Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-06-08

However, putting the Associated press

However, putting the Associated press
report and President L. L. Polk's tele-
gram together, we may discover: First
That the alliance in North Carolina
took no special interest In the state con-
vention, and yet, that they were sufa-
ciently powerful in such convention to
force the demand for free silver and
"other financial reforms" as well as to
defeat the denomination Of Gov. Holt,
to whom they are bitterly opposed.
Second-That they have deserted the
democratic party and gone On masse In
to the peoples party.
In relation to the state democratic
convention of South Carolina we are
more fortunate. Being q regular CON
vention of one Of the old parties, ita
proceedings could not well Be ignored.
Thus we And the Chicago Herald gives
the following account Of the proceed
ings:
COLUMBIA, 8. c.. May la-The Democratic
state conventions work to-day was cut oat by
the Farmers Alliance ct the caucus last nigfH
1t was overwhelmingly snH-ClsvelAnd. The
convention adopted the OcalA platform entire
word for word The following resolutions were
also adopted:
That we are true and loyal democrats and in
dorse and will support the principles as enun.
ciated by Thomas Jefferson and reiterated by
such statesmen as John c. Calhoun and An
drew jackson, and on these principles We place
ourselves and will remain
While we earnestly favor and demand o re
duction OF the enormous tariff duties and that
the burden Of such taxatons be forced upon
the luxuries and not the necessities Of life, and
then only q suf1cient revenue be levied for the
maintenance OF our government economically
administered, We hold that q matter Of equal
and paramount importance for the relief and
prosperity OF our people is an increase Of our
currency anc that our government should issue
its money direct to the people st low rate OF
interest and upon such solvent security as
they can furnish
that the money changers Of WAu street have
invaded the sacred temple Of democracy and
that they will, by and by, force upon " cendi-
dates representing, not the wishes and we'll
being OF our people, but their own selfish inter
ests.
We assert THAT Grover Cleveland does no,
represent the principles Of democracy - taught
by our forefathers and as we understan them.
We therefore enter our solemn protest against
the nomination Of Grover Cleveland or any
other candidate known or belle we'd 70 be se.
lected in the interest OF and ~ the diotation of
Wall street. bat we demand .as our standard.
bearer man of the people and with the people,
and who will serve the people and not any GLASS
or faction
We shall look upon the nomination Of ex.
President Cleveland, II forced upon the party
at the Chicago convention, es q pros sitution Of
the principles Of Jenersonian democracy; as a
reputation Of the demands Of the Farmers
Alliance, which smbody the true principles Of
democracy, surrender Of ths rights of the
people to the financial kings Of the coun try.
We believe We voice the sentiment of the
large majority Of the white voters of South
Carolina when We assert that the nomina ton
of any Wall street candidate would create
grave dissa tisfection In the state democraoy
The following delegates at large we're elected:
Gov. B. R. Tillman, Senator J. L. M Irby, Dr.
William J. Atokss w. J. Talbot-aii alliance
men.
Turning to Georgia, we find the fol-
lowing in lengthy account Of the
state convention:
ATLANTA, Ca. May la - The democratic
state convention which met here to-day was
chiefly remarkable for the almost entire ab-
sencs Of former delegates
Thus proving that the farmers of the
state are affiliated with the peoples
party and are taking no part in demo
cratic politics. Taking It altogether,
the developments of the past few weeks
show that the south can no longer be
counted upon as solid for the democratic
party.