Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-19
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1892.
The Feature of the Peoples Party.

General wEAvxn's address to the Third
party men may be considered as setting
forth the principles which are to guide
that party in the future in case its exist
ence Is prolonged beyond the current year.
But sweeping victory such as the Demo
Gratis gained last Tuesday is hard upon
new parties and third parties, and is apt
TO consign them TO the tomb. The doc
frine Of" the survival OF the fttest" comes
INTO full play IN the minds OF the
voters without any purpose on their
part to be governed by 1t. In 1850
one decided victory in Virginia over
the Know-Nothings ended their career
in the whole Union. Few and far between
were the little local triumphs which
that party afterwards gained Governor
WISE went INTO Office in virtue of that VIC
tory, and Mr.. FILLMORE was the next year
the American or Rnow-Nothing nomi-
nee for President of the United States. but
was elected to stay at home. The Fiat
Greenbackers were in like manner slain IN
Virginia in 1878 by the Democrats. and
have never since rallied. One defeat ended
their career. So the third parties which
they may hereafter be called, will possibly
sink beneath the surface, never to rise
again, under the various names which they
bore through the campaign of this year.
We say possibly" because there Is so
much unrest in the land, and because the
Fusionites In the far West gained some
victories last week which may enable them
10 keep up their existence till the next
presidential election. General WEAVER
seems to be hopeful. He rejoices as If he
were fully satisfied with the achievements
Of bis party this wear.
In his address TO his followers General
WEAVER claims to have made "a splendid
showing" last week, and to have gained
surprising success" at the polls. beng.
so he SAYS, but little behind the Republi-
can party in the number OF States car
RED" In single campaign his party has,
lie says, gained large and influential fol-
LOWING in every State in the South. This
"single campaign" is in danger of finding
itself the sole campaign of the ThIrd-par-
tyites.
General WEAVER predicts that Mr..
CIxyELAsD's Administration will not at
tempt to solve any of the questions pre-
sented TO the people by the Third party.
but will ignore the three great contentious
II modern times as to land, money. and
transportation. and endeavor TO prevent
reform in these important matters. Gene
raj WEAVER says the urgent demand OF
the people for the free coinage OF silver"
will be disdainfully ignored" That is
an amusing affirmation in the light OF the
fact that the people have just elected to
the presidency a man known By the whole
country 10 be opposed to the free coinage
of silver, and who had committed himself
again and again against that measure. We
expect the Brussels conference to come to
cur assistance on this subject.
General WEAVER says that Mr.. CLEvE-
IASD is ready TO sacrifice our national
currency, and that serious attempts will
ne made to force the people to return to
1.-THE fraudulent system of State bank is
ues" which existed prior to the war. We
40 more credit this prediction than we do
any other unfounded guess as to what Mr..
CLEVELAND will do as President.
General WEAVER says that the relations
between capital and labor must be $50
adjusted as TO cause each 10 respect the
domain of the other" MIR. CLEVELAND
and all other good Democrats will be ready
TO favor such an adjustment whenever one
is evolved from the brain of any man,
whether he be Democrat or a Third-par-
ty adherent.