The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-03-01
A PLEA FOR PARTY HARMONY.

representative McA lister, of Madison county has in
roduced IN the Mississippi House of Representatives
resolution declaring that the Democrats of the South ar
20 cooperate with those of the North and East tina
party may present an unbroken front the next ma
ona election, and that better commercial relations NAV
20 Piomoleu Detween the sections. In commenting OF
the resolution the jackson News says:
The resolution set forth the true stains of tho c
he Democratic party must make alliance with the Fast
cannot hope to win the West any more This has been
leu anu IL mas been found to be horrible failure II ia
right and proper that the South should lead off and sbo
70 Inc East that wants to get back to its old moornos
the South was the which took up the alliance with
the vest No one who reads the McAllister resolution
ana VINO has any knowledge CT the true status of the
VIII take issue with 1t for one instant"
The Mississippi legislature is fully compeept to sneak
Inc democracy of the State nasmuch as Its entire
membership Democratic with the exoention of two pom
Inc resolution introduced by Mr. McAlIister has
ATTRACTED much attention in the North and the newspa
p VI mat section heartily appauded the spirit and pur-
u II. Inc consensus of opinion as expressed by the
s press is mat the adoption of the resolution by
e Legislature would be accepted as an indica
maj III ocalty that SO strongly favored free silver
issues which disrupted the Democratic party in
ioo, anu caused defeat in two successive presidential
eections new eaven working which nsniras tho bo
OF victory in the next national election. 8
me tone OF the leading newspapers of the North q
SHOWS Enthusiastically that the Democrats of that eot
are more than willing to unite with the Democrats of the
and Will do SO the the latter make the fact
cer mat they have entirely divorced themselves from
uead free silver issue and returned to the supnor of
ne great principles laid down by Thomas Jefferson for
me guidance Of the Democracy which have been ts life
ma Its strength, and by uphoding winch it has won ali
u us great victories 1t is to be hoped that the McAls
81 resolutions will De adopted by the Missssippi eosa
ure Tor 1t will be to the honor and credit of that State
axe sep which paves the way for complete Democratic
econciatlon and harmony throughout the country Sb
cten on the part of Mississippi will be speedily followed
tne legislatures OF other Southern States and the ma
will gain the power prestige and conf
ence IT has enjoyed in the past 1t will once more he
ome Tremendous host, with unbroken front that
lust be reckoned with in the great political battles of tb
lture ~ - INC
Ahe opportunity for reuntng and reyitiIizino b
emocratc party is presented in the oyershadowino a. Ina
les wncn nave ced themselves to the front since tho
'ona eectlon OF 1900 will be the worst kind Of f car
sucn an opportunity is eagerly seized 1t is b,ob mil
me Tor southern Democrats realize than if is the mart of
wisdom to discard defunct issues forget past differ wr
ces and bring the Democracy of the whole country 10 o
ner In the councils of the national Democracv Tho e6
ice OF the South is potent 1t can nominate nre;dn fur
unalded 1t is poweress to elect one and the
uthern leaders appreciate this fact and are Oudad h
. better it will be for government by the neonlo for 81
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