The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-29
HERE'S OUR THIRD PARTY.
The Alliance Organ Trying 10 Lead Stam-
pede-Bitter Denunciation OF the Demo-
cratic Nominee for President-Farn-
ers Urged to Support Some Other
Ticket.
I Cotton Plant, June 10Th.
"PARTT TYRANNY"

managers in Chicago that if CLEVELAND
was nominated he did not believe tina
he could carry South Carolina on &C
count of bis financial views. The gov
! ernor never spoke truer word. The
very acme of tyranical party rule i:
obtained when the wishes of the Demo
cratic voters of States whose electora
vote has always been cast for Dcmoc
racy, are ignored and candidate forced
on them who opposes every principle
held by them, and that action is add
ing insult to injury when We know thai
his nomination if forced by the spoils
men and office seekers from States who
have never given and never will give
an electoral vote for the Democratic
nominee. There is yet spirit of liber'
ty left in the heart of the men Of Care
lima that will revolt against such un.
scrupulous bossism.
No, the Alliancemen of the South can
not support Cleveland, because he is
the embodiment of the plutocratic ideas
that refuse to recognize our needs even,
and are still farther from giving US any
remedy. The nomination of Cleveland
will mean, if he is elected, that monop-
oily will be fostered, plutocracy protected
and very few white men in the South
will get to feed at the public crib. No
relief for the toiling masses; no promise
of better times in the future; you
farmers and working men of all classes
must submit; you merchants must say
nothing, toll and sweat and sink into
the degradation of serfdom, but you
must vote the party ticket for fear of
the force bill and the evils of negro
domination. And when you vote for
Cleveland you vote for man who never
raised his finger against the force bill,
and who openly encouraged miscegena-
ton
And you will settle in your minds be-
fore you vote which is the greater evil;
the shadowy possibility of negro domi-
nation or the continued rule of English
and Wall street money that is certain
and unavoidable. Cleveland means
that the national Democracy slaps you
in the face and intends to whip you into
line. The result will show how much
the spirit Of freedom obtains among our
people ard how far they will submit
to the bossism of unscrupulous politi-
clans.
EDITOR STOKES DISCLAIMS WRITING
THE EDITORIAL.
Especial to News and Courier
ORANCEBURG, June Pin obedi-
ence to your instructions DR.. J. VIM.
Stokes was approached by your CORES
pondent to-day and requested to give
II x;ap-c tho work Nf fhn (Nhina
Convention.
DR.. Stokes said: II think that while
we did not get all we wanted, the plat
form as adopted by the Convention
made at least three important conces-
sions to US, viz, the plank opposing the
alien ownership of land, the one de-
manding the coinage Of both gold and
silver without charge, which is equiva-
lent to free coinage ofsilver as well as
of gold, and the plank demanding a
tariff for revenue ouly. The tariff plank
was adopted almost in the exact langu-
age of the Alliance demand. Besides
these the strong opposition to corporate
monopolies was noticeable"
When asked what he thought Of the
of Cleveland's election, DR..
Stokes said that he thought Cleveland's
election very doubtful. However, if
Cleveland could carry New York, and
there arose no detection Of any conse-
quence in the ranks of the Democratic
party in the South, he might be elected.
When asked what he haC to say con-
cerning his alleged views in reference
tv Third Party movement in this
State DR.. Stokes said:
"On reaching home on Saturday last
my attention was directed to your
upon myself and majo-
rity Of the South Carolina delegation to
Chicago. The ground of your special
criticism of myself seems to be an ex-
preston Of fear on my part that in GER
t, contingencies powerful impulse
would be given to the Third Party
sentiment in South Carolina and posi-
bly, ieopardiZe our electoral vote. You
are pleased to construe this expression
Of opinion into a threat that / will
participate in such a movement. You
strive to impress that con-
struction upon your reader, in face of
the direct denial Of any such purpose
in the same interview that contained
the expression of fear that a Third
Party electoral ticket would be prompt
" put forward. The direct question
was asked by the reporter: will you
20 into Third Parry" and the answer
was given unhesitatingly. No. 1 have
made my fight for Alliance principles
inside the Democratic party and shall
abide the result
II went to Chicago as delegate from
IN !Anti-Clevelaud constituency.
opposed him in all earnestness and
honor, but when it was ascel talned that
he had the necessary two-thirds, and a
motion was made to nominate him by |
acclaElation, | voted as did the entire
delegation think, in accord with the |
ascertained will OF the ma
ority. AS the nominee Of the party /
shall support Mr.. Cleveland. | feel in
honor bound so to do, after participant
ng in the proceedings leading up to his
nomination. What more will you have?
Is it treason to oppose candidate be-
fore a Democratic convention when
done in full submission to the final eX-
preston of the Convention?
but while | feel that all who parti- !
,ipated III the clubs and conventions
eading up to the nomination are in
lonor bound to support the nominee,
t cannot be concealed that many hold
% the opposite opinion. Those who
undercurrentS ofsentlmentln |
South Carolina, know that there are
hangers along the line Of 1ndepen-
lentism in politics outside OF the Has
zell movement of 1890. There are some
Who know that I have done active
work in private way to arrest any
md all such action; because, while a
Third Party movement might imperil
1othing but our electoral ticket this
-ear, in coming yeals it might menace
,ur entire civilization.
"As to the editorial in last weeks
Cotton Plant, it should be sufficient to
tate that it was written and printed
Turing my absence, and does not ex-
OreSS my SaptipOaOfS