The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-08-07

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The hardships now imposed, and
which have been borne by the farm
ers for SO many years, are the eff
fects of vicious class legislation,
which, while it added increased
wealth to the already wealthy, has
made the poverty Of the poor great
err andmore oppressive. This leg
islation was born Of Republican pa
rentags and became law and opera
tive by their efforts, notwithstand-
ding the heroic and untiring strug-
giles Of the Democrats to prevent.
Various causes combined to keep
the Republicans in power, such as
the prejudices Of the. North and
Northwestern farmers against the
"rebel," and the capture of the
floating vote with the doodle" of
protected corporations, who had
one hand in Uncle Sans pocket
and the other around the necks of
free Americans.
It is necessary to GUST the Repub-
licans from power before the farm
ers can hope or expect any changes
in existing legislation, in their ia
vor. This being true, it is then
the highest and most important
duty of the people of this country
to remove them from power at the
earliest opportunity, and they
should pursue the most promising
course to reach this beneficial end.
1t is not difficult to reach a con-
clusion as to the duty Of the farm
ers, not only Of the South, but of
every section. They should pool
their efforts with the strongest an
tagonist of Republican principles
and forever destroy them.
AS we have before said the only
hope of the Republicans is to di-
vide the opposition, and their ener-
gies are beiDgexertedfor theaccom-
plishment of this purpose. The
elections last fall were clearly in.
dicative of their complete over.
throw if the elements of opposition
do not waste their strength in fool
ish division. Thosefarmers Of the
Northwest who repudiated the Re
publican party will not contribute
to their overthrow by wasting thei
, opposition in their efforts to estab
lish anew party. The Republican
l party has deceived them and the,
D should now seek and adopt tn
l best and most promising method
: to defeat it. Those who have S
: faithfully struggled to encompass
: their defeat in the past have stil
It stronger reasons now to eontinu
: their efforts, because never wa
5 their offense against good govern
y ment more fragrant and the pros
Il pect for their defeat more encou1
s. aging. Every Democrat should d
is his duty to himself and to the Den
S, ocratic party by standing firm, an
r refuse to be diverted from the maj
object Republican defeat.
The revision and reduction of Il
tariff is highly necessary to the r
lief OF the masses, yet demand f
"a it is not made in the declaration
rs principles of the Peoples part
he In this important omission CT
IT. clearly be seen the fine hand of
Oh former Republican members. Th
e. are loud, however, in their deman
nd for the sub-treasury, Governme
IT, ownership of railroads, womel
he suffrage, and better and more me
sh ey for the pensioners, because tn
cir see in them a possible hope of
cir viding the opposition to Reput
Sc canism, especially in the South.
ms The Democratic party has foug
in a good fight through years of d
tv aster and Encouragement, and |
40 kept faith with the people unC