The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-26
pOLK,s THIRD PARTY.

Mr.. Polk. president Of tho Farmers Al
lance. il exceedingly anxious to get INTO
some kind of an Office from the Presidency OF
the United States down. and as ne cannot
hope to do so in either the Democratic OF ne
publican parties. he is striving jealousy 10
build up a Third party in North Oarohha'
hoping thereby TO break up tho Democra''c
marty in that State and the South. ana
achieve triumph which will lead on 70 a
complete realization Of his ambitious hopes
He boasts also that he has strong following
and is on the high road to success
This we do not and cannot believe. TO
start with there is no need of a Third party
and neither M Polk nor any one else can
convince the people that there is. what can
not be attained in the way Of healthful iegis-
lation through the Democratic party, cannot
be attained at all. for that party is always
ready 10 watch over zealously the interests OF
every class Of our citizens and to do whatever
lies IN its power 20 advance the welfare OF 81.
But neither the Democratic nor Republican
nor any other party can yield TO the absurd
and wild demands Of the Ocala platform
both Houses Of Congress and the President
were in favor Of them The leaders Of the
proposed Third party know this perfectly
well but they must get up something TO give
them notonety. and no other means Tor SO
doing at present present themselves
While this general statement holds good IN
all sections and every State Of the Union u
particularly holds good in the South. were
the Third party and their Ocala platform
with its sub-treasury and other similar pro-
visions. practical az all. they could never be
adopted in the South. since an effort 70 do 80
would necessitate division Of the Demo
cratic party. and such division would mean
social and political death 10 any state that
attempts it. With the Democracy OF any
State Of the South weakened by division,
the Republican party. with It's I'M
scrupulous white leaders and negro CO.
norts would find IL easy task
10 get possession of the Government. and the
days Of reconstruction are not things 30 re-
motely in the past for our people to have yet
forgotten what horrors always attend negro
and Republican rule. Unless Southern
State is ready to see her social system entirely
subyerted. her finances in coniUsiOn her peO-
ple demoralized and her ship OF state
stranded wreck, drifting about without rud-
der OF compass, the prey Of political sharks
and harpies. she will never consent 70 cut
loose from her sure moorngs IN her safe
Democratic harbor 10 trust herself 10 the un-
certain and dangerous winds and waves of
Third partysm. And when this danger stares
any Southern State squarely in the face, not
one. not even South Carolina will dare ven
ture the experiment Virginia tried II once
aud she was only too glad 10 get back 10 port,
and will be likely to stay there for some time
TO come.
We cannot believe MI Polk. therefore,
when he boasts that the Third party move
ment is making Roadway in North Carolina
Nor will We believe him until the test Is made
and the people by their ballots say so. As
this is not at all likely. however, Mr.. Polk
should emigrate to Kansas aud Join hands
with Sockess Jerry, where he might perhaps
get himself elected to Congress. Otherwise,
like our own Malone he may attain TO ephe-
neral notoriety. only to be followed speedily
by permanent oblivion.