The true northerner., 1890-12-24

sion OF mucn(ul INC lOiO"ihs VI 0ho oiu
Republican party." This is the Southern
idea of a Farmers Alliance. For in
stance. the Daily States, OF New Orleans,
says in leading editorial:
III the demagogues in the land OF the
Alliance shall succeed I'm tollng the farmers
OF the country into third party movement
the monopolistic classes VIII have real cause
for rejoicing.
The farmers constitute large element
of the American population, and IL the
leaders of the labor organization join I'm
such a movement powerful party can be
brought into being, but IL will be "A party
powerful for evil.
This is plain talk Farmers who ad-
vocate third party in the South are
"demagogues, and If they succeed in
organizing party in the South IL Will
be "a party powerful for evil" But in
the same article this rampant exponent
of Southern Bourbonism advocates the
formation of third party in the North.
1t says:
IL the farmers OF the West. who have for
year; seen themselves oppressed and plum
dered, while they held up and strengthened
the hands OF the plunderers because OF
ranking hatred OF the South. prefer TO form
a third party rather than join the Demo-
cratic ranks, let them do SO. But we warn
the farmers and other industrial classes OF
the South 10 touch not, handle not, this
unclean thing.
The extreme candor of these Southern
ers can but be respected: IL is in noble
contrast TO the cowardly falsehood of
the Democratic leaders of the North.
The Daily States does not give unQuali-
fed approval to third party, even in
the North; it Just thinks that If Repub-
lican farmers in the North cannot be
made straight Democrats. they had bet
Ho 20, ho Do IA To-
cause by voting for third party. But
it calls their party "an unclean thing"
which the FARMERS and industrial classes
of the South must touch not, handle
not"
The PicdyUne is equally anxious for
third party in the North. while it
wants .unadulterated Democracy in the
South.
@There is really no necessity" it says,
for the farmers TO go further than the
80. UIratic party for political aid and
kvssistan,r, but, nevertheless, we see no
adical obJettiQp &C. 3. farmers party in
ne North andtErest. 1t would necessa-
kly take possession of much of the fol-
wing of the old Republican party, and
would practically work the destruction
that party"
JVbther words, it would be better for
ter9 politicians IL the Republican
hrs of the North should become
democrats, but, as that is impossi-
I'VE see no radical objection to a
RS party i'm the North and West, :"
S-se ait would take possession Of
N of the strength of the Republican
y, and practically would work the
Itruction of it," Same old purpose
Rything to beat Grant"
the farmers of the North can be
to understand what the purposes
perm politicians are they will wait
times are ripe for the forma-
bird party. They are not yet
ne bold utterances of the South
pf-ove. The Southern Alliance
Isid,te Legislatures proclaim
S Saremocrats seven days in
II II. V1an, elected Governor
a: j. by the Farmers ALI
sS s. J that he is no third
leN CalbDemocratic Governor
i Lstate. The Southern
A. of third party in
IL uncean thing" A
IN the North would be a de-
mt of the Democratic poll
Ne South, and nothing more