The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-20
THIRD PARTY PROSPECTS
AFFIRM NATIVE ACTION AT ST LOUIS
LOOKED FOR.


Party.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19-The interest of
all the great reform organizations OF the
country is conferred in the national confer
ence 70 be held in st. Louis on Moaday next,
and upon the outcome of this conference
rests the fate Of the national third party
movement. 1t is conceded by representa-
tives of the great industrial organizations,
FARMERS alliance, citizens alliance, Farm
ers' Mutual Benefit Association, Colored
Farmers Alliance and Cooperative Union,
knights of Labor aud Patrons Of Hus-
bandry that the predominant issue at the
coming conference will be the third
party movement. Principles. measures
and declarations will of course,
ell be discussed by the 1000 or more dele
gates in attendance, but the great ques-
ton at issue will be: "Shau the various
farmer, labor and industrial organizations
of the country unite in a national independ-
ent movement 90 promulgate a common
declaration Of principles, nominate candi-
dates for the presidency and vice presidency
and contest with the two old parties for SUI
premaoy in the nations"
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EXPECTED.
The Peoples party representatives in cons
gress generally believe that this question
will be answered in the affirmative by the
St. Louis conference. Representative Simp-
son of Kansas goes to st. Louis as a cham
pion of the third party movement, and
although his eight colleages of the regular
Peoples party in the House may not all be
in attendance at st. Louis, 1t is understood
.kao hi axYfa
Of q national party. The first great dis
pute, however, is likely TO arise over the
question Of the power OF the St. Louis con-
ference to decree q national political party.
The opponents OF the independent party
movement, including Representative LiT-
ingston, will base their opposition on q
claim that the conference was not granted
specific authority by the Ocala convention
to Organize a ,.t national :, polit-
not denied that the Ocala convention
adopted a committee report containing
language looking to the formation of
third party. it is commended that this lam
guage was not a resolution or even an
essential portion of the report, but merely
one Of its incidental phrases. designed to
quiet the demands Of the third party
people.
wATSoN's VIEWS.
4NGPIGsSAOdOiNo w hbeOu VI OJ6OIKld, Gu6
nominee of the nine peoples party congress
men in the House for speaker, and con-
sequently generally recognized as the leader
OF his party In congress, will not attend the
st, Louis conference, but his views
will be important as indicating
the line of action likely to be pursued 81
shall not myself go to st. Louis said he to-
day, but will remain here and attend to
my congressional duties. | aul, however,
heartily in favor of independent political
action In support of the Ocala demands. l
believe that that is the only way to get
them enacted into a law. TO have any sue
cess we must get the southern reformers,
who are democrats, to join in action with
the western aud northwestern
reformers, who are republicans. We
cannot go to their party and they cannot
come ours. The only practical scheme to
unite them is to go into new organization,
the basis Of which shall be unity of our de-
mands. In other words, we propose to
unite by getting together.
"Col. Livingston's plan is a proposition
that we should unite by staying apart.
have no doubt that the st. Louis meeting
Will either, by passing a resolution ex-
pressing the views of the members as In
dlVlduas or by adjournment of the conven-
ton into mass meeting, declare in favor
ol independent political action in support OF
'he platform which they will agree upon"
SIMPSON ONE OF THE LEADERS.
1t is generally understood that Repre-
sentative Simpson will be among the lead
er8 OF the third party movement at the st.
Louis conference. He maintains, however,
that he will not be SO radical in his demands
as his opponents have supposed, but will
10 all In his power to preserve unity. 81
am going to st. Louis" said he, because l
am delegate elected by the Kansas people
u my district l am going there as
oVner delegates are, for the purpose of
cohierring with delegates from other labor
organizations all over the United states for
le purpose Of arranging and fixing
upcn some plan of action in regard to
.ne political parties in the future
~ tnas II possible the laboring aud produc-
lug classes may be united and support such
party or such men as represent measures
Vi rehet for the industrial classes. I am not
svlng to st. Louis for the purpose of forcing
s mt leess and views upon any one. l am
1a.shed, though, that the only course TO
pursue that will bring success is in the
organization Of a new party, and If the con
uutloh decides to call convention for the
q aio use OF organizing new party will be
su1 ol u, though shall not insist upon
'nls in the convention
MKEIGHAN WANTS A THIRD PARTY.
,ho nat action, in your opinion, should be
rs. MI as 10 the organization Of a third
c cani ana the nomination of a presidential
SaJtaldater, Congressman McKeighan of
Ia an asKa was asked. in my state" said
h., mere is already third party organ
c,,o No. anu l have made up my mind that the
na Sauilatlon OF new party in America is
o Nary In order that the demands
'Io people may be crystallized into
claw. MW' IL is clear to any
Dsma minded man that the Republican and
n1ab oVratic parties of to-day are very
nsda divided on many of the demands
tai w tne people. Believing as do that
eman rtoEstate commerce law should be so
aGs s' ,o that the average man may be
Vision understand something of its pro-
fpsno.io ny reading it, believing that the
hays baal affairs Of this country in the past
CAS- o'en In the interests of the moneyed
pressn. ~ against the producers; that the
calei ystem OF national taxation, falsely
instr protective tariff. is and has been an
de!bs,aee OF robberyand extortion lit is my
psrts.a" Judgment that neither one of the
anydi,rssta.nl national organization has shown
"At ~ to right those great wrongs.
Kepboa st. LOUIS convention the Nc
NOUS ~. people of my state will be unani-
perry the organization of a national
but tbo would not call it the third party,
sent tbost, because 1 believe it to repre-
commor interests Of the great mass of the
real,v people, who are and ought to be in
d - we Government