The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-08-20
SENATOR GosOoNs LETTER.
He Shows How the Third Party Seeks
10 Disrupt Democracy.


The Atlanta Journal prints an
open letter from Uuifed S ates Sen.
ator John B. Gordon TO the people
OF q 'orgiA IN which he says:
"Every man of common sense
must see that the most probable
results Of the Third party move.
mrnt are the continued triumph of
the Rehnhlican party in the Union
and the d struction of white supre-
macy in the South
tOf course | d. not pretend to
agree with everything done by the
ID mocratic party, out do assert
that ,ken all IN all, it is by far
the safest reliance of the South,
the truest, boldeSt, strongest de.
fender of the constitution and of
popular rights
"It is the most indestructible
political organization that has ever
appeared in history. IL MS added
more territory 10 the Union and
glory to its flag than all other
parties comhlned. 1t has lived
through foreign and civil wars,
aud through schisms in its own
RANKS, and will of nee ssity con-
linue to live, whether victorious or
defeated, as long as free govern
ment lives. IL cannot die until tn
Republic dies, fIr its principles are
essential 10 the r .publir's life.
stands today whore it stood when
Jefferson formed il, the unconquer-
able champion of c'n ,titutiOn ini-
talions upon federal power, of in.
dep ndent State government and
of equd and exact justice to all
sections and citizens.
"Its life is important to all. 70
the South II is a necessity. Sup.
pose tine Democrats are not agreed
among themselves in all respects.
Cau we afford on this or any other
account to divide while an aggres-
sive sectional fight is made upon
nsf Suppose one Democrat does
favor free coinage of silver at the
ra 10 Of sixteen to one aud another
Democrat preiets free coinage at a
ratio of twenty TO one. Are such
IN ,ignlficAnt considerations t. di
vide us while we are threatened
with "a lrgion Of financial, social
aud poll zeal woes through tbs in
famous force blllS
cit is irue--distressingly true
hat oar people are financially en-
barrassed and depresse /. This is
due in part TO unnecessary taiiii'
taxation aud to ella legislation by
the Republican party. IL is due IN
part to insHilicieucy Of currency II
the country, but it is sill more
largely due to the / ct that we
nave made more COTTON than the
world wants and less provisions
han we want. There are, / be-
lieve, . 100000 more bales lef
over from the Old crop than were
.ver before on hand 1T This season.
II we had made 5000. 900 bal,
last year Instead of 5000, 400, NJ
combination on earth could lav,.
kept cotton down under IL ems a
pound. Statistics prove beyond
caviI that the price Of cotton is
put up or down more Ivy the num-
her of bales ON the market than b,
the number OF dollars in circuia-
tion. II we wonll halve our cot.
ton crop it would not ba five years
till we would have Wall street AMI
The wOrid at our feet.
"But. whatever the cause OF the
depression, we are not going t.
ii "A relief by breaking down the
Dem ,cratic party aud aiding the
Republican p riy to retain control.
The man is on the verge OF ilioci
who thinks he can find relief from
present ills by indirectly aiding
the r publican p riy to ilfict upon
ns fh ough Federal election laws,
en- thousand times greater ills
IN th. disorganiz atom Of our labor
and in tile political turmoil aud
race conflicts which such legisla-
tion will produce.
alt is both di ~tre-sing and amaz.
irg TO see Third party aders in
ne oOulu tempting 10 Tlulcnlr
tie dangers Of The force bill. Havs
they forgotten our experience ia
che re construction period Do they
think that the white nafl's contiol
If these States Is no longer essen
fial to our prosperity and safety
aud to the welfare Of bogh race-.s
Do they esteem it a light ma ter
t, destroy freedom of elections 10
the SDuih and to sur 0uni the
polls with FrderaI marshals aua
Federal bryoactsg
"Are they ignorant Of the fact
that the platform of the Repubi.
eaa party demands such a l4w,
that the Republican president
urges its passage. aud that a lead
ng Republican senator practically
iamiis that it means for the SOItlI
"a has onet behind esery DalioG9
.sTherr il ~ u ID mIDcing words
about 50 serious a matter. The
southern white man who beguiles
this people with the drlusiye phan-
tom II financial help from the gov
eiDmOnr while advisiDg them to