Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-23
The THIRD Pcrty.

1T has been definitely settled that
There Will bc II full third party
ticket IN the field to no voted for
ut tho coming election. This
move was determined upon at II
meeting Of third party representa-
tives held in New Orlcaus on Jan.
18th. Alexandria was chosen as
the place for holding the state
nominating convention, and Fob.
18th was the day fixed AS the date.
The large attendance ut the New
Orleans meeting and the third par
IT, people arc in earnest.
just what figure this new factor
will cut III this already much mix
cd campaign it is difficult to say.
That they will have II following
not to be snecrcd ut is evidenced
by the strength developed by Capt
Adams in the recent primaries.
The third or Peoples party in this
state takes for its platform Of
principles the ''Ocal:, Demands
with few additions touching the
interests of those workingmcn not
of the agricultural class. This
brings to its support beth the far
mcrs Union;sis and Labor Union
lists. The fight Of the third party
in this state so far is man,festly Il
fight for principle, since they have
not yet gotten strong enough to
become flushed with desire for
office. This fact may have some
thing tt 10 with bringing into their
! ranks many of those who differ IN
certain lines from the straight De-
mocracv, end who arc disguised
with the scramble for Office that
has been kept up among the pro-
fession;tl polt:i citns who are con
trolling the boiling faction Of the
of the Democratic party. With
infant political movements, prin-
ciple is everything. The third
party i'm this state Is in its swad-
ding clothes, and that may be Ia
ken by the political for principle,
and that if they go with it, this
time at least they willnot be made
the dupcs of designing politicians
who arc shouting "principlc'
while intriguing for office.
| New political creations must
grow unon those already i'll axis-
tcncc. Each new party must draw
iis following from the parties nj.
ready in the field, and IN the natu'
raj order of things most Of this
strength must come from the ticlc
most prolific with voters. For this
reason new political movement:
always hurt the dominant party
The bearing of tho Farmers Ali
ance upon local politics of th'
different sections Of the United
= States recently fully illustrated
! tN!S. VI iiStliiISs III IN'ii'S'tS tli'
Alliance completely defeated thu
Republicans that had been invincl
bic for 80 years. and in South Ca
rolina tho Democracy went dow
before Ti!iman and his granger
fighting for principle, the ga.lan
old Wade Hampton losing his set,
ir the United States Senate in tn
onslaught. These arc the tw'
: most striking instances, but tn
same thing was noticeable in ever
state III the Union. Evcrywhrr
it was the dominant party tina
q suffered. Louisiana is no eXcep
r ton to the general rule, and it i
1 fair to presume that the Demo
t cratic party will lose most to tn
i new third party.
= Certain it Is that each new iii
vision of the intelligent whit
people of the state emphasize
the necessity of Democrats stick
ing together in order to save til
state from negroes, Republican
e and disscnters.
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