Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-05
Third Part:es-Again.

To be successful a third party must haye
BONE well-defned object in view. 1t can
not afford to have MANY irons in the fire.
We stated in our last issue that the Re
publican party grew from the insienif-
canoe Of n third party contemplate for
numbers 10 the magnitude of party con-
trolling all the departments of the govern
meDt. Whit objects did that third party
have IN viewf Several Dominally, but only
ono in fact. The Kansas-Nebraska bill,
the WLMor proviso, and opposition
TO the fueitive-slavc law wero ell
measures rooted in hostility to slavery.
The real object Of the fanatics OK the North
was TO put down the institution of slavery.
The masses did not care straw whether
the Federal Constitution was violated or
not so they bad the satisfaction OF seeing
slavery destroyed. That Constitution was
90 them u league with death and a cove
pant with hell" Even CHARLES SuMSrB, a
United States senator. u constitutional
lawyer, and reputed to 10 "a statesman.
strove 10 establish the proposition that
freedom or liberty was national and slavery
sectional. He endeavored thus 10 satisfy
his own conscience and the consclences of
the fanatics whom he had led into the
Dogs Of unconstitutional doctrines and
measures totally inconsistent with the
principles of free government and the COM
promises upon which the republic of the
United States was founded.
The Peoples party, whose national con-
veniion is now in session in Omaha. must
lie measured by the standard We have men
toned. THE fierce hight that beats upon
O throne" is not stronger than the fierce
light that will soon beat upon the Omaha
platform II that convention shall turn out
20 be a representative body having we'll
defined object in view. But 80 far as vet
appears this Third party has no one tie that
binds ITS members all together. Some Of
the members demand more greenbacks !;
some the free coinage of silver; some the
abolition OF the national banks: some the
euh-Treasury system; sCme pOstal-sayings
banks; some Henry GEoEGE's sIngle-tax
scheme; some government railroads, tele-
phones, and teleeraphs, &c, &C. dc.
How can these heterogeneous elements be
united INTO one partyy II cannot be done.
We conclude, then that the Third party
has come before II was called. IL is re-
former without q mission, or with too
many missions What sort of compromise
could that be which should attempt to
unite in the same party HENRY GEORGE, of
New York, and COLONEL ROBERT BEVERLEY.
of Virginia. HENRY GEonGE is not only in
favor of putting all taxes upon land, but
c. a., ho
mated income tax. The members of the
new party cannot be united upor that
issue. Possibly they might agree TO de-
mand the destruction of the national
banks and the issue Of hundred millions
or more OF irredeemable greenbacks. Pos
eibly they might agree 10 demand the free
Coinage Of silver.
Will IL be said that the Omaha conven-
zion will weld these measures into one
platform upon which will stand the advo-
Gates Of all the measures we have named ?
But what are such platforms worth unless
the people AT home will agree to stand
upon them? Nothing. Ii Is too soon for
q third party 10 come to the front. The
people Of the United States-we don't
mean the politicians merely. but the
masses Of the yoters-arc not just now IN
O humor for strange theories. The two
great parties which have stood face to face
90 long must fight one more battle at
least. They still have the car of the peo-
pie. as will be abundantly proved in a
short time. Minneapolis or Chicago--not
Omaha-will be the centre towards which
the people will turn their eyes this wear.