The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-28
PRESIDENT Po,K's DILEMMA.
He Must Fight a Duel or Loss Els
Influence IN the Alliance.
From fhe Nelr YnrE Ttmes

1nndSnc6 IN the Alliance.
From the Neto York Times
RELEIGH, n. c., Aug. 27.-There is open
warfare between the democrats and the
farmers alliance. The democratic machine
leaders have been of the opinion for several
months that the speeches, acts and deeds of
President Polk were rank treason to the
Democratic party, aud SO expressed them
| selves, but as matter Of precaution and to
prevent tie organization of the Peoples
party throughout this state the democratic
press and politicians have refrained from
making attacks on Polk and the alliance.
In Folks paper, the Progressive Farmer,
OF this week there appears cut represent
ing a confederate soldier on one side OF the
bloody chasm and federal soldier on the
other shaking hands across the chasm. In
the center are the words: Peoples Party
Right under tie confederate soldier are
these words: "a lid south for fear Of
negro supremacy" Under the federal SOL
der are these words: "a solid north for
fear of rebel brigadier rule" AT the bot
tom of the cut are these words: "Antici>
pated twenty years ago by horace Greeley.
Taken up now by the farmers alliance"
Then follows a long extract from the speech
Of Polk at Ocala.
Because Of the appearance of this cut the
general belief is that the Peoples party is
here and has come to stay.
The same issue of President Folks paper
makes bitter attack on Messrs. AShe and
Jernigan, editors of the Nelcs and Observer,
and publishes circular letter sent out u
year ago by Ashe which stated that the
NelCS and Observer advocated the sub
treasury bill. Polk then denounces Ashe
and Jernigan as guilty of willful attempt
to deceive the farmers, because the NeI0s
and Observer holds the sub. treasury bill to
be unconstitutional.
He says such conduct shows that Ashe
and Jernigan are totally depraved and IN
worthy of the confidence Of any honest and
respectable person.
In reply Polk is denounced as a coward, a
traitor to the Democratic party, q failure
and humbug as a farmer, as dishonest in
his transactions with several individuals,
and "feather-leg" in every particular. J.
l.. Ramsey, an assistant editor Of Polk S
paper, is also denounced as a vulgar
coward.
Messrs. Ashe and Jernigan intend to force
Polk and Ramsey to resort to the code for
satisfaction. If they fail they will try to
break Polk down by making him con-
temptible by holding him up every day as
a 'feether-leg," which is a miserable, abject
coward, a pitiiess scoundrel and PATRON
of the most disgusting character.
No one believes that Polk will fight. Ashe
and Jernigan believe in setting disputes
according to the code. Ramsay is absent,
and his friends say he will show fight as soon
as he returns. Several offers TO act as
seconds have been made to both parties.
Polk arrived here yesterday. and to-day
he held a council with his friends. 1t is
known that he was advised he must fight if
he would maintain his position as the leader
of the alliance. Polk will speak in Char
lotte tomorrow, and will then return here.
1t is said cJnhdentially by his friends that
Polk will challenge Asne and Jernigan, and
will insist on a meeting. the fight to cons
tinue until one or both are disabled.
PolE's friends here declare chat If he backs
down now be will be odious ever hereafter,
and that the alliance will go to pieces.
Alliancemen are rallying to Polk ell over
the state as the result of this attack, and
openly declare for the organization of the
Peoples party