Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-10-15
Read and BE Convinced.

Read and BE Convinced.
Evidence is at hand which no fail
minded investigator can doubt proving
that the Farmers Alliance Is simply ar
annex and ally to the democratic party
In South Dakota and other northwest.
ern states the Farmers Alliance is q
third party. Its leaders openly proclaim
1t so and announce Its mission to be the
destruction Of both the old parties. In
the south there is no such thing as the
third party and the published declara-
tions OF the leaders of the southern
democracy show that they are into the
secret Of the real mission of the alliance.
They openly declare that it is organized
for the sole purpose OF driving the
republican party from power in the
nation. The alliance Is to play the part
of the organized bands of guerrillas DUR
ing the war, separate and distinct from
the main organization, but working for
the same ends as the democratic party,
II South Dakota alliance men doubt this
double game and real purpose of the al
lance, let them read what southern pa
pers and democratic leaders say below:
FROM THE ATLANTA (GA.) CONSTITUTION.
''While the south and the honest and
patriotic people of the whole country
are rejoicing over the overwhelming de-
feat OF republicanism, there are some
facts that should be borne clearly in
mind, namely the conspicuous part that
the t orga IA 6shb5ifaf states OF the
west and northwest and the Importance
of the results that have been accom-
plished through its agency. The alli-
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among the disgruntled democrats, and
its mission has been made the target of
Misrepresentation, but when that organ
izatien is measured by what it has ac-
complished in the republican states, by
by the power and influence it has ex-
erted in politics, its Importance to the
south cannot be overestimated. The
record of the organization in the cam
paign that just closed is remarkable for
the unity, harmony and persistence
with which it has pressed its purposes.
In the south it has practically merged
itself into the democratic party. In the
west, the stronghold of republicans, the
alliance did not merge with the demo-
Gratis. 1t did better. 1t made y square
out fight of its own and aided the demo-
Gratis by gripping the republicans.
Take for instance the state of Kansas,
where the republicans had majority
of 81, 900, larger than that of Pennsyl-
yania. 1t was to oppose and overcome
this tremendous majority that the ali-
ance was organized In that state. 1t
could not join the democrats, for then
the old sectional cry would have been
raised, but it went into the state with a
platform of principles practically demo-
cratic in their origin and purpose, and
In very short time revolutionized the
republican party. This result can only
be appreciated at its full worth by the
people of the south"
DEMOCRATIC AND WILL REMAIN SO.
Republicans who have allowed them
selves to be lead astray by the idea that
southern democrats who have Joined
the Farmers Alliance would combine
with them I'm forming a national third
party, the principal object of which
would be to right the real and fancied
wrongs Of the agricultural and laboring
classes, may find food for thought In
the following positive language used by
Senator Ransom, Of North Carolina, a
state in which Col. Polk, president of
the National Farmers Alliance, says
that the alliance is ready to go into the
third party movement. Senator Ran
som says: There is no third party in
North Carolina, and there will not be.
The alliance, with the exception of q
few demogogues intent only upon i'm
proving their own personal fortunes, is
solidly democratic and will remain so. ="
VOTING FOR DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES
IN KANSAS,
Gov. Ben. Tillman, nominated as an
alliance man and elected governor Of
South Carolina, in q speech delivered in
North Carolina thus alludes to Kansas,
the northwestern states and the pension
question: ''In Kansas and other north
western states, bleeding Kansas the
blacklist of black republican states,
which helped to make US in South Caro-
lima, at least, subservient TO the black
horde that once dominated our state,
the farmers with poverty staring them
i'm the face and the sheriff behind them
with their mortgages unpaid, have been
driven to adopt democratic principles in
spite of themselves. Applause. They
haven't the manliness to come out and
say we have been wrong and You were
right. Instead Of joining the demo-
cratic party outright they want to or
ganize q third party. They won't come
right square into the democratic party,
although l admit it is hard for fellow
who has been voting one way for
twenty-five years to confess he was
wrong; but we don't care how they
help us SO long as they do help US.
Laughter and applause If they want
to vote for democratic principles in the
third party. in Gods name let US send
them joyful greetings; for if we can
divide those fellows up there Wen have
showing then, won't we boys? Zap
plause.] Look at the pension steal.
The confederate soldier who fought foa
principle, home and fireside, has to
bear loss, poverty, the struggle for ex.
istance. And the union soldier, be.
cause he was on the winning side, re-
ceives bonus from the government, oil
which the confederate soldier and the
whole southern people must pay their
part?"
WILL NOT DESERT DEMOCRACY.
Mr.. Ben Terrell, ex-national lecturer
of the Farmers Alliance in Tennessee
is reported as follows by the Memphi
Appeal Avalanche: s"The burden o
Col. Patterson's speech seems to be tn,
fear that the alliance OF Tennessee will
60 into a third party. / am as good |
democrat as he is. and there is no indi
cation of the alliance of Tennessee DE
sorting the democracy or any othe
party"
AN ANNEX TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
An interview with Mrs. Mary e
Lease, lecturer for the Farmers ALI
ance and the peoples party, and lette
from Senator-elect Gordon, OF Georgia
will attract general attention. The,
reveal more clearly than has anything
yet that the peoples party 10 simply OIL