The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-04
The Circinnati Conference.

The president Of the farmers alliance Of
Kansas has issued call for the election Of
delegates to the conference Of what is called
the Peoples party, TO be held in Cincinnati
on May 10, and doubtless the presidents OF
alliances in other states will soon issue SINH
lar calls. The Kansas alliance president is not
in sympathy with the Peoples party move
ment. and when he issued the call FOR the
election Of delegates to the Cincinnati COM
ference he IS reported to have said that be
did not believe that ANY good can be ac-
complished by such mob as will be assem-
bled at Cincinnati"
The proposition for a conference was
made at the Ocala convention and was Wig
orously opposed by the presidents Of the
Kansas and Missouri alliances. Thew, with
many others, did not at that time believe
that it would be wise for the farmers to take
part in third party movement in 1892, and
they very frankly and forcbly gave Il cir
reasons for their belief. And it is doubtful
if the farmers are anxious for a new party.
1t is quite certain that the farmers of the
south are not.
But the Cincinnati conference will not be
comp psed wholly of representatives of the
farmers. The citizens alliance and the
labor organizations will have representa-
tives there. Indeed, the farmers repre-
sentatives will be very small part of the
conference. 1t is not to be wondered at
therefore, that the Kansas alliance presi-
dent does not expect that any good will
result from the conference.
n,.f aIlf 10
determined to have a third party, and
they purpose that it shall nominate a ma
tionel ticket in 1892 Among them are
Representative Simpson aud Senator
PETER OF Kansas. In the speeches which
Mr.. Simpson made in New England re-
Gently he insisted that the best interests Of
the farmers and workingmen demanded a
new party, and he pretended to believe that
new party under the name OF the Peoples
party would have fair chance for success.
He pointed out that in the south and west
The numbsr of sub-Alliances was rapidly
increasing, and he declared that very soon
the farmers Of the east would be flocking to
the alliance standard. 1t is, no doubt, true
that the number of alliancsmen is increas-
ing, but it is probably not true that the
number that favors a third party is increas-
ing. In the west there is very considerable
third party sentiment, but it would be
pretty difficult to find much such sentiment
in the south. The southern farmers are not
vet ready to sever their relations with the
Democratic party, and they will not be as
long as the negro problem remains unsolved.
When Mr.. Simpson, therefore, says that a
third party would carry at least ten south
ern states he knows that he has no reason
for making such a statement. From the
present outlook it couldn't carry one south
ern state.
There are sincere men, undoubtedly, in the
third party movement, but it is undeniably
true also that many of those who are in the
van of the movement have no other object
in view than the advancement of their own
selfish purposes They are so shrewd, how
ever, in all they say and do that it would
be difficult to make the farmers and work
ingmen believe that they are unworthy Of
confidence.
1t looks now as if the Cincinnati CON-
ference would contain so many delegates
that it would be an unwieldy body. In
that event it would in all probability be
controlled by demagogues. Farmers and
workingmen should think twice before Civ
ing it any encouragement.