The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-08-05
DEMOCRATS

tHe peopie "cio oiSahiI0" ah" o""'
ed together, by oaths and pledges, to
act as only their leaders directed
When once in the folds of the clans
rule individual rights were trampled
under foot, and the great boon Of lib
erty, the free ballot, was the property
of the dictator.
Those of US who have come down as
living witnesses of that historic period
can easily contrast it with the present.
The Know-Nothlng party, like my
tbical god, stepped from its swaddling
garments giant; good and true men
accepted its heresies and swore alle-
glance to its forms and banners. The
true lovers of America and freedom
stood in breathless awe, and were par
alvzed at the snddenness and magni-
tude of the monster. 1t looked as
though the country was entirely con-
sumed with one principle-"Am
cans must rule America" But, alas
for the political fathers of the Know
Nothing party; time removed fear,
and men began to think and analyze
its principles, when soon there was
heard voice upon the mountain top
and valleys of the entire State of Vir-
ginia, calling the people back to the
standard of constitutional liberty, and
to renew their allegiance to the old
flag of Democracy, the only protection
of human nights, justice and equity.
That man was Henry a. Wise, who
was inaugurated Governor over the
dead carcass of the enemy of freedom.
To-day we have Il party recently
organized out of many odds and many
more ends, called the Peoples Party.
Like its predecessor of 1856 it is se-
cret, with the same inscription upon its
banner -"America for Americans"
And still more like its predecessor was
begotten by politicians. If you doubt
its parentage cast a look around you
and view its leaders, orators and edi
tors, tue great majority of whom can
not trace a pure political geneology.
Disinfection would be a decided i'm
provement to their political record !;
yet withal they are our friends and
neighbors, our own fellow-countrymen,
but in charity we say honest hearts
but misguided.
A solid South in 1892 means De.
mocratic P. esident and government
white supremacy, happiness and pros
perity. A divided South means con-
tinuation of Republican rule, with
destructive mauacles to National,
State and individual liberty. To
break this solid South is now the work
of the Republican party, with their
many emissaries in every Southern
State, evaugelizing the people into
this peoples party, and thereby, if
possible, destroy the Democratic par
ty. Once this party is disrupted the
end is accomplished. For fear that
there might be denial of the Peo-
ple's Party we will insert paragraph
from the speech of Mr.. Powers, Presi-
dent of the Farmers Alliance of Indi.
ana, who is now one of the emissaries
in Texas. At Sulphur Springs he
said ~ looked across gun barrel at
the South not many years ago, but l
am here now to take them by the
hand in fight to the death against
the two old parties who are two old
dogs trotting in the same path"
Now, this man Powers knows that
the Republican party is already dead;
he knows also that the republican party
all over the South is held under the rule
and subjection Of the Democratic par
ty. The only party to kill in the
South is the Democratic or white
mans party. Fellow Democrats, Dc
you wish anything palmer as to the
Peoples Party and its designs7 Yet
with all the evidence accumnlating
daily, great many of our best people
seemingly cannot understand the po.
sition. 1t seems that the Democratic
portion of our Farmers Alliance il
ready to desert their colors and joir
the Third or Peoples Party. In
proof, not long since, two gentlemen
visited Holloway's Prairie-they art
not members of the Alliance, for tn.
constitution expressly prohibits law
yers and merchants from joining -ont
was q lawyer and the other mer
chant-both consider themselves typi
cal Democrats. vet their mission wa.