Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-22

reelected, while it is expected that Fun
ston's and one or two other districts may be
captured, with the State and electoral
tickets
A tremendous movement is reported from
the West and Northwest President Lourch,
of the Alliance, from South Dakota, who
has been in the city for several days, says
there is such an uprising as no one could
conceive of without he was in 1t.
Coming east, three or four Congressman
are expected from New York, and nomina-
tions will be made in every district except
those of New York City. A branch of the
ST. Louis headquarters will be opened
within a few days in New York to take care
of the New England and the Middle States
Congressman will be nominated in the
Nineteenth and Twenty-tourth districts of
Pennsylvania; in Connecticut they expect
to capture the balance of power in the Leg
Islature; New Hampshire, Massachusetts,,
Maine and New Jersey will all be worked.
Thirty clubs are now organized in New
Hampshire and manv in Massachusetts,.
In Maine electoral and Congressional
tickets have been nominated and two Con-
gressmen named
Even New Jersey TO Get in Line.
1t is expected that one Congressman will
be captured in New Jersey. Of course the
great vote is expected from the South and
West, but so surprising a showing is
anticipated, not only in those sections, but
in the Eastern and Middle States, this year
as to place the new party on a footing that
will give it an even chance with the old
parties in State elections in the near future,
at the next Congressional election in 1894
"These may he thought to be extravagant
claims" said Mr.. Dunning "but all l ask
YOU to do is to compare them with the re-
turns from the November and previous
elections. predict you will say that the
half has not been told. The attendance and
enthusiasm at our meetings are marvellous
They far exc led those of the old parties in
this respect. WHY, 1 spoke the other day in
the Virginia district where Meredith is a
candidate for Congress. had tremendous
audience, and a lew davs afterward, when
Meredith spoke, he had only between 200
and 500 Over on the Eastern slope re-
Gently one of our speakers had upward of
1000 in that sparsely settled country, and a
lew davs afterward Senator Gibson, of
Maryland, held a meeting at the same
place and had less than 100. 1t is so all
over. They want no more of the old par
ties.
The Subjects of Platform Talk.
"What do we talk about? The money
question and transportation. We tell our
speaker to let the tariff and the force bill
alone. If we can get money of the proper
kind and sufficient volume and transporta-
tion and communication under proper con-
troll, the tariff and Iorce bill questions will
take care of themselves. Our speakers have
been drilled for years, and they are not
afraid to meet any man in the country
on the issues which we put forward. Down
in Florida the other day boy Of 10 years
fairly drove Senator Call from the rostrum,
he used him up SO badly in debate. The
force bill? Why, you begin to shake the
force bill issue in the face of our people in
the South and they simply laugh at you.
They are not afraid of negro domination.
"But will they not count you out, as it is
claimed they did Kolb the other day in AL
abama?" asked.
"Why, my dear fellow" was the reply,
''two can play at that game. Let them try
it. If they do, we sail have shotgun
policy in dead earnest Our people know
something about that business. They have
helped to count the negroes out in other
DAYS, and know how it is done. But let
ANYBODY try to work that game on them,
and powder and cold lead will prevent all
usurpation, and the Federal Government
will be called upon to settle the matter in
the courts
Money Coming in From the People.
"That is the kind of force bill we will
employ. But 1 don't think they will at
tempt anv such outrages. In this case it
will not be white man against negro, but
white man against white man, and / think
if the negro takes any part in the fight it
will be on the side of those who, no matter
what sins they have committed in the past,
are now determined to have free ballot
and fair count throughout the whole South
or know the reason why.
"Where do We get our money? The
money comes in small sums from the people |
who are going to do the voting Among
the farmers certain acres of wheat and corn,
or other products are planted for the bene-
fit of the party, and the proceeds will be
given to pay campaign expenses. 1 will
venture to say that 10000 acres of wheat
are devoted this wear to the party's cause.
Where can you find the counterpart of that?
Not since the days of the crusades has such
exalted enthusiasm been shown In anv
cause. tell you, you cant crush a move
ment which has such supporters.