Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-09-15
THE SHOW FOR POPULISTS.

THE SHOW FOR POPULISTS.
 The chairman of the republican na
 tional executive committee-Hon. Jos
 H. Manley-recently expressed his opln
 ion, as an expert, on the probable out
 come of the coming fall elections. H'
 expects to see large republican gains
 from all parts of the country, and most
 ly from democratic ranks, though throughout the west many who voted the populist ticket thIs fall from prlncl
 ple. That the leaders of the democrat ic and populist parties are convinced oi this fact is assured by the desire on the mart of both for a fusion to beat the re-
 publican party. The attempt already
 made to consolidate the populists and
 laSor-and, in many instances, partially euccessful-shows conclusively that there are great fears in the populists ranks. Now that congress has adjourn ed the few populists in that body will go home and do the best work of their lives for the party.
 If the populists should secure seats enough in congress to give them the balance of power, the democratic pros pect would be no brighter in 1896; would be nc brighter than if the republican party had secured 8 working majority over the combined forces of democrats and populists.
 The bulk of whatever gains the popu- lists make in November will be at the expense of the democrats of the west and south, as the populists have con- paratively DO standing in the east and no republican will vote anything but straight republican ticket this fall; and the republicans will make heavy gains from both parties and the popuiist vote will not seriously disturb the republican party. Should the populiets ever be- come factor In the politics of the na- tion it will be on the ruins of the demo- cratic party.
 This is the half way year betW cen two presidential terms. Usually in such years it is the tendency to reverse the verdict of the previous national election. Thus in 1874, the middle of the term be- tween Grant and Hayes, the republican majority of 101 was replaced by demo- cratic majority of 61, in the congress elected with Grant.
 The congress chosen with Garfield in 1880 had small republican majority, but the election of 1882 wiped that out and put in democratic majority of 64.
 The half way elections of 1886 again reversed the elections of 1884 by wiping out the democratic majority of 'S4 elect ed with Cleveland in 1884. In 1890, the middle of MT. Harrison's term, the re- publican majority in congress was turn ed over and revealed a democratic ma iority of l4S From the above figures 1t IS safe to predict great reaction in fa- vor of the republicans this fall.
 As rule third parties poll their lars est vote at their midway elections, and when the next general election comes, like the old greenback party, they die for want of nourishment In 1878 the greenback party elected 16 congressman, in 1880 10, while in 1884 they were Tot heard of. So with the populist party. In 1896 they will not be in it.
 The populists are making 8 strong kick now, but like every other animated body the strongest kick is in the death struggle. That they are making that struggle now is apparent to all. The head has already been severed by the axe of the democratic headsman c. B. Weaver, democratic nominee for con- gress, ninth congressional district, Ia.) in Iowa, and like the tail of the snake, the body will wiggle till the sun goes down, and it is late in the afternoon with them now. Their sun will set on