movement, which was given birth
to BY The recent convention 1t Deals
Of the National Farmers' Alliance,
and the accouchmeut OF which re-
ceived The special attention Of the
delegates from the Northw es:, I'll
Of whom are ardent Republicans, i
nothing moro than . plot to pave
the wav for . Republican victory
in 1872, BY breaking the solid
South.
The purpose OF WcGr.th, Of
Kansas, Loucks. Of South Dakota,
and Deming, Of Pennsylvan'a, who
are n the bottom Of the scheme,
in insisting on the adoption Of the
sub-treasury plan Vas, - they
confessed, to divide the Democratic
party in the Southern States, be-
cause they are well aware Of the
fact that the Democrats Ut this Sec
ton II the country would never
support such stupid proposition,
and their hope and intention l. to
ALLEVIATE the farmers from the
Democratic party and enable the
Republicans il 1892 to capture
several S.,uthern States.
They further confessed that thu
sub-treasury plan Vas decidedly
to the people Of their
own States, but that their action in
advocating it ct the Ocala conven-
ton would b Endorsed when it be-
came known in the North and West
that it - 70 be used - IN instru-
ment to disrupt the Democracy Of
the South. In other words the
farmers Of the South are to be led
into . trap which has been laid for
them BY the Republican agents in
the Alliance, and the sub-treasury
fad u to be the bait to catch them.
but Ne are inclined to believe, now
hat the plot has been exposed,
that it win be IN ignominious fail
ure.
That the third party movement
d in the interest OF the Republican
party there can be no doubt; It
. shown BY the character Of the
:all iseusd this morning for . cum
'ention to be held at Cincinnati, on
February Esd. OF the fifteen
States that signed the call. ten Of
hem are Southern and Democratic,
md the otter i've. with the exc,o.
ion Of Indiana, which must be
'eckoned - doubtful, are Republic
an. Two OF the three men who
igned the call in behalf Of the State
4 Arkaaeas, ConGrsssnan Feather
toss and would-be ConGressman |
langley, are Republicans, and the |
bird i doubtless willing TO b any
hing for Office. The fact Of tis
natter l. Il al the alleged farmers |
rho signed the call for the Southern |
;tates were to b scratched On the /,
'acks. . very thick substratum of !
would no doub:
Don be exposed to view.
The exposure OF the conspiracy
0 destroy the political solidarity
( the South Wa timely and farm,
- should poadsr over It, - We
'elisvs they viii d., and emphati-
ally refuse 70 have anything to do
nth Il. Their hope and their pro-
ection for the future depends on .
nited Democracy, and il they per-
lit themselves to be led from their
llegiance to the Democratic party,
'hich = now struggling for the
reservation Of the liberties Of
he people and 70 free them from
10 thraldom Of plutocracy, the
~ 10 sure 70 come when they will
. forced 70 chew the cud Of bitter
e0ectsoa. |,
Sir Philip Miller, the great En-
lish horticulurist, writing in l740,
.ys: 1.-THE best method t. have
abhsges good = to procure fresh
sed from abroad every year, for
= apt ~ degenerats In England /,
. few years."
The above b . simple illustration
The fact that the best seed will
Ipidly degenerate under unfavor. .
" c0aditions. The wise win heed ,
eref0re, and buy their seed Of D.