The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-07-31

The apparent inability of the party
bosses and political newspapers to see the
drift of public sentiment, in the present
revolution Of political ideas, is clear H.
lustration of the perversity of human ma
ture. The papers in this State who up
hold the party machine, try to make us
believe that we are the only farmers that
are demanding change in the policy and
methods of the State government. Such
is not the case. 1t will be remembered
that the farmers candidate for Governor
in Alabama was defeated by q very small
majority, and in Tennessee the other day
the President of the State Alliance was
nominated for Governor by the State
Democratic Convention. In Georgia the
farmers candidate for Governor will have
a walk over in the State Convention, as
the machine has withdrawn their candi-
date. In North Carolina, in Florida, in
Mississippi, in Louisiana, and in the 9th !.
er Southern States the Alliance sentiment
is so strong that the party machine can
only keep in power by the most desperate
efforts, and this is doubtful, especially
in North Carolina and Mississippi.
Pennsylvania, that has been giving the
Republicans 80 thousand majority, is
very likely, from the present outlook, to
60 Democratic, the Democrats having
adopted the reform principles. The Re-
publicans of Minnesota and South Dako.
to having refused to accede to the de-
mands of the farmers, the farmers in both
of those States have met in Convention,
adopted platforms, and put out candidates
for State officers. 1t will be noticed that
this uprising of farmers and working
men is not confined to any section of this
great country, neither to the North, nor
the West, nor the South, but is general.
Aud it looks silly to see men, who have
been considered thinking men, waving
the bloody shirt and trying to keep up
sectional strife between citizens of COM
mon country /; that issue is dead, for the
farmers of the United States have at last
seen that their interests are Identical IN
the main, and are now united in one solid
phalanx to see that their demands are
carried out in the administration of the
general government, and while they are
about it they will attend 10 reforming
the State governments also. The fight
for Congressman is being made wherever
the Alliance has been organized, the far
mers standing by the Alliance platform,
which says .we will support ouly men
who will bind themselves to york for the
good of the people uninfuenced by party
CAUCUS" We see very little objection to
the farmers in the West combining in
new party, if neither one of the old par.
ties will accede to their demands; but, as
we have had occasion to say before, the
Southern white farmers must see to it that
the Democratic party which represents
the white people, is kept solid; We cannot
afford to do otherwise, and if the leaders
of the Democratic party refuse to listen
to our just demands, as they have done,
the necessity is laid upon us to take con-
troll of the party, and administer its af-
fairs 60 that every citizen, no matter what
his business or social position may be,
will be accorded equal rights. Weare
sorry that the party leaders saw fit to take
the course they have taken, but they will
have TO bear the consequences. We have
seen no Southern paper that has as clear.
headed views on the situation as the
Charleston World, and in this connection
ne call attention to an editorial from that
excellent paper ne published some time
ago. The following expresses our views so
we'll ne again publish it: eve think it
is the duty, as we'll as the policy Of the
legislators Of the Democratic party to
make thorough study of the wants and
desires of this large and conservative
class, the farming element, as expressed
by themselves in their organizations, and
frame legislation fitted to relieve them.
Such action would be far more sensible
and productive of much greater benefit
to all ofus, than the continued indul gence
in cheap and ridiculous rhetoric concern
ing the dangers of an oath.bound order,
subvertiDg the liberties of freemen, &c.
The Democratic party should see to it
that the Alliance should look to the Dem.
ocratic party for relief, and they should
put the Alliance in the West, as it is in
the South, entirely in harmony with the
Democratic party"
The following extract from au editorial
in a leading Republican paper published
in South Dakota, shows that it appreciates
the situation: Attention has been more
or less directed of late to the farmers
the Southern States and to
it's probable t.isastrous effect on the for
tunes of tho Democratic party in the
South. The tribulations of the late Con.
federates would bo sufficient cause for
rejoicing were it not true
that the same agencies which are chatting