The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-03-25

q ipE's ~. 'ol1h Sf 49,
lance is not responsible for the Peoples
party" that" aphrodte"of Amer
lean politics which expects no issue, and
stress ON the fact that the ST. Louis con- /
vention did some things AS delegates, \
then, by deft back somersault getting
into their popular capacity, did some |
thing else. That is too fine for me. There
Is too much diplomacy in that for rustic
honesty. Right is right. and it has but
one face. These fellows were Janus
faced With one face weaffng an air of
subdued and suffering patience. they
said: We resolve 5, and so''
Then that face disappeared instanter
like Jack the box" or like weak
stew at Republican banquet The
other face, lighted up with high resolve
and dynamic determination. they said:
I'VE are not the same fellows We were q
minute ago; we've out grown and
''shucked' our representative clothes,
now we are the people, the whole people
and nothing but the people; and in our
amsiganated and popular frrm, we he
blanked # We don't set down and mash
the grease out of Democrats, Repuhli-
cans and everybody else" What an
unmitigated farce! The friends of this
mushroom concern complacently speak
of IT as the Second Declaration of In
: dependence"
Just think Of those stout ysomen like
: John Hancock and his copatriots SOL
emniy passing r solutions as delegates
:, and then by feat If polite gymnastics.
tumbllDg back in propria pelsonae, and
doing something they were afraid to do
before the metam"rphosis. | despise
: such legerGemain Whatever is right
~ for citizen is right far an Allianceman.
- H,re is the point; let no member suppose
that he is tied by the action of that con.
vention. The Alliance is a democratic
:, organization; 1t gets its power from tn.
," people. Col. Polk With his headship
- Messrs. Macune aud Ramsey with theil
- organs cannot dictate one letter o.
y our policy. Only our own representa-
- tives whom We send from the subs to tn.
= county, State and national councils cal
81 order our steps. The ST. Louis con
H. vention was extraordinary, it was bod,
- not provided for in our organization,
ne binds no one. The birth, heralded owe
lie the country with so much fuss and fury
he was quite unique. They first made tn
10 platform, then made the party. 1h
lie baby was born backward Such will b
'u- It's future direction. Now, / am an al
lie, llanceman; | make no apology for it.
ng am an Allianceman because the move
On ment is one for human freedom, an
,ut there is but one side for patrio
ng to take. l believe in every one of th
pt Ocala Demands including the ''sub -trea.
nd ury," or something better. Honestly
ak l don't like to vote for man who
he opposed TO these demands | will nc
ng do it, If 1 can help 1t. / believe i
the free coinage. Is there any reaso
to then in my indirectly helping to powe
an the party that demonetized silver?
tho am opposed to the National Banl
Shall l vote this new bastard ticke
and aid the party that created and y,
sustains the bank? Because ! am ft
reduced taxes and more economic,
s a administration of the 90, ernmen
ln surely | do not want to play into tt
the hands of the party of plunder and of ii
ave Billion Dollar Congress. So of ever
ur one OF the demands; they are no:hin
les, else-the Alliance is nothing else
1s but protest against thirty years
ure Republican robbery and misrule. B.
ks. sometimes fellow is fool enough
lee say: 1.-The Democrats have not dol
les. anything for the people!" Neith
rao has "the man in the moon" Yet
mn has had just the same chance sin
1us 1860 the Democratic party has ba
- Since James Buchanan went out
w.. office, everybody knows that the Dem
'' Gratis have never had control for o.
'n'S minute, and the Republicans are
III sponsible for every law of which
lori complain and under which
de- suffer. am Democrat. The
is nothing elsa to be. T
Democratic party, the on
party, at least in the South, is not wi
the we wish in all respects. 1t may have
row rings-all parties have-every large bo
IN on earth, not excepting the chufches, l
OF the same thing. 1t may lack courage
OF some new and radical issues, but
ro' only remedy is to fight it OFT inside
niy camp. The human race is not as good
.,"n ~, | wish; | am not disposed to change i
dog or some other animal for that I
!. e son; better stay inside and reform
human. We want none of the Repu
= IN can party. It's record is rotten, and
" , existence is a disgrace to every South
with State. So long as memory survives,
,ects long as there lives within the bound: