The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-20
4 DEMOCRATIC REVIVAL.
Speaker Crisp Says One Is in Pro-
gress All Through the
South.
6outherners Know That tho Force
Bill 10 Designed to Corrupt
Elections.
Blaine Says the Republicans Are Making
. Mistaks-Csrtsr Arranging to
Vote the Indians.

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NEW York. Sept. 19.-Spsaksr Orisp's
presence was notable event OF The day.
He reached here on morning train, and
was at both state and national hesdquart-
ers. In an interview Mr.. Crisp explained
the existing condition in the south and en-
phatically denied that the last congress was
an extravaRant one.
''Since the adjournment Of congress-" he
said, II have bsen actively engaged in the
canvass in Georgia. but have had some oor-
respondsnce with members OF congress
from the southern states. and fancy from
what they write that the situation in Geor-
Ria IL typical of the situation elsewhere in
the south. We have third party which is
effecting an organization in every county in
the state. They have nominated a full
state ticket for governor and statehouse
officers. The republicans have made
no nominations, and the third party peo-
pie, gather, hope to get the
support of the republicans. Our state
election comes off ON the first Wednesday
in October. think it 10 4 conservative o.
innate that the democratic majority at the
election will be at least $4,000. Our people
are rapidly organizing. Speakers arc ad-
dressing them almost every day and every
night, and We are having what We might
call . democratic revival down there.
Exactly what the strength of the third par
ty il We don't know, but discussion of the
issues before the people seems to convince
them that their best interests would be
subssrved by the success Of the democratic
party. Times are hard there, the price of
cotton is very low. farming is not rsmuner-
alive and naturally there il . feeling of un-
rest. The legislation. however, of which
farmers generally complain. was enacted
by the republican party and opposed by the
democratic party. .. ......
taking the lodge bill as type of the
election laws which the republicans want to
pass, our people see that the real purpose is
to defeat and not to promote the purity of
elections. We are very much gratifsd to
find such harmony among the democrats Of
New York. We fully realize the necessity
| of carrying this state, and think that if
our frienus here will hold together and
keep New York in line the south will be at
this election as it has been for twenty years
past-solidly democratic. SO long as we
arc threatened as We are now by the re-
publican party We cannot afford to divide
| The deInoo ats of the south are enthusi-
ions that might have enlisted them a. to
the choice OF candidates are healed.'
1t 10 believed that Mr.. Blaine intends to
continue to be to Mr.. Harrison what the
Bulgarians were to the old Roman empire
= thorn in his side. 1t is stated here, upon
| very good authority, that . republican
Of the national COMMITTEES went up into
Maine the latter part of last week and
called upon the ex-secretary. Mr.. Blaine
| talked freely in regard to the political sit-
| uation. His talk WAS not soothing to the
| committee 1T was astounding. Mr.. Blaine
making great mistake in putting the tariff
issue TO the fore. 1t was their weakest
point. a. the election of two years ago
ought to have shown them. The tariff issue
should be dropped and dropped just as
quick ~ might be. What the republicans
first, with opposition to the removal of the
tax on state banks a. advocated by the
democrats in their national platform. Mr.
Blaine spoke his words bluntly, even
vshemently. His outburst staggered his
visitor. who went meekly back to New York
| and waa barely able to give report of the
| interview. Upon certain nemo' able Oo-
oasion Mrs. Blaine said to President Harri-
son in his Office at the white house: you
| shall never be president of the United
States again." 1t looks as If the eX-seoTe-
| tary concurred in that sentiment.
The democrats are considerably agitatsd
| over information that it is the intention of
the republicans to secure large number of
| Indian votes in several of the Northwestern
states this fall. For the past few months
the work of preparation Of the plats and
surveys and patents for the allotment of
lands in severalty has been going on with a
good deal of activity, and the depal tment
! 10 now ready to make a large number Of
allotmsnts. and it 10 anticipated that the
Indians who have 90 long been taken oare
| of and received such benefits 1T the hands
Of the republican cong sss aud
republican administration will undoubt-
edly vote the republican ticket. When
| Senator Pettigrew was hero . few days ago
he made arrangements to have the allot-
ments in South Dakota pushed to . consid-
cradle extent. SO the Indians in that state,
about 1000. would be able to vote. The
senator also said his information was that
those Indians would almost solidly vote for
the republican ticket. as they felt grateful
to tho present administration and to tho
republican congress, which had paid them
money due them. erected school buildings,
and, in fact, carried out all former treaty
| stipulations. The democrats have received
| information that the republicans we're look
| ing after this Indian vote, and are asserting
| that the allotmsnts have been held in order
to have the Indians become citizens . very
short time before election.