Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-25
Democrats Must Fight the AlIi-
ance Right and Left.
HE ADVOCATES A WALK-0UT.
The Knights are Against Us, Says He of
Grandfather Fame, We will Not Yield.
foster Would Give Way to the Knights
of Labor, bat Harrison viii Not
Show the White Feather
to Them.
Oates on the Alliance.

Special 10 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June 24-Representative
Oates OF Alabama, one of the most pro,
rressive thinkers in the South, believes toe
many concessions have been made the
Farmers Alliance by both Republicans and
Democrats. Col. Oates is aggressive. He
wants to make firm stand, and fight the
pew movement on every issue. Democrats.
ne thinks. have greatly underestimate
not only the strength of the movement, but
the tenacity of purpose of those who are
leading il. The Democratic party has
nothing 10 expect from the Alliance, he de-
rlsres and should therefore contest the way
,f every foot of political ground.
In an interview to day Mr.. Oates says
"To0 many Of our people are trying to
make friends with the Alliance folks in the
hope OF holding their own hereafter. They
out deceive themselves. The Alliance
folks are not fooled, but our people are
compromised. The fact is Just this: We
nave got 10 fight the Alliance right and
EFF with all our might or it will get the
best o. US in the South. No man can be-
iere in the sub-treasury and land loan
scheme and claim 10 be Democrat. The
lines must be drawn sharply and at once
The Alliance is now in the minority, put it
Is Organized well and our people are
Weakening themselves by cutting shy of
against the Alliance and beat it out of ex-
ls,ence II we do not it will beat US,
though we are in the majority
In every Democratic convention, for it
S IN these conventions that the Alliance
Ieeks lO get control, d resolution should be
,lcred condemning the sub-treaSury scheme
As unconstitutional and undemocratic. If
this resolution is voted down, the conven-
lion is an Alliance and not Democratic
convention. and Democrats should with
draw and hold convention elsewhere
This plan of separating Democrats from the
Farmers Alliance should be followed by
every state in the South''
Col Oates has made good fight against
the Alliance in his own district, and has
easily routed its leaders. Several of his
colleagues from Alabama express a very
wholesome respect for the organization,
however. The Georgia delegation in the
next house will have majority of Alliance
members. Col Oates is greatly interested
il the fight the Alliance people are prepar-
inc 10 make on Senator German and ad-
yses strongly taking the field against the
farmers in a straight-out fight, neither ask
ing nor giving quarter. The only way to
whip the Alliance" he says. lis to fight
them from the word CO.
AFTER THE KNIGHTS.
The struggle of the knights of Labor to
force the government to restore plate print
erS and the bureau of engraving and print
ing. is being magnified as much as possible
BY Republican politicians here tor the pur-
pose either of giving a special air of hero
ism to The refusal of the secretary of the
treasury and president, or else for paving
the way for an advertisement of a great
concession TO the labor element when the
ina surrender comes. Secretary Foster is
disposed TO be all things to all men. and to
get along peaceably when he can do it by a
little good natured temporizing. The presi-
Sent. however, has taken hand in the
iigat, ana unless he is frightened out of it.
viii Insist on barring out the insubordinate
knights. He feels reasonably certain that,
no matter what may happen in Ohio this
fall, the Knights of Labor are going into the
third party movement next year, anyway,
and that he will simply be showing the
white feather to no purpose if he yields to
them