The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-06
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1892.
SIX PAGES.
HOW THE REPUBLICANS ARE MAKING
ACAT'S PAWOF THE THIRD PARTY.

a CATS PAW OF THE THIRD PARTY.
Mr. Richardson, the Washington cor
respondent Of the Baltimore Sun, is one
Of the most accomplished journalists in
this country. In a recent dispatch to his
paper he says:
Some of the Republican leaders are be-
ginning to complain about the expense
nf their campaign in connection with the
Third party in the Southern States, and
they are wondering whether after the
votes are counted it will not be found
that the Third party political workers
have carried off all the money and left
the Republicans nothing but the expert
cnce. They sent $4,000 into Alabama
to help Kob in his fight for the governor
ship. and. though the returns on that IN
vcstment were not very encouraging.
they have. it is understood. yielded to the
earnest solicitations of needy Republl-
cans and Third party men in several OF
the Southern States. and have contrib
uted quite large sums of money Tor the
presidential campaign. One Republican,
who has given considerable attention TO
The situation in the South. remarked to-
day: THE only trouble with the People.
party il il has no people in II. 1t Is
fnrgclv made up of lot of politicians
old parties. and who are working 1t for
the money there is in it to them indi-
vidually. Beyond carrying few con
crossional districts / do not believe 1t viii
cut any figure in the November cleo
tions." One certain effect OF the Imrd
marty movement in the South is that IT
will arouse the Democrats, and there Is
every reason to believe that the entire
vote of the Southern States Will be more
nearly pOlled in the approaching election
than il has been for many years past.
In many of the States where the oppo-
sition has been merely nominal heretofore
the Third party has put real rival IN
The field. and the consequence is that
while the campaign in the North has been
less energetic than usual in the southern
States il has been full of life and Yigor,
and many Democrats who have not 1elt
the necessity of political activity Tor the
past ten or twelve years are now acuNeiy
In the harness. and will get out a party
vote larger than has been cast IN any
recent election.
There is much valuable information IN
this passage and there is much that
Is comforting and reassunng to us IN
the South also.
Mr.. Richardson would never have
made the statement that the Republicans
sent $4,000 to Alabama TO help holb
unless he had good reason for saying 1t.
Tie is mt the centre of intelligence, and
he has the necessary connections for OBJ
tanning intelligence. We have every CON
fdence in him, and we believe that when
he made this statement he knew what he
was talking about.
All this money at Kolbs disposal ac-
counts for the great flourish of rumpets
which he was able TO make, and explains
why, with 50 much fuss, there was so
little voting. 1t was money campaign,
I'm which the tooters were bought TO toot
II is now entirely in order to ask the
Virginia Third party people how much
money the Republicans have furnished
them to kick up their row with in Nlr-
ginia. If they could give $4,000 TO
Alabama they can certainly send enough
10 Virginia 10 gladden. the hearts and
Gil the purses Of a few hungry Third
partyites: and won't the Republicans that
send the money here find out the morn
ing after the election that it is in Nir-
einia. rs it was in Alabama-"the only
trouble with the Peoples party is that it
has no people in it?' That was a
philosophical Republican that made this
discovery, which we are most happy TO
be able TO assure him he will find con-
frmed, so far as Virginia is concerned,
the morning after the election.
The same correspondent sent his paper
come further information touching this
subject. 1t seems that Secretary Foster
has been unburdening his mind in this
connection. Mr.. Richardson writes of
him:
The Secretary sees some very gor-
geous rainOOws in the Southern skies.
and he expects electoral votes for Har-
yison and Reid in States that are usu-
ally considered unallerably In the Demo
cratic column According 10 his prOphe-
ties the Solid South is thing of the
past. He said Virginia was Republ-
can State, and though the Republicans
might not carry it, there was no assur-
ance that Mr.. Cleveland would. He has
grea, faith III the Third party movement
throughout the entire South as an ally of
the Republicans, and does not make any
eecret Of the intention of the Republi.
eaas 20 work the Third party for all there
Is Ia n Ia all the States where il is al all
powerful lie says all through the South
ihird party mep are 10 he appointed
deputy marhals apd supervisors of cleo