The state chronicle., 1892-05-18

dilouo enterprises during the whole Pc
Rod OF my life, l confess partiality in
their behalf, and in any contest between
the farmers and the corporate and other
powerful influences of society, must
confess that my sympathy, while ready
to do justice to all, has always been with
the laborlng masses.
have, therefore, no censure for the
farmers who have attempted and who
are making the movement which think
unWlse with the view as they think, of
protecting their rights. l think they
have much cause for complaint, and if
they will all work together and make
one or two more strong efforts to get the
democratic party placed permanently in
power, the grievances OF which they
complain can all soon be remedied, and
their rights can soon be secured.
They have stood manfully by the DEM
ocratlc party for almost lifetime, and
1t is natural that they should feel irritated
when the relief they seek may still seem
at distance; but if they will look care
fully at the situation they will find that
they are further from it now in the en-
brace of the third party movement than
they have ever been before with the
democratic party.
trust and believe the democrats will
succeed in the coming presidential elec-
ton, and if they do, having the house of
representatives by large majority, 1
hope it may not be long before democ-
racy will have majority in the senate
also, and then the farmer NAV look for
relief
Until then he cannot expect it, If we
all pull together this may be accomplish
ed at no very distant day. If we divide
and wrangle over the matter it will not
be during the lifetime of any of the
present generation.
1t is not my purpose to enter into dis
cusslOn of tariff reform, the currency
and other questions. Whenever the
Democratic party has control of all the
departments of the government, the
country, think, can look with certainty
to the necessary and proper tariff reform
and the enactment of proper laws for the
free coinage of silver, banks, the cur
rency, etc. AS long as the Republicans
Gontrol either branch of Congress, or the
President is Republican, we cannot
look for adequate relief on any one of
these questions.
While the Republicans have labored
diligently for more than twenty years
and are still laboring to split the Demo-
cratic party, or disband the organization
known as the "Solid South" the Only
nope for securing in future the legisla-
ton needed for the relief of the farmers
and laborers of this country rests upon
the maintenance of the Democratic party
IN Its full strength an integrity; and no
time could be more inOpportune for the
: white men of the South to quarrel about
men or measures and to divide into diff
terent party organizations or different
5 factions.
Instead of this they should sacrifice
t their preferences and their preiudices
WHENEVER it is necessary to maintain sol.
ldlty and strength in southern organiza-
ton. This solidity and strength is neces-
( sary not only to enable them to guard
and protect their own rights and interests
: but 1t is also necessary to give them pow.
0 er so to control affairs in the south as tC
d see to it that full and equal justice is done
}, to all the people of both races and both
/ political parties.
q We should not seek to hold power with
e the view of using it to do injustice to the
y colored people of the south; but we should
seek to hold it with the view of using il
e whenever necessary for the full and am
: pie protection of the legal rights of the
n cOlOred as we'll as the white race.
c Permit me to conclude this communi
IS cation by again appealing in the strong
est possible terms to the white people 0t
q the south to stand firmly united with thu
s! democratic party, which is the only way
S to secure the ultimate rights of all par
IS ties, to protect the sanctity of our home.
20 and the honor and safety of our female,
from cruel outrages more to be dreaded
d than death, against which brave me1
e will always defend when need be at tn,
q sacrifice OF life. Very respectfully,
JOSEPH E. BROWN.