The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-09
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In dispatch from Jesup, published in the
! MORNING NEWS yesterday, it is stated that
/ az the regular quarterly meeting Of the
alliance Of Wayne county, that was held at
that place Thursday. two of the delegates
declared that they would never vote the
! democratic ticket again, and that they
/ would rather see a republican than
/ democrat elected President. 1t ia not
strange that members Of the Peoples party
should make a declaration Of that kind.
The official head of the Peoples party in
this state, Z. G. Post, is virtually repub-
lican. A glance at his record shows that,
with the exception of the time he was iden-
titled with the GreenbacK party, he he's al
ways been republican and an advocate OF
republican measures and methods, and 1t
would not be at all surprising If it SD ould
eventually appear that be is in close COM
munication with the leaders OF the national
Republican party,
The Republican party Is extremely
anxious to promote the growth Of the Peo-
pies party in the southern states, because
they hope it will draw enough votes away
from the Democratic party to permit the
southern states. They know the Democratic
party must have all the southern states to
win the pre- sidency, and they see no easier
way to defeat the democrats than to divide
them in the south by encouraging the Peo-
pies party.
The alliancemen of Wayne county who
are reported to have said they prefer re-
publican to democrat for President must
be republicans even though they have acted
recently wiCh the Democratic party. No
man who is democrat at heart would ex-
press a preference for republican for
President even though he is a member of
the Peoples party, because the Republican
party does not make concessions of any
kind TO the Peoples party. 1t is openly OPP
posed to about everything for which the
Peoples party say it is contending.
The Republican party is against lower
tariff taxes and against the free coinage Of
silver. 1t is against increasing the amount
Of money in circulation and against about
everything else contained In the Ocala de-
mands. Why any man. therefore, who has
been acting with the Democratic party
should want to see the Republican party
difficult to understand, unless it is that he
expects TO get political office from the Re-
publican party as a reward for his services
in the event that that party is successful,
or he believes it would be good thing for the
south for the republicans to have control of
the state governments as we'll as the
national government.
Such men as the two Wayne county
alliancemen believe in high tariff taxes and
regard with favor such legislation as the
force bill. Although they know the Repub-
lican party is not friendly to the south and
gives no encouragement to anything that
tends to promote the welfare Of the south
ern people, they have determined to do all
they can to help that party carry several
OF the southern states.
If through their efforts the Republican
party should retain control of the govern
ment they would, in all probability, have
cause to regret their course With ignor-
ance in high places in the southern states
and south hating republicans in power at
Washington they would be glad enough to
vote the democratic ticket again. They need
some such experience as would come from a
condition of affairs that would result from
| the breaking of the backbone OF the south
ern democracy" as some Of the third party
leaders ex press it, 20 make them appreciate
the benefits they derive from the ascendency
of the Democratic party in the south.