The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-05
The Third Party in Georgia.

/ Indications Of feeling in favor Of a
third party are cropping out in different
parts Of this state. These indications ap-
pear at alliance gatherings. In very many
/ Of the sub-alliances there are men who are
trying to commit the alliance to the third
party movement. They are not interested
/ so much in the welfare of the farmers as
I they are in getting a foothold from which
/ they can climb into office
/ Most Of tine alliance meetings at which
third party resolutions are adopted are at
tended by very few people, and these few
are politicians who have failed to win any
recognition in the parties with which they
have affiliated. They now think they see a
chance OF having their desire for office graf
flied.
There was q meeting Of alIiancemen OF
the Second congressional district at Thomas
vile couple of weeks ago, and a resolu-
ton was adopted to the effect that the
alliancemen OF that district would sever
their relations with the old parties unless
GeorglA's congressman declared themselves
in favor of the OcaIa platform before Feb.
90 the date Of the conference of the labor
organizations at St. Louis.
1t is quite evident that Georgia congress
men are not going to make a declaration in
favor of the Ocala demands before Feb. %,
or any other date. They are all democrats
except Hon. Thomas Watson, aud they will
act in harmony with the Democratic party.
How much respect would the allisncemen
who met ct Townsville have for their
representatives in congress if they should
repudiate the platform upon which they
were elected aud announce themselves in
favor Of a platform not Endorsed by the
Democratic partyl Would they have any
confidence in thema The Georgia congress-
men cannot consistently support the Ocala
demands and retain the offices to which
they were elected by democrats. 1t is their
privilege, Of course, TO Join third party,
hut before doing SO they would be bound to
resign.
These IS no danger Of any considerable
number Of democrats Of the Second con-
gressional district. or of any other district
10 this state. leaving the Democratic party
They are wise enough to see that a third
party has no chance whatever OF getting
control of the government, and they would
simply be wasting their time in giving their
support to such party
The only known third party is the one
that was born at Cincinnati last May and it
is in a moribund condition. It was shown
to have very little vitality in the November
elections last year. and it will have much
less this year. Its platform is the Ocela
platform, the important demands of which
are imprscticsble.
The third party people are waiting with
considerable anxiety for the meeting Of the
st. Louis conference. They seem to think
that that conference will give life TO the
third party. They will be disappointed. 1t
doesn't make any difference what action Is
taken by that conference, the third party
will not play an important part in the ma
tional contest.
A good many third party allianoemen are
blaming Col. Livingston for acting with the
Democratic party. He is wise enough to see
that the Democratic party is the only party
that can do the south any good, and that
the third party does not amount 20 anything
and is not likely to. But they ought to
have very kindly feeling for Col. Living
ston, for he did as much as any other man
to drag the alliance into politics. It is pos
sible that he has regretted his part In that
work. The alliance would have accom-
plished more for the farmers if It had kept
out of politics.