Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-13

OTHERS IN efoRGIA-rHE sUBTRKAsuRr.
Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star
RALEreR, July iS.-There has been consider
able activity in alliance and third party circlss
in several Of the southern states during The
last two weeks. and today il looks very much %
though q determined effort is being made 10
work up q third party feeling in North Caro-
lima, South Carolina and Georgia especially.
POLK AND THE THIRD rAR-E
Congressman Tom Watson Of Georgia and
Col. Polk addressed immense gatherings a
farmers at Goldsboro Oxford and other places
last week. Senator PETER Of Kansas had been
invited and wac expected to speak also. but be
could not come at that time. He viii be here
later, however. after he gets through his tour
Of Georgia. The utserances OF Col. Polk were.
IN many respects, a surprise 20 at least portion
OF his audiences. Ii has been generally under
stood and accepted . TACT that he not
taking any stock in the third party movement.
but all who heard his recent speeches agree in
the opinion that he Is now paving the way for
change OF position. One OF the expressions
be used Was this: IF the third party takes root
in the south IL will be because of the stub
bornness Of my (the democratic) party In
fusing to yield gracefully 90 the demands a
the farmers" and all his references 10 tbs
growth of the third party in tins section we're
qualified by that big-little word Ii"
Ii N evident that the principal demand
alluded to in President Poik - speeches will be
ar Endorsement Of the subtreasury plan by
the democratic conventions. state and national
III the question OF a third party an the south
depends upon that demand the matter NAV ne
considered as settled already. IL is not at AL
likely that single southern democratic con-
vention viii Incorporate such a plank in its
platform. and the reader knows there IL not the
slightest probability of the national conventiop
doing such thing. In this state. even IL the
alliance men obtain control of the convention,
which Is not Improbable, Rresolution indorsinS
the subtreasury bill would not be adopted. for
the simple reason that 4 large number OF The
alliance men themselves oppose the plan.
wEAT WILL rHE ISSUE.
President Polk in his speeche. in this state
last week declared emphstically that the tariff
would not be the issue next year. 30 far as the
alliance men were concerned. He explicitly
stated that the subtreasury plan as an issue
was paramount TO all Others in his opinion AID
in the opinion OF the majority Of the alliance
men in the country, and that the free coinage
OF silver came next then tariff reduction.
All the southern and southwestern democratic
conventions will demand tariff reduction aud
the free coinage of silver, but according 20
President Polk that will not sstlsfy the alliance.
and SO II may be regarded as a certainty that
third party organization will be effected in this
section. 1t is not likely, however. that definite
steps will he taken until after tie February
conference, after which it is believed Polk vill
declare himself
WHAT IT WILL ALL AMouS- TO.
The effect of the organization Of @ third
party in the southern states will result in one
Of two things-the attachment of the farmers
for the democratic party and a -ecognitiun of
the hopelessness of attempting 90 elect q third
party electoral ticket will prevent them from
| supporting the candidacy of the latter 10 any
considerable extent and the south will remain
nfN
the alliance will take the bit in their teeth and
run away with the idea that they are teaching
the democratic party a lesson by polling q
large number of votes for the third party can
dldates. thereby electing the republican
electoral ticket IN several states. lake this
state for instance. II the third pa-tyites should
poll 10000 votes in 1892 the republicans
would elect their ticket by from 1900 20
%, 900 majority.
The republicans see the game in sight and
this week a state convention OF protective
leagues will be held at Asheyille. These leagues
have recently been organized throughout the
state and are composed principally Of white
publican protectionists- There q large
| number OF white republicans IA the western
portion OF this state.
In number of the western counties there
are few negroes and at least two-titths of the
whites are republicans and protecuontsts. and
In about a dozen of these western counties q
majority Of the white voters are repubncaua
=
Forsyth, Madison, Mitchell &c., are republi-
can, and In most OF them there are very few
negroes. Wilkes, for instance, il republican by
LOO majority, and there not 800 negro
voters In the county. showing that Majority of
the whites are republicans. The most Of these
men were wings before the war, Uuion men
during the war and republicans since 1865 In
the last Legislature the republican contingent
came from these white western counties, and
not from the black belt counties Of the east,
would naturally be supposed.
1t is this class Of republicans that is organ
izing the protective leagues. and they expect
to poll a heavy vote at the next election
President Polks private secretary at WASH
ington (he is a former citizen Of Raleigh) Is re-
ported saying that the third party viii pod
l00, 900 votes IN North Carolina mex. year
Well, il it polls one-third OF that number the
republican electoral ticket wall be elected N
this state beyond the peradveuture Of Q
doubt, for the reason that at least nine out Of
every ten Of the votes cast for the third party
candidates will come from the democratic
ranks. The negro alliance men will vote the
republican ticket almost 10 a man.