The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-06
The Force Bill in Alabama.

The Hon. THOMAS G.. JONES, Governor OF
Alabama. and just reelected. has addressed
u letter of conGratulation to tho Hon.
GROVER CLEVELAND, and We presume that
Mr.. CLEVELAND has addressed tho proper
letter Of congratMlation TO Governor JONES.
According to our esteemed contemporary,
the Herald. Mr.. CLEVELAND :" has heard
with much interest the result OF the Ala
buma election. and is very much pleased
Mr.. CLEVELAND Is justified in being
pleased. and Governor JONES showed that
he was sterling national Democrat in
consratulating Mr. CLEVELAND. The result
In Alabama is gratifying TO every Demo-
crat. because it shows that the one issue
upon which the uniilcation Of the Demo-
cratic party is assured. Is u winning issue.
The Farmers Alliance is MS strong in Ala
bama as in any other state. with tho pos
sib,o exception of North Carolina. and the
Hon. REUBEN FAIRoN koLG. TIL" candidate
for Governor this year. was exceptionally
strong. Mr. KoLB was Mr.. JoSE$'s opp"-
ncnt in tho last Alabama Democratic
State Convention but one. and there was
talk of Il bolt at that time. Mr..
koLB is tho JERRY RusK OF Ala
bama. in n way, Mt least. lie IL
professional agricu!turist, and rs the
State Secretary or Commissioner OF A3ri-
culture he has done all in his power to illus
trate tho great Alliance principle that cot
ton grows by request and corn by resolu-
ton. KoLB has been much loved by the
agriclturists of his own stamp. md he has
stacked his heart upon being elected Gov
ernor; and certain facts or theories have
been brought out conducive. If wo rcmcm-
Der. to tho theory that he is not loftily
beyond tho possibility Of taking free pass
for the benefit OF himself or his relatives.
or allowing those Cstimable citizens to
exist without paying more than minor
part Of the expense. Mr.. KOLB has worked
the Farmers Alliance OF Alabama for all
and considerably more than the Farm
ers' Alliance Of Alabama Is worth in
the way OF votes. That body is composed
of Democrats. and is composed, on the
whole. of men avcrsc to tho reelection of
Mr.. CLEVELAND. But when the test came.
the Democrats of Alabama. Farmers ALI
ance men as most of them were or havo
been. forgot the shihboleth of their order.
and remembered their primary and imme-
date duty as citizens. They saw that in the
present condition Of politics the attempt to
divide the Democratic party in the South
was treason to the best interests Of the
country. and they voted accordingly.
It seems to us that the vote OF Alabama Is
in the highest degree significant. and that
Governor JoNES'S congratulations to Mr..
CLEVELAND are equally significant. That
vote and those congratulations mean that
the South stands for its own interests.
which happen to be free institutions. and
will not be cajoled into voting for a So
called Peoples party. which represents that
part of the people which thinks it wants
socialism. but doesn't understand what
socialism is. We think that Mr.. CLEVELAND
Is to be congratulated. because. in our view.
the vote of Alabama shows that the South
recognizes its danger and its duty. That
vote shows. If we understand it. that
the South will not be soduced by the Farm
crs' Alliance into forgetting the irreparabe
injury which the Republican party stands
ready to inilict upon the South. The vote Of
Alabama shows that the South is still solid
against Negro Domination; and the Demo-
cratic party will save the South from that.
Keep to government by the Constitutions