The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-13
The Republicans and Third Party.

The Republicans ana Third Party.
All the signs indicate that some sort Of
an agreement between the Republican and
third parties in the south will be reached.
Il cannot now be stated just what the
agreement will be. 1t is probable that its
terms have not yet been decided upon, and
will not be until the national republican
leaders have made themselves thoroughly
acquainted with the situation and agreed
upon plan for the campaign.
In our dispatches yesterday it was stated
that the republican leaders OF North Caro-
lima had received q letter from John Mich
OILS, OF the treasury department, IN which it
was stated that it was the desire
Of the Secretary of the Treasury,
Mr.. Foster, that there should be
fusion between the third party and the
Republican party in that state. No better
evidence than this is needed to show that
the national republican leaders think that
some Of the southern states can be wrested
from the democrats If the Republican party
and the third party act together. 1t Is
stated that Secretary Elkins and Secretary
Foster are Of the opinion that West Vir-
ginia, North Carolina and Tennessee are
promising fields for the fusionists. and that
they are willing 20 contribute very large
amount Of money for campaign purposes in
those states.
1t Is worthy Of notice that the republicans
In this state have decided not TO nominate a
state ticket, and it would not DO sur
prisiug II they should also decide not TO
nominate candidates for congress. In their
state convention at Atlanta on Thursday,
according to our dispatches, they said
many things showing a kindly feeling
for the third party. The inference
from this is that the republican leaders of
the state have received instructions from
the President and the republican national
committee as to the course they are TO pur-
sue, and that they are obeying the instruc-
tions to the letter.
In Alabama the republicans gave the
boiling candidate for governor, Mr.. Kolb,
all the support they could. They were anx-
ious that he should defeat Mr.. Jones, the
regular democratic candidate. They had
no especial regard for Mr.. Kolb or his
faction. They simply desired to defeat the
regular democracy because they believed
that such defeat would help build up the
Republican party.
If they fuse with the third party people 1t
will not be with the hope of making the third
party stronger, but with the expectation Of
capturing members Of that party and
making republicans out of them. They
doubtless think that when the third party
people find out that their party has no
chance OF becoming strong, and are con-
WINGED that its demands are impracticable,
the great majority of those who have been
democrats will join the Republican
party rather than return to the Demo-
cratic party. The Republican party is
looking to the future az we'll as at the pres
emit, and they probably think they see that
the third party can be used to build up a
strong Republican party in the south
The third party has been told great
many times within the last few weeks that
a vote for Gen. Weaver was vote for Gen.
Harrison, and those Of them who have gone
into the third party movement, believing
that that party would amount to something,
must have their eyes opened to the purpose of
the Republican party by the readiness with
which republicans are offering TO support
third party candidates. II the Republican
party approved the demands of the third
party there would be some excuse for a
fusion Of the two parties, but 1t doesn't sp-
prove them. Those third party men who
don't want TO see the Republican party in
power again in the south should get into the
Democratic party just as soon as they can.