Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-06-23
Warning Notes to the Farmers Alliance.

AS the season for making up party
tickets approaches, it becomes more
apparent that designing men have
long been laying their plans to use
the Farmers Alliance in this, and
and probably in other sections to pro-
mote personal political interests. The
politician who Joins the Alliance and
works to advance the interests of him
self and associates, and to create pre-
judice against other candidates or in
plcion. The candidate who stands up
boldly on his own merits without at
tempting to make the Alliance float
him, has the presumption in his favor.
Battle Lake Review, Alliance organ.
The above article from a paper
which is the official organ of the
Farmers Alliance of Otter Tail
county, contains great deal of truth.
Indeed, it covers the ground so COM
pletely that little can be added to its
sharp thrusts at class of men who
are endeavoring to use the Farmers
Alliance in hoisting themselves or
friends into office. 1t is one of the
results of organizations such as this,
that Designing men are always sure
to push themselves forward as it's
champions, whose real object is self
interest.
It is very we'll for the farmers to or
ganize and thus make their power felt.
They have grievances to redress and
reforms to accomplish, and to that
end they should be careful that those
whom they select to act for them in
the Legislature, or in any other ca
pacity, are men whose hearts are in
the good work, and not hypocrites,
who would use the organization as q
stepping stone to accomplish selfish
ends. Men who have once violated
their pledges and trampled upon their
platforms. should not be trusted again.
To be successful in the ends sought to
be attained, the farmers should act
cautiously, wisely, with moderation
and firmness. In this way they can
accomplish the purpose in view, and
in no other. In short as the Review
declares, they should beware of "the
politician who joins the Alliance and
self and associates, and to create
preiudices against other candidates
or interests. st. Cloud Times.
Il
notes of warning to the Alliance that
haye been sounded many times by
the leading country press of the state.
1t is positive fact that several of the
most dIsreputable political scoundrels
in the state have, and now are, trying
to make the Farmers Alliapce step
ping stone for their private ends. The
chief of these men is I. Donnelly,
whose political character is so MOTOR
Gus that no recitation ofitis necessary.
Our Alliance want to make use of
its political power for q great and
good purpose. It has power to in
fiuence and secure just recognition
and it should use it with determined
justice. 1t is now generally admitted
by the people of the state that the
Legislature is to be given to the
farmers for them to use to correct
their grievances and make sure their
future emancipation from the burdens
which have been laid on them in the
past. This is all the farmers should
ask, and it is all they need, and they
should concentrate their whole energy
upon this one thing. Tt is certain
that the Republicans will be glad to
nominate men selected by the farmers
for the Legislature, and if such is not
done in some cases then the Alliance
will use the right to put up an inde-
pendent candidate who will as rule
be elected. Here ends the limit that
the Alliance should deal In politics.
When the idea is advanced. as it was
by the state lecturer at West Union a
short time ago, that the county offices,
state offices, Congressman and sena-
torship should all be swept into the
Alliance basket, right there arises the
rock which will ruin all. Such de-
mand would simply create a new