The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-05-12
forward with singleness of aim and com
pact ranks.

pact RANKS.
But we shall certainly fail and invite
defeat and bring to our people still
greater financial and political woes, il
we now give heed to those who counsel
division in our ranks and seek to preju'
dice our people against the only party
which has any prospect of triumph over
our enemies.
The Southern man who seeks now to
lead US away from the Democratic fold
assumes truly fearful responsibility.
We may not all agree as to the special
methods Of relief; but we do agree as to
the necessity of relief. Some favor free
coinage; some land loans; some sub.
treasury plan; some the lending of mon
ey by the general government of States,
and by States to individuals; some the re.
storation of banks of issue in the States ;
some the purchase of United States
bonds by treasury notes issued in pay
ment, and some the purchase with green.
backs of much larger amount of silver
bullion. ali these plans have their ad.
vocates, who earnestly and ably support
them. But insistance upon specific
plans breeds dissension. On the main
issues. however. We all are practically
agreed.
We are all in favor of lower tariff and
taxes, lower interest for money and
largely increased volume of money. On
these vital issues an overwhelming ma
jority of Democrats are in absolute accord
with the producers, farmer and labor
unions of the country. How much wiser,
then, to cease quarreling about the
plans and fight together for the general
cause.
How infinitely more sensible to stop
the chimerical efforts of organizing q
new party, which insures division and
invites defeat. How much more patriot.
ic to rally to tbs glorious banner of De.
mocracy and reform, with the enthusiasm
and fidelity aud heroism which have
made Southern men famous, and bear
that flag to triumph in both State and
Nation.
I cannot.lay down my pen without one
more solemn warning to my friends and
countrymen who have contemplated
joining the Third Party movement.
Of course they do not wish to disor-
ganize cur agricultural industry and bur-
den it with additional trials by convert
ing again our contented orderly colored
laborers into active and violent politi-
clans and dissatisfied plsce-hunters.
Of course they do not wish to see re-
turned to power and to the control of our
State that inglorious mass of ignorance
and political mocksry from whose dead
ening clutch We rescued Georgia some
twenty years ago.
Of course they do no. wish to see our
State plunged sgain into that abyss OF
political woes and financial bankruptcy
and social disorders, which for some years
after the war filled our minds with appre.
hension and our hearts with anguish.
Our Third Party friends would turn
with horror from the contemplation OF
any such direful calamity resulting from
their movements; and yet SO sure as ef-
feet must follow cause, so sure are they
courting danger and hurrying US toward
these dreadful pitfalls, by dividing the
white race and enticing our people to
abandon the Democratic ark of safety.
Turn back, my countrymen. You can
not afford the risk. 1t will be too late to
turn back when dissensions shall have re-
suited in our ruin. am, faithfully, your
friend and fellow-citizen,
J. B. GORDON.