The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-01-28
STAND TOGETHER.
DEMOCRATS SHOULD HAVE MOTH.
ING TO DO WITH THE THIRD
PARTY.

especially those who have heretofore
claimed to be democrats, now con-
sistently and conscientiously &C.
with the "Third Party p
EDITORS JOURNAL The above
question is one which, | confess, |
am unable to answer satisfactorily.
| have given it much serious thought
and can find no solution of it, ex-
cept upon the ground that such men
were either never democrats at
heart, or else they have been de-
ceived and misled and think the
latter conclusion the most charitable
and reasonable; for | find men of
intelligence and integrity and who
who have hitherto acted with the
democratic party, now sympathizing
with the third party movement.
In your issue of the 7th inst. you
say: ga third party means d.
vision of the whites and scramble
for the negro vote, in which bribery,
corruption and scallawagism would
prevail, etc. | desire to say that
| fully endorse, not only the lines
quoted, but all you say in that brief
editorial *llusion to that movement.
But | think the subject demands a
more extended notice. | think the
time has come when the democracy
all over the South, should recognize
and rally all her forces to meet this
dangerous movement, which is being
organized in our midst, and which
if not checked, may result in a cons
plete breaking up of the "Solid
} South" in our defeat in the next
presidential election, and in the loss
Of our constitutional rights in the
union.
In some sections the movement
has already seriously disturbed the
ranks of democracy. Some offer al
,, an excuse for iavoring the thirC
! party, that the democratic party has
become corrupt-is not what it once
was, and that they carpot hope tc
obtain the much needed reforms in
7 our government, through it's agency.
/ 10 such | reply, your reasoning is
not good. There is no evidence that
the democratic party, as whole, is
not as pure as it has ever been. 1t
is true that some of our so.cslled,
or would-be leaders are not as wise
or as honest politically, or otherwise,
as they ought to be; but that does
not argue that the party is corrupt.
Her principles as held by all true
democrats, and as enunciated in her
national platform are pure and un-
changed, except as they are modi-
fed to suit the circumstances and
wants of the country. How can
Southern white men forget the glo-
rious services rendered the South
by this grand old party during the
dark days OF reconstruction
What could we have done then
without the works of that party !?
And what would be our condition
to-day without the liberty her efforts
have brought us? We would be
political slaves domineered over by
carpet-bag republicans and negro
politicians.
Yes, she is the Grand Old Ship,
which, manned by those noble old
heroes, Hampton, Gordon, Hill,
Toombs, Stephens and others, borne
US safely through the storms of that
political night that hung like dark
and threatening cloud over our des-
olated and oppressed sunny South,
and landed US once more on the
shores of constitutional liberty, freed
from the expressions of carpvt-bag
rule and negro denomination. And
it has been only by the united and
persistent efforts of the democracy
since that time, that the South has
been kept solid in her resistance to
the encroachments ofthe republicans
! of the North upon the constitutions
rights and liberties of the Southern
! States and thus, in measure have
{ our rights in the Union beenpresery
: ed. The democratic party has Away,
= contended for reform and retrench
s ment in the administration Of tn,