The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-20
SAM JONES on POLITICS.
He Deplores the Third Party DIVISIONS IN
Georgia-Soble Men Needed as Standard
Hearers-Weakness and Defeat in
Divisions, Strength and Victory
in Union.
From the Atlanta Journal.

ACGCS y, Aplll ..
Catching a few moments in the inter-
val between the hours of service in the
great warehouse meetings this week,
have read and heard many things con-
cerning the political situation in Geor-
gia.
Judging from the volume of smoke,
there is fire somewhere. 4 Acyclone has
certainly struck Georgia politics. L
know something of the two old parties,
Democratic and Republican. I know
but little of the creed and dogmas Of
the Third party.
The glimpse I got of the Third party
in St. Louis and Indianapolis-coln-
posed as it was, of the Alliance, the
g.eenbackers, the labor unions and the
| temperance advocates, etc.-the most
incongruous, incompatible, unmlXaole,
elements, that nature or grace ever
saw; reminded me Of nothing so much
as a great convention Of religious-non-
conformists, such as the Second Ad-
ventists, Christian Scientists, extreme
holiness cranks, etc., etc., met N con-
clave, with the purpose of fusing and
organizing themselves to down the
established churches.
The Catholic and protestant churches
of America are the two great religious
bodies representing the christianity OF
Christ. The non-co nformists, such as
named above, have criticised and scan
ned the church until they have found
time servers in the pulpits and hypo-
critics in the pews, and they now propose
to cut loose and organize themselves;
not to make the world better perchance,
but to down the old churches. l ask
them, what then; and they answer
nothing. But we propose to down the
old churches.
I know the established churches Of
America have their hypocrites and
time-serving preachers, and many other
things I deeply deplore, but shall
never quit ny place in the grand old
Methodist church and run off with the
fools and cranks, whose only purpose
is to destroy what 1 have and give ME
nothing better in return.
So declare I will never be drawn of
in politics and party affiliations, after
office seekers, and deluded cranks and
give my allegiance to gang who never
did anything for themselves, thereby
demonstrating their inability to do any
thing for me.
lam fully conscious that the blunders
and sins Of the two old parties are
grievous and damaging, and that they
both deserve to die, but as a citizen of
this great country, have some choice
as to their eXecutioners and much con-
Germ as to their probable successors III
office.
There is want and truth underly-
ing the great movement of the wage
workers and farming class, and God
knows would see their wants min
istered unto, and their truth interpre-
ted. But, who will, by wise legislation
and impartial laws, so adjust govern
mental powers, as that all men will be
equal before the laws and who will for
ever abolish all class legislation? Who
can and who will do this? Let those
who think and who have a cause for
thinking, survey the field, and answer
this question.
AS the gulf widens between Wall
street and the honest laborer, it seems
that demagogues multiply and class
legislation increases.
have a profound contempt for the
dirty demagogue, who OILY seeks pro-
motion of self, who is Of unsavory
reputation, and who has no more char
acter than Jersey bull.
Oh, for Moses, an Aaron and a
Rurr, who will lead US from among
the serpents in the wilderness, over into
the land of grapes, pomgranites and
figs.
The press and hustiDgs will give US
light on men and measures, and it is
the duty of all men to lay aside passion
and prejudice and hear both sides and
act according to the dictates Of true
wisdom and pure patriotism. But the
prejudice which shuts out the light
from either side of the great issue be-
fore the people, will gather here and
there g half truth, and dangerous
falsehood which will madden its vota,
ries and swamp its victims.
We have advocated measures and
. ignored men, now lets have men as
noble as our measures and as large as
our wants, to be our standard bearers.
Surely we are all brethren, and the
prosperity of one class in Georgia
: means the prosperity of all, aud that
which hurts one will harm all.
1t will always be true, as 1t has al,
ways been true, that some will be rich
and some will be poor, but we don't
want the rich to get much richer mol
the poor to get much poorer. We
| want true, pure men in office, unpur'
chasable and nbulldozable, men who
are the faithful servants of free peo.
pie, sober men, privately pure and po'
litically honest. \ man who will not
pay his debts in Georgia will not pay
, his vows when he goes to Washington
A demagogue in Georgia will be 9
: demijohn in Washington.
There is weakness and defeat in divis
ions, there is strength and victory il
union. I an no politician, but l have
a home and family in Georgia, ant
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