The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-18

Can Never Hope to Force Its Peculiar No
tons on the Country as q Whole.

Can Never Hope To Force It's Peculiar No
tons on the Country as Whole.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
1t was to be expected that the vote cast
by the Peoples party would be made much
of by its present leaders, and so General
Weaver promptly comes to the front.
boastfnlly pointing 10 what has been
done in the way of breaking dtwn
the old party lines, and confidently
predicting that this Is but begin
and that, too. in the near future. Special
stress Is laid upon the seemingly significant
fact that in the national Senate the adher-
ents Of the new movement may hold the bal
ance of power. General Weaver insists that
this will put his friends in position to act Gs
a break water gainst vicious legislationsand
to force the great economic ISSUE as ne re-
CARDS IL, to the front. He does not spare
words in his denunciation of the Demo
cratic party, as being without policy and
without ability to keep its pledges to the
people. In q word, the Peoples party cam
didate for President Is on high horse, and
tries to inspire bis followers with the idea
that their organization will prove the raj
lying point in the next national campaign
for all the dissatisfied elements, and that
it will absorb one or the other Of the old
parties 90 Nttt
As to their future. no great party can be
built up In this country or such a narrow
and insecure basis. The Prohibition party
has existed as a national and State organ
izatlon for twenty years, and although
dominated by great moral idea, and COM
posed almost entirely of the most estimable
class of citizene, 1t has been unable to make
any Roadway. The Peoples party. as coDsti-
tuted to-day. has infinitely less claim to
general public confidence aud respect than
the Prohibition party. Moreover when it
becomes entirely clear that this movement
can accomplish nothing TO promote the in
terests of it's adherents. the latter will be
ready to cast their fortunes in with those
with whom they can cooperate in
diligently and effectively. Gener
oil reorganization of political lines
within the next quadrennium is quite pos
sible, but no general rally will take place
around the organization controlled by such
national convention at Memphis will 90
through the motions again. send out it's
lecturers, keep up the agitation and con-
time to attract measure of public atten-
tion, but when the serious question of an
other division In the public mind comes n p
the work of leadership will be found In
different hands
pleted the work of destruction entered
upon by the Alliance in 1890. Reofganizn-
ton upon q more Intelligent aud enduring
basis will take place, and Ii new party
comes to the front in time for the next
presidential contest ir will be one with
national aims and purposes. with plat
form broad enough for men of all
classes TO stand upon. one which can be
used effectively in every State in the
Union. Let the PopulIsts abandon some
of their foolish notions and prepare TO
align themselves with the friends of good
government and Justice to ALL They have
conducted class movement that can have
no great future on its present lines The
history of political parties In this country
abundantly confirms this Wow.