The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-04
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James F. Wingate, of Lincoln, Him.
OILS, was in the city yesterday and in
course of conversation said: NV opin.
ion OF the political situation is that the
Republican party was never in better
condition to WIN than tits this fall The
labor agitations that are now on foot is
the best thing for the party that could
have happened. In Tennessee, Alabama,
and other Southern States the farmers
say that they csn no longer look to
either Of the old parties for the enact
ment of the measures that they want
passed and consequently they will vote
for the Third party candidate.
"Of course their votes will not elect
him, but these losses will so weaken the
Democratic party in these States that
1t is almost sure to bring about a COM
plete Republican victory. In many OF
the Southern States gains will be made
In members OF Congress. In New York
Hills friends are by no means going to
be enthusiastic in behalf of Cleveland,
and Tammauy is always hard to rely
upon. The chances arc that this power
will make trades with any one it can to
retain its immense patronage, and tt csc
facts, coupled with the indefatigable
energy of the Republican party, will
lose New York to Cleveland.
"He has never had any chance to carry
Illinois and the talk Of gains in the
Northwest can not be relied upon. Even
If ne has gain up there it will not be suf-
ficient to counterbalance the loss OF New
York and the break in the Solid South.
There is much talk of strikes weakening
the Republican party but it can not be
shown that they are at all attributable
to that party. Why should the Republi-
can party be held responsible for a strike
In mans mill who votes the Republi-
can ticket any more than should the
Democratic party whose legislature In
one State passed laws that brought on
strike there? 1t is unreasonable 10
charge these things to any party. They
arlse from conditions without the do
main Of politics and neither party can
be charge d with Il en-.
Eyes, the next L, ction will be gen.
eral Republican vic Org, and the country
will go on growing more prosperous
each year"
D. II. Muse. of Beaufort, South Caro-
lima, passed through tho city yesterday
on his way home from trip through
Tennessee. In tho course of converse
ton he said: When it is given out
that the Farmers Alliance of my State
have won a victory it must not be I'M
derstood that the Repu blican party is
benefited in the least Governor Till.
man himself is as good Democrat as
can be found in the State. The fact
that the people have seen fit to oleot
Alliance candidates does not mean that
these men will vote with the Republican
or the Third party. On the other hand,
when the force bill, tho tariff, and pen
sion robberies are brought before the
country for legalization by act of Con-
gress, these men will demonstrate the
fact that they are just as true to the
principles of Jefferson as ever were
their predecessors.
~ do not believe that q great number
OF our Alliance people will vote for the
national candidate of the Third party
for President. Being Democrats and rec
ognizing the fact that Mr.. Cleveland is
the champion Of tariff reduction, in which
naturally vote for him. You know that
the Third party and the Alliance are
very differt n thinge. TIE Tn ri party
throughout the country will support
Weaver for President, but the true AL
lance men will stick to tho old Demo
cratic party, and through that will at
tempt to work out the relief they so
much need. South Carolina is in no
danger OF going Republican. She has
always been Democratic and the time
has not yet arrived for her to be other
wise"