The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-02
A Lame Explanation.

a Lame explanation.
The Atlanta Constitution in its issue of
Monday, in a flppant manner, as if it were
a matter Of little consequence. attempts 70
explain its assertion. made few days ago,
that 1.-THE alliance is the Democratic party
itselfn That the explanation is lame one
is apparent TO any one who reads it, aud if
we are not mistaken will De so considered
by every democrat whose attention
may be called to il. Yesterday we
published an extract from the New York
Sun in which that journal seemed to be
greatly surprised at the Constitutions asssr-
ton that "the alliance is the Democratic
party itself"
The Constitution saws that the MORNING
NEWS is rather old-fashioned in its views
of men and affairs, a ad assumes that for
that reason it cannot understand how
''the alliance can he the Democratic party
itself" Yes, the MORNING NEWS may
be rather old fashioned in its views of men
and affairs 1t knows what political
honesty is and what democratic principles
are. 1t knows what the Democratic party
has done for the south, and it knows also
that to the Democratic party and to it
alone must the south look for protection
against hostile legislation, such, for in
stance, as the pending federal election bill.
The Constitution, however, says that
"the alliance is the Democratic party it.
self" 1t admits that republicans belong to
the alliance, but declares they are in a hope
less minority. If the alliance is the Demo
cratic party, as the Constitution says, the
question which presents itself is this: Has
the Democratic party undergone such a
change that republicans can become
members of it and act in harmony with it.
If so, what force is there left in it to resist
the aggressive policy Of the Republican
party with respect to the south
The MORNING News may be- old fashioned
in its views of men and affairs-too old
fashioned to call such a distinguished dem
ocratic leader as ex-Speaker Carlisle IAN old
imbecile"-and we feel sure that the COnSti-
tuition will admit that it was altogether too
fresh and smart when it said that "the ALI
ance was the Democratic party itself"
The Constitution expresses surprise that
the MORNING NEWS has mistaken the
character and purposes of the alliance" 1t
gives us profound pleasure to inform our
contemporary that the MORNING NEWS has
made no mistake. The assertion that it has
is made for the purpose, apparently,
of misleading the public. Will the COnSti-
tuition be good enough to point out wherein
the MORNING NEWS has mistaken the char
acter of the alliance! The MORNING NEWS
understands the alliance to be an organiza-
ton of farmers TO promote the interests Of
farmers-a very good object indeed, and
one which the MORNING NEWS approves
but the alliance has never claimed to be
the Democratic party. The Constit utjon
only states that it is, and on that point
alone the MORNING NEWS takes issue with
it. Has not the Constitution mistaken "the
character and purposes" of the alhance9
We do not known nor do we care what the
purpose Of the Constitution is in trying to
create the impression that the alliance and
the Democratic party are one and the same
organization, but we do know that although
the Constitution cannot see that the two
organizations are essentially different in
character and aims the great body of the
democrats of Georgia can.
The Constitution says the alliance "has
certain platforms of its own, but that they
harmonic with the broad principles of de-
mocracy." But if ''the alliance is the demo
cratic party itself" why should it have plat
forms of its own, and why should it have
platforms upon which republicans can and
do stands OF course the Constitution will
answer this question, and if it means to
stand by the position it has taken, it will
do so in a straightforward way. To seek
to evade it by flippant treatment of the
matter cannot be construed otherwise than
as an admission that it has put itself in an
untenabe position.