The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-16
PRINCE EDWARD.
No Necessity for Third or Farmers
Party.

FARMviLLE. Va. July si.-Mr. W. II. Ewing.
county treasurer: There is no necessity or res-
son for third or farmers party. The majority
OF white farmers in tho South are Democratic
in politics, and that party will furnish them
with all legislation necessary. While. II a farm
ers party Is inangurated, II will break mp the
solid South and tend TO so divide the parties rs
TO ruin both and throw the ascendancy and
power 20 the Republicans. The paramount Is
sue with rs Is the race question above every
thing, and the whites have got TO pnll together
in order 10 maintain supremacy, aud cannot NJ,
ford 10 be spit up by another party III "ouid
be the ruinsiion Of our southern country ana
throw US into the hands or the hepuDhcahs'
who would not give us-that Is, farmers, Jaw
yers merchants. &c.- any moro money ana we
are bound TO have it; for since 1850 ouripopuia-
ton has increased several millions ana our CIR
CulatiOn decreased several millions, or az
stands still Now this must not and cannot he.
The prosperity Of the whole country demands
an increase, and believe the Democratic party
will give the necessary remedy
Captain X. II. Watkins; Il think 10 would he a
most ill-advised movement for the farmers TO
organize themselves INTO q third party. | am
against any ca ling orprOfesslon arraylng Itself
In opposition to all others. Even II such party
was formed 1t would not have any stamina and
could not last long. The Demo attic party Is
sufficiently in touch and unison WIN the All,
ance TO render all legislation Why. thlrd
party would involve all OF our social status. for
the negroes would not come TO Us and we would
not 20 to them, and the consequence would be
that III Democratic party Will he utterly de-
strOyed in the South. \ third party lSJustW what
the Republicans most desire, AZ they are com
mitted against free coinage and this question
would SO divide and disrupt the Democratic
and Farmers parties that the Republicans
would easily defeat US. Ii would enable them to
break up the solid South III politics and gener-
ally affect the South. i deem II the worst thing
that can hap n TO our section OF the country
Juuius L. Wilson: II am against third or
farmers party. Don't believe the farmers them-
selves are III favor of IT, AMI If such party is
formed that the Alliance would lose qulto
number OF their best members VINO would De I'M
willing 10 sever their aleg 10 their rstlOye
the Old emocratic party. A third-p move
ment in the South Is Just what the Northern
Republicans want II WQulu break UP the Solid
South and the Republicans would willingly
raise hBlf-a-mllll0n-dOllar corruption fund 70
accomplish that end. Then third party would
not last long and only be political football Tor
the other two parties. he Alliance is grand
organization for the farmers II kept out OF
politics. Holding the balance Of power, as II now
does. it can get most anything IT wants. but IL II
forms itself in gO-betWeen party II VIII Use IT'S
political weight aud defeat the designs for
which Il was organized. A Farmers party would
also ieopardlze the social status OF the south
and throw this section OF the country mo
state of bad feeling and antagonlsln. OcneVe
the whole State Is against any such move, and
il is not necessary. as the Democratic party Will
render the farmers all neediul legislation. aud
they can command Il IN their present position.
MAJOR 4. L. \enahle, secretary OF state ALI
ance: There Will he no third PARTY movement
in Virginia this year The Alliance Is q white
mans party and in no way involves the race
question in the south The Republicans OF the
Alliance will OF course try TO get their party TO
cater to us. and 80 will the Democrats, but the
Democratic party il largely COMPOSED OF the Al
lance and the two can nntaBOnlIe each 2ther
and don't propose 10 do so. If in the next Pres
Dental convention the Democrats make very
Objectionable nomination.. then the Alliance
NAV form third party and absorb the Demo
cratic party. The Alliance intends 10 go direct
the legislation of tho Democratic party where
il concerns them that there will be 10 need OF
third or farmer party. Now the whole state
ia against it