The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-12
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

This is wrong for two. reasons: The
movement is too strong to be ridiculed
and the attempts at ridicule merely
serve to blind the followers of the old
parties. THE TIMES not being an organ
OF any party is in position to give the
facts of the situation.
Beginning with Alabama, Commits
sioner Kolb, who contested for the
Rovernorshlp against Jones, is the
leader of tho Farmers Alliance in that
State. He claims to have been de-
frauded of the regular Democratic nomi-
nation by the machine, and his followers
refused to go into the recent convention.
They organized convention of their
own and went into the fight for Kolb.
Mr.. Kolb polled good, round majority
of the white vote of Alabama. This is
an indisputable fact. Governor Jones
majority, if he really has any, was OBJ
tanned in the black belt counties by aid
of negro votes. The Kolbites are being
deprived of numerous counties by most
suspicious throwing out of ballot boxes
containing Kolb majorities. 1t has
been an axiom in Southern politics that
white majorities must rule. This ought
to hold good in Alabama, even if it does
put the Alliance on top. The present
outlook is that Kolb's form able white
majority will take possession of the
State ''psaceabiy if possible, forcibly il
necessary"
In Georgia the Third party candidates
for Congress draw just as big crowds as
the Democratic candidates. The Dem
ocratic party has catered to the Alliance
element by renominating Gov. North
en-, pronounced Alliance man, but the
Third party will have it's own ticket.
South Carolina will give the Third
party strong vote. The Democrats
claim to be able to save the State, but
will lose several congressman.
In North Carolina, at the first Demo
cratic rally in Williams district, whore
usually 1900 Democrats turn out, less
than one hundred could be gathered.
The Third party had them, and has it's
grip all over the State. The Republi-
cans and Third party both claim the
State. Roth will get several Congress-
men.
Virginia is safely Democratic. Re-
publican apathy is responsible for that.
but good judges give the Third party
over 10000 votes.
West Virginia is State which the
Republicans are always going to carry
but never do. But the Democrats have
got to fight harder than ever this time.
Senator Kenna is credited with stating
that at recent Third party rally..which
he attended, out OF 1900 present, fully
two-thirds had previously acted with
the Democratic party.
Tennessee is not in condition to lose
many epocratic votes to the Third
party. The Republicans OF East Ten.
nessee are compact and hard fighters
They lose far less to the Third party
than the Democrats. Gov. Buchanan,
an Alliance Democrat, refuses to stand
for the Democratic denomination, and
is suspected Of desire to head the
Third party ticket
So the story runs through many
States. 1t is not pleasant, but it is
true, that all over the South the Third
party movement means a rift in Demo.
cratic ranks.
The silver living in the cloud, how
ever, is that in the West tho Republi-
cans are as badly off. The silver men
declare that Harrison will not get an
electoral vote in Nevada, Colorado, |
Idaho, Wyoming or Montana.
The Third party claims that the Dem
ocratic fusion will give them Kansas,
and that North and South Dakota are |
theirs. Nebraska is shaky. The Re-
publicans are in deep minority, but
would be apt to win in scrub race.
The Minnesota Republicans are running
free trade Swede, Knute Nelson, for
Governor, and that may help them.
Western Democrats claim Iowa and
Wisconsin safe. and four sure electoral
votes in Michigan. Illinois may land
10 the Democratic column yet. The
Democrats of Indiana are going to DO
heard from, and so are the kicking Re-
publicans up around Fort Wayne.
In the East Congressman Mckinney
is going to try to give New HAMPSHIRE |
to the Democracy and he says it will be |
done. Gov. Russell says Massachusetts |
will cast it's electoral vote for Cleveland.
Connecticut always goes Democratic in
Presidential elections; SO does New
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