The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-06-26

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IL the issue Of the Alliance Of April
Both was an editorial expressing our
views on the third party movement, in
which we took decided stand against
the Alliance Of Florida taking any ac-
ton in this direction, and advised our
brethren to stand by the Democratic
party as the surest means Of enforcing
the Allirnce demands. About this time
the Republican party had an emissary
at Tallahassee watching for something
to turn up. This fellow found his way
to the office of the Alliance and imposed
upon the credulity of the conhding edi-
tor to the amount of about fourteen dol
lars. But that wasn't all, he was after
" Alliance news " and he got Just what
he came for in our issue Of April 30th.
He sent tie paper TO the Iowa Register,
edited by GARRISON, the Assistant Post
master General.
Clarkson went for it" and used it as
a regular bull whip" to keep the repub-
leans liz that State from attending the
Cincinnati conference. He painted us
up as an ungenerated rebel" and a
I" ku kluX democrat" and warned his
people that the alliance was nothing but
Il Southern democratic snare" We
felt sore somewhat under the invective
Of Mr.. GARRISON, but felt twas best not
to argue with a fool" and possessed
our soul in patience.
But 10, and behold, in the Florida
Standard OF the 9th instant We find the
following editorial:
Col. w. l. Vason, Of the Tallahassee
Alliance, comes out vigorously for the
third party He thinks the Cincinnati
convention stranded the republican par
ty and settled the campaign of 1892 and
assured an alliance man for president"
After reading the above in the Stand
ard, We feif that we were between the
devil and the deep sea-"
Shot at by the Republican politicians
at the North because the Alliance was
in the interest of the Democratic party;
and shot at by the Democratic politi-
clans of the South because the Alliance
was III rhe interest of the Third Party.
What sort of consistency is this? What
does it all mean any how? 1t simply
means that the old party leaders have
seen the hand writing upon the wall F"
and like Belchazar they are shaking in
their knees, lest they " eat grass like the
OK" Whilst all this bowling is going on
over the departing sceptre the Farm
ers' Alliance is moving right on in the
smooth and even tenor of its way with
a fixed and determined purpose that the
wrongs of a downtrodden people shall
be speedily righled.
The above is from The Alliance"
and shows how quick the republican
sheet edited by Mr.. GARRISON jumped on
him, and at the same time shows the
thanks he gets from The Standard" q
leading Democratic Journal of this state
for his tatfy to the grand old party. The
only safe course for you Bro, Nason is to
keep in the middle of the road and if
they say to you; 10, Christ is here, or
10, Christ is there, believe them not for
many false Prophets are gone out whose
business it is TO deceive the people.
Stick to principles if you want to win, to
work for the democratic party you be-
came a partisan. The alliance is non
partson. We have been eating grass
like Nebuchadnezzar long enough. The
Alliance proposes to lead us back into
the valley that flows with milk and hon
ey. You can we'll afford 10 let your Jer-
sey Cows have this grass. Stick to the
middle of the road. &.