The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-28
Watson Is Not Well Informed.


| Representative Watson is quoted as say
| ing to Washington correspondent that
the Peoples party is steadily gaining ground
in the south. Either his sources of informa-
ton are not reliable or be is becoming
alarmed at the losses that party is sustain
| ing and is trying to prevent them by rep
resenting its prospects TO be brighter than
they really are. AS a matter Of fact the
| Peoples party movement in this state
was much stronger several weeks ago than
it is now. The farmers are beginning to
get thorough understanding Of it and,
| therefore, are not nearly so much inclined
to encourage and help it as they we're im-
mediately after the st. Louis
conference. They have given
the platform adopted at that
conference pretty careful study, and they
do not find that it was framed with the
view Of beneflting them. 1t does not call
for the reduction Of the tariff taxes nor does
it point out any sure way for making their
condition more prosperous. The impression
it makes upon them is that 1t is the work Of
lot Of crauks and adventurous who know
nothing Of the principles of government,
but who hope to get into positions Of power
which have desirable salaries attached to
them.
Some of the suballiances which have ap-
proved the platform have withdrawn their
approval, and very many democrats who
Joined the Peoples party have left it and
returned TO the Democratic party. They
realize that the Democratic party can do
great deal more for them than any other
party, and they have determined to stand
by it,
The Peoples party leaders thought they
would have no difficulty in getting the full
support Of the alliance. They now see that
the alliance cannot be brought to the sup
port of the Peoples party, and they are be-
ginning to be seriously alarmed at the pros
pect OF a disruption of the alliance. The
alliance is pretty badly crippled already by
the attempt to drag it into the Peoples
party. When the alliance was organized it
was understood that it should not take any
part il politics. A great many alliance
farmers have withdrawn from it because of
the attempt to make it a political organiza-
ton, and many more will withdraw If the
attempt is persisted in. Indeed, it would
not be at all surprising if the alliance should
go to pieces in the event of the
nomination of Peoples party ticket, be-
cause fight among alliancemen would be
at once inaugurated.
1t is now stated that the impossibility of
leading the alliance into the Peoples party
has caused the alliance leaders to consider
whether 1t would not be advisable to en-
deavor to prevent the nomination of Peo-
pies party ticket. 1t is of vastly more i'm
portance to them that the alliance organiza-
ton should be held togethes than that a
Peoples party ticket should be nominated.
They know that the talk that the Peoples
party could carry number Of the states is
erroneous. IL couldn't carry any state.
Nobody except Peoples party enthusiast
would seriously assert il could.
Representative Watson seems to feel sure
that he will be renominated and elected.
The condition Of political affairs In his dis
trict is not what it was a few months ago.
The genuine democrats there are Directing
to being represented in congress by a man
who Is not a democrat, but who was elected
as one. If a strong and popular candidate
should be nominated by the democrats Rep
resentative Watson would have great diff
ficulty in getting back to congress. il, In
fact, he could get there at all. His demo.
cratic constituents are beginning to wake
up to the fact that he does not represent
them, and they are going to make a fight
against him if be persists in affiliating with
the Peoples party. II he should be de-
feated there would be no regrets among
genuine democrats.