The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-02
Third Party Leaders.

One of the reasons that the Peoples party
is losing what little foothold it has in this
state is that it has no leaders in which the
people have confidence. The chairman Of
its state executive committee has been
placed in an unenviable position by the
charges which have been brought against
him. The efforts he has made to defend
| himself have not been successful, and it
does not now appear to be probable that he
will be able TO arouse any enthusiasm what
ever in behalf OF the cause of which he IS
the most conspicuous champion in the state.
man who poses as a reformer must show
that he is qualified to fill that role before
the people will follow him.
And it is not alone the leader. Post. who
has been weighed in the balance and found
wanting. None of those who are his leu
tenants are noted for qualifications needed
in organizing a new party. The conse-
quence is that the Peoples party in Georgia
is dragging along in a way that leads to the
belief that by the time the campaign has
begun there will not be enough of it left to
be worth noticing.
When the Peoples party organized at
Atlanta, some of the leading emocrats
we're of the opinion that it would give the
Democratic party good deal Of trouble to
defeat it. Very many democrats in differ
ent parts Of the state we're attracted by it,
and either contributed money for its sup
port, or gave 1t encouragement. Very few
of them are doing anything of that kind
now. They have become Disguised with
the leaders OF the Peoples party and with
its platform. Indeed, the more they study
the platform the more firmly they are con-
WINGED that 1t is very little more than the
doctrines of socialists and anarchists pre-
sented in lurid rhetoric.
Their eyes were first opened to the insin-
certify Of the leaders of the Peoples party
when they found out to their satisfaction
that the entire platform adopted at st.
Louis was not being circulated in the south.
They began TO comprehend then that the
men who would deceive them in such
matter were not the kind Of men they had
been accustomed to follower wanted to fol-
low.
Congressman Watson is the most respect
able one of them, but even he has lost
ground with many of those who once
trusted him. He was elected to congress as
a democrat, but did not remain one. He
became member Of the Peoples party.
and hts constituents cannot understand how
he can defend his conduct in holding on to
his seat. AS a straightforward man he
should have resigned as soon as he found
that his convictions would not permit him
to act in harmony with the party that
elected him.
The Peoples party is going right on, how
ever, electing delegates to conventions
which represents its views. 1t had a meet
ing at Jesup yesterday to choose delegates
10 the different conventions which 1t pro-
poses to hold. There is no difficulty In get
ting delegates, but there is difficulty in most
of the counties In getting a sufficient
number of members of the Peoples
And this difficulty is becoming
greater. In the Eleventh congressional dis.
trict especially, where Congressman II. @.
Turner recently made a campaign for the
congressional nomination. those who got
outside Of the democratic lines are getting
back again.
Gov. Northen is also doing good work In
the northern part of the state and so is Mr.
Black, of Augusta. Mr.. duBignon will
soon take the stump and help to increase
the enthusiasm for straightout democracy.
When the Democratic party gets fairly at
work and the people have the purposes of
the Democratic party explained 90 them
and its doctrines compared with the de-
mands of the st. Louis platform there will
be few who will care to march under the
banner OF Post, Peek & Co,