Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-10
Democrats, Fall In.


Only few months ago the press
and our leading Democrats openly
charged John II. Mcdowell, Macune'
Terrell and others with a purpose TO
organize third party, and charged
that they were not sincere in their
professions of Democracy, aud pre-
dicted that in the very near future
their methods would be exposed and
that the people would see them at
the head of third party movement
in the United States and in Tennes-
see. 1t was charged that they were
doing this in the interest of the Ike
publican party, and that they were
the tools to inaugurate and effect II.
This was denounced by the Macuhe,
Mcdowell and Terrell company as
false, and their professions OF tealty
to the Democratic party were s'ron'
ger than the strongest. The Ocala
convention was held and the plat
form adopted then, while directly IN
the teeth of all Democratic teachings
and practices was claimed by these
same gentlemen to only express the
ideas of that convention as Labor
and not a political party, and mat
thew did not mean to commit their
organization to this as political
party, but would, as Democrats, iight
within the lines aud be controlled by
the Democratic party. But 1t must
not be overlooked that in this Ocala
convention there were Republicans,
Greenbackers and every other klnd
of party adherents, and that they
had no right ito commit the Demo
Gratis present, as Democrats, to any
policy. The sub-treasury, land loan
government control of railroads, ETC.,
were adopted by that convention a
the political creed of those participat
ing in it. But still they protested thai
there was no purpose to organize
third party. The time was not a
hand. But the third party is a mat
ter of guess no longer. Only few
days ago, in the city of st. Louis
Mo-, these same men and others like
them organized the third party
adopted platform and issued cal
for a convention to meet in Omaha
on the 4th day of next July Il
nominate candidates for presi
dent and vice president of the United
States. Macune was there; Mellow
ell was there; Terrell was there
Terrell went so far as to attiX hi
name TO the call for this third part,
convention, and we find that, in ad
dition to the demands of the Ocal
convention, they favor Increases
pensions to the Federal soldiers an
woman suffrage. The ink had hard
ly dried on the paper signed by Tel
rell, calling the 4th. of July CONVEX
ton, before he was here in Ctark'
Vile claiming to be as good a Demo
crat as anybody, and he absolutel
denied having anything to do wit
the third party movement set o
foot in st. Louis. These same Re
lows, Macune, Mcdowell and Terrell
take pleasure in denouncing sue
Democrats rs Bate, Harris, Carlisle
Washington and other gentleme
who have fought hundreds OF battle
for Democracy and the peop'
against RepubliCanism and its dar
perous practices and tendencies.
Farmers, only a few years ago yo
organized an agricultural organic
ton, and looked forward to som
GOOD to be achieved by it. You
object was worthy one and yor
order was needed. 1t was said thu
n was te be non-political and yo'
obligation committed you to no p
nsicsl policy, nor TO the destinies
.., ~ sef Of men You ha