Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-22
GEN. JEO. B. GORDON,
OF GEORGIA, GIVES A WARNING
ADMoNITIoN.
He Shows How the Third Party Seeks
to Disrupt Democracy, and
Ruin the Country.

The Atlanta Journal prints an open
letter from United States Senator
John B. Gorden to the people of
Georgia in which he says:
Every man of common sense must
see that the most probable results of
the Third party movement 'are the
continued triumph of the Republican
party in the Union and the destruction
of white supremacy in the South.
of course do not pretend to agree
with everything done by the Demo-
cratic party, but do assert that taken
all in all, it is by far the safest reliance
ofthe South, the truest, boldest, strong
est defender of the constitution and of
popular rights.
1T is the most indestructible po-
litical organization that has ever ap-
peared in history. 1t has added more
territory to the Union and glory to
its flag than all other parties cOmbin-
ed. 1t has lived through foreign and
civil wars and through schisms in its
own ranks, and will of necessity con-
tinue to live, whether victorious or
defeated, as long as free government
lives. 1t cannot die until the Republic
dies, for its principles are essential to
the Republics life. 1t stands to-day
where it stood when Jefferson formed
it, the unconquerable champion Of
constitutional limitations upon federal
power, of independent State govern
ment and of equal and exact justice to
all sections and citizens.
Its life is important to all. To the
South it is a necessity. Suppose the
Democrats are not agreed among
themselves in all respects. Can we al
ford on this or any other account to di-
vide while an aggressive sectional fight
is made upon us? Suppose one Demo-
crat does favor free coinage ofsilver at
the ratio of sixteen to one and another
Democrat prefers free coinage at a ra-
ito of twenty to one. Are such insig-
nifcant considerations to divide us
while we are threatened with legion
of financial, social and political woes
through the infamous force bill.
at is Enthusiastically true, that
our people are financially embar-
raised and depressed. This is due in
part to unnecessary tariff taxation
and to class legislation by the Repub-
lican party. 1t is due in part to in
sufliciency of currency in the country,
but it is still more largely due to the
fact that we have more cotton than
the world wants, and less provisions
than we want. There are, believe,
100000 more bales left over from
the old crop than were ever before on
hand at this season. If we had made
100000 bales last year instead of
100000 no combination on earth
could have kept cotton down under
IL cents pound. Statistics proved
beyond cavil that the price of cotton
is put up or down more by the num-
Der of bales on the market than by
the number of dollars in circulation.
If we would halve our cotton crop it
would not be five years until we would
have Wall street and the world at our
feet.
"But, whatever the cause of the de-
preston, we are not going to find re-
lief by breaking down the Democratic
party and aiding the Republican party
to retain control. The man is on the
verge Of idiocy who thinks he can
find relief from present ills by indi-
rectly aiding the Republican party to
retain control. The man Is on the
verge of idiocy who thinks he can
find relief from present ills by indi-
rectly aiding the Republican party to
innict upon us through Federal cleo
ton laws, ten thousand times greater
ills in the Reorganization CT our labor
and in the political turmoil and race
conflicts which such legislation will
produce.
at is both distressing and amazing
to see Third party leaders in the
South attempting to ridicule the dan
gers of the force bill Have they for
gotten our experience in the recon
struction periodY DO they think that
the white mans control of these
States is no longer essential to oul
prosperity and safety and to the wei
fare of both racesY DO they esteem
it light matter to destroy freedom
of elections in the South and to sur
round the polls with Federal mar
shals and Federal Bayonets?
"Are they ignorant of the fact tina
the platform Of the Republican part!
demands such n law, that the Repub