The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-18

If the third party ever had favora-
be opportunity to make itself felt, it
was IN Tuesdays state elections. 1t
was natural that in an era of depression
ana discomfort the new party should at
tract to its standard the dissatisfied ele-
ments of the two old parties.
The campaign is over, and as the
smoke OF battle clears away it becomes
evident that the Populists have cut a
very insignificant figure in the fight. In
Nebraska they succeeded in putting in
then work because the patronage Dem
ocrats paved the way in their state con
yenlon by putting a double. standard
party ON single standard platform
But they were overwhelmingly showed
under III Virginia, where they were
well organized and made determined
effort TO win. They made a feeble
showing i'll Iowa, and in other states
TRY failed to cause even ripple on the
surface.
Tie lesson is so obvious that it can
not be mistaken, The two old parties
represent the opposite political creeds
OF the people. Republicans and Demo
Gratis viii find it their best policy to ad-
Just their differences in their own
camps. They cannot organize a third
party with any reasonable hope of sue
cess under existing conditions. The re-
suit of Tuesdays elections makes that
plain.
In the south, where the Populists and
their sympathzers have looked for a
victory IN Virginia, their crushing de-
feat viii have good effect. Democrats
who have been disposed TO leave the
party ranks and work for their favorite
reforms IN a new organization, will now
see how utterly hopeless such course
would be, They will come to tie con
clusion that their only chance of secur-
! ing the legislation they desire is to stick
to the Democracy, and take part in and
help shape party movements aud party
policy. If they adopt this policy they
Will mt least have the satisfaction of aid
ing the party in redeemiug the pledges
Of the Chicago platform, and when
those pledges are carried out the masses
will get all the financial relief that they
have asked for.
But if dissatisfied Democrats make
the mistake of trusting to the populist
movement to accomplish their object,
the consequences will be disastrous.
The fruits of the magnificent Demo
cratic victory last year Will be lost, the
great party will be divided, and at the
next general election the Republicans
Will win, not through their superior
and factionaI strife. '''' '@-''''' ''' -
It is good time foT Democrats to get
together and harmOniZe their conflict
ing views. Financial relief and reve-
nue. tariff are substantially the only re-
forms demanded by both Democrats
and Populists. The former are pledged
to these reforms, and having entire con-
troll of the government they can carry
them out. The disruption of the ma
tional Democracy means the restoration
Of Republican rule.-Atlanta Constitu-
| ton.
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drove the Turkish garrison into the citadel
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II theological seminary The people barricadc
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