The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-07-01
The Political Meeting ut Greenwood.

The Political Meeting Mt Greenwood.
1t will be noticed that the officers of the
Alliance have ordered a public political meet
ing at Greenwood on Thursday, the 9th, in
slant.
AS the eXpoundcr of the tenets Of q secret
organization, the speaker from distance
may be all right, and as such expOunder OF
secret doctrines and secret doings II may
make no difference as to his character, his
POLITICAL affiliations, his objects, or his aims,
but when an unknown and uncertified stran.
ger comes amongst US from the land OF the
enemy to discuss political questions which
involve our welfare, we agree with our cor
respondent who utters word Of warning in
this issue of the Press and Banner.
The Northwest has never been the political
ally of the South, and the South to-day
owes less to the Northwestern than to the
New England States.
AS we, In times past, looked with distrust
upon strangers who came amongst us from
the North, so we should look at these North.
western EN- missaries who come here for no bet
ter purpose than that of creating dissensions
amongst our people. the result Of which
would break up the Democratic party.
The chances are ten TO one that this ALI
ance Lecturer at home is a Republican, pure
and simple. He knows perfectly we'll that
he would receive neither the respect nor the
confidence of this people If he came
arrayed in his true colors, but wearing the
Alliance uniform which shields his enmity
| to Democrat doctrine, must he be welcomed
| to the Democratic fold? and will the people
gladly shut their eyes, open their mouths,
and eagerly swallow his damnable Western
political doctrines?
The majority of this people talk gllbly
Of Alliance principles, all OF which princi.
piles In themselves may be most excellent
and we would not pretend to deny that they
are wholesome and good.
But the Alliance claims to be nOn-politlca
when 1t Is true that ninetenths OF all the so
called Alliance speeches that we haye heard
ar political, ann political only.
They are in advocacy of principles which
were formulated at Saint Louis, or Ocala
Florida. In our opinion no good can come to
the South from Saint Louis, and he who
would break up the political associations and
affiliations of our forefathers, and tear loose
from the party which has served us In the
past and which is our only hope for the fu
ture, is the victim of u hallucination, upon
whom grave responsibility will rest.
| Nobody doubts the honesty and sincerity
CO our Alliance as long as our own men LEAD
it. But when that organization goes off into
politics, and sends to the land OF our natural
born political enemies-from which no friend
has even came-for its orators and eXpound
ers of political faith, we must look with feal
and distrust for the safety Of the country.
| The people OF this country have no Other
safety than in the Democratic fold. He who
is deceived by this Republican ottshoot, com
monty called the Third Party-and for which
political infant the Alliance is expected tc
act rs wet.nurse-has failed to.nvestigate the
real facts Of the case.
He who goes into the Third Party turns his
back on the party, which has a history, and
which will live in the hearts of the people,
when the Third Party craze has been forgot
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Can this Northwestern emlssary and secret
advocate OF strange doctrines, induce oul
people to desert their political allies, and re
nounce the true Democratic principles for the
| trick OF an enemy?