The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-01
o1L, UPON THE WATERS.

when the Alliance was organized
and was brought before the people
for approval or disapproval, many
,ersops not actively engaged I'D
agricultural pursuits, thought very
,,t,,a oftbe matter, But generally
the farmers of the country soon lett
an interest in the movement.
MANY felt and took interest IN IL
because they saw in it the elements
of power that could be welded Tor
the good of the agricultural classes,
and 50 f0. the whole people; ano
many felt and took interest III IL
because they saw and heard others
do if. The cool, calculst ng, tn nklng
farmers espoused it because they
say good in it. The less thought
rnl and those not so much addicted
to studying economic questions,
went in because they saw safe lead
ara IN MANY who had carefully con-
s!dered the matter.
The principles of the Alliance
were the principles of truth and OF
Justice. This has not been ques-
toned by any either inside or out
side of the the Alliance. There
was no feeling of a pa1tizan spirit
in it all. But by some means the
impression has gone abroad both
inside and outside of the order that
the Alliance is to be a polllcai
marty. We know not whence this
impression first came; but many IN
side the order have seemed to have
their faith set upon this one thing
as firmly as ever old Cato held to
his "Delenda Carthage est, but we
hardly think that the results Will
be exactly the same.
Then many persons outside the
Alliance have been fealful OF a
| third party as some Of those inside
have been hopeful; so much so that
in theig Quixotic imagination they
have been ready to d aw them
selves up in battle array to fight
the dust of whirlwind. thinking it
to be the advance guard of third
party.
1t has not been very strange
thing to US that these extreme
views were entertained as we have
indicated. Men inside the Alliance
who had never studied carefully
the question of power as it appear,
ed to them in the great and grow
ing ranks of the sturdy husband
men Of the land, became somewhat
dazed at the sudden prospect OF
being a'member of an order or broth
erhOOd who could dictate terms a.
like to their friends and their foes
and so were ready and willing tC
say they would subscribe TO the
platform Of party that would
bring them relief just in the way
they might see fit to ask it.
Then again men outside the AL
lance, being Of a fearful tempera
meat, have cred that tue third
party disaster would surely come
They heard the mutterhgs of dis
content that presaged an open dec
laration for a third party.
But when it Is remembered that
the very chart OF its existence does
not allow the Alliance to become
partizan, but declares it to bt
strictly non-partiZan in all things
and when 1t is remembered tina,
some of the strongest aui most
substantial men in the land belong
to the Alliance, we do declare thai
their judgment and wise counsel
together with the wisdom Of many
outside the Alliance, is sufficien,
to put brakes against any squirt o
sentiment tending to disrupt the
democratic party in the South.
Many have said that we are or
the ve.y verge Of revolution, ant
that mighty and wonderful thing:
will be seen in the near future.
We believe the latter; but we &c
not see any cloud forecastlng a rev
olution in the true sense of the word
o be sure, there are many wrongs
pra cticed upon the great masses O
the people of this country, and the
question looking for means O.
rightlng these wrongs has been the
cause of this agltation: but whe1
we remember that wrongs are tight
ed by revolution only in i despotit
government, We will not again say
that there is to be any flighttu
revolution.
The truth is, the citizens of this
| rorarnnant bod for a lonu finn.