The Forrest City times., 1892-08-19
Gen. Cordon's Letter.

In a late letter to the Atlanta Jour nal United States Senator John B. Cor don thus dicusses the practical effects of the Third party movement:
 "Every man of common sense must see that the most probable results of the Third party movement are the continued triumph of the Republican party in the union and the destruction of white supremacy in the South.
 "Of course do not pretend to agree with everything done by the Demo- cratic party, but do assert that taken all in all it is by far the safest reliance of the South, the truest, boldest de- fender of the constitution and of popu- lar rights. .ssg
 ''It is the most indestructible politi. cal organization that has ever appeared in history. It has added more terri tory to the union and glory to it's flag than all other parties combined. It has lived through foreign and civil wars, and through schisms in it's own ranks and will of necessity continue to live, whether victorious orsdefeated, as long as free government lives. It cxn- not die until the republic dies, for it's principles are essential to the repub- lies life. It stands today where it stood when Jefferson formed it, the unconquerable champion of constitu- tional limitations upon federal power, of Independent state government and of equal and exact justice to all sec tiops and citizens.
 "Its life is important to all. To the South it is necessity. Suppose the democrats are not agreed among them selves ill all respects. Can we afford on this or any other account to divide while an aggressive sectional fight is made upon us? Suppose one democrat does favor free coinage of silver at the ratio of sixteen to one. Are such in- significant considerations to divide us while we are threatened with legion of financial, social and political woes through the infamous force bill?
 Ut is true-distresslngly true-that our people are financially embarrassed and depressd. This is due in part to un- necessary tariff taxation and to class legislation by the Republican party. It is due in part to insufficiency of cur rency in the country, but it is still more largely due to the fact that we have made more cotton than the world wants and less provisions than we want. There are, believe, 2,0O0, 900 more bales left over from the old crop than were ever before on hand at this season. If we had made 5000 GOO bales last year instead of 9 9,O00, 900, no combination on earth could have kept cotton down under 12 cents a pound. Statistics prove beyond cavil that the price of cotton is put up or down more by the number of bales on the market than by the number of dollars in circulation. If we would half our cotton crop it would not be five years till we would have Wall street and the world at our feet.
 But, whatever the cause of the de- pression, we are not going to find re- lief by breaking down the Democratic party and aiding the Republican party to retain control. The man is on the verge of idocy who thinks he can find relief from present ills by indirectly aiding the Republican party to infiict upon us through federal election laws, ten thousand times greater ills in the disorganization of our labor and in the political turmoil and race conflicts which such legislation will produce.
 "It is both distressing and amazing to see Third party leaders fin the South attempting to ridicule the dangers of the force bill. Have they forgotten our experience in the reconstruction periodp Do they think that the white man s control of these states is no lon- ger essential to our prosperity and safety and to the welfare of both races? Do they esteem it light matter to de- stroy freedom of elections in the South and to surround the polls with federal marshals and federal bayonets?
 s'Are they ignorant of the fact the platform of the Republican party de- mands such law, that the republican president urges its passage, and that a leading republican senator practically admits that it means for the South "a bayonet behind every ballotY
 "There is no use in mincing words about so serious d matter. The South ern white man who beguiles this peo- pie with the delusive phantom af finan- cial help from the government while advising them to close their eyes to this overshadowing danger is politi- cal driveler and an unconscious enemy of his race and country,