Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-11
THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT.

A Southern Democrat Utters Note OF
Warming to the Democratic Party.
We wish to speak a few words
on an article % the American
in which the editor sees proper to
bounce, with his usual degree 6f sar-
casm. the National lecturer of the
Farmers and I.aborers' Union. j. T.
Willetts, for his views on the third
party. The American may call him an
indiscreet dreamer, a nit subject for the
foOl-house, or what not, it will not have
The least tendency to datract the Ali
ance of Farmers and IlabOrars' Union
from their purposes, which are ex-
pressed, cOnditionaliv, IN the alleged
interview with Mr.. Willetts. say con-
ditiOnallv, and that condition | based
upon whether either of the present par
ties will agree to carry out the demands
of the Farmers and Laborers' Union in
Congress and elsewhere. If such is
accomplished and executed in good
faith, and the Old parties can
easily demonstrate it by 1892, then
the third party movement win be done
away with, but just as sure as this is
not accomplished the third party will
will discover that its predictions of the
advent of the party or its possibility
will be d failure. We know the pur-
pose of the editorial is to discourage the
movement He knows what would be
the dire result But the people will not
be thus dealt with The only way to
defeat, or rather prevent it, is, as before
stated, for one of the present parties to
adjust itself to good honest labor in
Congress and give the country such
legislation as is demanded for its relief.
and such as Sh )uld have been in force
! years ago. The laboring classes will
align themselves with such party re-
| gardless of politics, and with no other
The American may infer that the
! Southern States will not patronize a
third party in labor circles, because the
representatives of most Of said States OBJ
! jected to the third party movement at
| Ocala, Fla, but such will not prove
| true. They opposed it, not that they
would not heartily cooperate in the
! future, if necessity demanded, but be-
cause they thought it wise to give the
old parties time ''to repent of their evil
ways and do good Such bona fide re-
|
| been verified in 1892, viii make them as
! solid as adamant with the third party
movement. The oppressed of the South
| love liberty, justice and right as dearly
! as those overburdened ones, who, being
more radically aggressive, demand the
third party now. 4 knowledge of 1.-THE
handwriting on the wall'' is what will
defeat the force bill. and be admon.
ished-doomed IS the party that does
not conform to the just demands of the
| people.
If Mr. Willetts' plans for the third
party are so weird, idiotic and imprac
tical, political papers should not rant
/ over them So but le, them work out the
party's own destruction. as ttev SC
heartily desire. Bat that is not the
! cause for such long editorials. Nay
! nay. 1t hits sensitive past of the ed
itor's physiological mass, and he cant
/ restrain splenetic words. Some attack
weak poiats to minify and weaker
strong ones, but in the American the
main tower receives the onslaught
Yes, it is formidable, and if it can be
successfully demolished, the accom-
/ plishment may be easy. But let them
blow the rams horn and WELD the bat
| tering rant The tower IS impregnable
The American would have people tc
form very diminutive idea of the 10y
atty of the Tennessee Farmers and La
borers' Union by stating that he'd like
to give Mr.. Wi11etts one dollar for every
Democrat in Tennessee who would ioir
in such a union third party. Bluff
bluff! bluff. Such proposition meant
and carried out would bankrupt this
dear American.
l can not think that any we'll in
formed editor can be ignorant of the
stalwart determination of the Drawn,
laborers and producers of our eountr,
rs to believe that they Will not suppor-
a third party If the existing parties dc
not do something to relieve oppression
and inequality If so, 1892 will con
vince him. know OF Democrats, anG
Republicans, to, who favor thirc
party Roy, and many IN tennessee. toe
Who vow they win not longer suppori
: the old parties if demands upon then