The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-08-19
A THIRD PARTY.

The New York Evening Post init
mates that leading politicians, both Re-
publican ard Democratic, are well a
ware that a new party is forming be-
Meath the ribs of both the old OrganiZa-
tions-a party that will dare be bold that
will have the courage to seize the Occa-
sion, that will declare positive cOnvic-
tions for policy not shrouded in plati-
tudes. All that the politicians and the
partisan press plead for, and the utmost
that they hope for, is that the disaffect-
ed and insurgent elements will remain
quiet during the present canvass. And
in this they will probably have their
wish. The two great parties will for
the present remain intact. The unnat-
ural affiliations that exist in each or
ganiZatlon will not be disturbed till the
paramount question is decided, wheth-
er the South is to assume control of this
government on u purely sectional basis.
Both the old parties have q prescience
that that matter is now to be definitely
settled, and will never again be re-
newed in similar shape. After the e.
lection, whatever may be the result, it
is apprehended a process of rapid disin-
tegration will begin. There will be. in
short, a acknowledgement day.-St. Paul
Pioneer-PreSs.
1t is some gain at least to have the
hare fact recognized by such papers as
the N. Y. Post and the St. Paul Pioneer
Press, and to know that the third party
now organized under the name of the
Greenback Labor Reform party is not
regularly alluded to as a party of ''idi-
ots." Two years ago the ADVANCE
proclaimed the need of third party
and saw in the then National party the
nucleus around which, it hoped, the
true men Or both the old parties. South
as we'll as North, would rally, and thus
heal over the old sores of the war and
stop the everlasting feud between the
old parties. For it seemed then and
still seems, that the bulk of the South
ern people will never submit to be ruled
by the old Republican party, nor will
the bulk of the Northern people ever be
content to bring into power the old
Democratic party. Our hope, therefore,
was that third party would arise in
time to elect its President in 1880, as we
frequently said in the ADVANCE of sew
eral years ago. But we see little hope
Of the success of the third party in the
present campaign, though there is a
bare possibility that Gen. Weaver's
hope OF throwing the election into the
House may lie realized and that it might
fall to his lot to be the next President.
However, the disintegration spoken of
by the Post will certainly 60 on at a
rapid rate after the election, if it does
not before, and the third party, based
upon the needs of the people at large,
as distinguished from the aristocratic
classes and their aristocratic needs. will
be the party Of the future.
From general reading and posting
up upon political matters we are pretty
we'll satisfied of the following facts:
/. That tens of thousands Of Repub
lican voters are sick Of the Republican
party and are afraid to trust the ole
Democratic party.
2. That much rs they fear the OLE
Democratic party, backed by 4 ''solit
south, a great many Prefer it to TIL
Republican party with which they hav'
heretofore voted.
8. That the Greenback Labor Reform
party does not quite meet their want
although they see that it is tending i,
the right direction and is as pure an.
as bold IN demanding reform as was tn
Republican party during it's early years
4. That the Republican party, by
settled policy. is now and has long been
the party of the capitalist. the monopo
list, the specnlator, the social and polit
zeal aristocrat, the church or religious
bigot, and the enemy of free though
and free speech except in the direction
~ ito n01itic rellg Gus DOlicv.