The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-17
THIRD PARTY IN THE SOUTH.

Letter from senator Gordon to the People
of Georgia.
The Atlanta journal prints an opan let
ter from United States Senator John R.
Gordon to the people of Georgia in which
he says:
Every man of common sense must zee
that the most probable results Of the third
party movement are the continued triumph
of the republican party in the union and
tho destruction of white supremacy in the
south.
'Of course / do not pretend to agree with
everything done by the democratic party,
but I do assert that taken all in all. it is by
far the safest reliance of the south; the
tEuest, boldest, strongest defender Of the
constitution and of popular rights.
1T is the most indestructible political
organization that has ever appeared in his
tory. It has seen many other great parties
organize and flourish for q time and pass
away. It has added more territory to the
union and glory to the flag than all other
parties combined. 1t has lived through
foreign and civil wars and through sehisms
in its own ranks, and will of necessity con-
tinue to live, whether victorious or de-
tented, as long as free government lives.
1t cannot die until the republic dies, for its
principles are essential to tho republics
life. It stands to-day where it stood when
Jefferson formed it, the unconquerable
champion Of constitutional Limitations
upon federal power. of Independent state
government, and Of equal and exact justice
to all sections and citizens.
Its life 10 important to all. To the
south it is a necessity. Suppose the demo-
Gratis arc not agreed among themselves in
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 docs favor free coinage of
silver at the ratio Of sixteen to n and
another democrat prefers free coinage at a
ratio OF twenty to one. Are such insignif-
can't consideration to divide Us while We
are tn eatsned with a legion of financial,
social and political woes through the iu-
famous force bill?
ut ia true-distressingly true-that our
people are financially embarrassed and de-
pressed. This is due in part to unnecces-
sary tariff taxation and to class legislation
by the republican party. It is due in part
to insufficienoy of currency in the country,
but 1t is still more largely due to the fact
that VIC have made more cotton than the
world wants and less provisions thar We
want. There are, l believe, 1000. 600 more
bales left over flom tho old crop than we're
ever before on hand at this season. If We
had made 5000, 600 bales last year instead
Of 9.OOO.OC0 no combination on earth could
kept cotton down under IL cents a
pound. Statistics prove beyond cavil that
the price of cotton 10 put up or down more
by the number of bales on the market than
by the number Of dollars in circulation.
If we would halve our cotton crop and
double our provision 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 depres-
sion. We are not going to find relief BY
breaking down the democratic party and
aiding the republican party to retain con-
troll. The man is on the verge of idiocy
who thinks he can find relief from present
ills by indirectly aiding the republican
party to intliot upon as. through federal
election laws, ten thousand times greater