The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-26

Tho New York Saturday Globe expresses
the conviction that Whatever may come OUT Vi
| tho Third Party movement reeents haus-
| MATED IN Cincinnati, the South has nothing
| 10 fear II reasons that the proposed new
mart will draw its support from those States
| " which only the republican party can be iii-
iured. and especially that in the Democfa.''
States Of the South no power can. Tor tue
nresent detach the sympathizers with tne
Alliance. and its ideas. from the Democracy
However. much discomfort may exist 'here 10
an attachment 10 the principles. conhaehce
IN the leaders, of the Democratic party,
which Is stronger than any other ieeiihs Vi
sentiment.
Tho Globe is certainly right in its general
conclusions. As far as Southern farmers and
Alliance men are concerned. they are I'M
doubtedly 50 firmly attached to the prInei-
pies of the Democratic party that nottingham
shake their loyalty thereto. There is some
thing else. however. more potent in keeping
the South politically solid.than abstract devo-
ton 10 the principles and teachings OF the
Democracy, and that is the.imperative neces-
sity Of preserving and protecting Southern
civilization. The Republican party is, from
the very essence of its spirit and nature
constant menace to Southern society. Its
cornerstone is negro supremacy and IT'S
acts and teachings all have for their main object
forcing negro equality upon Southern whites.
Should the South acquiesce in the principles
of modern Republicanism therefore, It would
commit social suicide, TO be followed by
train of evils too disastrous TO be even imag-
med Such an idea can never be entertained
fora moment, and no matter how great the
discomfort which may be felt at the records
of the two recognized political organizations
of the country, neither Southern farmers nor
any other element of the Southern white pop
ulation can afford TO desert the Democratic
party for anuntried, hazardous, and extremely
doubtful experiment.
1t may, therefore, be conceded that the
proposed new party will not gain any recruits
worth mentioning in the South, but how will
il be in the North: If there is discomfort
there with the two old parties, it must be
directly traceable to the Republicans, be-
cause they have either absolutely controlled
the government or been in position TO block
Democratic legislation in Congress for nearly
a third of a century Since 1861 the country
has AWAY had either Democratic House OPP
posed by a Republican President and Senate,
OF Democratic Congress with a Republican
President, or a Democratic President and
House with a Republican Senate, or, as was
recently the case, Republican President and
Congress outright. All schemes for the
alienation of the masses which the Demo-
Gratis have proposed have thus been success
fully resisted by their opponents, and con-
sequently whatever grievances the Northern
and Western tax-paying farmers have to com
plain of they must attribute them directly to
the action of the Republican party, which they
have, despite example and precept, persisted
in keeping in power
Our New York contemporary Is therefore
right If the Democrats have anything at all
to fear from the talked Of National" party,
they have nothing like the reason to feel ner-
vous over its inception as have their political
opponents And as the chances are that the
discomfort with Republican methods, which
have been SO often tried. and as often found
wanting, will increase, and that the suggested
new party Will, before 80, share the fate Of
the many other similar experiments which
have been tried, it is reasonable to anticipate
that the great majority of the malcontents
will ally themselves with the party of all the
people during the next Presidential contest.
Certainly the Democrats have no cause to feel
any Encouragement over the present outlook.