Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-27
Fair PLAY,

fdii RAY.
MR.. EDIToR:-I see an article in
your paper signed Fair Play" which
| desire to answer. lie snpposes n
case that does not exist. lie claims
iair play for the democrats. So do l..
Now, will suppose Il case that is true
and LET the reader refresh his mc,n
and be his own judge and saw which
is right, Fair Play or the Alliance.
We will suppose the farmers OF Noxu.
bee have all joined the alliance, which
constitutes too thirds of the democrat.
lc party OF the county. They have
met together from time to timei in their
various clubs and comfy conventions
and discussed their condition and the
situation, and find that nearly all are
indebted 10 such IN extent that il will
lake a full crop to pay interest aud OK.
penscs A large number have already
been forced to assign their lands TO
foreign syndica,rs, only getting one.
third Of low valuation to pay back
debts of mortgages. They also find
their lands are becoming poores every
year and they are compelled to incur
additional expenses tor fertilizers.
Laborers are becoming demoralizcd
and leaving and seeking more prosper.
Gus parts and even the sons and daugh.
tiers of farmers are deserving the old
homes and seeking new ones in the
far west. They also find that money
is becoming more and more scarce
and demands a higher interest. The
banks will not deal directly with the
farmer and will not make advances
only through the merchants by co!lal.
rral on lands, crops and stock. They
find the price of farm products is be
coming less and less yearly. and upon
inquiry as 10 the cause of all tnis they
see that il only aids the few and gives
them powcrt to Cypress the many-that
the present financial system was adop-
ted by the government in 1868 as n
val measure, which was n success. and
has since been used to make the far.
mrr pay the war debt and pension the
soldiers and have made miIlionaires
of all those controlling the power.
Now, the National A%llianrc believes
they have fodnd a peaceful remedy.
and draft their plans which are plain
and simple. They wish the govern.
mrnt 10 deal directly with the farmer
aud property owners, taking collateral
upon real estate and farm products ut
not more than two per cent. Then
The wheels o. commerce will roll
on and not be locked. The alli.
ance democrats examine the whole
PAN and measures and find that ii is
democratic, yea, the very sseEcc of
democracy, and ask the democratic
party to adopt ii, which several states
have done and at the last election in
the North the democratic gain was
very great, as the alliance iIcld the
balance Of power.
Now what has the Noxubcc Co, al
lance done. They, being well in
formed as t, the situation, find that
one of our senators refused tn aid in
the relief asked for. when the petition
was presented to him in the U. 5. Sen.
ate by a National Alliance Com, and
still refusing when solicited by the al.
Hence of his own state. il was talked
of among the various clubs, and they
requested the President to cali the
county alliance together. lie did so
giving reasonable notice to all the AL
l~ianccs. and requested II full attcn,
dance of all members. There was :
large attendance and representative
from all parts of the county, and wbcI
the meeting was called to order it wa,
agreed that it should be turned into {
mass meeting, giving all members ,
right to speak and vote. Af'cr dis
cussing the question. pro and con
il was unanimously agreed 10. that n,
the next legislature would be II o
grea, Importance, the alliance Shout,
choose -four men and suggest lheil
names to the democratic party tol
| nomination, which was done and On
dorscd without a dissenting vote. ant
their acts were published in the coun
" papers.
But after adjournment. u of til,
men so chosen was attacked and com
plant made against him by outsiders
would.bc party bases. and he declined
to accept. The Co. Alliance recon
mendcd another man, and the tickle
was composed of dip and tried demo
Gratis. not plehging to support any par
ticular man for senator. Now, is ]
fair for other democrats who are no
alliance men, Ia use their influence b.
bulliozing aud browbcating a%!lianr,
members and %endcavoring Ia max,
false impressions rs TO the candidate
rccommndcd by the alliance, I'll o
whom are dt morrats. And demo
Gratis who are not farmers are oppos
ing tire farmcs' demands and ridicul
ing the a%llinnc, leaders who are demo
Gratis. %ccnsuring them tor corruption
when they acknowledge they don
read alliance literature. Should the.
not know that the alliance has II bette
opportunity Of knowing them as ALI
anre men and democrats than they dc
Now is all this fair play and fair deal
ing with brother democrats?
Truth crushed TO earth will ris
again,
Forthc eternal years of God arc here
MEMBER OF ALLIANCE.
Wtx var. bnnAIS