The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-03
SOUTHERN rARnERs AND THE FORCE
BILL.

The Western farmers seem Determined oA
Tho formation of third party. Even IN ONO
where the agriculturists in convention recently
decided TO stick by the two old poiiicai ~ ~,
canizations, il il stated that the farmers NN'
enter actively. and as a body. into the CAM
pa,on and in many Of the counties and IN NOT
n few of the senatorial districts farmers ucA-
cts will be placed in nomination
However the third party movement may AZ
toot the farmers of the West. those OF the
South must necessarily discard oil ontside u
liances and remain loyal 10 the Democracy
Az has already frequently been shown III 'ne9o
columns this il necessity arising from the
demands Of self-protection and seii-preserVa-
ton. SO long as social equality between the
races remains the chief cornerstone OF the
Republican party, so long must every element
Of the white population of the South stick
closely together TO guard their CIVILIZATION
They cannot commit social suicide, az tAey
would most assuredly do if by any act Oh
theirs they jeopardized Democratic success
and permitted the Republican party to regain
power.
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" threatens to disturb and ruin the South IN
case Of Republican supremacy, and that Is Tue
Force bill. That infamy is only scotcneu no'
killed. and is certain TO berevived Just as soon
as the South-hating Republican party mus
itself in position to warm it into new Ire
Senator German, of Maryland, whose heroic
FIGHT against this revolutionary measure VIII
always be gratefully remembered, expresses
most emphatically the opinion that the Dill Is
not vet dead issue, and his views are
cordially Endorsed by equally as firm a friend
of the South, Senator Faulkner, of West VIZ
ginia. This gentleman predicts that Repuoh-
can success at the next election will not only
revive the Force bill. but such success would
fasten that measure upon the South.
How with his social and political life thus
threatened can the Southern farmer THINK
for a moment of running the risk Of again
turning the country over TO the tender mercles
of radicahsm by deserving the Democracy
and allying himself with the untried and
doubtful experiment of third or Ma
tional" party? Outside Of any other consider
alton. there is no necessity for his taking any
such position. The Democratic party has
always proven itselfthe tried and true friend OF
the farmers, as of every other class of our
population. and has never permitted an OPP
portunity to pass to advance their interests.
Experience of the past has abundantly shown
that not only the farmers of the South but
of the entire country can possibly do no
better than trust their fortunes with the party
of the people. Certainly they cannot expect
to better themselves by any action which
makes possible return to power Of the party
which, throughout its existence, has invaria-
bly, shown itself the friend of monopoly and
the advocate of advancing the interests of the
few at the expense of the many.
Whatever others may do, then, the South
ern farmers must remain Democratic. Social
integrity and political liberty are vitality neces-
sary to their existence, and they cannot afford
to bring ruination on themselves by directly
or indirectly aiding and abetting the party of
negro equality and bayonet rule.