The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-06
Troublesonne Alllanceman.

The president OF the colorei alliance is
Col L. F. Humphrey. lie is r white man
the only white mau IN the organization
and he is a strOag advocate Of a third party
! For that re ison, ami the reason that he is
an advocate OF socislistic principles, be IS
likely 10 give the white alliance u good deal
OF trouble. he believes IN the common
ownership II land AMI Henry Georges
single tax idea. II is not 10 be wondered at
therefore, that he IS very influential with
the colOred alhsncemen. 4 platform hav-
ing for its chief plank the common owner
ship Of land would have powerful astrac-
ton for them. 1t would be the promise Of
forty acres and a mule over Agaiu.
President Humphreys is a Baptist minis
ter and rs home Is in Texas He IS not
devoting 80 much time to prea"hiug now as
lac once did. he has more agreeable and.
perhaps, a more profitable occupation. He
says that thsre are !. 2o0 OO0 coloTe1 alliance
men Il is estimated that there are
about 300, wv alliancemen. white
and black II Col Humphreys
figures are correct, therefore. nearly
half OF the ALLIANCES men are coiOred. Ii Is
probable, however, that his estimate is an
exaggerated one. II there are many cOlOTed
alliaucsmen IL this state. or IN South Caro-
llns. or Florida the fact has been kept very
secret Col. Humphreys says that c lored
alhancemen elected Tillman IN South Care
lima II Is well kno "n fact mat the coli
ored voters 10 that state would have voted
for Gen. Haskell if they mad been encOur-
aged To do SO.
Col Humphreys declares that the colored
aliancemen have cut loose from the Repub-
licsn party and will not vote the republican
ticket again. Aud they will not vote the
democratic ticket It they don't have the
opportunity T. vote the ticket Of a third
party they viii not vote at all The colonel
appears to b. pretty confident on this point.
There Is one thing that Col. Humphreys
Says that is worth more than "a passing
notice 1t is thRt colored alliancemen do
not favor the force bin. They are not de-
MED free ballot and Il fair count, be says,
AMI, hence, they see no necessity for such
legislation rs tue force hin. Col. Hum
phreys ought to write out his force bill
views ana send them to Senator Hoar.
That statesman seems 10 be greatly in
ASSA VI Gn4'S AbCHmcAt T6idiiNS " Tie dktl-
tude OF tue colored voters with regard
to that bill. The senator seems 10 think
that by urging tue passage OF that b.ll be
is doing the colored voters u favor. He
ought TO be made aware OF his mistake. but
it is not probable that he would abandon
the bill even If he we're convinced rhae
every c0lored man in the country was
against IT,
But what is the white alliance going to
do with regard to the third party move
nent, in view Of the socIslistic tendencies
Of its colorsd ally! Some OF the white
alliaacsnen Of Kansas are hot for a third
party, aud have already prepared a cal for
a convention to be held a. Cincinnati. WIN
they check the movement or will they en-
courage it, II they encourage II they can
count upon one thing, and that is that demo-
cratic alhancemen Of the south will not
support il in any considerable numbers.
The Democratic party Is good enough for
them yet awhile