Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-01
VIRGINIA FARMERS AROUSED.
Unless There Is Change, Democrats There
Will Suffer Defeat.

Will Suffer Defeat.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
RICHMOND. VA, August 81, 1892.
Virginia is today i'll the throes of one of the
fercest political battles that has ever pervaded
tine Old Commonwealth. the entire state has
been converted into an arena where the gladia-
tors of politics in mighty combat for su-
premacy. The campaign is in many respects
the most remarkable that Virginians have ever
witnessed. Never before have the agricultural
classes been aroused to such pitch of activity
The Virginia farmers heretofore haze taken
scarcely any interest in political campaigns. 1t
has been their invariable custom to pursue the
oven tenor of their way regardless of others.
They have remained at their plowshares until
election. and on that day would quietly and
mechanically deposit democratic ballot while
many others could not be induced to leave their
fields.
What q change now! These same farmers are
to be seen at every political gathering applaud
ing or kissing, according to the utterances Of
the speaker; their faces flushed with excite
ment and their breasts beating convulsively
with emotion. What has wrought this wonder
full change? Nothing less than political revo-
luton is in progress. The sons Of toll are
weary of the political faith of their fathers
and are eager for new men and new measures
of revolution without knowing why or how.
Unles there is a radical change Of sentiment
between now and November Virginia democ-
racy will be introduced to hollow-eyed defeat
Even the most ssnguine democrats admit this
in private conversation.
The democratic managers are finding the
third party leaders foemen WORTHY of their
steel This party, which was scarcely heard Of
twelve months ago, mas become ar important
factor in Virginia politics and is playing havoc
with the democratic party.
Many hitherto democratic farmers who
reyolted at the very mention Of NEGRO Gen.
troll, - as it is called, now scott ut the idea and
say that they no longer dread that .'bugaboo."
The force bill" has lost all Of its horrors to
them, while many believe that Weaver will be
elected
A wealthy farmer Of Halifax county grew in
diguart at The Stars correspondent yester-
day whom he told him that Weaver could not be
elected, but that either Cleveland or Harrison
must win.
Gen. Weaver viii come to this city October
and make Q series Of speeches for the third
party. He viii be accompanied by Mrs. Lesse, who
has made good many stump speeches for the
third party in the northwest. At the conclu-
sion Of Gen. Viewers addresses Mrs. Lease viii
be introduced to tell the voters how 10 vote.
Mr.. W. T. Grant, the third party candidate
who b opposing Capt Wise for Congress in
this district, is making . most vigorous canvass,
and docs not hesitate to say that he has strong
hopes of success ct the polls. lie hopes 70 get
the farmers' vote in the rural districts and the
vote Of the laborers in the city. It b no longer
secret that the republicans ere assisting the
third psrtyites In their efforts TO defeat Capt.
Wise. The republicans have made no nonina-
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