The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-17
LETTER.

NT. EutTOR:--lt has been currently
reported for some weeks that the Ali
ancc in tins county had appointed a com
.uittce to confer with the Democratic EX-
cCutIyc Committee and the Republican
Executive Committee to sec if an arrange
mcnt could not be effected whereby there
might be made division of the officers
III The county among the two parties; in
other words, to see if a political milcnn-
ium could not be brought about--to see
il the highest and dearest rights of white
men could not be made the subject Of
barter and sale.
The idea That the Alliance intcrfcred
III the least with politics or that such
subjects were discussed within Alliance
halls has been so scorned and hooted at
that prudent men were disposed to believe
such IumoT to be the creation of some
speculative mind. But those who have
believed that the Alliance is not DO
litical factor and that it does not discuss
political questions and politics likely to
come before all conventions VIII not
longer indulge any such belief after the
developments of last Monday, the day OF
the Democratic convention. De the
Democrats Of Halifax county know the
real signifcarce of the vote upon the re-
solution offered to postpone the nominal
ton Of ticket until the first Monday IN
October: Do they all know that the
Alliance held meeting in the morning
IN U!cComt- house with closed doors with
posted sentinel? Was it not determined
i'll this secret meeting that the time of the
making OF nominations should be post
poncd; Was it not determined in this
secret meeting who should be the Chair
man CT the Convention? Was it not de-
t@'mlncd in this secret meeting that the
time of making nominations should be
postponed for the reason that the COM
nittee previously appointed was not
ready to report? Would not Conven>
tlon OF the Democratic party of Halifax
county have been more fit place to dis
cuSs The Gravcst political question ever
aGltated in tins county than in a secret
meeting composed Of part Of the Demo-
crat>: Suppose the committees Of the
two paltts had yielded to the PROPOSE
ton, wouldtheir acts have been sub
mIttcd to Dc: Does the Alliance propose
TO control and dictate party policy with
out The concurrence of those Democrats
VITO do not belong to the organizations
ami then expect them to obey its dictates
a, hindly as did members of the Union
League The DEGREES OF that instltutions
Anglo-NaN0ns have always and will al
ways demand equality of rights. Are
not the reasons fol white men standing
together, with elbow touch, as great, and
strong, and al>powcrful TO day as twenty
years ago: Is it possible that there is
any well informed mar in Halifax county
who believes that any coalition or anv
compromise can be effected between the
two parties: Does not every one know
that the negro is no longer the plant tool
OF tnc white men OF his party and that he
VIII not be bartered and sold and traded
- '~'''' Ah''o ""' COailuoh bceh Ileu
IN Craven county: And did it not en-
gender cnnitles that have not subsidized
IL thi5 day: Has it not been tried in
Virginia and did it not bring forth the
greatest traitor since the time of Judas:
Does any enc believe that it will take the
white people of this county until the first
Monday in October to decide that cOaIi.
ton or any thing AKIN to it will prove the
dcadest of dead failures?