Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-30
THE ALLIANCE ALERT
CONGRESSMAN oATess ATTACK ON
TIE POWERFUL ORDER.
bodies Hts Views About the Third
party-Go slow, Mr.. Oates.
Isnoc,nl ,ologram % the pl.pa,ch.l

written or spoken regarding the Alliance
or the third party is now given close at
tention in North Carolina. Colonel l.. l..
Polk, the president of the National Alli-
snce, will in to-morrow's issue Of his pa
paper. tho PROGRESSIVE Farmer. discuss Con-
gresham 0ates's attack on the Alliance.
President Polk heads the editorial Con
gresham Oates Raises the Black Flag
against the Alliance" He copies the fol-
lowing telegram from Washington:
FIoHT THE ALLIANCE.
Representative Oates. OF Alabama, who
IL an oldfashioned Democrat Of the most
uncompromisine sort, takes very serious
view of the Alliance movement IN the
South. Speaking to-day he said that he
thought that the southern Democrats were
too timid and trustfrl in dealing with the
Alliance, and that they did not fully APP
preciate the seriousness OF the situation.
TOO MANY Of our folks." he said, are
teying 20 make friends with the Alliance
In hopes OF holding their own hereafter
They hut deceive themselves. The ALI
hnce folks are not fooled but our people are
compromised. The fact is just this; We
have got 10 fight the Alliance right ont
with oil our might or il will get the best of
us in the South No man can believe IN
the sub-Treasurv and land-loan schemes
and claim to be a Democrat. The line must
he drawn sharply and at once. The ALI
ance is now in the minority. but II Is
organized well and our people are weaken
ing themselves by cutting shy OF the fight
What we must do Is TO organize against the
Alliance and beat il ont of existence. Ii
we do not il will beat us, though we are III
the majority.
I'm every Democratic convention-for
il is in these conventions that the Alliance
seeks 10 get cOntrol-a resolution should
be offered conforming the sub-Ireasury
scheme as unconstitutional and undemo-
cratic. II this resolution is voted down
the convention il an Alliance and not
Democratic convention and the Democrats
should retire and hold "A convention else
where This plan of separating the Demo
Gratis from the Farmers Alliance should be
followed IN every State in the SOUTH
TgR THIRD PARTY.
President Folks comments on this are
as follows, and as II is the first official de-
claratIon from him on the third party ques
ton II will be read with peculiar interest:
" We publish the above for the informa-
ton of those Of our membership who have
been so often told that the leaders of the
Democracy are our friends. We publish 1t
that they NAV see the tendency. The pro
granme of this great ~ leader is TO night
the Alliance right out with all our might.
u
bv flying ont Of a convention where |
thew are out-voted by the Alliance and or |
game independent action. Well, we have |
become accustomed To that sort OF thing. |
We remember the third party movement |
hv these disgruntled politicians, IN some |
Of tho States last year. In Georgia ana |
South Carolina. where the Alliance out |
numbered the politicians, the latter (after |
q solemn agreement TO abide by the rule Of |
the maiorityj bolted the conventions and |
the nominations and put ont candidates |
against those who had been regularly |
nominated.
go SLOW, MIR. OATES.
And all the while these same men aud |
Their papers were claiming 10 be opposed
70 third party. The only third party |
that has thus far been brought forward in |
the South has come from such men az Mr..
Oates. He wants the Democrats 10 take i'm
mediate steps 10 separate Themselves from
the Alliance Better be little slow, Mr.
Oates That separation. II brought about
by your plan. might leave what y0n call
the Democratic party IN a bad phght:
The Alliance will note the spirit and
temper of the arrogant and domneer-
ing and intolerant politician. If the ALI
ance is, to;be driven and bulldozed in the
manner indicated. or If 1t be attempted. |
somebody will learn something. whom
the Cods would destroy they first make
mad So Mr.. Oates fayors the establish
ment Of "A third party and wants to start II
right away Although he is an old
fashioned Democrat Of the most uncom-
promising sort We make some allowance
Tor his tantrums. We remember his ugly
record on the sub-Treasury plan.'
ALWAYS Ur.
No paper has kept up more closely with
the Alliance measures and political turns
in North Carolina than the DIsPATcH.
Colonel Polk spoke at GOldsboro' Satur- |
day. PETER was expected TO be there. but
did not arrive. The speaking was out
doors. and the number of listeners was
very large. Some persons had an idea
that the Third Party In North Carolina
was TO he set on its feet at this meeting,
hut such "a course was not followed.
DON'T WANT TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
President Polk, in the course of
his speech at Goldsboro', said
"The trouble is, the farmers have
not attended To their business as voters
but are working simply for existence. Is
this rs God intended it? The movement
Of the Alliance will 90 on, no matter what
becomes of the leaders, He denied that
be desired To become President of
the United States, and he declared
that he now held the greatest office in
America He stood by the Ocala Demo-
tTutS-fNtIN UUt VI Ni'lis ilAN~' WIN u
pose any principles of the Alliance will
have to get out and Join the enemy.
SOMETHING ELSE.
The ONLY way 10 get the sub-Treasury
bill out of politics ia to get something else
that will give relief. Until something
better is offered the Alliance will stand hv
the sub-Treasury plan world without end
II the third party is TO be established in
the South it will be because of the domineer-
ing, intOlerant and unreasonable action of
the politicians Of the Democratic party.
The Alliance is for its principle and will
favor any man who is with 1t and oppose
any man who is against il. Congressman
elect Watson. OF Georgia. followed Polk.
and declared that North Carolina and
Georgia Alliance men are fighting under
the same banner.
NOT IMPROVED.
Mr.. Charles VI. Busbec's condition is not
improved TO-DAY. His senior physician has
officially notified the Deputy Grand Sire,
DR.. Campbell, of Toronto, Canada, of the
mental and physical condition of the Grand
Sire. The active duties of Grand Sire now
devOlve upon DR.. Campbell, "a Mr.. Busbee
is now incapacitated to attend to them.
The officers Of tho Lvnchbure and Dur
ham railway to-day appeared before the
Railway Commission and made statements
regarding the amount of the property TO
be listed for taxation.
Mr.. John Robinson, commissioner of
agriculture. to-day expressed his great re-
gret at the fact that by reason of Ill health
IL will be impossible for him to attend the
Virginia farmers institutes.
DERAILED.
To day FIVE freight-cars on the Raleigh and
CASTOR railway were derailed and wrecked
near Egypt Junction on the Raleigh and
Augusta AIRLINE The accident was caused
by the breaking Of defective axle Of
car. No one was hurt.
Colonel A. Il. Andrews, second vice
president Of the Richmond and DanvIlle
railway, was to-day before the Railway
Commission, aud was given a hearing on
the matter of the assessment of taxes Of
its lines in North Carolina.