The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-07-19
THEIR PROGRAM.

Democratic party and uniting them
selves with the Third party, we have |
words Of endorsement as well as dis |
approval. We disapprOve the prin-
siples they endorse, but, endorsing
them. we approve the course they
pursue. We have argued to convert
them from the heTesies OF pa
tcruaIism and Capitalization, and
have plead with them by the m4m-
cries of the past and the hope
of the South for the future, to
turn from the error of their way-but
they would not. If, therefore, they
will lot turn from their worship OF
false gods, they are doing the very
proper thing TO come out like men
and fight like meu and 10 longer stab
Democracy from under cover.
II Mr. Buchanan's friends who in
tend to bolt with him when he is de-
feated before the convention, would
do the honorable thing and bolt now,
he would not carry another district in
the counties yet to choose their dele
gates.
If the reports current over the Slate
be true-and they come to US directly
and from a thoroughly reliable source
"a bolt from the convention by the
buchanan forces is already pre-ar-
ranged aid agreed upon.
After they have gotten there and
eo1nted their forces, if they find they
have a third and can lock the con-
ventfon, they will do so and demand
compromise" man; that is, a
na1nby- PANTY something who lacks
either courage or conviction or both.
II they lack third, they will raise
a kick over the report of the COM
mittee on credentials. They don't
know what that report will be, but
they have agreed and arranged and
predetermined to kick just the
same, whatever it is. They will
demand that the Buchanan delega-
ton from Rutherford be seated !;
and more than likely this will be
conceded them. They will then
claim Shelby, Wilson and Upton.
They know they have no right to
the votes Of Upton and Wil-on,
aud therefore they argue that these
counties, with part OF Shelby,
will he withheld from them. Then
they will raise the cry that the rights
OF the minority have been trampled
on; that the farmer candidate" has
been outraged; and when they have
lipped the ambient air to the utter
exhaustion of their lung power, they
will gather themselves together and
bolt.
This is the program of their leaders
Whether they will succeed or not we
are not warranted In saying, but theii
future program is to induce Gov
Buchanan to run as an independent
aud when ne has announced him
self as such, the Third party will en-
d0rse him.
And these are the men, mind you
who are still calling themselves
Democrats, and who are still trying
TO dictate to Democrats who they
shall nominate, and who are still
proposing to vote in Democratic Pri
maries.
We say this is not right, not fair
not honorable These gentlemen
have the right to espouse whateve
cause they please, but they have n
right to work to encompass the defea
Of Democracy in any such way.
We warn the rank and file of MI
Buchanan's forces-as we hav
warned them before-that they al
being led an, entrapped by designing
bad men. We say to the few Demo
Gratis who are still supporting MI
Buchanan, that they are doing 80 ur
Willingly, that they are making
mistake, that they are being used fc
base and bad purposes they do NJ
endorse.
There are men supporting Nj
Ruchanan now because they starte
out to support him. They had bette
correct their mistake now, than
regret it hereafter.
We say to these men, that u
prophecies we made a year ago, Whlc
thsv doubted and denied, have near
all come to pass.
A. When the Toiler was cajOllng yo
and teaching you, little by little, falls
doctrines and undemocratic prime
MES. we told you the TOiler was
Third party organ and was trying
toll you there.
When Mr.. Mcdowell spoke
South Side Park here, and swo
feaIty to Democracy and prom
ised to support whoever mig
become the nominee; when
abused Democrats and extolled X
nuhlieans; when he was professll
democracy and teaching Third pa:
doctrines; when he was doing al