The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-30
NO THIRD PARTY.

''a see tndC an clIOII ~ uidhIhS
to induce southern alllance-men 10 |
attend the meeting in Cincinnati TO
form a third party.
owe think the alliance should
maintain Its distinct character as a
comparison agricultural organlza-
ton. This it cannot do If II goes
INTO a third party. We think the
alliance should continue to hold 1T
present independent position, ID or
der that It's votes may be cast tor
the men and party that give surest
prom Sc Of bIinglng in the reformN
we demand. The alliance Will be
true to the purposes OF Its organ'zd
ton only so long as 1t refuses 10
antagonlze any and all parties,
AS such. We demand measures OF
rutorm that are for the benefit OF
all, and we have the numbers to en-
able Us TO enforce our demands,
Let US therefore, stand apart until
al; the parties shall have formulas
ed their principles and policies and
shall have brought out their candl-
dates, Then let us meet and give
those candidates our support VINO
shall have declared in favor OF our
demands, In this way we can force
the parties to recognize our de-
mands and support our wishes. BY
standing apart We do not mean
that our people should refrain from
attending the primaries. They can
attend those meetings with great
advantage to our movement, when
their numbers are large enough to
enable them to compel fair play"
| THE DEMOCRAT offers some re-
marks based upon the foregoing.
It is we'll known that The Progress
sire Farnler Is the organ Of the Far
mers' Alliance tor North Carolina
and Virginia. 1t is edited by an
able, scholarly, christian gentle
man-ona who has had experience
with and among the masses. lie
knows the needs of the tOillng mas.
ses as well, perhaps, as any editor
In North Carolina.
This paper has never advocated
anything that we did not consider
sound democracy. 1t has had no
critisisms against the Alliance.
We have never thought that the
democratic party was perfect. We
have seen many blunder it has
made. Neither have We thought
the Alliance perfect. But we have
never offered criticisms against the
order because we have seen Oh
known some individual members to
transcend the bounds of reason in
their heated enthusiasm and ear
nest zeal for the order.
THE DEMOCRAT has been willing
TO let the great masses have what
they desire, believing that they
were honest and sincere in their
purposes for reform.
For sometime past there has been
fear on the part of many that the
Alliance would form a third party
of their own. But the foregoing
quotation we make from The Pro
gressiUe Farmer ought to silence
such fears at once. The Progress
size Fu1ma4r speaks with authority;
and when it says, "N e demand
measures of reform that are for the
benefit of al - and then assures Us
that the votes Of the Alliance Will
be cast for the party that gives
sureSt promise of bringing about
measures that meet these demands,
it seems to us that if the democratic
party proper and the Alliance do
not continue to harmonize. the
party will be as much in fault as
the Alliance.
And this peculiarly lmpresses us,
since it has all the while been a.
greed upon all sides that the de-
mands OF the democratic party ana
the demands Of the Alliance are a.
bout one and the same thing.
In MAINTAINING harmony between
the Alliance and the democrats
VINO do not belong to the Alliance
We must not be guided by eXtrem-
ISIS either within or without the
Alliance. We must not let sore
headed politicians or party leaders
" he have been such for the sake OF
money or pieieiment, rule out the
Alliance and It's Influence. Neither
must the Alliance let its too warm
advocates for Sudden reform alien
ate other democrats, and so create