The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-23
IN, PeoDle,s Party Movemen..

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fit is true that the alliancemen of Geor-
gia have determined to support the Peoples
party it is time democrats were looking
more earnestly and vigorously after the
interests of the Democratic party. The
Southern Alliance Farmer. in its last issue,
announces that 900 of the 1900 subalh-
ances of the state have adopted resolutions
approving the platform of the S. Louis
conference, and it publishes letters from
Col Peek and Congress nan Watson, in
which they make strong appeals to
and support to the Peoples party.
Their purpose is to organizs the Peoples
party in this state, and to conduct q cam
paign not only for a national ticket which
they expect the Peoples party will nomi'
nate, but also for state ticket which, it is
believed, they purpose TO pus in the field.
Il has been the, understanding for quite
while that Col. Peek wants to be the candi-
date Of the Peoples party for governor. and
Congressman Watson, il he does not seek
reelection, will be a candidate, in
all probability. for some other
office. These men and others in
the alliance ranks intend to lead alliance
men of the state out of the Democratic
party if they can. Even Judge Spencer At
kinson, who has declared his purpose to be
a candidate for congress in the Eleventh
district, appears to be leaning little to-
ward the platform of the Peoples party. In
the letter in which he announces his purpose
to be candidate he enumerates certain
things he favors, and says he shall contend
for them even though 1t becomes necessary,
in order to secure them, ito legislate into
practical operation every syllable of the
Ocala platform"
But can the alliance Of Georgia be led out
of the Democratic party and induced to
support the Peoples partyl We do not be-
lieve 1t can. There are alliancemen in
almost every county of the state who are in
sympathy with the Peoples party move
ment, but we do not believe the number is
large. They are the ones, doubtless. who
were instrumental in getting the 1000 sub
alliances mentioned in the Southern ALLi-
Gnce Farmer TO adopt resolutions approving
the st. Louis platform. And all of them
| may not have meant by their
action to say they would support
the Peoples party. The purpose OF
most of them may have been simply to
reiterate their adherence to the demands of
the Ocala platform, which was virtually in
corporated into the st. Louis platform.
| 1t is safe to say that the great body of
alliaucemen of the state have no other pur-
pose at present than to insist upon the
Ocala platform, believing that the Demo
Il \ a .a1s To-
them and for all other toilers than the
Peoples party can.
| But there Is danger that many alliance
men may be led by urgent and persistent
| appeals based upon the present depressed
condition of agricultural interests to look
| with favor upon the Peoples party move
| ment. The leaders of that movement will
| try to make them believe that it is far
greater thsnitreallyis and that the Peoples
| party really has a chance of get ting control
| of the government.
| II behooves democrats. therefore, to be
watchful of the interests OF their party.
Whenever in the state the real political
situation has been presented to ALI
ancemen they have not hesitated to
express their purpose to remain in the
Democratic party. 1t is only where the
| Peoples party leaders have had the field
| to themselves that that party has been able
| to win any considerable number of alliance
men to its support.
The truth is, the Peoples party has lost
| ground in nearly all parts of the west. Very
little is heard of it in any one Of the west
ern states. And it has no foothold at all in
the eastern states. In some of the souther
states its leaders are making extraordinary
efforts to strengthen it, not because they
believe it will play prominent part in the
national campaign. but because they hope
to make it the means Of getting into Office
| in those states.
Democratic allianoemen of Georgia are
not yet ready to abandon the grand political
organization with which they have acted
so long and which has served the south so
we'll to unite with party largely made up
of those who have always besn their polit =
ical enemies and who will improve the first
chance they get to strike the south blow.