The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-04-14
poLITIcSstM WAYNE

Our Democratic friends of the
good old county of Wayne have
been catering to the Farmers Al
lance, and are now about to reap
the reward which is sure to follow
any compromise of principle
which is made to concilliate any
class of men. The Farmers ALI
ance in Wayne. is composed large
ly of Democrats, who alike in vic
tory and defeat have stood in un-
broken phalanx, and have never
heretofore swerved one hairs
breadthfrom the principles Of
Democracy. Yet we find that at
their convention which was APP
propriately held on All Fools
day, that.Jacob Plybon,a Repub-
lican and one who belonged to
the party of prescription in the
days of red strings and test oaths,
is one of the nominees for the
legislature, and Democrats who
were denied, by him and his per-
ty associates, the right to vote.
will be asked 10 support him.
We are satisfied that every
Wayne county Democrat who
went into the organization, Joined
it for the purpose Of bettering the
condition Of the farmer, and with
no thought of organizing party
in opposition to the party which,
for one hundred years had stood
as the only friend of the farmer.
and the only organization which.
was able to free him from the,
heavy burdens which the manul
factnrer had imposed upon him.
1t was, however, a step in the
wrong direction; reorganization
Of one industry against all other
industries, an effort to benefit
one class of American citizens at
the expense Of all other classes
and as such was contrary to the
spirit of Our institutions. There
has never been and there can
never be in this country but two
great political parties. Two the
cries as to the nature of Our gov
erment have existed since the
adoption Of the Federal constitu-
ton. One favoring class legisla-
tion and the other denying it.
One seeking to build up one in
dustry at the expense of all 9th
ers, the other seeking to foster all
industries alike. The one was
led by Hamilton, the other by
jefferson, and all of the party
leaders since that time-have adop-
ted the theory of one or the 9th
er. Either the one theory or the
/ other is correct, and there is no
middle ground and consequently
there is no basis for third par
ty in American politics, and ey-
cry attempt to form such party
has failed, and no matter how
tlaudable has been the object, the
attempt to accomplish it in a
third party movement has always
had the effect of postponing, if
not forever defeating it. What
actual need has the farmer that is
not favored by the Democratic
party? Four-fifths of the Demo
Gratis in the country are III favor
of the honest money of the Con-
stitution, of the restoration of
lsilver as money with legal ten
der qualities sufficient to pay the
large demands of the merchant
and the manufacturer, as we'll as
the small demands of the farmer,
mechanic and wage worker. This
Is justly demanded by the farm
ers. A large majority of the
Democrats are in favor Of so mod
flying our tariff laws as to confine
taxation to the benefits and ne
cessities of the government. This
is certainly, demanded by the
farmers. But the Democratic
party as a unit goes further than
this. 1t favors a pure American
system, broad enough to take
care of the interest of every class,
every trade and every profession.
1t believes that each industry
should be interested in the sue
cess of all other industries, and
thereby assist each other as
Americans against the protected
classes of Europe, and at the
same time give American protec-
tion against the paper hordes of
protected Europe, who are daily,
with their undertaking, destroy
ing the dignity of American la
Dor.
We hope our Democratic farm
ers of Wayne will return to their
fist allegiance and make one