Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-16
SHOULD RESIGN.
A Republican and Third Party Man Get
ON the Democratic Committee Through
the Alliance.

on the Democratic ConmltteH 1hrouBh
the Alliance.
Here is case in point illustrating
how Republicans control Democratic
action through the Alliapce. DEM
ocrats from the Eighteenth district OF
Montgomery county complain that
their district is represented on the
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee by straight Republican,
John Emerts, the Toiler's correspon-
dent from this county, who boasts 0
his Republicanism and would be Of
Tended if called a Democrat. RE
openly boasts that he never voted
for but one man who claimed to be a
Democrat, and that was Mr.. Buch-
anan for Governor, because he was
a member of the Alliance and ad
hered to the sub-tredsury idea. Sew
eral reliable citizens of the district
have made these statements and we
have no doubt they are true. II not,
Mr.. Emerts should disprove them or
resign.
The present executive comittee
was elected by the d. strict through
their delegates 20 the last county
convention. Mr.. Emerts was pest
dent of the Alliance ia the Eight
eenth and made himself very active
and prominent in the organization,
and for this reason was selected by
the Alliance for the district represen-
tative on the executive committee.
Mr.. Emerts, as we understand,
claims that he is willing to leave the
Republican party to go into the THIRD
party and regards this as the ms
sion OF the Alliance.
Now we submit, that If a question
. should arise calculated to impede the
success Of Democracy and the con
vention should be divided, how
: plain it is that the Republican
g through the action of the Alliance
Democrats, would control the desti
; MES of the party. Is this right
I Are Democrats willing that thel
committees should be so constructed
This is not all. A complaint als'
comes from district No. 4, that Mr
Clardy, the committeeman from
i. that district, is an out and out thir'
: party man. If this be ne, thel
: the two committeeman, dis
o own Democracy and are opposed t.
: Democratic measures and me-
who do not endorse Ocalaism an
e the st. Louis demands.
Is it not plain that Democracy ca
not mix with Ocalaism and Repubil
canism without becoming disintf
grated? Should these two gentle
men, folding such views, sit l
). Judgment on a Democratic cOmml
tee to pass on Democratic question
and actions?
D Still another object lesson. Tf
Eighteenth district, under control
,r Committeeman Emerts, was repr
sented in the last Democrat
convention assembled to nomina
n Senatorial candidate to succee
Mr.. Goodpasture, by Angelo Aoga
is straight Republican, who new
votes any other ticket. Mr.. Logs
was here on the day of the conve
is ton to hear Mr.. Terrell speak, ar
after the speaking congratulated M
is Terrell, saying you are Democr
and / am a Republican. l new
voted any other ticket, but now
:" belong to the Alliance and can me
and bury our dlnerehc'
y, Mr.. Logan voted his district SOLID
every ballot that was taken. W
g he the proper man to represent
70 Democrats of the district in coun
y Democratic convention? Yet
was sent as a delegate, not by Den
KS Gratis, but by the Alliance.
- Now, in view of the action taken
Little Hope by the Alliance Saturd
% endorsing the st. Louis third pal
49, demands a part of the DE
ocratic platform, shall Democr'
have Republicans and third pal
is men on their committee, to sit
d judgment and pass upon
acceptance or rejection of these
~, mands when they come to be otier'
Nd What are you going 10
about it? that is the quesli
This illustrates very clea
iig how Mr.. McDowell's non.parti'
the Alliance is working non-partis
Law methods within the Democratic ?
ty. Mr.. Emerts and Mr.. Clal
odght to establish their Democri
beyound question or doubt, or res
10 and get out, which as honorable 6
,nn tleman they are bound to do.
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