The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-28
THE THIRD PARTY.

Ov1GnlZ2tiOa OIL lu4'N PN'0-'
action and did organize party 10
he knovn as The Peoples party ol
the Uoited States of America"
Thcrsis much conjecture as TO
whatbcr ornot the Soath will fail IN
TO line VITA such a movement.
Kapsss and OHIO had more strength
in the convention than any other
states. The Southern states really
t,oL little interest in the movement
The important question no" 49, =" III
Soutnern Alliancemen abandon Tue
democratic party and fall into line
with The leaders Of the movement re-
oa-dless of their former party HfiIla-
tions|
We do not believe they will. And
il they do we do not think that IL
will be a wise move. Tue democrat
ic party South and the Alliance are
practically one and the same thing,
and we can see no reason why they
should divide on questions and
MEASURES ana reforms upon which
they are agreed.
The following from the editorial
columns of the State Chronicle May,
23rd, 80 completely expresses our
idea of the situation, that we repro
duce it:
But. while we believe that in North
Carolina aud the other Southern
States the Alliancemen will not 60
into the new party, there is no lgnor'
ing the fact that the situation IS
fraugh..with danger. The probaoili~
tv of a small detection from the
Democratic ranks must be viewed
with alarm. A change Of 5000 votes
would secure republican victory 10
North Carolina. IL view of the up'
rest among the people, and the pleas
made by the third-party-ites to ID
duce the Alliancemen to desert the
Democratic party in the pursuit oil q
will O the wisp. the duty ot the Dem
ucratic party Is plain. 1t can retain
it's great army in almost unbroken
phalanx by policy that is in keep"
ing with the principles and tradl'
ton Of the party. 1t must repudlate
the leadership of such men as o, I'll
PAYNE and G. S. BrIce, whose con'
nection with trusts and other Repub'
, llcan institutions, make them very
poor exemplars OF Democracy. Ii
must make the party what its name
implies and what it has always been:
the true and faithful champion of the
rights of the masses as against the
interest anu designs Ut the elaosoo-
The sure and safe way to preven nj
: Democratic detection is to present tt
the world clean cut contrast be
tween the Democratic and Republic
can parties upon financial questions
the reform or the tariff, the giving o.
bounties, the subsidizing Of vessels
the special favors to banks. tue
wasteful extravaganza in public ex
pendlture, the extrayagsnt and cor
rupt pension systen,-in a WORD, the
contrast between Republican fayori-
tism and class legislation and Dem
ocratic "equal rights to all and spe
cial privileges to none - must be &C
emphasized that the most ignorant
cannot fail to see the wide differ
ence between the parties, No stu
dent of history needs any additional
proof that the Democratic party is
and has ever been the foe Of tariff
robbery under the name Of protec'
ton eff contracted currency, and
extraSagant appropriations.
The Democratic party is not re
sponsible for any Of the evils com>
plained of by the farmers. At every
stage it has protested against the
legislation which has wrought OPP
preston. It will continue to wage
warfare against suct legislation by
whomsoever proposed. But in do
ing so it cannot AID ought not to
favor any schemes for making the
government paternal in it's nature or
for off-setting the evils Of Republi>
can legislation by giving aid to the
class Disseminated against by the
Republicans. The legislation need
ed is to put an end to fsvoritism and
iojustice. The great mass Of our
farmers only want justice and right
They know that SO long as govern.
mental favors are to be delt out
they will 90 to the classes and not tt
the masses. Therefore they wan. &c
put an end to all such work, and
bring the government back to the
model of the fathers as stated by
Mr.. Tllden :"The government should
do nothing for the people that they