The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-19
Convince Them of Their Error.

On Sunday the MORNING NEWS published
a communication from sterling democrat
Of Effingham county in which the sugges-
ton is made that democratic newspapers
and speakers should not abuse those third
party men who were democrats, but should
endeavcr to convince them that they made
mistake in leaving the Democratic
party. The suggestion is a good
one. There is no doubt that
the great majority Of the democratic
farmers who have Joined the third party
are sincere. They were told by those who
/ prUfessed to be democratic leaders that the
Ocala demands wore good democratic doc
trine, and would be granted by the
Democratic party, and finding that the
Democratic party will not indorse those
demands they naturally feel that they have
been deceived and that the Democratic
party has not kept its promises.
But, as a matter of fact, has the Demo-
cratic party failed to keep any Of its prom
ises? If the dissatisfied farmers who have
gone, or who are thinking of going, into
the third party will read carefully the
platforms of the Democratic party they
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fulfilled, or tried to fulfill. The Demo-
cratic party has never Endorsed the Ocala
demands. 1t has never approved the sub
treasury scheme, government owner
ship of the railroads and telegraph
lines or the free coinage Of silver.
The MORNING NEWS has pointed out
time and time again during the last two
years that the Democratic party would
never approve the sub-treasury scheme and
the demand relative to the gov
eminent ownership Of railroads and
telegraph lines. No political party
that approves them will command
the confidence of majority Of
the people in any state. The democratic
leaders who spoke in favor of them ought
to have known that they would not receive
the sanction Of the Democratic party. II is
for them to explain why they endeavored
to create the belief that they would be ac-
ceptable to the Democratic party.
The MORNING NEWS has not abused those
democrats who have joined the third party
and does not intend to do 3d. 1t had no
part in misleading them and it proposes to
do all it can to win them back. 1t was abused
by them for telling them that the Demo-
cratic party would not approve the Ocala
demands, but it preferred their abuse to
misleading them, believing that in time
they would see their mistake.
They have right to join the third party,
or even the Republican party, but if, as a
result Of their action, the Republican party
retains control Of the government. or gets
into power in this and other southern states,
they will regret they did not heed wiser
counsels.
And what have they to hope for from the
third partyl What it proposes to do is not
for the best interest Of the farmers, and it
will never be in a position to fulfill its
promises. The only thing it has any pros
poet of doing is to draw Off enough votes
from the Democratic party to let the Re
publican party win the approaching cleo
ton.
Some Of those who have left the Demo
cratic party feel aggrieved that the demo-
cratic House failed to pass the Bland silver
bill. The demand for that bill is confined
almost wholly to the south and the silver
mine owners of the west. The Democratic
party has to think OF the whole country.
If it had passed the Bland bill, it would
have lost all the doubtful eastern states in
the presidential election and the election of
a democratic President would have been
impossible. And what would have it gained?
Nothing, absolutely nothing, because the
bill could not have become law, and. be-
sides, the best interests Of the country would
not be served by the free coinage of silver.
The farmers who have left the Demo-
cratic party for the third party are not
subjects for abuse, but the men who have
deceived them and planned to lead them
to that party deserve the severest condem-
nation. These leaders when they were
building up the alliance. under the guise of
helping the farmers to better their condi-
ton, intended to lead it into politics as soon
as they could do 80 with any prospect of sue
cess