Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-11
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tiOnal Alliance, mas openly declared
himself Third party man, and his
paper, "The Progressive Farmer"
advises all members OF the Alliance
to quit the Democratic party and
Join the Third Party.
Ben Terrell signed his name to
the call for the Third party con-
vention to meet on July 4th, next;
the convention Of the same party
President Polk advises Alliancemen
to Join.
Macune In every issue Of his
paper Is denouncing the Democratic
party, and doing everything in his
power to establish the Third party.
Mcdowell, the President OF the
Tennessee Alliance, says openly on
the stump, that if Judge Turney is
nominated he will bolt the Demo-
cratic party, and not only does he
say this, but says he will not support
any man for the Office Of Governor OF
Tennessee unless he favors the de-
mands OF the Ocala convention. He
also says, that If the convention re-
fuses to adopt the Ocala demands.he
will not support the nominee. NC
Dowell Is the confidential friend and
adviser OF Governor. Buchanan. He
managed his canvass two years ago,
and ID now the General in charge OF
of all the forces of Buchanan,
and is the recognized leader of
Mr.. Buchanan's friends in this can
vass. His paper, "The Toiler," Is
the organ Of Mr.. Buchanan and the
mouthpiece OF his administration.
Read what 1t says: 1--WE are asked
If the Toiler will support the candi"
date Of the Democratic party, should
the party fail to put the Ocala de-
mands in the platform? Most as
suredly not. The Toiler is not a
partisan paper, ii supports men In any
party who favor our demands, as
against those who oppose" That is
what Mr.. McDowell's paper says;
that is what he makes 1t say; those
are his sentiments. In other words,
Mr.. Mcdowell is not party man.
He will support men in any party
who favors his demands and the de-
mands OF the Ocala and st. Louis
conventions, as against those who
oppose. Then, II Mr.. Mcdowell is
not party man, and that is what he
says, and what his paper says, what
right has he to make demands Of the
Democrats OF Tennessee, any more
than the Republicans of Tennessee ?
What right has he to attend Demo
cratic conventions, and by what
authority is he going over the State
and trying to run Democratic county
conventions and primaries? He has
served notice on the Democratic
party that he is not party man.
He has notified them that he will
not abide the action of the State
convention, unless the State con.
vention does what he wants it to do
in making platform and placing a
man on it.
Suppose John Fl. Mcdowell was
delegated by the Democratic conven-
ton to write the platform, would he
write a democratic platform? He says
he is not party man, that he is for
any party that will grant him his
demands. Suppose the Democratic
convention were to authorize Me-
Dowell to name the candidate for
Governor, would he name man be-
cause that man was a true and tried
Democrat? or course not ; he would
name man, not because Of his De-
mocracy, but because he was ready
and willing at any time to stand by
the political demands OF the Alliance
above the demands OF the Demo-
cratic party, whenever their de-
mands conflicted.
Gov. Buchanan says he is in favor
of the Ocala demands, and is in
favor Of all OF them. He
refused to say whether he
would accept the nomination
if the convention declared against
those demands. He refused to say
whether he would or not, and there.
fore we have right to presume that
Mr.. Buchanan is first a political ALI
anceman, and then a Democrat. Is
he wiser than his party? If he is a
Democrat first, would he hesitate to
say, my party knows best, | will
concede to the Democrats of the State
more wisdom than l possess. II
not, then he stands independent of
his party, he obtains all of "his pc.
litical inspiration from another
source,' and makes his party's wis.,
dom and judgment second to the pc
litical demands OF another party.
When asked il he would support
Judge Turney il he were nominated,
he said, Eyes, if he is nominated
fairly" II Judge Turney is nomi-
mated he will be nominated by a
large Democratic convention a con.
vention as representative as the one
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