Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-06-30
Some Counterfeits Exposed.
MEcnANlcsRuRe. Miss. June Il.


Editor Mississippi Leader;
Isee in the Chickasaw Messenger OF
the 18th inst. a series of resolutions
adopted by Red Creek SURVEILLANCE
/ No. SO. Harrison county, Miss. and
l hope that you will grant me space
to reply to same.
In the preamble we find the follow
ing: Whereas, we we're assured be-
fore becoming members of the ALI
ance that it would not conflict with
our religious or political principles,
and its object was not to form a third
party, and that an attempt to do so
would be violation of the organic
law of the order" This much is adj
mitted. Now notice the language used
in one of their resolutions, which says:
land lastly, that we will not recognize
as member of our Order any Third
Party man. or vote for him for office"
Excusing the language, how is that
for consistency? Is that equal rights
to all? While l can recognize the
members of No. l.J29 as brothers, or
those of any other Alliance for that
matter, they bring it down to a narrow
gauge and refuse to recognize Alliance
members unless Red Creek is permit
ted to dictate the politics. The pre-
amble further says: The principles
of the Alliance are set forth in our
declaration of purposes and the Ocala
platform. and in perfect accord with
Simon-pure Democracy, their aim be-
ing the greatest good to the greastest
number, equal rights to all and special
privileges to none"
My brother of Red Creek, we will
u-o FIN of GI1n
that you may take the Ocala platform
and the last National Democratic plat
form, which was adopted at st. Louis,
June 9th, 1888, and compare them
closely and you will not find a single
point of similarity between the two,
except very small bait thrown out
in regard to monopolies and trusts.
The Republican platform of June 10,
1888, comes out in stronger language
against monopolies than the Demo
Gratis But don't get uneasy, friends;
neither one of the old parties is go
ing to bother them any if they can help
it. The preamble further says: The
Third Party, If persisted in. will divide
the Alliance. break up the solid South,
elect a Republican president. and
thereby subject the Southern States to
Republican negro domination" etc.
Well, the Peoples party. instead of
dividing the Alliance, is bringing it to-
Gether much faster than the Grand
Old Party bosses relish.
As to negro domination, we heard
that tune played on the anti-sub treas
ury fiddle last year by ''Brer" McAllis-
tel and the Mississippian until they
loose their strings two. Well, we are
- Of IF r iaI "
black ghosts.
To whom are we indebted for the de
feat of the Force bill? Did the Demo-
not defeat the Mckinley bill? Did not
the Republicans take part in defeat
ing it? Did the unanimous protests
and Republicansl at the National ALI
ance at Ocala have no weight with the
old parties intoxicating the Force bill?
If not, then why should we expect
them to listin to any of our demands
in the future:
And further: Resolved, that We
are with one accord opposed to the
Back pension grab plank in the st.
Louis platform" Members of No.
l,529, did you ever read a genuine arti-
Gle of the st. Louis platform? If so,
you were unable to find any pension
plank in it. There are two kinds of
the counterfeit article in circulation,
one to be used in Democratic states
and the other in Republican states.
The one used in Republican States
claims that the platform is pledged to
pay for all the slaves that were liberia
ted during the war. Now, if the reso-
luton in rSeard to pensions, which
was adopted as a resolution. but not
as part of the platform, is obnoxious
to you. where shall you go for relief!
Read the Democratic platform before
alluded to. in which. in trying to boost
the Cleveland administration, it says:
1T has paid out more for pensions and
bountieS to the soldiers and sailors of
this republic than was ever paid before
during an equal period" The pension
resolution adopted at st. Louis was
offered by an eX-COnfederate soldier
from Texas Davis | think was his
name, but am not certain about that.
and to show that he had Democratic
precedent, please note what Senator
Daniel w. Voorhees, said in the United
States Senate, Feby. 10, 1892, just five
days before that OdiOus platform was
made in st. Louis: THE government
did very great wrong in paying those
who offered their lives in its behalf, in
deprecated currency, whether In
payment of the wages in the field, or
bounties or pensions. | held during
the war that the contract for these
wages ought to be kept with the sol
diers in the field. and that the differ
ence between the greenback and gold
ought to be made up to them"
! Now, does any one doubt the Dem
ocracy of d. w, Voorhees,, 1.-The tall
sycamore of the Wabash" Or has
he ever been read out of the
Democratic party for preaching I'M
democratic doctrine, like the sub
treasury. for instance? Not as any
body knows of. Now, in conclsion,I wish
| to State that | am member of ALI
ance No. LOIS, at this place, and it is
the largest Alliance in the county.
About 10 out of every 20 of the voters
in it belong to the Peoples party, but
| the political opinions of those who
differ with us are fully respected; we
don't try to read them out of the ALI
ance because they differ with US
Some of the most sanguine Peploes'
Party men here, are men who are ineli
gible to membership in the Alliance.
Fraternally Yours,
L. III. TAYLOR,
Secretary Treasurer fredericksburg
Farmers Alliance and international
Union, No. 1,07S.
IChickasaw Messenger please copy.