Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-07-17
For Chief Judge
or TBE----
Seventh Judicial Circuit
Maryland:
Col, |. Allison Wilmer
Against rs own Principles.

Against rvs own principles.
Il was asserted BY many Republicans
when the Formers Alliance began to
show strength in the country. ths:ihc
organization vas started by Southern
Democrats for the purpose OF splitting
the Republican vote in the agricultural
West. On che other hand prominent
Democrats asserted that the organization.
uuder III: leadership Of DIR. Macupe. a
former Republican. would be used as an
entering wedge to split the Solid South
At Ocala, the Southern Democratic mem
bers Of the order discouraged the attempt
10 put in ihe iekl third party, bu:
prominent members Of the order from
the West favored such policy and sub
sequenily third party vas organized at
ST. Louis. The platform Of tho new
party embraced all the theories Of the
Alliance order, aud with flourish Of
trumpets it started on It's mission Of
proselyting misguided Republicans and
Democrats, expecting, Of course.
that all members Of the Alliance world
stand by them. Not so, however, for
Just as 5000 as the announcement vas
made that the now party organization
was completed Democratic Allianeemen
throughout the South began to denounce
it Many Of the Southern Democrats
who joined the order apparently had for
their object only desire TO break up the
: Republican party. This theory is sub
3, stanti,'ed by the action of thai class Of
Alliancemen in The South who would
not stand by new party although its
platfor embraced all the Alliance
priBciples, and the very natural coaclu-
sion is reached that it was a fear Of iDjnr-
ing the Democratic party which preyen-
tcd them from so doing. AT the recent
Texas State Alliance Convention, in
true Democratic style, these Southern
Democratic Alliances leaders resoFsd 10
violent abuse of members Of their order.
and one of them, U S Hall, presi-
dent of the Missouri Alliance, de-.
nounced DR.. Macune, who. is by far one
o. the brainest men ip the order, as dis
Bonest. disgrace to the Alliance, opd
one who should be expelled fro the or
der, and all this for no other reason slraB
that he wa, in favor of standing up for
Alliance principles no matter which par
BY was hurt. The Convention then
adopted resolutions which eliminates
kom the order the snb-treasury and
land -loan schemes. and governmental
ownership of railroads, and left the order
10 that State Democratic organizat non
pure and simple. This action prcriPi-
tated discussion Of Alliance doctrines
by Col, Harry Tracy, in favor Of them
and Hall in opposition. but the rcsolu-
sons we're allowed to stlpd. Many
AlliancemeD, who believe in the priuei-
pies they advocate and viii staDi BY
them rather than those of the Democrat
&c party as expressed by Alianccmcn
like Hall, left the Convention. Ii rs
I probable that the Auiauce organization
N Texsy ard "a grevtur -rr9reT7f'- ~ ~
South will hereafter consist Of two wings.
snc in favor Of Alliance principles, a
expressed at Oeai,, and st Louis, and
1Esss.pSss.-ssSocet'ng them only so long
a. they do not conflict with the Demo
cratic party. The action of the Texas
Alliance will be the means Of opening
the eyes Of Western Republicans, who
faithfully at the last election, stuck to
sheir order and BY so doing allowed the
Democrats to get control IN several Re
publican States as well as TO beat one Of
sbe abless and most talented statesmen
Of West, aud j. will cause thousands Of
Republicans to 60 back to the grand old
party of great ideas which has always.
for the past thirty years been on the side
Of right. The South may remain SOLID
BY Democratic, as the action and temper
of the Texas Alliance indicated it would.
but the North and West will not be
quilted by the Democratic politicians
who apparently have got control Of the
Alliance order in the South
More Fraud In Della ware.