Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-28

he is like most other Of the old-time politicians
and political observers. They do not seem to
comprehend the fact that forces are at work in
every division Of society which have a common
purpose. the formation Of new and perma-
nent party, which shall secure to the people
Wnat has been denied them by both democrats
and republicans. Ohio is this year to be made
the great battle ground, Kansas last
year, and II Is proposed to attempt to secure
AID from sources that were not much appealed
To IN kansas-the wage workers of the cities.
And it is acknowledged that the single hope of
practical accomplishment is the election Of q
United States Senator.
Mr.. CAvANAUGH's EXPERIENCE.
Mr.. Hugh Cavanaugh, grand worthy foreman
OF the Knights of Labor. whose rank in the
order is next to that Of Mr.. Powderly, is a resi-
dent of this city, salesman in retail shoe
store He is one of the honest labor leaders of
the country, a man who has incurred the en-
nifty of blatant demagogues because of his sim
cer1ty, straightforwardness and conservatism,
but who has the full confidence Of intelligent
and well meanlng working people. He has
during the past few weeks been making adj
dresses 20 the farmers of this state and he re-
turns from a trip to Clinton county. some fifty
miles northeast Of Cincinnati, bright with en-
thusiasm. This county, the home of Congress-
man Sloan. has always been one of the reliable
republican strongholds. giving majorities of
from 500 to GOO to the nominees of the party.
Mr. Cavanaugh, after meeting the farmers and
aequainting himself with the state of affairs,
gives it as his opinion that the third party will
elect its candidate for the legislature in Clinton
county. He says that many republican farmers
have forswOrn the party of their former afflia-
ton and that the prohibitionists, who number
some three hundred, have promised to join the
new movement.
RECRUITS FROM THE PRoHIBrrIoNIsrs.
1t is notable that all reports that come in
from the rural districts indicate that the pro-
hibitionists are going into this as yet I'M
christened third party. 1t is a serious matter
too, for they cast over 25OOO votes two years
ago when Foraker made his fourth race for
governor. These people have heretofore been
party of implacsbles. breathing hatred
toward both the old parties and especially the
republicans. Possibly they think that they
see before them an opportunity to defeat the
republicans, which leads them to ally them
selves with those who are now planting third
party seed.
EFFECT on THE REPUBLICANS.
As matters are shaping themselves it looks
as though the third party would injure the re-
publicans more than the democrats, although
it will, of course, lessen the strength of the
latter. At any rate it will render it almost i'm
possible for the politicians to make trust
worthy calculations of the exact result Of the
coming campaign, although everything now
ul.
associates on the state ticket The third party
men are doing their best to make light of the
tarln issue. but 1t is undeniable that the
masses already see that material dement's are
derived from the tariff law and that multi
tudinous examples of its advantages will later
be exhibited and that the familiar slogan, pro-
lection to American homes, will be found to
be still effective.
GREAT FIGHT IN OHIO.
Grand Worthy Foreman Cavanaugh is au-
thority for the statement that a great indie
pendent fight is to be made in Ohio and that
the whole strength of the alliance is to be put
into it. Ralph Beaumont, who went all through
the Kansas campaign is going to spend all his
time here, and. in short. all the big guns of the
alliance are to come and discharge oratory.
An organization called the Citizens Alliance
which is to take in men in the cities, is to
reach out and gather in all who are in SYM
patty with the cardinal principles of govern
mental ownership of railroads and telegraphs,
free coinage of silver. DC: and, with the
combined votes of the two alliances and the
prohibitionists, it is expected that at least
q, 900 votes will be polled for the state ticket
John Sites OF Seneca county. a farmer, who
has twice been candidate for governor on the
labor ticket may be nominated by the third
party, and it is said that if the party succeeds
in its main purpose-the electing Of enough
msmbers of the legislature to give il the bal
ance Of power-Mr. Sites will be the candidate
for United States Senator.
SEVENTEEN CLOSE COUNTIES
There are seventeen counties in the state
which may fairly be classed as close, and in
these the third party men will spare no effort
to elect their legislative candidates. They say
they will be disappointed if they do not have
thirty members in the next legislature. II
they have that many they will. in all proba-
bility. have the balance of power. Neither
Sherman, Mckinley, Foraker nor Foster will
receive their support They declare that they
will have nothing to do with anv of them. Nor
viii they vote for any democrat, they say.