The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-05-03
OLD PARTY ANARCHY
THE REAL LAWMAKERS OF THE
PRESENT DAY.
In Colorado, Kansas. Alabama and South
Carolina Old Party Leaders Have Given
Anarchy.


DeIS tue
Anarchy Vein the abstract il the alb
sencc Of Government. In its modern
sense it means resistance to organized
Government. Violence is not neces-
sary to constitute anarchy. but it is
the result of anarchy. Any defiance
OF law, or resistance 10 the enforce
mcnt Of the laws, Is anarchy, whether
violence results or not.
The two old parties are the anarch-
lists of the present day. They have
given the country number OF eX-
amples of anarchy. and the present
open revolt Of the old party followers
of South Carolina against the enforce
1ncnt of the dispensary law is anarchy
plain and simple. This revolt from
South Carolina is reported to result
from resistance to the enforcement
Of the notorious Tillman whisky law.
and practically is such, but behind
that and furnishing the motive power
is the old party opposition to the
state Administration. Tillman IS
Populist, and hence he and his State
Administration is odious to the bour-
bon Democrats OF the Palmetto State
0Hl opullSIll uSG DC pun uo"A. AO
old party lacks votes to down the Pop
ulist party, and hence a resort to vio-
lence and the adoption Of anarchist
methods.
The same spirit of old party anarchy
is being displayed in Colorado, where
the Populist have the Governor and q
good show Of the officers of the State
Government. The Republican party
of Colorado, being heretofore the DOM
inant party, is determined not to sur
render their control of the state, and
though defeated by the popular vote,
the old party teaches refuse to let go
aud have actually organized a reign of
anarchy and open violence and de-
fiance of the laws in order to restore
power. This is second case of an
nrcly, aud the old party is responsible
for it. In Colorado the Republican
party is the anarchists. and i'll South
Carolina tho anarchists are Democrats.
The same spirit of dltiance of law
and degradation of the ballot was dis
played in Alabama during the election
of 1892. There is no doubt in the
world that the Kolb or Peoples party
carried the state by Il safe majority.
This election was in pursuance of law,
and setting aside its results is anarchy.
This is another instance i'll which the
anarchists were Democrats. The con.
test in Alabama is to be fought over
again in August ofthis year, and the
indications are that the anarchist party
will he in open revolt, and will resort
to overt acts of violence before it will
surrender. 1t is as certain to be de-
featcd as the election day comes, but
anarchy may again set the laws at de-
tinnce and nullify the decision of the
people in their sovereign capacity.
The attempt Of the Republicans to
capture by force the Legislature of
Kansas last year was another outburst
OF anarchy by the Republicans. They
and violence broke down the doors and
took possession of the Legislative
Halls. What might such acts of vio-
lencc and defiance of law be called if
not anarchy? 1t cannot be consid-
cred otherwise than an open defiance
of the authorities, setting aside of
organized government. and hence is
anarchy, coming directly within the
definition given by Webster.
The two old parties have manifested
the same spirit of resistance to law in
other states, but their acts We're not
80 overt and their anarchistic proceed
ings not so pronounced, but it goes to
slow the will by the deed. Ii the oc-
casion required, the same proceedings
in disregard of law and order would
have followed. In Virginia there is
no doubt but that the people were
robbed of the just decision of the bal
lot. and crime committed against
suffrage in that state. BY the act OF
the railroad combines the ballot boxes
of the old commonwealth We're pull
luted and the suffrage of the people
debauched. If corruption had no,
given the old party show for claim
ing the election, anarchy would have
been resorted to.
This spirit of anarchy as displayed
by the two old parties will doubtless
cause serious trouble in the near flu
ture, as the masses of the people arr
turning against them. and at the Yer,
next election Il number of states vii
no doubt vote to displace the old par
ties in favor of the reform movement
III the vote goes against the old par
ties. the lawful authorities will be SCI
Mt defiance and anarchy resorted to
which must ill the end lead to serious
trouble. Plainly the anarchists ar,
the old party followers. and rathe
than see the will of the people prevail
ii such will is against their furthe
supremacy they will inaugurate
reign of terror and set aside the law
fully organized government by force
1t is no longer question OF toubt a
to who the real anarchists are in thi
country.
\ Disyu>sed Democrat.
The Senate Finance Committee la
reported to that bedy the tariff bill oil
which it has, with much wet nursin.
by the p:o.ectionists In and ont OF tn
Senate. been incubatlng for weeks
TIE free trade egg. laid at Chicago