The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-11-06
DEMOCRACY OR THE ALLIANCE
Haywood Democrats Declare Them
selves Plainly.


Brownsville, at a meeting last week
passed resolutions which are She
strongest Of the kind that have vet
been passed by any county organ
ization. The meeting was largely
attended by enthusiasticand deter
mined Democrats, and the resolu-
tions, as follows, were passed amidst
wild enthusiasm:
(I We pledge ourselves unaherably
to the time-honored principles Of the
Democratic party, as enunciated by its
founder, Thomas Jefferson, and follow
ed by the leaders of Democracy.
(2) In accordance with the record OF
said party, we favor the collection from
the people of no more money than is
necessary to administer the Government
upon an economical basis, and beingyQe-
posed to protection of any class or indus
try at the expense of others, we there
fore favor taxation only for revenue, and
demand reduction of the tariff to rev
enue basis.
(8 We believe the money OF the con-
stitution is both gold and silver and that
neither should be discredited OF djsbon-
ored by the Government.
(4 We believe that the constant con-
traction of the.eurrency 10y the Repub-
lican party has been Intentionally in the
interest of the rich and non-producing
classes, and against the agricultural and
laboring classes Of the Union, and should
be remedied by the free and unlimited
: coinage of silver, and if necessary ,by.is-
! suing treasury notes in safe amounts,
redeemable in gold and silver.
(5) We are opposed to the national
bank system because it ii class legisla-
ton, wherein the Government in effect
has delegated to certain class, paying
. the banks a profit. The power to issue
, money should be.exercised by the Gov
E ernment alone.
(6) Weare conYinced That the onlyre-
lief possible to the people from unjust
and peImcuous legislation, enactedand
defended by &he Republican party, is
| through the Democratic party, and that
, such relief should be special to noclass Of
+ the people, but should equally and Justly,
by wise Democratic legislation, extend
alike to cur fellow citizens of every vo-
cation.
D CD Belt further resolved that we have
: witnessed with regret the pervel sion of
, the Wheel from its original good pur-
pose and sound principles as an agricult-
ural association by its leaders into Sc
cret political organization, advocating
4 doctrines and making demands which.
= If enacted into law, would be un-A -AmeTi-
can, un-Democratic, and violative Of the
principles of just government and gool
conscience.
> (S) Be it further resolved, that the ac-
tion of the Farmers and Laborers' Union
1 at st. Louis and Ocala, in demanding
: the sub-treasury and land-loan scheme,
and the ownership of railroads by the
Government, and pledging the Alliance
to the support Of said platform, fforess
Z the conclusion, admitted 10y those high
e est in authority in the Alliance, that it
n is a secret political organization, and as
g such antagonistic in its methods and par
c poses, to the Democratic party, menac-
ing the supremacy Of our county, State,
: and nation of that party of sound prin-
e ciples and just desires,
e (9) Be it further resolved, thdt,me7-
d bership in the Alliance, standing ,as 1t
@ does upon the 0cala platform, which
! platform has been indorsed in National.
State and county conventions of the or
II der, is inconsistent with and hostile to
Il theinterest and welfare of the Democrat
IS ic party. We therefore understand that
II membership in this club means indorse-
G ment of the foregoing resolutions, and
= invite all persons, whatever their pre-
u vioUs political affiliations have been, 90
L unite withus for the great battle of 1892,
q under the banners of the'invincible and
It and unterrifed Democracy.
Hon. Dorsey o. Thomas, whohad
e beena member of the Alliance since
e its organization in Haywood Coun-
l, ty, declared the Alliance. a menace
d to true Democracy, and said thai
e he could no longer remain a mem
y Der Of that order; that as it had
o been prostituted by designing dem
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