The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-08-14
THE HERALD.
Friday August II, 1891.
\ LANDER. Editor.
That Old-FaShiOned Demo
CratiC(?) Barbecue.

tote 1air WIN Jne uuSu5ptCIlHBi al
wool, hay-seed Democrats up and
down and around about on L~iper's
Creek last Saturday.
It-cOmes to US that it WAC fret given
out that the fatted calf would be
killed for a great gathering Of the Al
lance clans; but the fatted calf was
10 forthcoming in any great profu-
sion, 80 it was decided to open the
gates to the plentiful crowd of moss
back Democrats there and there
abouts, that the scanty tables might
be loaded with fatted calves, roasted
pigs, sweetmeats and butter milk.
And sure enough there was a dinner
there OF good things and heap OF it.
But on the messy banks Of this
gurgling branch there yet remains II
lew of the "salt of the earth" who
have always strictly kept the faith,
and they think that II barbocucd din
ner without ali OId-fashioned Demo-
cratic speech, is like Thanksgiving
lurkey without cranberry sauce-it
is hard to wash down. So 1t war
agreed that the speakers SHOULD talk
OF Democracy, pure, plain and sim
pie. But while this was agreed, the
Alliance folks kept hold of the reins,
and the first speaker up was MIR.
Gooch. Mr.. GOoch's ueighbors, we
are told, never dared to call him a
Democrat, and therefore his appear
ance as a speaker was rs great sur
prise to the Democrats present as his
abuse of the Democratic party was
offensive.
The next speaker was an imported
gentleman from Memphis, who came
with Il new creed, the main tenets OF
which we're to abuse democrats and
call himself one of them; to advise
democrats to educate themselves by
reading The Toiler, an anti-demo-
cratic paper; TO advocate the Third
Party heresies and call them Domo-
cratic principles; to declare he would
support no man who did not indorse
the Ocala platform, and to assert that
ninety-nine out of every hundred of
the Alliance membership were we'd
Died to the same.
TO all of these sentiments a mighty
roar of approval went up from those
who had been educated by the aIOre-
said TOiler, but an ominous silence
rested upon many who were still liv-
ing in the simple faith of their faith
era. Aud some of the bold ones ven
tured to raise a question of their
rights. They said you have taken
our sheep and our calves and our
pigs herewith to feed your hungry
multitude, and yOu promised us some
Democracy in return. Instead, all
we have heard has been i'll abuse Of
our trusted leaders Of the past and
of the traditions of our party. Now
we demand little of the pure gospel.
There is among us one of the old
school; true he has been inveigled
into your ranks, but he il still loyal
to his convictions, and if you VIII
unite his tongue he will talk.
"NVho is hep" quoth they of the
new creed and secret order
"His name is Bibb: the Hon. V. f.
Bibb, Of the county of Hickman"
was the reply.
"Oh, yes, he is our man." said one,
land he is our man" said the other,
and both sides claimed him a. their
own, aud it was agreed that he should
speak. And he said he would, if his
friends so desired. But, said he, | do
not endorse the utterances of your
imported orator from the West, and
voriIy if mount that r0strum at all,
will I skin him before your eyes.
And behold, there was cOu5terna-
ton writ upon the faces of those OF
the new faith, and the fine italian
hands of the professional jugglers OF
the secret order were put to work
Aud the sturdy old Democrat from
Hickman was privately interviewed
and committees OF one from the Sc
cret order of the new faith took hin
by the button hole aud led him of tC
one side and whispered in his ear.
And when they left him, he was {
changed man. He said to the Demo
Gratis about him, my faith is the
same, but l must button up my liz
| am reminded that it is not seemly
for brothers to dispute with eacl
other in public. 1t looks like q
mighty one sided education to me
but my Alliance brothers say that t.
answer their imported orator would
make trouble and confusion, and thai
it is against the rules of our Noble
Order, aud l must not speak. But
privately say to you, gentlemen o
the old school, 1 am getting might!
tired of this way they have gaggirt
me, and l don't intend to stand i
much longer.
And this is the way the Mellow
elite, sub-treasuryitc contingent o
tho Alliance propose to educate
the people. + lucate them by with
holding from them all papers eXcel
one which makes it a business +
abuse the Democratic Senators an
congressman of Tennessee; that wee
in and week OUT throws contemptu
Gus slurs ut the record of the Demo
cratic party, and demands to knoN
what it has done for the relief of tn
people that while denouncing Demo
Gratis and Democratic principles, Ina
nothing but kind words for the Thir
Party leaders and their principles.
They propose to educate" tn
people of this county by invitin
speakers to come here and denOunc
Democratic leaders, both state an
national; to deuouuce the Democrat
platforms and declare that he will NJ
support any one who does not endors
the Ocala platform. And when som
prefer to be educated in more demo
cratic school, and ask to be above
to Introduce a speaker and teache
of their own, are juggled out of it b
piece of sharp practice. And til
way they divide time, is to divide
among themselves. They alway
give sub-treasuryite brother ii
first say, and then raise the point
order that it is against the rules
our NOBLE order for brothers to deba
in public.