The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-06
The Third Party Ticket.

II will hardly be claimed that the third
party ticket is a strong one. Il will not
draw votes from outside of the third party
organization, and 1t Is not improbable that
there are q good many members Of the
third party who will hesitate to vote for
Gen. Weaver.
There appears 70 be very good ground for
saying that the abiess OF the leaders OF the
convention wanted Judge Gresham nomi-
mated, but there never was much of a
probability that be would have accepted
the nomination even II it had been
unanimously rendered 30 him. Heis a very
straightforward and consistent sort Of a
man, and he said frankly, when the matter
was first presented to him. that he could
not stand on the Peoples party platform.
II would not have been good policy for the
party to have made platform 60 suit Judge
Gresham, and there never was at any time
any probabil ity OF it's doing SO. and he never
entertained the idea Of abandoning his own
political convictions in order to accept the
nomination
Gen. Weaver 70 the best man the Peoples
party could have nominated, II it desired TO
make q consistent record. He has been
about the most prominent and one Of the
strongest OF the third party leaders, and is
really entitled to the honor that has been
Oontorred upon him. He is In full sympathy
with his party upon all of its demands, and
Is pretty well known throughout the coun-
try.
Gen. Weaver was a union soldier and a
very good one, and he made q fair reouta-
tion as q lawyer. he is SO years Old and
has bad considerable experience IN public
life. In 1880 he was the presidential candi-
date OF the National Greenback labor party,
and received 800, TAO votes. He has been
an advocate OF fat money for a grea,
many years. and she financial plank Of the
platform adopted at Omaha Is Ia perfect
harmony with his views.
The candidate for Vice President, Gen.
Field, is Virginian, and is IS years of age.
He was on Gen. Longstreet's staff during
the civil conflict and made an excellent
record as soldier.
The Peoples party would not command
serious attention IL ID were not for the alli-
anoe element in it. The farmers who have
become connected with it give it about all
huo AulpOTbouOe IL mas. IL IL lfnpOd5lDlo TO
estimate with any degree OF accuracy how
great this farmers element Is. In the west it
was much greater year or more ago, 1t is
believed, than 1t Ii now. Good crops and
good prices for farm products last
season removed much OF the discomfort
among the farmers and led a very large per
oentage OF them 70 see that the remedies
proposed by the third party for the hard
times from which they suffered were not
such as would benefit them. In the south
the low price Of cotton last year rather
strengthened the third party feeling, but
the discussions that will take place during
the campaign will weaken the faith OF the
farmers who have Joined the third party In
the means proposed by that party to bring
about conditions more favorable to farming
interests.
In some Of the states the third party will
poll pretty large vote, but there are no
signs yet that indicate that that party will
carry a single state. The third party
leaders claim a number of states, but the
claim has no more substantial basis than
hope.