The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-08-29
REVOLUTION In POLITICS.
The Farmers Alliance sweeping the south
and West. and will Hold the Ha'ahce
of Power In tl.c next Congress.
INTERVIEWS WITH STATESMEN

,su,xc7ox, August 2S.--Thc states
men here. irrespective of party, are
getting really frightened over the Far
mcrs Alliance movement in the South
and West. The democrats arc afraid
TIM, the Alliance will beat them out
of the next House. and the republicans
a-c afraid that it will lose them several
United States senators in the West
Among the politicians there Is an uneasy
md nervous feeling. and it is constantly
growing Since the defeat Of 50 good
and strong man as Mr.. Barnes. of Gcor-
rim. who never made 4 report. delivered
snccch or cas-, vote which was not in
,hc in;c-cs, of the lAboriug and poorer
class, and against monopoly. there is no
man here who can Safcl, count tor IL stay
IN ,uIlic life nn,il the elections are over.
yor'nsk = Southern member if he is going
"a hc rcnomiuatcd and he will say;
81 don, know. The Farmers Alliance
j. emitting >omc figure in politics III my
district. and | don't know what the re-
sult Of it will ice.
* not your district strongly demo-
cratic ooo
ity tv, wears ago. bat if don't answer the
question. sen, TO me by the Alliance men
70 sui, them | am afraid they will beat me,
even II | should bc rcuominated. You
see. all the republicans in my district
wonld vote with the Alliance.
The Western republican members talk
the same way only they say th" democrats
IN ,heir district would vote with the AL
lance IL defeat them. 80 il goes. With
but few exceptions all the strong brainy
democrats here in congress stand hy their
guns and ,ncir principles. even ii in 80 do
ing they arc defeated. They say openly
tha: tin, ;rc.cr defeat rather than to sup
port some # tie Wild schemes of the Al
lance. such H. the subj Treasury bill.
Col. Oates. of Alabama. who has. per-
hnps. giycu more careful attention than
nnr other man in congress To the move
mcnts of the Farmers Alliance III the
South. and Who had vigorous contest
with the organization. in his own district
saws: 81 havc watched the nominations
in the South Tor congress with close at
tcution and am sure that the Farmers
Alliance representatives will hold the bal
auce o., power in the next House Nearly
all of them viii lie new in congress. As
il i, now. there are only four openly
Snvowcd Farmers, Alliance men i'll the
House. ii l. rather strange that ont Of
these four. NcClammv. of North Carolina,
and Morgan. OF Mississippi. have been de-
efcatcd for denomination. Until quite re-
Gently, / haye ict mos, sangUinc that the
next House would lee democratic. But
the outlook Is that il will he either
swaycd hy tie Farmers Alliance men.
or again controlled by the republicans.
In many Instances the democrats have
nominated Il candidate III opposition TO
the Farmc,, Alliance The history of
politics shows tina, where there is II
Split IN. The dominant party the cali-
dida,e OF the weaker faction gcncr-
alv slip. n In Georgia Blounl, Crisp
and Turncl viii he returned, although it
is hard to say what will lac developed in
the way of ai independent movement be-
fore cccIion time comes around. North
Caroline VII send solid delegation of
Farmers Alliance men. In my state ain
sure there viii be- It number o! us lett at
home,