Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-08
McDowells Leadership and Where
1t is Tending.

diS BOAhS w iohh, ~ tAiSy S~heA"S ="
follow the leadership of Mcdowell ?
We believe not, for many of them
swallow everything their leaders say
and give no consideration or weight
to any advice to the contrary. Talk
ing to some Of our friends about this
matter, they declare that they are
Democrats, that they have no inten-
ton OF going into the third party,
that they care nothing for the Ocala
or st. Louis demands, that they have
no confidence in Mcdowell, that
they know he il only after office and
that they detest him and his meth
DDS.
Two months ago the Alliance
could have renominated Gov. Buch-
anan without scarcely any opposi-
ton, but the situation has changed
and the rank and file don't realize it,
and can't be made to understand the
fact, because they listen to their
leaders, whose policy is to keep them
ignorant of the real situation. Nc
Dowell's seeking and efforts to pack
the next Legislature with representa-
tives who will vote for him has
alarmed the entire conservative ele-
ment of the country. Many who
would otherwise concede Mr.. Buch-
anan the second term will go against
him on McDowell's account. More
over the action of the st. Louis con-
vention has greatly damaged his
prospects and the most conservative
element OF The Alliance are repudiat-
ing the whole business. They can't
bear to have ii thrown in their teeth
as Democrats and will cut loose from
the ship.
Mr.. Mcdowell was at that conven-
ton and it is said was on the plat
form committee and his course alto
gether has greatly strengthened the
element he and his followers are
fighting.
Then what's the situation
The rank and file are deceived as
to their strength in the State and
court confidently on capturing the
State convention as they did two
years ago. But old tricks never win
twice; Mcdowell knows this and
has another way to substitute at the
proper time.
First. II he can secure majority
of the delegation he will be there
with his true and tried personal
friends to camp three months
and proposes to have proxies
for reiefs. They will allow
the other fellows to make the plat
form demanding nothing but free
coinage and straight Democracy. Ii
Mcdowell and his friends fail to
obtain majority, which he will,
and this he will know in advance,
then Mr.. Mcdowell and his friends
will be prepared to demand the
adoption of the st. Louis platform
as indicated by Mr.. Terrell, which
of course will be refused, and they
will kick upa row, swear they cant
get their just rights in the Democrat
ic party, and in the heat of excite
ment carry out the whole Alliance
delegation in body and proceed
with another convention for the
nomination of their own candidate
Mr.. Mcdowell will then be in &
position TO treat with the Republl
can party in this State, who will bt
quite ready to acceed to his demand.
to defeat the Democratic party. Mr.
Mcdowell has not been organizing
labor unions and negro Alliances fo
nothing; he stands in with all o
them, and with these, by carrying
$4,000 Alliance Democrats over, if he
can hoodwink them in this way, anC
combining with the Republicans, i
is very easy to calculate the result.
We would appeal to Alliance mer
to look at the situation; see wher'
they are drifting to. Pull out Of thi
Mcdowell political third party ant
stick to Democracy, the people
friend, where you can get what yol
want by fighting with conservative
Democrats. Remember that tn
Democratic party has always beer
for reduced tariff, which mean
lower cost of living; that it ha
always insisted that this government
was a government Tor and of tn
people, and that it is battling now f
deliver the Taxpayers OF this countr.
from the burdens of a high protectiv
tariff, and that the Republican part.
has always advocated protection t.
certain favorites, while the farmer
have had to meet in open competi
ton the whole world.
II ever in the history of this coun
try united action was needed thi
is the time, and no friend OF the over
taxed people will advocates divi
sion of the Democratic party 50 lon
as it is found fighting for reduced tax
alton and an increase of our circulat
ing medium. Ofice-seekers Offer
oet upOn waves of prediudice an,