The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-06-03

ton: Can you belong to secret po-
litical society, and also to the Demo
cratic party, and deal fairly with
both?
The Alliance leaders in conference
in Nashville this week formally
renewed their faith in and fealty TO
and indorsemen: of the Toiler as "the
noble organ of our noble order"
And in it's issue of this week here is
what the organ of the Alliance says:
"The question now presents itself
squarely, will you Alliancemen
support a party which denounces
you? Will you support party
which has as q candidate man who
says your theories are "isms' and
'schisms" and that you are ''politi-
cal pharisee ?" Will you whimpeT
and whine in the dust at the feet Of
the bosses while they ply the party
lash? Will you abandon principle
and tread the traitors path into the
camp of the enemy while the noble
boys in the trenches fight bravely
the battles Of the people? No never
you are not made of that XIII of
stuff. You are men,"
The above goes to show, as we
have said before, that the Third
party advocates claim all the Alli-
ancemen as their own. In private
conversation they go further than
that and say that q man is not .
"good Allianceman" unless he will
support the political demands" OF
the order. That being true, and the
"political demands" of the Alliance
being at variance with the platform
declarations and political principles
of the Democratic party, how can
one man be loyal to both?
The Ocala platform endorses by
name the sub-treasury and land loan
schemes. The Democratic platfOl M
of Tennessee opposes those identical
schemes by name. Now we submit
there is no longer any room fol
bubble or doubt. Every intelligent
man knows that the Ocalsite party
and the Democratic parGy are sep.
arate, distinct and opposing political
organizations. There is nothing left
of the Alliance but q name; as 9
farmers organization it has ceased
to exist; as a political organization
it is the Ocalaite party; it differs
from the Peoples party in name,
but it is a separate, distinct, political
organization from either Of the old
parties. It's leaders are different, its
organization is separate and indie
pendent, its demands are contrary
and opposed, it's principles are al
variance with either of the old
parties.
And when the Ocalaite organ, the
Toiler, comes out and demands indie.
pendent action, it demands the only
logical and fair course to persue.
The Toiler has deliberately chosen
Ocalaism to Democracy and calls up
on every Allianceman to do likewise
land join the noble boys in the
trenches"
In so far as the TOiler makes the
point that there is no half way
ground, we agree with it.
When the Toiler says that it nor
champion the OcaIa demands and at
the same time call itself Democratic,
we agree with it.
When it says that all Ocalaites
should join the Third party and re-
fuse to take part in Democratic con-
ventions or primaries, we agree with
it.
When it calls on Mr.. Buchanan to
come out and "fignt for his principles
like a man and be true to the boys
who have made him what he is" we
agree with it.
But when it claims that all Alli-
ancemen are Ocalaites, we say it is
not true. And when it says that t.
be true to their Alliance obligations
they must join the Third party, we
say that is not true.
On the contrary we assert that the
men who oppose the political fea-
lures of the Alliance, are the only
Alliancemen who are true to their
Alliance obligations. The men who
first made the Alliance q farmers
organization, said it should not inter-
fere with a mans religion or his poll
tics, and the men who first cut it
loose from this safe mooring, are the
men who have been false to their
Alliance obligations.
The men who Joined the Alliance
believing it was a non-pOlitical or
ganizatiOn of farmers, intended to
promote the farming industry, if
they are Democrats should Withdraw
from the Alliance, because it's pur-
poses and its uses have been perverted
and made to serve the enemies OF
Democracy; and Democrats ought
not to allow their names to remain
on the roll of any organization whose
recognized organ and leaders are
fighting them.
Democrats ought not to allow them
selves to be counted as Third party
men.
Ye cannot serve both Democracy
and Ocalaism. Choose ye this day
which ye will serve.