The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-04-28
REAeAS's SECOND TO rIrEHay.

Governor Tillman's recent blast OF
recommendation against Cleveland
and the Cleveland school OF Democrats
has Its responsive companion piece in
the current address on the political \
situation by Hon. John H. Reagan.
But while agreeing in sentiment the
Governor of South Carolina and the
ex-senator Of Texas differ as to meth
ods for accomplishing the excommu-
nicatiug act Both hold that Cleve-
land and Democrats who think with |
him on the money question are not fit |
for Tillman and Reagan and Demo
Gratis Of their persuasion to associate
with in the same party. The one,
however, proposes to get rid OF the
obnoxious association by secession |
movement Of Southern Democrats
leading 10 Democratic and Populist
coalition 10 new aud distinct organi-
zation, while the other proposes to
effect the riddance by capturing with
the aid of the Populist allies the Or
ganization OF the Democratic party
and working 1t in such a way as TO
make It's precincts uninhabitable for
such Democrats as Mr.. Cleveland.
Governor Tillman says: al do not see
anything ahead now but for the South
cru Democrats to combine their forces
with the Western Populists and 20
into the national campaign on new
party lines" Ex-senator Reagan says:
"We can not follow the President and
bis Republican associates and the
money-grabbers of the East. We must
preserve our principles aud take care
Of our Interests, aud we must hold to
our organization. If anybody has to
leave II, let ii be the President and
those who, like him, agree with the
Republican party on those great ques-
tions." What the ex-senator means
to do or advise In case of the failure
OF his plan of q Democratic aud Popu-
list coalition Is loft dark TO conjecture
and al inscrutable future.-Galveston
News.
Judge Reagan holds high and
honored place in the remote by-goues
of Democracy. With what wisdom
he was long since discarded as a safe
counsellor Of his party, may be judged
by the above reference 10 his recent
rabid address; put forth at this time
to prevent the perfect reunion of the
two wings Of the Texas Democracy
1t will have the exactly opposite effecl
will be used as text by every
Democrat who pleads for harmony
In the end 1t will be him and Tillmar
and their class, who will "leave' th,
party.
In nothing is this "South and West
idea so antipodal to true Democracy
the Democracy to which the masses o
earnest, conservative people in tn
South have ever been true, than In II
Intolerance and radicalism. 1t propo
ses to coerce all independence Of coll
viction, to bend all thought, not to
} principle, but TO = method, singl
narrow, arbitrary view Of treatiD
: great, complex aud most perplexin
subject. This new sectionallsm dt
mands that the one pre-eminentl
! national party be sterilized of priuc
pie, Its declarations upon great pul
poses other than that OF the currenc.
minimumized and made tributary to
. mere expedient, rabid shibbole.l
: The proposition is as destructive as
! is vain. But out of this heresy goo
t will come. A reaction and the rest'
: ration Of party harmony is certain. N
Q other agency will be so potential
; preserving or restoring the hold upo
the party of Its chosen official leade
}, ship, of the one nominee under who
t lead il could wrest power from Repu
licanism, as the irrationallty and O.
J. cesses of those who urge his downfa
Q The following is IN refreshing co
trast to the above extracts. 1t Is fro
l2 a recent speech of Col. W. L. Oates
Alabama; who has taken up the ca
vass 10 his State against the eleme
in his party which corresponds wi
tue Rcagan-TiIlman fellowship:
20 ii differ with the President up,
a, the seigniorage bill, and voted to pa
1t over his veto, yet such a differen
% did not justify me nor any other Der
ocrat, in my opinion, in making W
upon the administration. While
er differ with the President ] consider
o. unwise and un-Democratic to disa
n. prove or make any issue with the a
- ministration. With the light of hist
:. ry before the country IL 10 evident th
III the Democratic party would be gull
IN of suicidal conduct to encourage
as break in its rsuks upon the questi'
n of free coinage Of silver. 1t would
:, a repetition Of the great folly of I
ne convention Of Charleston IN 1S'
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