The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-02
A THIRD PARTY NEEDED.
The Democrats and Republicans Behind
The Times.

the government the people were and
are now divided into parties, mainly
into two great parties. At the birth o!
the government the parties were called
federalist and anti-federalist. Wash
ington, the first president, was feder-
alist, but both parties confided in him.
In his appointments to Office, particu-
larly in his Cabinet, he made no dis
tinction between them. He treated
them alike. Washington served two
terms. He was elected each time with
out opposition. On his declination to
be a candidate in 1886 for the third
term, the Anti -Federalist spurned the
name Republican" and ran Thomas
Jefferson for the Presidency against
John Adams, Federalist. Adams beat
Jefferson, but in 1900 Jefferson, the
father Of the Republican party, beat
Adams, and from that date, for quar-
ter of a century, the Republican party
was victorious over the Federalist,
electing Madison and Monroe in sue
cession. In 1928 the Republican party
took the name of the Democratic party,
under the leadership of Andrew Jack
son, and the Federalist took the name
of the National Republican party, un-
der John Quincy Adams. The Demo-
cratic party was victorious under Jack
son and Van Buren,, until 1910, when
the name "Whig" was adopted by the
National Republican party, under the
leadership of William Henry Harrison,
who beat the Democratic candidate,
Martin Van Buren, incumbent. In
1874 the Democratic party won with
James K. Polk, and in 1848 the Wings
won with Zachary Taylor. In 1852
and in 1856 the Democratic party won
with Franklin Pierce and James Bu-
chanan. In 1850 the Wing, Free Soil,
Free Democracy and Liberty League
combined under the name of the Re-
publican party and elected Lincoln
over the Democratic nominee, Breck-
enridge. The Republican party has
been victorious in every Presidential
election from that day to this, except
in 1884, when Mr.. Cleveland, the Dem
ocratic nominee, was elected.
The discomfort now is widespread
and deep, and the times are ominous
of great changes. Neither of the two
great parties can absorb the National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
and the organization with whom it has
confederated. It can no more be ex-
pected that Republicans in the North
will vote the Democratic ticket than
that Democrats in the South will vote
the Republican ticket. The prejudice
against these old and familiar names
that waged war fierce and relentless SO
long cannot be overcome. Men who
are now firmly united on principles,
demands and measures, on which not
only their prosperity but their very ex-
istence depends, are now kept apart
simply because of a name. Shall this
continue?
In all the changes of names under
which men have rallied for the asser.
ton of their rights in the past history
of parties, at no time heretofore have
the conditions been so pressing for a
change Of name as those that now con-
front US. The National Farmers ALI
ance and Industrial Union, with the
organizations that have confederated
and those that will confederate, can
and will absorb enough from the two
great parties to beat what is left in each
of them combined. No other course is
left open to the people if they would
display their manhood, assert their
rights and save the Government.
They can never get their measures
enacted into law through the old par
ties. Both of them are dominated and
controlled by men who are clearly hos.
tile to the peoples needs and demands,
Under their administration it is alleged
that during the last twenty-five years
one-half of the wealth Of the nation
has been concentrated into the hands
Of seventy men; that six men can con-
troll the finances of the nation. The
Government is rushing wildly to the
rock on which all the great Govern
ments that preceded ours were wrecked.
The fight is on and soon the blows
will fall fast and heavy. Let there be
no pause, but move on in solid column
with firm and steady tread as the Old
Guard of Napoleon ever did in all
the great battles he fought and splen-
did victories he won. Under the name
of the Peoples party, beneath whose
banners all can rally, with clean and
loyal men in the lead and with our
principles, demands and measures
clearly stated, defined, formulated aud
embodied into creed more sublime
than any that has been promulgated
for the betterment of mankind since
the morning of the world, let all move
out promptly and the nation blossom
with battle flags for the right. and vic
tory will be ours and the Republic
saved. Let the watchword be in
scribed upon all our banners. The
Peoples party expects every man to do
bis duty. ELLISON s. kEITT.
Enoree Plantation.