Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-12
THELATEST Is BANGLES.
MALONE AND THE FARMERS.
The Little Generals Recent Utterance
About tho Alliances.

To The Eiiaor Of he Dispatch:
Have the Farmers Alliance men in Viz
GINA read the latest utterance of General
Malone ut Washington as to his opinion
and hopes of the Alliance party in the
State. If not they should read 1t. and
make il "A matter of serious consideration.
Interviewed by newspaper reporter as TO
his opinion of the order, he said They
don't amount 10 much at this time,
as they havn't gotten together sufficiently.
They can't hurt us Itepublicans) anyhow.
BIT am IN fdcOr Of any ism an Virginia that
,cW bust he Democratic party"
That Is Just precisely the question
now presented III the fall elections
to the people OF Virginia, and 1t
the State should seriously ponder when
they meet in convention at Richmond in
August. Malone and his party are sim
ply waiting for favorable opportunity 10
come TO the front again and give us I'M
mense trouble. and they can only antlci-
pate such result by some division IN the
banks of the white people and Democratic
party. This can only occur by the raising
of new and complicating issues in the
ture next November. If the Demo-
cratic party will go into the fight
on the plain platform of tho party
and under the leadership of the State
Executive Committee as conducted by its
chairman. J. Taylor Ellyson, there can be
no doubt of the result. The party repre-
sented by Malone could never have an
other showing in the State, and the, future
of our party would be without IA cloud TO
mar its serenity. What they want and
hopefully anticipate is some division be-
tween the Democratic party and some of
the "isms" of the day. and they are
not particular as to the ISM" The
Farmers Alliance party. they know, is
composed almost entirely of Democrats,
aud if even ten or fifteen thou
sand of them can be decoyed away
on anv abstract issue II would serve
the full purpose of Malone and our
enemies. The result depends on the
action of the farmers convention in Au-
gust. If that body shall raise none Of the
new issues that are mixed up in the third
party movement, like the wildcat sub
Treasury scheme or the gobblng up of all
the railroads and telegraph lines. there
can be no division or confusion IN our
ranks III single county or district III the
State. We cannot only hold all the full
representation we now have, but Will
stand good chance of gaining valuable
additions. We can make our nominations
according to worth and merit and on the
regular plans OF the Democratic party,
and have one of the ablest and most useful
Legislatures we have ever had.
Let us, therefore. go about our nomina-
tons and elections in the fall with pru-
dence and in order. The Democratic par
tv and the Farmers Alliance are one.
United they can stand, but divided they
are compelled to fall. What the Demo-
Gratis cannot do for the farmer 1t ls not
probable that the farmer can do by him.
self or find any other party to do II for
him; and if the Democratic organization
in the State is not best qualified TO run our
elections, what better agents can be
chosen for the task or what but ruin can
result from any conflict of authority
SOUTHsIDE.