Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-18

among other things, SAYS:
IF your party insists on getting in the way
with whole cords of old rubbish and dead
issues hanging to it you need not be surprised
II 1t gets knocked into cooked hat. Most Of
our people mean business. They will not be
side tracked. They want something new, and
they are going to have it. The rickety old
stage coach. covered with moss and campaign
lies, Is not satisfactory. These party vehicles
must be remodeled and made of better ma
terlal or else they must be freshly painted"
1t was stated in these dispatches last Monday
that, Judging from the recent speeches Of
President Polk in this state, he paving the
way for a change Of position with regard to the
third party movement. The STAR correspond
ent has talked with several Of the initiated"
and number Of the leading politicians Of this
state since then, and there no longer remains
any doubt in the observant mind of the accu-
racy OF the statement made in the opening lines
OF this dispatch.
The information gathered through these
interviews and other sources is of an interest
Ing and important character and will be given
The STAR readers from the standpoints Of the
subtreasury and anti-subtreasury alliance men,
the democrats and the republicans. The gen.
eral opinion is that the movement will result in
one of two things: 1t will either split the solid
south CT kill the third party forever, thereby
removing the alliance from the political arena.
WHAT THE suBrRrAsUeY MAN SAYS.
"This is bold and important step your Or
ganization is about to take" suggested THE
STAR correspondent to one of the leading al
lance men of the subtreasury element.
ut is all that" he replied; ''but we have care
fully examined our ground and know just how
the land lies-and we are going in to win.''
You don't mean to say that You have any
idea of eleeting your candidate for President
next year,
Indeed 1 do!' he emphatically declared.
III the farmers Of the south and west will only
stand by their colors we Can carry every south
ern and nearly every western state. If we do
that, what is to prevent the election of our can
didate! But will admit that at this time it
looks as though we might have little trouble
IN doing SO. Our people are not agreed on the
subtreasury plan and a great many democratic
alliance men are 10th to leave the old party, but
we have got to do it. The step must be taken
some time, the break must come sooner or later
and next year is as good a time as any
Il have religiously voted the democratic
ticket ever since the war. 1t was for long time
the only ticket self-respecting white man
could vote in the south, and voted it largely
In seH-defense but l am in for the peoples
party now and mean to stick to it until after
the presidential election, win or lose.
II know" he continued, that the principal
argument used against the third party by
southern democrats and democratic alliance
men Is that it will result in handing over the
state government machinery to the republi-
cans. which they say means negro rule. Now
We don't propose to do anything of the kind
"But how are you going to avoid it If your
ticket should be defeated, and such result is
possible, you will admit?'
well, in the first place. we may not nomi-
nate a separate state ticket"
.Ohn'
1--WE may not nominate state ticket say.
The alliance will probably control the next
democratic state convention and we will nomi-
nate a ticket to suit ourselves"
sRfItif TO-
will have no right in the democratic conven-
tion.''
Don't trouble yourself about that. we'll at
tend to it. The rank and file are not going to
be too 'brash' about declaring themselves. But
we will have a separate electoral ticket in the
field. you can rest ABSURD of that and if every
alliance voter in the state votes the ticket we
viii elect it by from q, 900 to 40, 900 plurality
If it is defeated it will not be our fault but the
fault Of the alliance men who fail to vote for
it."
THE ALLIANCE DEMOCRATS VIEWS.
II can see no good that will result from the
presence Of a third party ticket in this state,
the south or the country next year." said a
prominent alliance democrat. Even il were
a subtreasury advocate l would not advise it.
As it is, am strongly opposed to that measure
and cannot too strongly condemn the proposed
action OF that element OF our organization.
They seem determined. however, to put up
an electoral ticket, at least, in this and other
states, and they may nominate state and con-
gressional candidates also There is no prob
ability OF the election of either. of course, but
il is possible that they may draw enough votes
from the democratic party to elect the republi-
can candidates. The alliance has nothing in
the world to gain, but will lose a great deal by
such o result. Such outcome in the south
would be nothing short Of a calamity to the
alliance as well as to the democratic party. The
democrats and alliance men Of this section are
in perfect accord on the silver and
tariff questions while the republic
can policy is in direct opposition
to our views on both those measures. / am as
good an alliance man as there is in our organi-
cation, but l am bitterly opposed to this third
party movement and believe the great bulk of
the farmers of this state share my views. Still
there are many who are now favorable to such
action, all of them subtreasury advocates. and
am fearful of the result unless considerable
change Of opinion takes place between now and
the next elelection.
''what caused President Folks evident change
of position? Well, / suppose he could not
stand the pressure brought to bear upon him
by the western alliance men. notably those of
Kansas where it is said the third party will
disband unless the south goes into the move
ment. 1t is possible, too, that Polk would like
to be the candidate for President
THE DEMOCRATS ARE UNEASY.
Chairman Chambers Smith of the democratic
state committee could not predict the result Of
the third party movement in this state. He,
of course, admits that If it can draw enough
votes from the democratic ranks the defeat Of
his party will result But he does not antici-
pate that result.
Some Of the democratic leaders express en-
tire confidence in the ability Of the party to
elect its regular ticket and do not hesitate to
say that the negro question alone will save their
state ticket. The latter opinion seems to be
generally shared, even by the subtreasury alli-
ance men. But they not SO we'll agreed
about the electoral and congressional tickets.
Indeed, astute politicians not lacking who
express grave doubts of the fate of the electoral
ticket especially, for they cannot fail to recog-
nize the possibility of the election OF the rcpub-
lican electors if the subtreasury men vote Tor a
third party electoral ticket. This is regarded
as the greatest danger they will be called upon
to face and some provision must be made to
meet 1t.
The democrats cannot afford to lose a single
southern state. 1t will require the votes of
New York, New Jersey, Indiana and Connect
cut and all the southern states, including West
Virginia, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and
| Arkansas and excluding Delaware, to secure
| the necessary 223 votes to elect.
In view Of this fact it has been suggested that
if it becomes apparent that the third party will
| poll enough votes to defeat the democrats in
any southern state the latter will withdraw
| their electoral ticket and vote for tho third
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