St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-15
THEY ARE THINKING NOW,
And the November Voting VIII Show
Some of the Results of II.
FARMERS ARE GOING SLOW
On the Old Lines That Make Them
Pay Tribute to the Monopo-
lies.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, OAK, Sept. IA notice
able feature of the present campaign in
Dakota is the easy and apparently nat
ural utilization between Democrats and
the Farmers alliance. The fusion is
not the result of any political work or
persuasion: it is not brought about by
Democratic effort, but seems to come
naturally and with mutual willingness
and pleasure.
Why is it?
1t is because of the position of the
Democratic party on the tariff question.
If every citizen of Dakota would vote
honestly in accordance with his conVic-
lions on the tariff question this fall the
territory would go Democratic by ma
iOrity as great as Pennsylvania goes
Republican. If party could be forgotten
and principle alone rule the conduct of
men at the polls OH November 6 next,
Dakota would be placed
IN THE DEMOCRATIC FOLD
as sure as the day will come. Although
this is not expected by many, it is
known by those who have Travelled
about the territory during the past few
weeks, that there is mighty independ-
which cannot be controlled by the party
whips, and that it is drifting toward De
mOcracy Just as rapidly as it is forget
ting old party lines, and as sure as it is
absorbing information on the issues of
the day.
Dakota farmers cannot understand
why they should pay tribute to Eastern
millionaires, whose only interest in the
territory is
IN THE MORTGAGES
which they hold over the land and the
money which they loan at per cent
per month.
They do not understand why they
should be asked to support a party
which is forcing them to sell in the
market of the world and buy of few
protected manufacturers in the East.
They resent as an insult to Their in
telligence the claims of party which
supports tariff system which makes
them pay so per cent more for an Amer
lean reaper than is charged for the same
machine in Canada, England or Aus
tralia, after it has been shipped thou
sands of miles.
They believe that to successfully COM
pete with the European and Canadian
farmer they should be able to purchase
their American manufactured machin-
| cry as cheap.
They realize that the "home market"
cry is the cry of
THE DEMAGOGUE.
The manufacturer is not striving to
build up a home market of farmers for
his wares by calling for legislation
favorable to the agricultural classes.
Oh, no. He is reaching out into foreign
countries and selling his goods much
cheaper than he sells them to the
American farmer, whose wheat is sold
in competition with the world.
These are the thoughts now upper
most in the Dakota farmers mind, and
| it is about time for him to cast vote in
his own interest instead of for party
which has given him nothing but sweet
promises and high taxes, lingo speeches
and mortgaged homes.
The more the issues are discussed the
weaker becomes the Republican party
| in Dakota, and Hon. j. W. Harden, who
is one of the most convincing speakers
| in the territory, is winning independent
votes by the hundreds wherever he
goes.
He is conscientious as well as a
brainy man, and the farmers know him
to be their friend and co-laborer. He
will receive the largest vote ever given
| a Democrat in Dakota, and those who
have travelled with him through the ter
ritory assert that he will be elected,