The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-26
THAT THIRD PARTY.

We had no idea that Col. helt5
would take such umhrage at that little
innocent squib Of ours in last weeks
issue in which it was stated that the
Alliance in this section was not ready
for third party. But Col. heltt ooes
object to it,, and even taunts Us lof
venturing an opinion of the sentiment
of the Alliance when we are no mem
Der.
Well, now that is cruel. True, we 90
not belong to the alliance ana olo noV
venture to speak er cathedra for that
noble order, but then we are sur
rounded by Alliance members and
come in contact with them every DAY
and think we know somewhat OF their
feelings in this matter, and if Col. heltt
will little more closely sound the SEN
timent of the Alliance in this county
and in this State he will find that we
are not far from correct.
President Stokes, Senator Donaldson
and Senator Irby, and others, all prom
inent Alliance men, yet as we unoer-
stand it all of them claim to be Demo
Gratis and hold Office as such. j. L.
Keitt and w. D. Hardy, both pfoml-
nent Alliance men in this county, were
elected to the Legislature as Democrats
and so far as we are informed still hold
ALLEGIANCE to that party. And we
tbo,1cht Col. Keitt himself CLAIMS TO
be a Democrat.
The third party may come. we
know that some persons are adVoeaU-
ING il. But we do not believe the peo-
lie of this section are ready for 1t YET
and that is what we said. Circum-
stanced as we are We cannot afford IT,
While on this subject we desire 10
direct Col. Keitt's attention to aVery
sensible article IN the last Economist
on the third party question and the
aims and objects of the Alliance oy
R. V. Gaines, of Virginia, and as bear
ing on this subject quote the following;
"In conclusion permit me to ask II al
this early day we are TO 1alslly ouh
rncor5 and trample upon our 'declaris-
tion of purposes.' We have pledged
ourselves to accomplish the high ano
roble task which we have undertaken
in a strictly non-partisan spirit lo
constantly strive to secure ehLIte la
mony and good will among al lnan'
kind and brotherly love among our,
selves; to suppress personal, l0cat, aliT ~;
Sectional and national prejudtces, al!
unhealthy rivalry and selhsh amolllon..
"Shall those pledges and tins greal
reform movement, upon wh!cn sucn
:. Ia rre expectations have eeet-b2sed, sc
soon come to grief? Surely this lss
sight at which angels might weep.
".And this above all, to thine own sell DC
And Il must follow. as the night the day,
Thou can'st not then oe false 10 any HILL
"Tbere is one other fact which de-
mands our serious and thonght1ui al
fenfion. The Farmers Alliance IS a
secret fraternal organization. is IL no;
IN conflict with our bill of rights, and
the whole tendency and spirit o! iree
institutions to undertake 10 lorn :;
political party out OF such maIeIislls! rIs
We have been taught that lne Ilee-
dom of the press and liberty OF speecn
are the bulwarks OF our liberties one
of the.createst philosophers and states
men Of France has declared that what
a1.e- "a secret is doubtful The history
of Jacebinism, the part played oy th3t
secret fraternity during the french
revolution, the reign OF terror ana tne
friohtful scenes enacted car never be
FORGOTTEN. In more recent tunes We
have had the Free Mason ana the
Knov-nothiug campaigns IN this coun-
trv which greatly alarmed our law,
abiding and liberty-loVlng people, anu .
from which We narrowly escape'' 4
political convulsion.
I'm the best days Of the roman re-
public, when ruled by the DecemVlrs'
and with the Twelve Tables Tor neT
code of laws, there were nine ca pltai
offenses: l. Treason. ,. secret OF
nocturnal meetings in the city. 8.
Murder etc. So Jealous was this peo-
pie of the purity OF the elective iran
chise that they required each citizen IN
coming to the polls to pass IN single
file over long narrow bridge and to
proclaim their votes aloud in open as
senbly. Gibson tell US that the bronze
statues erected by her Emperors have
been moulded into cannon by the
Turks. The monuments erected tC
celebrate her victories have crumAed
to dust, but that her code OF ;5s LAWS is IN IN
scribed upon a fair and everlasting
monument