The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-03
Showing Their Colors.

At last the leaders of the Peoples party
are showing themselves in their true colors.
The statement has been given out at the
headquarters Of the Peoples party In Wash
ington that the sympathies of that party
are strongly with the Republican party.
and that if no one Of the parties should have
majority in the electoral college the
electors OF the Peoples party, If any should
be chosen, will cast their votes for Gen.
Harrison before they will let the election be
thrown into the House.
1t seems, according 20 our dispatches yes
terdsy from Washington, that there has
been deal between the Republican party
and Peoples party, aud that the Peoples
party will throw all its strength to the Re-
publican party, both in the electoral college
and in the next House.
1t is stated that the excuse the leaders OF
the Peoples party give for tavoring the
Republican, rather than the Democratic,
party, is that Gen. Harrison and his party
are more favorabiy inclined to their ideas
than Mr.. Cleveland and the Democratic
party. The MORNING News has said all
along that the real leaders of the Peoples
party are republicans at heart. They were
republicans before they began to form the
Peoples party, and they still believe in the
principles OF the Republican party. 1t is
within the bounds of probability that the
Peoples party will become merged into the
Republican party within a year or two. 1t
has no prospect Of ever being stronger than
1t is at present. Its demands are not those
which appeal strongly to the people.
No doubt those in the south who left the
Democratic party and became identified
with the Peoples party were sincere. But
now that they know that their votes may
be used to assist in electing a republican
President and giving the Republican party
control of the House. it would interesting
to hear from them as to whether they iu-
tend to continue 70 stand b. the Peoples
party. The MORNING News has said time
and time again that a vote for Gen. Weaver
would be, virtually. a vote for Gen. Har-
risoD and the force bill. That the statement
was correct is shown by the announcement
of the leaders OF the Peoples party that the
electors of that party, If any are chosen,
will vote for Gen. Harrison il by doing so
they can elect him, and that the congress
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the Republican party.
Can 1t be possible that there are southern
men who are willing and ready to help in
flict the south with the force bill There
isn't shadow of a doubt that if the repub-
licans get control OF the presidency and the
House they will pass the force bin.
Tho populsts in the south have denied
Indignantly throughout the campaign that
they favored the force bill. But if they
vote for the Weaver electors they may con-
tribute indirectly to the passage of that
bill.
They should consider seriously what they
are about to do. Can they afford to be a
party to the passage of the force billl Do
they not know that the passage of that bill
would bring untold evils upon the south9
Now is the time for them to turn back to
the Democratic party-the party of the
help put that party in charge
Of the government that has always been the
friend of the south.