New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-17
.cKS IN TILE ICEBERG.


A meeting of the Third Party National Cohl-
,nittoe was held on Saturday, with results whlch
dispatches describe as particularly discouraging
1t was resolved to make vigorous eho'' ioi 4"
third ticket in six States, OF which iowa was oiie'
hut it is far more significant that Kansas was aOV
one. The president of the Kansas ola'e AT
lance it appears served notice at the Tune Vi
the Cincinnati Convention that he should regard
Tbird-narty organization as an attempt to hep
cha Democracy. and should so advise his friends
Ctr tho convention he went from county to
o,r,v in Kansas comforting with the leaders,
One county Alliance has already resolved to have
nothing to do with the Third party, and recon-
mended its members 10 return to their former
rolitical associations. Dispatches affirm that
substantiallv the same course will now be taken
NV many other county organizations. Yet 1t IS
in defiance of such opposition as this that the
National Committee OF the third party mas J's'
resolved to make the Sub-Treasury plan the car
dinal doctrine of the movement hereafter rs IL
was at Cincinnati. 40
Probably the managers find it choice " De-
tween the devil and the deep sea-" 70 when
way they will, they must drive away efeac
body of supporters. The more-money fanatics
are ready 10 sacrifice everything else to the I'M
limited imitation promised sby the Sub Treasury
scheme. to denounce any leaders o, organizations
as having been bought by the money power II
that scheme is not By such leaders or orgahiza-
tions uI,reservedly supported and TO Smash tne
whole machine if they cannot have their way Ill
that particular. Perhaps less voclierous ana yeI
not less numerous are the members VINO nave
datermined to kcTt the scheme at any COST 10
renudiate any Alliance or other organization that
;1,os It countenance and to turn over their
whole influence to one of the old political par
,ios if necessary to defeat measure so danger
ous Choice between these elements is not easy
But il was long ago predicted tnat inc Ainih'o
would BIO forced to make that choice ana 10 lace
the consequences.
At the South powerful appeals are now BENG
made 10 Alliance men to stick to the organiza-
tion. ON the ground that it will help the Demo-
ora tic party. and will at all events call upon no
member TO separate from that party III any
Southern State But within few weeks Il
counter cry is heard, quite as earnest and evl-
IDENTIFY more sincere, that I" our brothers at inc
West" have taken the lead, and look TO oouth-
ern Alliance men TO join in Thrd-party move
ment. but will very soon abandon it IL not sus-
,ained in good faith. 1t seems from such lndlca-
.ions rs come to the surface that the latter ele-
ment has been gaining little of late at the
South, but not enough to warrant behef that
the Alliance will command anything more than
minority vote in any Democratic state. IL this
proves to be the fact, the Judgment OF the presi-
dent of the Kansas Alliance as to the purpose
and tendency of the movement will be album
dainty vindicated, and Western men Will run
from it by the thousand
1t is the turning point in the history OF this ex-
periment. A genuine movement to secure class
legislation for the supposed benefit OF farmers
North and South alike would have the weakness
which pertains to every such class movement,
but would not be distrusted, discarded and
crushed as mere trick of Southern politicians
The latter is the swifter fate which threatens &c
overtaI,e the Alliance if it is artfully used any
longer after the manner proposed by President
Polk, for the purpose of breaking the Republican
strength at the West, while leaving the Demo
cratic party intact in the Solid South. Western
farmers are sometimes persuaded to believe
strange things But they are not likely to look
to such movement as that for political saliva
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