Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13
TIE FARMERS.
Tie Part They Played in the Recent
Elections and the Results Obtained.
the Organized fort of The Farmers
and Laborers' Movement.
Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat.

Special Dispatch to the Globe Democrat.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. THE
first declaration from the National Far
mers' Alliance since the election is given
below. 1t IS furnished to the Globe
Democrat from the national headquar-
tiers of the Alliance in this city. As a
commentary upon the results, and as an
official forecast of what the Alliance will
try TO do in congress, it is very interest
ing. 1t will be seen that the national
officers of the Alliance claim sixty three
members in the next house. The declara-
ton is rs follows:
The elections Just held show conclu-
sively that the farmers and laborers'
organizations are a power in politics.
just in proportion 20 membership and
unity of action, so has been the proDor-
liou of changes wrought. Not a single
exception to this broad statement will he
found when an analysis of the elections
just had is made. IN the Southern
states the issue was made in the prima-
ries, long before the adjournment of
congress, and before the hayseeders de-
cided to make q strong fight. The ALI
auce had 10 state organization in the
following states, tO-wif: California,
Connecticut, Delaware, Montana, Ne
vnda, New Hampshire, New jersey,
New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and
Washington.
In New Hampshire the Farmers
League. Graneers and knights of Labor
ara fairly strong, and in New York the
League and ku ghts have great strength.
In the states not enumerated the ALI
ance has great strength, either alone or
by combination with the Patrons or In
dustry, rs was the case III Michigan, or
the Mutual Benefit association in Indiana
and Illinois. 1t is not proposed to give
the inner facts; the membership knows
this full we'll. But the figures as given
i'll the state returns show conoiusiveiy
that the groundswell has been in proper
ton TO the organized effort OF the farm
ers' and laborers movement. 1t is
freely ad tilted by all that il was sup
posed by the old leaders that party fealty
would draw the membership back and
they made their fight on the old lines.
The enormous combination could result
in @ tremendous avalanche against any
party the combination opposed.
The question has been raised, if the
Alliance Is nom partisan, AS the Alliance
claims, how is it the members have voted
solidly against the Republican party?
They have not done so. Take Demo-
cratic Georgia for an example. An
other autipodal state is Kansas. In Kan
sas the fight for reform was certainly
against sectionalism. The Republican
party being in power, holding both the
executive and legislative branches of the
national government, was responsible
for legislation had and also for failures
to pass such measures as the people de-
sired. This made it q shining mark.
The people had not taken hand i'll re-
forms for many years, and they came to
this congress asking them by petitions,
then through their organizations. They
made their demands on cougress-not on
party. First they asked for free coinage
OF silver. The party in power said: eve
know better what you need than you
yourselves know; we will pass
bill that will put the power iu
CUR secretary's hands; We will aid
&ur sreculators, not the people. -
o they passed silver bill the people OPP
Rosed. The people said: ''The party in
lower protects the iron and steel Indus
Sies, why not protect our silver indus
hies?' But their demands were denied.
The people thought the petitions of over
4 900 900 voters should be needed. The
congressman said: 'The petitions do
not amount to anything. We could get
the farmers aud laborers to sign just as