Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-11-28
The Farmer. ana-,h. rarin.

Inc Democrats are building many
political castles in spsM, just now, on
the ibasi' Of the returns from ,be cleo
tons in the West Isssl-Gsat Of the
Republicans 10 many States in that
neighbOrh"od, and the large cote cast
oV the Primers Alliance party, make
the Democrats believe that they have at
last discovered the rainbow Of promise
which Mr.. Calvin Bs;H chased SO IN
dnstriously during the campaign of 1888.
In reaching this comfortable conclu-
sion, however, they assume that the dis
satisfaction Of the farmers springs from
their dislike Of protective tariff. and
that they will be eager to join any party
land vote for any candida,ss that stand on
trse-trade platform But these buoy
ant hopes of the Democrats are likely to
meet with disappointment. The first
authorstive word which has come from
the Farmers Alliance since the election
as to the st'nding Of that organization on
The tariff was uttered in Lexington, Ky,
the oher day. The State Cow ention
of the Alli1nee began its annual session
there last week, and Mr.. Ben TIE rcll,
the national lecturer Of Reorganization,
isquoted by the Cincinnati Enquire as
taking this attitude on the tariff question:
Mr.. Terrell deprecates the idea that
the farmers demand cheap prices for the
goods they buy, for, says he, If they buy
cheap they would have to sell cheap,
aud what the farmer wants is not cheap
prices, but high ones. re Says that the
higher the tariff. the better of the coun-
try will be. what the farmer aud the
country need" says Mr.. Terrell, "is
money, and plenty Of it. Give the
country this and make the tariff as high
as possible, and this will Be prosper
Gus and happy nation"
With such views on the issue of pro-
lection to home industries the natural e
sition Of the Farmers Alliance WILD
with the Republican party IN the tariff
question. 1t certainly cannot render
any aid and comfort to the Democratic
party. which proposes to gNe-the farmer
the privilege of buying a few things
cheap, and in return compel him to sci
his produce in tn, cheapest market
Mr.. Torrell's language Sums that he
and the organization he reTesents have
not been deluded By the Democratic cry
of cbeapness, one of the most fallaclou'
and chimerical issues on which party
ever asked for votes. T& platform
adopted by the Farmers Alliance at it
first National Convention, held in St
Louis last December. contains nothing
which cIn give aBy comfort to the free
traders. While it says nQ,,aRg directl.
in favor of a protective tariff, it is equal
ly silent on the subject of free-trade
| In the address of Mr.GsSrell befor
the Kentucky convention he'said, furth
er, that il was not ths intention Of tn
Alliance to form an independent party
but to have the other parties assist III
so-uase goOu 'Hsgvvr .hsinaims :
sell in. it cannot afii late "A s4i~s..;
ocraic party, whose ayowed purpose
is to break down protection, cbeck-grow
ing industries. and. place The. lnarke
5000 miles away from the farm. 1t
evident from these facts that. the Demo
Gratis are still chasing araipbpws wheI
they look for aid from the Farmers Al
lance in their crusade against the poll
cy of protection.