The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-13
The Third Party IN Georgia.


II Senator Ellington is to be believed
there is only one party in Georgia, and that
is the Peoples party. Since his return
/ from the St Louis conference he has been
running over with enthusiasm for the Peo-
/ pies party, and he has finally convinced
I himself that the Democratic party Of Geor-
I gia has gone out Of business and that the
| Peoples party is sweeping the state like
/ cyclone" II be is sincere he will be very
much surprised before be Is very much
older. The Democratic party, instead OF
being disorganized and demoralized as be
seems 20 think it is, was never more in
earnest than it is at present, and never more
determined that the government shall be
administered upon the principles to which
the democracy has firmly adhered for 50
many years.
Undoubtedly there are third party men
in different parts of the state, but their
number is not large. They do a great deal
Of Boosting, just as Senator Ellington does.
and in that way create the impression that
they are much more numerous than they
really are. Senator Ellington says that
they will strike the first blow in favor Of
the new party by refusing to go into the
primaries of the Democratic party. They
will not be greatly missed. The primaries
will disclose the fact that most Of those who
are counted as being identified with the new
party are still loyal to the Democratic
party.
The farmers OF Georgia are altogether too
level-headedeto identify themselves with
movement which does not promise to bene-
fit them In any respect, and which is GER
tain TO go TO pieces before It has reached
proportions sufficient to command very
general attention. In the counties in which
the plans aud purposes Of the st. Louis
gathering have been fairly stated 70 them
they have adopted resolutions declaring
their intention to remain in the Democratic
parCy-the party that has served them 90
faithfully, and which can, and will, do far
more 10 promote their material interests
than the new party which has captured
Senator Ellington.
The truth is. the new party has no such
foothold in Georgia as Senator Ellington
says It has. and IL he should travel over the
state he would soon find out how entirely
mistaken he is with regard TO it. The
farmers understand pretty well that they
have nothing to gain by following the lead
Of the men who managed the ST. Louis
gathering. Already those men are quarrel-
ing among themselves. They do not trust
each other. Recently they have tried to
explain why 1t was that at St Louis a pro-
vision was placed in the platform that was
adopted there fsvoring an extraordinary de-
mand on the federal treasury IN behalf
Of the union veterans. But there was no pro-
vision put In the platform or resolution
adopted expressing sympathy for, or pur-
pose to help, confederate veterans, aud yet
the third party leaders expect TO receive in
the south more help for that party than in
the north.
Dou tless Senator Ellington receives
enthusiastic letters from men In all parts OF
the state who were either democrats or re-
publicans, but these men represent nobody
but themselves. The mistake he makes is in
thinking they speak the sentiments Of ma
jority OF the people OF their respective coun-
ties. When the campaign is begun and the
rallying cry Of the Democratic party is
heard throughout the state Senator Filing
ton and his third party friends will be found
to be very small minority.