The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-01-31
Charlotte Democrat.
CHARLOTTE. N. q.
Replv to Charlotte"

Reply to Charlotte"
Editors Charlotte DEMOCRAT: In my
good natured article Of goth December,
Charlotte is led to believe, or has fears
that the Alliance is going to break up the
Democratic party, and to quell bis doubts
| ask YOU to publish an extract from the
National Economist, our National organ,
which will better explain to Charlotte
and perhaps other readers of your paper
the aims of the Alliance.
J. SPRINGS DAVIDSON.
Jan. 2sth, 1890.
WHAT DOES THE ALLIANCE MEAN?-
The Alliance makes it's own declaration
of purposes, clear, distinct and unequivo-
cal. One of it's purposes is not to break
up the Democratic party on the one hand,
or the Republican party on the other
Why then do political editors insist that
they mean to do first one, then the othsr,
and sometimes both, and to set up in their
room an oath bound, secret, political organ
ization. We have denied this until we
are tired denying it. Once more, the
thing 10 not true The Alliance does not
aim At the destruction of political parties,
but the reform and control OF them. No
purpose fla entertained By the organization
of setting men by the ears, nor of indulg-
ing in the asperities which have 80 long
disgraced political debate. Our purpose
is, il we can, to take the political parties
out Of the hands of the petty bosses, in
cluding those of every kind and degree.
We intend TO assert the power of numbers
in the primaries, and thereby, if We can,
take the party nominations out OF the
hands of people who have controlled them,
and to nominate and elect better men.
This We have clear right to do, and we
can not be driven from our purposes by
the idle denunciations ard "noisy breath"
of self-constituted oensors, editors or
others. If they have fancy to fill the
air with this sort of 'inarticulate howls," !"
no man will hinder them. Neither will
any sensible man any more regard them
than does he the bowling of the idle wind.
Such people have been giving as advice
We are not in that line of business, but in
order to make them fair return we de-
sire to say that if such people think such
howlings are in the smallest degree going
to influence any persons conduct we are
OF the opinion that they are mistaken.
Men who are in earnest are open to the
influence of reason, and they are at all
times ready to listen to appeals from re-
sponsible and reasonable sources, but they
are not to be cowed or coerced by the
frothings OF irresponsible and empty head
ed bosses. We believe certain great re-
forms in the financial system of the
Government are necessary, and at the
same time that they are just and right,
and that they will benefit all classes of
the people. If we insist upon these reforms
white the bosses oppose them, and We, by
controlling the primaries, nominate men
pledged to them, is that breaking up the
party? What are they going to do, these
bosses and the editors they control? Are
they going to break up the party because
they can no longer run it for the personal
ends aud ambitions of their set When
it comes to this it 10 question whether a
"seoret, oath-bound political organization"
is better or worse than such . political
bandItti. These men take the position
that they will smash the party unless they
can rule for their own purposes or in
furthersnce of their own views. II the
Alliance, a majority Of the party, will not
minority, and to vote as directed by them,
and nominate aud elect candidate set up
by them, thea the Alliance is chargesble
with breaking up the party. Was ever
such nonsense heard before? 1t is high
time we had heard the last of it. 1t would
be an easy and cheap way to break up the
Alliance, and reduce its voting strength
TO subjugation 30 the political boss, the
professional politician, the party caucus,
ii it could be made effectual. Nothing is
so cheap ss this kind of wrath, which, if
it cost anything to manufacture, would
not be 80 lavishly poured out. 1t ia q
species Of natural gas which explodes
spontaneously and makes q great splutter,
and emits bad smell, but illuminates
nothing. Doubtless these persons are
giving us their best counsel, aud if they
knew how valueless We hold it, they would
take the only brief piece of gratuitous
advice we have for them and shut up. The
situation of American agriculture is far
too serious, the depressed aud degraded
condition of those who man all the
great productive industries Of this great
country 10 far to grievous, for the Alliance
to turn aside from it's great mission to
handy words in idle dissension with these
party henchmen. II parties can not dis
cover moous rioend with the Alliance
we are afraid they must GO We desire a
few closing words With those earnestly
patriotic leaders Of both parties who's,
abilities, whose experience, and whose ser
vices entitle them to the respect of thu
people. That there are such meD in boil
parties we freely concede; we believe l
greater number of them than is generall,
admitted. We say to them that they ar
in duty bound to give due diligence L
the study of the true meaning of this AL
lance movement on the part of those who
impelled by necessity, have concerted to
gether to take measures for their common
, safety. We ask them to give to the solu
tion of the great economic questions whicl
must be solved, and speedily solved, on
non.partisan basis, the benefit of YOU
talents, aud experience, and influence
And We tell them plainly we will not con
sent to give ind.f support TO men VIII
are known to US to be at heart hostile L
us, and unfriend!y to our interests. w
can not be relied upon to continue to Civ
voting strength to parties which despis
our necessities, and leaders who deliber
ately insult our intelligence. II this b.
pNrtv troaAon make the most of il