The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-05-31
DIVIDING OF THE WAYS.

III IllG DOlltlcS ol IlliS E0lIlC olhNC
She days of Parson Brownlow and
reconstruction and Yankee carpet
saggers, good government was never
IN greater danger.
There never has been, there never
can be to this government of and for
and by the people, a more dangerous
enemy than u secret political society,
dominated and controlled by design
ing, selfish, INSCRIPTIONS politicians.
Tennessee has within its borders
to-day such a society, dominated and
controlled by such a character.
That man has called the leaders of
that society to meet in secret council
tomorrow, in Nashville. TO that man
and to most of those leaders we have
nothing to say. We believe and have
believed for long time that they
were "hell bent" CAS- ParsOn Brown
low used to say on going into the
Third parry. We would not stop them
from going, We would not reclaim
them when they are gone, if we
could. If President Mcdowell and
all his State and Congressional lee
turers would 90 into the Third party,
it would be to the Democratic party
good radiance of bad rubbish"
They are called to meet in Nash
vile tomorrow to decide whether or
not they Will go. Tomorrow, it may
be said, is the parting of the ways
between the Democratic party and
the Alliance of Tennessee.
Mr. Mcdowell, with n generalship
worthy better cause, has timed his
meeting well. Before the cOnven-
ton of last Thursday met he knew,
as all well-posted politicians knew,
that a plank against certain Ocala
doctrines would be inserted. He
called his meeting therefore to take
action Immediately after that, while
the Ocalaites were smarting under
the rebulle given TO their Democracy,
and disappointed to find themselves
controlled, when they had had no
other. thought than that they would
control.
They have lost their man; their pet
measures have been declared against,
and at this opportune time the ser
pent tempts them, saying, leave the
party that so ofierds you and come
90 with us"
Farmers of Iaury County, stop!
You have been deceived. There is
no disgrace attached to that; the dis
grace is upon the deceiver. Like
rascals usually do, he has become en-
tangled in the web of his own making,
and YOU vet have time to trip and
overthrow him.
Go back with us two or three years
in the history of your order. When
YOU Joined it was told you that Meth
er your religion nor your politics
would be interfered with.
SO long as your order remained
true to that creed, did the Democratic
press or the Democratic party oppose
YOU? On the other hand have we
not been criticised by your enemies
and ours, for giving you support and
success two years ago? Have we
not been laughed at, like you, for be-
ing deceived like you? Have we not
said time and again that farmers had
the right-nOt only the right but it
was their duty-to organize for self
protection and self-interest?
What has depleted your ranks and
defeated your candidate and ruined
your organization? Was it not your
becoming a political organization
Who led you into politics? Was 1t
not Mcdowell?
Who promised you, in speech at
South Side Park, near this city, that
he would abide by the action OF the
Democratic convention and support
its platform and nominee, whatever
or whoever it might be? Was it MOI
Mcdowell?
Who now declares that he will no
support the platform nor the nominee
unless it chances to suit him? Is L
not Mcdowell?
Has he kept faith with you, gentle
men? Is / e keeping faith with yol
now? Did he not lead you unwit
tingIy into a secret political society
Is he not trying now to lead you int
the Third party?
Democratic Alliancemen of Maur!
County, rebel and leave him while
is vet time. Let him go on with III
Third party heresies and Third part!
alliances. But stay you in the rank
of the Democracy. Stay with tn
party that has always been the 1rlen'
of the farmer and the friend to tn
South.
Sever your connection with tn
roIiticaI Alliance of Tennessee, AM
reorganize the Farmers Alliance L
its nnritv and innocence, free fror
all entangling Alliance with BOY
cotters, women suffragists and pollti
cal tricksters.
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