Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-04-12
The Alliance and the Parties.

The hardest work which the alliance
has on hands is to 90 ahead. 1t is beset
with party prejudices aud party de-
mands on all sides. Everybody on
the outside is offering good advice.
One friend-they are all good friends
of the alliance, these advisers are-in-
si>ts on the ''ortler" going into politics,
but would have it 90 right into his
party; aDother wants it to stay ont of
politics lest it iniure its prospects; an
other, more bold than the rest, assures
his alliance friends that if they UNI
dertake any political movement his
party will teach the alliance lesson
by breaking it TO pieces. Democrats
assume that the alliance demand for
an equitable adjustment of tariff du-
ties so that farmers may enjoy fair
share Of whatever benefits flow from
protection, is a movement along DEM
ocratic lines, and hence papers of that
party are patting the alliance on the
back encouragingly. The Kansas
City Times, Chicago Herald, New
York World, ST. Louis Republic,
Montgomery Advertiser, and other
leading democrat papers manifest
great Interest in the movement OF the
alliance, wishing that party advan-
tages may follow.
On tho other hand, republican pa
pcrs, the New York Tribune, Phila-
de!phia Press, Chicago lnter-Occan,
ST. Louis Globe-Democra and Topeka
Capital, speak less patronizingly.
more boldly, debating rather than cX-
l.oriing, commanding rather than re-
guessing and there is no disposition to
cuncitiaic or compromise. The repnb-
irau party proposes TO 60 right along
independently OF The alliance. conIinu-
ing Us it has been going, asking no
questions aud answering none. AS 10
Kausas-ond the remark il applicable
10 olh her staies-nOlice has hcem served
upon the. alliance that no attack upon
the policy Of The republican party
VIII he tolerated and in the notice
nothing is said 10 indicate a disposition
TO even listen 10 complaints upon the
part of the membership coming from
tile alliance. We quote sentence or
two from an editorial article in the
Topeka Capital Of March IS as fol-
lows:
The Capital proposes TO deal frankly and fairly
with this organization and rs lis aims and OBJ
jrcts have u bearing upon the politics of the
state and its material prosperity, To discuss in
these columns from time 10 tine this new organ
lied force Every thinking citizen very
wei, knows that a large majority Oi the farmers
oi Kansas are republicans, and while they are
ready To lpin cooperative organizations Tor the
mutual benefit Of producers, will not consent Ia
being led into opposition to their party 10 l'erse
democratic leaders or wild theorists who expect
10 cure all tie ills OF financial depression by de-
Gealing the republican party. II it shall tranr-
pre thnt the leaders OF the alliance In Kansas
intend making the organization political ma
chine TO fight republcanism, ana that they pro-
pose to join with the democracy for that par
pose, the usefulness o the order will be Of shOr
duration. If on the other hard the organization
seeks the prosperity OF the producers of kansa:
by corporation in controlling the products Of
the tnrfn ana lntelllSeut iuuNIuua PoiiuOAi W.
ton, the organization viii have the hearty sup
port and sympathy Of all good citizens. The
Capital believes in full and fair discussion o.
all issues involved and offers It's columns to III
readers for that purpose.
The Kansas Farmer is not authorlz'
cd 10 speak for the alliance officially
but it knows very well what the ALI
ance wants and how it expects to at
tain the objects sought. We assure
our neighbOrs that there is no inten-
ton on the part OF the alliance 10 make
war on any party, nor Is there any
present intention TO organize q new
party, or To unite with any existing
party. The alliance is agreed upon
few fundamental propositions relatin:
10 finance, transportation and land
and they want Legislation upon thos'
subjects. They want more money II
circulation; they want the govern
ment 10 issue the money directly, ant