Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-03
The Attitude of the South.

Every reader of both republican and
democratic papers, north and south,
has not Jailed to observe the tremen-
dous effort everywhere put forth to
inculcate the idea that the people of
the south have no sympathy with the
Peoples Party-that they are demo-
Gratis and will remain so. If they feel
perfectly sure upon this point it is
difficult to see why they should devote
so much space to the effort to prove
it. When it comes to be known that
there is a perfect understanding be-
tween the Alliance people of the north
and south upon this, as upon many
other questions, they may readily see
what consummate asses they are show
ing themselves to be. When the ques-
ton of organizing a new party was
considered at Ocala, it was decided,
after many consultations, that con-
vention should be called at some time
in the future for the special purpose
of considering its feasibility. The
date was at one time fixed but after
wards reconsidered, and February q,
1892, finally agreed upon. The Gin
cinnati conference had nothing what
ever to do with that convention. It
was called by an industrial organiza-
ton that was not in existence at the
time the convention of February %,
1892, was agreed upon. 1t very wise
ly shaped its policy SO as to cooper
ate with the February convention; but
the great mass of those organizations
which had fixed upon that date as the
time for considering the organization
of new party regarded the Cincin-
natl meeting as premature, and did
not therefore choose to participate IN
it. Fobody in the north has at any
time expected the southern states,
that were not represented at Cincln-
natl, to ratify the Peoples Party this
year. There is, in fact, no particular
necessity for it. We care nothing for
the manner in which the southern
states conduct their local elections
This is matter in which we are in nc
way concerned If the Alliance breth-
rem of the south choose to capture
the democratic primaries aud conVen-
tions and elect their men through
these means it in no way concerns us
The only point in which we are inter
ested in these local elections is that
they shall elect Alliance men, and
this they are doing with remarkable
unanimIty.
When it comes to a national cleo
ton the case will be quite different
Success in a national contest requires
a union of the west and south, anC
this can only be brought about by {
total abandonment of the old parties
This the people of the south under
stand as well as the people of til,
north; and on February %, 1892, they
will speak upon this subject in lang
uage not to be misunderstood. Before
that time Alliance men of the NORTH
are not expecting them to officially
declare for the Peoples Party, though
whenever the subject Is mentioned il
southern Alliance meetings the en-
thusiasm with which such referenc,
is greeted clearly shows that the mass
es of the people are ripe for it. Il
fact they cannot be kept out of it
1t is as impossible as to turn Niagara
up stream. The current of publ,
sentiment is as irresistible as that 0.
the great cataract. It should be un
derstood, however, that when the Al
lance moves it moves IN a body; anC
it will not do this until the time ap
pointed, nor do we expect it to. Al
this tremendous effort of the pluto
cratic press to prove that the south i
not sin it, is therefore labor lost.
is a useless expenditure of wind
Topeka Advocate.