The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-14
THIRD-PARTY LORATORS
WoRkrNc HARD ~ rHp soUru.
Weaver and Field Making Idle Boasts
About the Falt Eisetions-Tom Wat
son noomed-washiDEton Notes.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. August l9.-lSpe-
eial.l-Maior Field. the ex-Confederate
ouartermaster and candidate for Vioe-Presi-
dent on the Third party ticket, is laboring
in tho Southern vineyard. where he was
joined 10y bis big chief, General Weaver.
The Third party leaders only a short time
ago fatteTed themselves that the leaven Of
discomfort was working so we'll in the South
that they might leave tho early part Of
the canvass 20 the direction * local mana
gers. The plan was to have Weaver and Field
canvass the Western and Northwestern
States. As Major Field explained in his
interview in IHE TIMES several weeks ago.
his orders had been cOuntermanded that be
might 90 South. Now Weaver is TO ioin
him there. The Third party plotters have
discovered that 1t Is not as easy 20 disrupt
the Democracy Of the South as they had
anticipated. What they hope toaooomplish
by showing Weaver and Field around and
having them harangue the Southern
people is hard 10 conjecture. Surely
the presence and speeches Of Weaver
cannot create any enthusiasm IN the South.
Would Southern voters welcome Cabot
Lodge. Tom Reed or John +. Davenport as
an apostle of political creed they should
IS much of "a friend 20 the South as Weaver.
The latter endeavOred while a member of
the House 20 retain the Force bill legisla-
tion upon the statute books. He has been
more indignant in his utterances against the
South than either Lodge or Reed. Ia the
days when he was a Republican stump
speaker, when be was seeking
preferment at the hands Of the Republican
party, Weaver rolled Southern rebel IN
der his tongue as a sweet mOrsel MAJOR
Field said when talking TO THE TIMES cor
respondent, that those expressions ought 70
be forgiven. as during that period Southern
men said many hard things against the
North and its people But these Southern
men are not now seeking the suferages
of the Northern people. 1t Is iucompre-
henslble that Weaver can persuade South
ern Democrats b. leave the party which
once recued them from negro and carpet
bag rule, and which has ever since given
them the blessings of honest government.
Tom Watson. who bosses the Third party
committee. proposes 20 have Weaver TO
plead for him in the Tenth Georgia district.
Unless all signs fail Watson and Weaver
will be relegated to private life by dis
Rusted people the same day.
STUNNING THE SUBJECT.
The Third party leaders in the South have
endeavOred 90 eyale the question of respOn-
siblity for the demand that Union soldiers
shall be paid the difference between the
the price OF the deprecated money IN which
be was paid and gold.n This was adopted
as q distinct plank of the platform at st.
Louis. and the party has not been able
10 get away from t. When General
Weaver was in Congress he introduced
and champiOned a bill to this end.
estimating that it would require $780,
OOO 600 to make start Should the Govern
ment enter upon tins obligation 10 would
f.II al ha demand
difference between gold and greenbacks on
the pensions paid them, and that would run
no into hundreds of millions. General
Weaver. in his speeches in the Northern
States where eX-JniOn soldiers are numer-
Gus. is endeavOrinR 20 commend hlnsei1 ana
bis party by giving assurance that II vested
with power they would pay the soldier the
difference between the price Of the depre-
ciated money In which he was paid and
gold" When he gets South he will no
doubt omit ell reference 20 that subject, as
ehould the Obligation be forced upon the
Government the Southern people would
have TO pay a very large share OF the debt
thus incurred.
POSTAL CHANGES.
Postal changes have been made as follows
Virginia-A pOstofice has been estab-
hshed at Birchleaf. Diekerson county
Fl0yd Visrs postmaster. The pOstOftice at
Clifton. Russell county, has been discOn-
unued: mail goes 70 Belfast Mills. n. T..
Burns has been appointed postmaster at
Burnsville. Bath county, vice j. W. Carpen-
ser resigned.
North Carolina-A postofice has been es-
tablshed al Shopt0u Meckienburg county,
Joseph r. HAYES, postmaster The postof-
fee at Gants, Rockingham county has
been discontinued Mail goes to Rocky
Springs. Star service has been established
from Wilmington, by 81. Phillip, 70 South
n1rf twenty-eight miles and back, six
times a week from September lst. The
following order has been issued in connec-
ton with the steamboat service from Eliza
beth City To Newbern. Permit the post
master at Newbern TO deliver mails 70 the
carrier one hour IN advance OF schedule
time. provided no connection be broken and
no complaint be made.