The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-05-24
COLUMBIA Herald.
Tuesday May 2f, 1892.
I'D LANDER. Editor.
THE sIGNs OF THE TIMES.

There can be no mistake in reading
fhe signs that indicate this. The
TOiler, which il at one and the same
time the organ of the Alliance, the
organ of the Third party and the
organ of Mr. Buchanan, admits that
Mr.. Buchanan cannot be nominated
by the Democratic convention. His
State lecturer, Mr. Tucker, admits
the same. Mr.. Mcdowell says "the
indications point that way" Ardent,
personal and political friends of Mr.
Buchanan, ia this county, admit that
he is a hopeless impOssibility.
Now We say this not to discourage
the friends Of Mr.. Buchanan, nor to
tantali8e them, but simply to lead up
to further discussion of the situa-
ton.
If the signs show the foregoing, we
think they as plainly show the or
gani8ation Of Third party in Ten
nessee. We conclude this from the
utterances of the ToiIer, the utter
ances of Mcdowell, and the action of
Mr.. Buchauan's friends in some
counties where primaries and cOu-
ventions have recently been held.
The ToiIer has joined the Third
party itself, and IN every issue, open
lyand earnestly advises the Alliance
members TO stay away from the polls
and out of the conventions and pre-
pare to support the nominees of the
Third party.
While Mr.. Mel we'll is not so
frank and honest aud above board,
because he aiu't built that way that
is none the less what he means, and
at his secret meetings he no doubt
says as much. What he says to the
public is that he himself will not sup
port Judge Turney; that the iudica-
tiOns are that Buchanan will not be
nominated, and that if he is not, the
Third party will organize and nolni-
nate candidate for Governor, and
thousands Of the Alliance Will join
the Third party.
We cannot believe but that J. Hugh
is eXaggerating, or joking, or lying;
but nevertheless that is what he
says and we have not the slightest
doubt but that is what he wishes, and
is what he is now bending his tire
less energies to accomplish.
So muca for what the Toiler and
Mr.. Mcdowell are saying and doing.
What eff cs is it having?
In Sumner County We find the
Alliance boiling the Democratic
Convention and appointing delegates
of their own, and at the same time
passing a resolution asking Governor
Buchanan to become the candidate
for the Third party nomination. The
anomaly Of the situation is unique,
not to say ridiculous That men
should have the cheek to call them
selves Democrats, and propose to
present themselves as delegates to a
Democratic Convention, and at the
same time resolve that they will
support the Third party nominee!
But this reminds us again of the
trite saying of that noble organ, the
Toiler, "yOu can never know what an
Alliance man is going to do"
Then again in Gibson County, last
Saturday, we find a large number of
the Alliance refusing to participate
in the Democratic primaries and
announcing their purpose to affiliate
with the Third party. This county
was McDowell's old home, and he
has devoted extra time and given
extra pains to educate" the Alliance
there. This is the fruits of his teach
ing. This is what we have insisted
for two hard fought years that Nc
DowelI was trying to teach the people.
This is what some of his misled breth-
rem took Offense at.
q As we remarked once before re-
Gently, the time has arrived and now
is, when some of those we strove so
hard to save from this blunder, should
come in and ask our forgiveness and
renew their subscriptions.
Right here in this good County of
Maury, some men who have lost hope
of nominating Buchanan are openly
avowing their purpose of joining the
y
the large majority of Mr. Buchanan's
following-whO have not determined
upon their course: and it is to them
we address ourselves.
Many of these men have been
Democrats all their lives, and in in
tention are yet. They have grown
impatient because the Democrats
have not had the power to relieve
them from burdensome and oppres
sive laws, and while in this impatient
desperate frame of mind, the tempteI
with his special relief laws, his more
money laws, his class legislation laws
comes along and with his sophistrJ
and his cunning, deceives and mis-
leads them.
There are very many honest Demo