The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-02-06

In the minority, or rather out
of power, as we'll as positively
when in power. Read the con-
stitution of the Alliance It is in
entire harmony with the prin-
ciples Of the Democratic party
and any man who is consist
ent member of the Alliance
must be a Democrat. The Dem
Ocr6tic party is the party of the
people and the Alliance is 6ght-
ing the cause of the people, and
through this body only can it
hope to secure the reforms it
demands. The Alliance is a
great educator of the masses
the masses who make the bulk
of the Democratic party. The
masses are to be awakened to
their true condition, taught to
seek the cause of that condition
and to decide on and demand
the means of relief.
Demand it of whom? OF their
leaders-of their servants des-
ignated to execute a public trust.
The legislator is 10 longer to
be the doctor to diagnose
the disease of the body polite,
but simply the apothecary to
deal out the remedy when call
ed upon.
Let the Alliance disrupt the
Democratic party, then the AL
lance must become a political
party itself, and as such its mis-,
sion would be thwarted and its
peculiar usefulness at All end
If such we thought would be
the result we would resign from
! The organization.
1t is true that the Alliance is
not the Democratic party-it is
more comprehensive than a pO.
litlcal party, Yet it must moi
take the place of that party ol
any other party. The mission
of the Alliance is to elevate
man and improve his condition
and since the party is to govern
the affairs of men, it must make
its impress upon one or both o.
them as an agent or machine tC
do it's bidding.
We also spoke advisedly il
our reference to the Alliance
championing the cause of the
South. The National Alliance
is composed of several sovereign
and distinct organizations tha
bear about the same relations
to the national confederation
that the sovereign States do tx
the compact of States known as
the United States of America
There is q common accepted
constitution, but the variou
organizations make their owl
rules ana laws not in cOnflic
with it, and formulate their va
riOus demands for relief accord
ing to The different condition
in the different portions of tn
country. We belong to the or
ganiZatiOn that embraces tn
Southern States and speak will
reference to it. Aud it is here
in our Southland, where W
specially want to see the grea
party Of principle and good gov
ernment preserved to fight th
battles of the Alliance-of tn
oppressed masses. We kno,
that the, e are widely circulate
organs(?) Of the Alliance tina
, advocate the disregarding G
parties and the championing G
Alliance meu alone for Office
but we are not ready to folio
in their tracks, in fact have II
patience with such unwisdoI
), and folly aud have an abidin
faith in the good sense of th
majority of The order, that sue
: doctrines will not prevail.
+ In closing his letter our frien
! says:
"You have a movement O
hand which Will test the Anne
ican citizens character, al
7 show very quickly whether me
y will continue to grow in II
. emancipation of man $50 happ
ly begun on our continent) (
i whether we will decay.
q 'Ill fares the land, to fastening il
e aprey,
Where wealth accumulates and M,
decay,
g Where princes and lords may fiou
> ish or may fade:
But bold pesantry, their country
L pride,
l. When once destroyed, can never
= supplied"
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