The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-01
THE FARMERS WARNED.
WORDS OF WISDOM TO TIE FARM
ERs OF GEORGIA.

Some Facts for the Consideration OF
Those Favoring the Third Party-A
Strong Appeal to Stand by the Grand
Old Democratic Party.
To the People of the Tenth Congressional
District:
The undersigned were requested by the
democratic executive committee OF the
Tenth congressional district Of Georgia, at
its meeting in Augusta on April 20, 1899, to
prepare and issue an address to you upon
the present political situation. In discharge
of that solemn duty, we submit the follow
ing for your patriotic consideration:
In a representative government, like ours.
every individual who is entitled TO cast vote Is
a unit, or separate force in the power that dl-
reefs the public policy. The responsioii;ues
and obligations thus attaching TO each indi-
yidual no patriot can renounce. lie fails 10
measure up to the high standard OF his calling
if he does not open his mind 70 the light, and
seek earnestly after the truth.
Evil results will follow political blunders as
certainly and as pitilessly as the laws OF nature
work out their effects in any other held OF &C
ton. Fire will burn, without reference to the
purpose of the man who kiudles 1t. Good in-
tentions cannot alter consequences.
If a disruption of the Democratic party OF
Georgia shall end IN bringing back upon us the
horrors OF the DdSE, ali LD6 ROOu lulSutlOus Oh
all the honest but mistaken men who may have
aided to bring about the direful results can
avail nothing to mitigate the disaster. Regrets
cannot help u.s. they Will come TOO late. Peni
uentiai tears will bs impotent TO right the
wrong.
Wisdom Of the head as well as honesty Of
the heart is what we want now. A crisis Is
upon us Let the superficial declaimer stand
back and give place to the profound thinker
We are in the midst of dangers, Let us put
aside the demagogue and look for the states
man. .
people have heretofore placed their highest con
fldence, are in favor OF what 10 known as the
third party movement. Name them. There IL
not one. The chief of the third party In Geor-
R1a is a republican and an infdel He believes
neither in cur democracy nor in our God. Why
should we follow him?
? The precise issue before us now Is, whether
the farmers shall break away from the Demo
cratic party and set up new and opposing po-
litical organization. To state the question is to
show its want of wisdom. For the truth is, the
farmers are in a large majority In Georgia, and
have always controlled the Democratic party
and can still control it, if they remain within its
ranks. There would be more sense In the Demo-
cratic party breaking away rom the FARMERS
than in the farmers breaking away from the
Democratic party. Why not control it, In
stead of forsaking it The wisdom OF the former
course was shown by the alliance taking charge
of the Democratic party in the state in the
elections of 1890. The folly of the latter course
will be shown by the farmers joining the third
party and losing their rightful power IN the fall
the fall or 1894. Why not fight
under he old flag? Its memories are
dear TO US all. Why rally under this new ra2
that reck less men hOisted at St. Louis? There
NAV be times when patriots should forsake
their party for the good of their country, but
we democrats of the south have not yet fallen
upon such evil times
Pest assured that some selfish and designing
men have had directing hand in this new de-
parture No doubt many connected with II
are honestly mistaken; but others, seeing their
way blocked by those already in favor with
democracy, have given loose reins to their sci
fish ambition and sought to found new party
preferring, like Satan, TO rule in hell than serve
In heaven. 49,
g. It one Of the simplest truths in politica
economy that the three great departments II
agriculture, manufacture and commerce are
dependent upon one another. No prosperity Of
any one of the three can be permanent II il
does not reach the other two.
IL is an undeniable fact in our history that
almost from the beginning OF our government
the farmer has been made to bear more thar
his lust share of the burdens OF taxation II
order to support and foster the manufactured
and the trader. This burden. which was al
arst light has grown until the farmer is nov
staggering under the cruel load.
The Democratic party is now engaged in q
band TO hand struggle with these tariff mo
0opolists aud despoiers Of the peoples rights.