St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-19
A CALL FOR A THIRD PAR
TY CONVENTION

ular Third Party Convention, to b,
held at Alexandra, La, durins
tho present mouth, composed Of
delegates from the sub.unions of the
Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Unions. Thus the scheme Of the
enemies OF Democracy b gradually
developing itself, in the vain hope
to split the Solid South and deliver
10 over to our enemies. 1t behooves
all Democrats n be on their
guard against the tricks Of these
Willy Third Party politicians. Refer
ring to the above mentioned call,
the Times Democrat says:
The call is signed by the sditos
OF the VIM Comrade, BY r. A.
Clayton, commercial agent Of the
Alliance in this city; 1. j. Guice,
late State lecturer, and by numer-
Gus other Alliance luagnates. 1t
represents that large element in the
Alliance party which refuses to
be bound BY the Lafayette dioker,
and which, hacked as it is by rulings
of President Polk on that combine.
tion. insists upon the Ocala plat
form and q third party. opposed
to the Democracy.
1t 10 folly tv misunderstood tie
situation or underestimate the dan
ger. The men who lead this move
ment are fanatics who have deserted
the Democratic party. and are now
among its most dangerous enemiea.
In their Wild idea Of carrying out |
their absurd snb-treasury scheme, |
which has not the slightest chance |
Of passing Congress and which, |
il passed, would bring disaster on |
the country-they have declared !
war against the Democratic party,
and are now eager for its destruc-
lion. Hitherto We have had the
white people Of Louisiana united In
Dur battles, aud thanks to this uni
On, we have won. For the lirst
time We zee the white vote threaten
I'd with division and white suprem-
ICY in danger. Tho men Who lead
his thind party movement will not
hesitate to use the negroes against
u. They have been organising
,eglo Alliances throughout Louis
ana. and have many thousand col.
red voters whom they can COM
maud in this way, aud hacked by
his vote they will inaugurate . new
'olitical party Ut blacks aud whites
'ostile to the Democracy. Their ,
'lans and purposes We can only
'uess, but the call Tor the Alsxan-
ria convention aud the organiza-
ion of negro sub-alliances are suf-
Gent to show 10 what they intend.
he signers Of this call declare en- !
hatically and openly for . third
artv. based on principles thorough :
undem0crauc, and which the de- /.
'ocraCy can never accept. They are :
aok~d BY Tie national organisation
the Alliance, BY President Polk :
I'd The Kausas add other alliances.
low great their strength IL within
v State No cannot cay. but thsy
y numerOus enough 70 b danger. =
y, especially Il they attempt 70 q
lrry out their manifest purposs Of D
ing ths Immense ignorast negro a,
- against ~ Dsmoceatic party =,
The white people Of Loaisiaaa :,
u never oHhoas 10 Shb. They n
We freed themselves from ueG,o =,
'miaat)oo q ~ cost Of mach blood
ID they tatsad b rsnain etoo> aad
~ Wiu - moee submit % . horde
tgn"east segEsss, I'D b white Q.
lance mes, sAea hey would WHEN VI
J. = tAey wees daciag ~ days |ss
rooua1oguoe1oo, b WAlto caspoa. "A
q Il : ~ puepees q - aseI
. hswe called ~ Third Rarty y
Dvootioa - organise ~ oeGyoce
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