The advocate., 1892-05-25
FHEIR CONFUSION 1NCREAsEs.

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desperation of southern Democrats
or northern Republicans in their
efforts to make the people of their
respective sections believe that the
other fellows are not going to have
anything to do with the Peoples
party. The conditions all through
the south to-day are just as they were
in Kansas in 1890 except that it is the
Democratic party that is being
knocked out down there. The mem
bers Of Democratic committees are
resigning their positions, and in the
Democratic primaries they can scarce
ly get mossbacks enough together for
delegates to the conventions. With
this condition of things prevailing
the Democratic press Of the south is
making desperate efforts to make the
people Of that section believe that
they are making fools Of themselves,
because the Peoples party in the
north and west is no longer heard Of.
It is dead, and northern Republicans
no longer fear it or pay any attention
to it. Read the following from the
Atlanta Journal of May 10Th:
TIMELY WARNING.
The object Of the third party leaders to divide
and defeat the Democracy OF the south espec-
tally, Is no longer concealed. IL Is avowed by
Polk, and the movement has been set on foot by |
the conference of third party leaders at Biz |
mlngham. While thus organizing at the south, |
we now hear but little Of third party activity at
the north, and we see no evidence of It's strength
In any OF It's elections of this year In the north
en or western states. The Republicans Of those |
states are no longer alarmed about this new Or |
ganlzatlon, but receive with grim satisfaction |
the report OF It's strength at the south. They |
chuckle over 1t as affordlng the most promising |
opportunity they have yet had to "break the |
solid south, and to pass measures which will |
keep It broken and dlsplrited politically.
| Our best friends at the nOrth-men who
have steadily resisted Republican measures for |
the humiliation of this Sectl0n-comprehe the |
consequences Of break In the southern Demo. |
cratic line of defense, and sound the note of |
alarm. One OF these Is Hon. Harry Bingham, |
Of New Hampshire, one Of the sturdIest old |
Democrats Of his state. He has lately returned |
from visit to the south, during which he was |
surprised to hear reports OF the disposition Of
many Democrats to 90 astrsy after the third
party Trojan horse. He Is thus reported In q
conversation at Washington:
II there ever was time when the southern
people should stand sOlldly Democratic, he said,
it is now. IL would be an act OF the greatest
political madness for them to renOunce their old |
allegiance and go off into the third party move
ment under any name whatsoever. II by rea-
son or following the s0-cAled Independent /
leaders, they lose good number OF congres.
gl0nal districts to the Republicans, as there is |
danger OF doing, they will bitterly repent 1t, for
a Republican congress In both branches means |
force bill for the south. The president Is on |
record as faY0rlng this measure, and the senate
might not be Induced to defeat 1t second time.
It should be remembered that the election Of
seventeen Republican and independent con.
gressmen to Reeds house from the southern
Stosoo was Whob baNo bHo NcpuOnOouo buoAL Anh-
jOrity 10 that body and enabled It to pass the
force bill and other Ubiquitous measures.
Let southern Democrats heed the warning
voice Of such northern friends as Hon. Harry
Bingham.
Now, compare this with the wis
dom boiled down in the editorial ut
terances of the Topeka Capital of
May 18th:
THE ULrIMATUM FROM SOUTHERN ALLIANCE
OFFICERS.
In the report Of the Birmingham convention
of southern Alliance officers, as ofilclally pub
llshed In the National Economist Of May IA, the
occasion for the meeting Is given In explicit