The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-02
"The Coming Climax"

We have read this book with consid-
erable interest. It is campaign docu-
ment written in the interest of the
Third or Peoples party, so-called.
But although written as a campaign
document, written with the special
purpose of advancing the particular
views of the Third party, it is never
theless, strong Indictment of the Trl-
umphant Plutocracy, as the writer
calls the vastly rich corporations. And
it might have been much stronger had
it been written since the Homestead
war instead of before; for that, it seems
to US, is more threatening to the rights
and liberties of the people than any
othee event that has ever occurred In
the United States since the formation
of the Union. In that war we find
the plutocracy putting forth all Its
power to suppress the insurrectlon OF
labor. We find vastly rich corpora
tion, which receives immense subsidies
from the government Of the United
States in the form of high protective
tariff, using its wealth to arm and
equip troops to suppress strike of its
laborers; and then, after the war is over,
we see the same corporation institute an
indictment for treason against this
armed labor rebellion. Worse still, we
find the judge, before whom the indict-
ment was brought, charging the jury
that these laborers who resisted the
Pinkerton thugs were guilty of treason
against the State of Pennsylvania. 1t
seems to US at this distance from the
scene of disturbance that the employ
ment Of armed men, drilled and
equipped for war in time of peace, and
in the centre of the country, Of any
country, is treason against that coun-
try. The indictment should be re-
versed, and Carnegie and Frick, and
the whole corporation, whoever they
may be, should be indicted for treason
against the State. They have organ
lied and set up an 5naperiuza IN inape17o,
and is not this of the very essence OF
treason? So far as we have been able
to gather the facts Carnegie's laborers
never resisted the State troops at all,
but only the Plnkertons. Henceforth
Judge Paxton's name takes rank, and
will stand side by side with that Of
Jeferies, as famous and Infamous for all
time.
The indictment in the book which
has called forth these thoughts is as
much against the Democratic party as
the Republican. 1t says that both
parties have become subservient to-,
and are controlled by the Triumphant
Plutocracy. If this be true, if a true
bill be found by the jury before whom
this indictment is to come, then indeed
it is high time that party be formed:
it matters not about the name, by
whom the power and control can be
wrested from the hands of the pluto
cracy and placed where it belongs, with
the people.
Bet we of the South believe in the
Democratic party. 1t is the party of
the people, 1t is the people. 1t is De-
mos, that monster which has been
feared and hated by tyrants and oil
garchies in all ages. A Republican may
be an aristocrat; a Democrat never.
The Republican party in this country
has always favored protective tariff.
The true Democracy has always been
opposed to it, and always must and
will be. It wants DO special favors for
any man or corporation. It wants no
protective tariffs for any industry; for
it has long known that to favor one in
dustry at the the expense Of another is
robbery. The Democratic party is the
party of. the people; the Republican
party is the party Of the aristocrats.