The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-04
NO THIRD PARTY NEEDED.
That is What President Rogers.
of Florida Says.

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That is What President Rogers,
Of Florida Says.
The Alliance is non-partisan,
but not non-political, for those
who constitute the member
ship have long been regarded as
an important factor in politics:
but now that the farmers have
organized to educate themseI-
YES in the science of economic
government, are finding out the
cause of their oppression, and
asking for the needed relief, the
money powers and the political
task-masters have become agi-
tated, and a fear of dethrone-
ment creeps over their wakeful
vision, and rises before them
like Banquo's ghost. The loss
OF place and power are usually
feared like the loss of a child.
The Alliance, Isaid, was nom
partisan, because a farmer, farm
laborer, or any white person of
mature age, of moral habits and
good character, whose chief in
terest is that Of farming, is
eligible to membership in our
order, regardless of his religi-
Gus or political inclinations, and
IT is not the purpose of the AL
lance to abridge the right Of
any member in exercising the
rightof franchise or religious
liberty.
THE THIRD PARTY.
A meeting of citizens from
several States was held in Gin
cinnati on the 10Th and Goth of
last May, and a platform Of
purposes was adopted which.
among other things. included
the Ocala Alliance platform.
They designated themselves a
Peoples Party" By a care.
full study of the men who were
leaders in that meeting it will
be seen that many of them had
been discarded by either the
Democratic or Republican party.
It is noted withregret that there
are members of the Alliance in
several counties Of this State
who are in full sympathy and
hearty accord with s'the third
party movement"-with regret.
| say, because-first, we are ali
sorry to see any division in the
ranks of the order; second. be-
cause we regard the Democratic
party as the friend of the peo.
pie; third, because we believe
that 80 per cent. of the members
Of the Alliance in this State are
Democrats and therefore have
It largely. IN their power TO
cleanse the Democratic party of
any imperfections it may have.
and make it a party for the peo.
pie; and, last but not least IL
every member of the Alliance
in this State were to stand unit
edin a third party they could not
possibly elect a State officer:
hence their efforts would be
hopeless and fruitless.
Ny opinions, as expressed
three years ago, are not vet
changed in this matter. l be-
lieve that it is the duty of every
member of the Alliance to Ia.
por for equal rights to all and
special favors to none, /" and all
other things being equal, to vote
to nominate and place in Office
men whose interests are identi-
cal with ours, and, when prac.
ticable, those who are identified
and IN sympathy with our order.
We do not consider this selfish
IN the Alliance, nor inconsistent
toward other professions, when
we RENE .nber that out Of four
hundred and seventeen mem
bers OF the last Congress four
teen of the number were said 10
be engaged in nothing but far
ming; hence We see that over
thirteen millions of farmers and
farm laborers had fourteen re.
presentatiyes in Congress.
In sections Of the country
where the Republican party
dominates, let them elect men
Of either party who ara identi-
fled with US, and, ninety.nine
times out of a hundred a Repub-
lican will act with a Democrat
IN the enactment of laws, when
their interests are identical.
We have only to allude to the
free coinage Of silver to prove
this position. Democrats and
and Republicans Of the West
favor, and Democrats and Re.
publicans Of the East oppose.
We need no third party to ac-
complish the needed reform for
the relief of the agriculturists
Of this country. The farmers
only need 10 stand united and
psrsevere in all reasonable de.
mands, and the necessary relief
will be given them.
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II Is wise policy in this day Of