Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-10-16
A DEMOCRATIC ANNEX.
FARMERS ALLIANCE AND DEM
OCRATS Ia HARMONY.
Alliance Leaders Play y Double Game.
ii"idiag IL Firm ~ Third Party in
Republican states and fusing NTH
the Democratic Party IN the south.
Rssd and He Convinced.


ern states the Farmers Alliance Is u
third party. Its leaders openly proclaim
II 90 and announce Its mission to be the
destruction n both the old parties In
the south there ts no such thing rs the
third party and the Published declara-
ttons OF the leaders Of the southern
demOcracv show that they are into the
secret ps the real miasi0n al the alliance.
They openly declare that Il ls organized
Tor the sole purpose Of driving the
republican party from power In the
nation. The alliance Is to play the part
Of the organized bands OF guerrillas dur.
Ing the war, separate and distinct from
the main organization, but working for
the same ends as the democratic party.
II South Dakota alliance men doubt this
double game and real purpose of the al
lance, let them read what southern pa
pers and democratic leaders say below:
sRoM THE ATLANTA fGA.) CONSTITUTION.
while the south and the honest and
patriotic people Of the whole country
are rejoicing over the overwhelming de-
feat Of republicanism, there are some
facts that should be borne clearly In
mind, namely the conspicuous part that
the organization (aliiance) played in the
contest I'm the republican states OF the
west and northwest and the Importance
Of the results that have been accom-
plished through its agency. The ALI.
ance finds ready and eager opponents
among the disgruntled democrats, and
its mission has been made the target OF
Misrepresentation, but when that organ
lzation is measured by what 1t has ac-
complished In the republican states. by
by the power and influence it has ex-
erted In politics. its Importance to the
bouth cannot be overestimated. The
paigp that just closed Is remarkable for
the unity, harmony and persistence
with which It has pressed its purposes
In the south 1t has practically merged
itself into the democratic party. In the
west the stronghold OF republicans, the
alliance did not merge with the demo-
Gratis. 1t did better. IT made y square
out fight Of its own and aided the demo-
Gratis by crippling the republicans.
Take for instance the state Of Kansas,
where the republicans had majority
OF $4,000, larger than that OF Pennsyl-
vania. 1t was to oppose and overcome
this tremendous majority that the ALI
ance was organized In that state. 1t
could not join the democrats, for then
the old sectional cry would have been
raised. but II went into the state with a
platform OF principles practically demo-
cratic In their origin and purpose, and
in very short time revolutionized tho
republican party. This result can only
be appreciated at its full worth by the
people OF the SOUTH"
DEMOCRATIC AND WILL REMAIN 80.
Republicans who have allowed thcm-
selves to be lead astray by the idea that
southern democrats who have joined
the Farmers Alliance would combine
with them in forming y national third
party. the principal object OF which
would be to right the real and fancied
wrongs OF the agricultural and laboring
classes, may find food for thought in
the following positive language used by
Senator Ransom, Of North Carolina, q
state In which Col. Polk. president OF
tho National Farmers Alliance. says
that the alliance Is ready to 60 into the
third prty movement. Senator Ran.
som says: There Is no third party In
North Carolina. and there will not be-
The alliance, with the exception OF q
few demogogues intent only upon Inn
proving their own personal fortunes, IL
solidly democratic and will remain so. :"
yortSe ron DEMOCRATIC pnISc1pIrs
,rv,u..
Gov. ben. Truman, nominated as an
aiiiancs man ana eicctea governor OF
south Caroiina, "a speech delivered In
North Sarolina tnus aiiudes 20 Kansas,
the northwestern states ana the pension
4uesuoh: IN hansss ana otner north
western states, bleeding Kansas. the
oiackest OF olacx repuDiican states,
which nelpeo 70 maze US 70 south Garo-
INA, ~ ,east, suDservlent 70 the Dlack
horde that once domlnated our state.
the iarmers WIN poveI.y starring tnem
IN the lace ana tue sneriH oenln0 them
.n sr;,.. .ns y. ann, nsss ose.. =.
spite OF themselves. Applause. They
haven't the manliness to come out and
say we have been wrong and yon were
right. Instead Of Joining tho demo-
cratic party outright they want 70 or
ganize third party. They won't come
right square into the democratic party,
although admit it is hard for . fellow
who has been voting one way for
twenty-five years TO confess he was
wrong: but We don't care how they
help US 20 long ~ tney go neip US.
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