The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-21
GEN. FIELD IN SAVANNAH
HE RxPoUNDs THIRD PARTY DOG.
TRINE TO sIXTY-FIVE PEOPLE.

The Why's and the Wherefores Of the
New Party's Existence Explained by
It's Vice Presidential Candidete-He
Calls IL the Greatest Political Phe-
nomenon the World Has Ever Seen,
and Lays Out the Old Parties-Gsn.
Fields Programme.
Despite the heavy rains Gen James II.
Field, vice presidential candidate Of the
Peoples party, had an audience Of about
xty-lve white men at Catholic Library
hell last night. He was introduced in a few
explanatory remarks by George Il. Miller,
Esq, slector on the third party ticket from
the First congressional district.
Gen. Field expressed his surprise at hav-
ing any audience at ALL He said he had
come to the hall with no expectation Of de-
livering speech, as owing TO the inolem-
ent weather ne had given up hope of sscur-
ing any audience. He congratulated those
present either on their zeal In the cause,
their curiosity TO hear, or their intense hos
pitality which would not allow any stran-
ger to be deprived Of an opportunity
70 carry out the mission on which he came.
There was one thing that gave him
q sense Of pleasure even though he felt
that the rainfall decreased materially
his hearers, and that was the consciousness
that it fell in obedience TO the mandates of
the heavenly father, who was the only
friend the Peoples party had outside OF
itself. The monopolists Of all classes, the
cities, the press and the politicians are all
against the Peoples party. he declared, but
God is on its side, and he is stronger than all
the Others combined.
EXPLAINS THE WHY'S AND wHRRKFoBKs.
Gen. Field said he had been charged with
coming south seeking votes. While this
was partly true, he declared his main object
to be to explain the why's and whereforesn
for the existence Of the Peoples party and
its principles. Once the people understood
the situation and the remedy he held It
would be unnecessary for them or any one
else to seek votes. The voters would then
seek the ballot-boxes and vote in accord
aDce with their new found convictions
The Peoples party, he declared. Is the
greatest political phenomenon the country
or the world has ever seen. No other party
has done what 10 has done in espousinR the
true cause OF the people and making itself
purely the champion OF the masses. 1t is
new party, said he, but IL comes before the
American people as the representative OF |
old principles I'VE have picked up the old |
democratic doctrines thrown aside and dis |
carded forever by the so-called democracy
Vi bO-QhJ no Gnu are the l
Bimon-pure democrats Of the present hour |
Gen. Field talked composedly and with |
little or no effort at oratorical flights. Al |
though rs years Of age, his voice is strong
and unbroken and he was easily heard.
THE THIRD PARTY's RIGHTS.
1T is claimed )" he said later on, shat IL
is an impudent interference on the part OF
the Peoples party to come into the politics
OF the United States-an infringement on
the rights Of the democrats In the south
and Of the republicans IN the west
and northwest The old parties
seem to think that one of their |
prerogatives Is the possession Of all political |
rights 10 this country. The Peoples party |
has as much right TO be here as any other |
party. All that is necessary is for us to
show reasons for its existence These
reasons he characterized as the failures of
the other parties, after thirty years of trial, |
TO accomplish anything for the good Of the
people. or to afford them the relief they 80
much desire. For this reason the
people have risen in their might
and organized party Of their own In every
state in the union, party which has sprung
from the deeply felt necessities OF the
people, party which has come into exist
ence fully armed and fully equipped, ready
TO do battle for the people it represents and
not in the service of class.
THE OLD PARTIES MERE FLEDGLINas.
"The idea prevails that the Republican
and Democratic parties, by age, have &C
quired certain inalienable privileges.
deny this The history of this country has
been history OF the rise and fall of polit-
lcal parties. The old parties are mere
hedglings themselves. They have no hoary
locks, although they have undoubtedly out
hVea their usefulness. The Republican |
party had no existence until 1856, when it |
nominated Fremont for President. 1t had |
no voice in the control of the government |
until 1861. So it is no patriarch among |
parties. It owes its existence to the going |
out OF the Wing party. The Democratic
party, too, was not coexistent with the
birth OF the government, as many would
fain make you believe. 1t is not the party
OF jefferson. He was dead and buried be-
fore the Democratic party had any exist
ence. 1t came into being in Jackson's ad-
ministration-about1 1880, yet they have the
presumption to claim they are coeval with
the government"
DIPPED INTO HISTORY.
Gen. Field then somewhat elaEorately re.
viewed the history of the early parties, con-
Guiding with the expression: st is for the
American people and not for these two old
mossbeck parties to decide how long the
Peoples party shall stay here.n
The speaker then announced his belief in
practical politics. He does not believe a
country can De governed by mere theories,
Politics must yield fruit of substantial and
satisfactory character. Parties must do
something that is for the party veal. 9th
erwise they are cumberers of the ground.
They cannot exist forever on the
PRONUNCIATION Of theories, no mat
ter how pleasing they may
be. When political parties fail TO secure the
end they all profess to have In view, that is
the peace, happiness aud prosperity of the
people, when they fail in this vitality i'm
portant respect, then they must expect TO
be retired from ths scenes of the present
aud the thoughts Of living men and become
facts and lessons Of history.
The vice presidential candidate, seeking |
TO prove that the leading parties Of to-day |
had come to this stage Of their existence. |
took up the condition OF the people in the |
early days Of the republic mo people. n |
said he, were ever more contented more |
prosperous or more happy than were all the |
people of the United States in those times.
No country was ever more blessed, or is |
now more blessed, for all the purposes of |
human life and human happiness than this |
one.
UP TO THE '60s.
UD to 1880 the natural resuIta ~ kla ,aE |