The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-02

lance will submit to the people their
annual messages"
They talked o. 1892 and the unani-
nous conclusion was thai President
Harrison would not Do a candidate
again. "But," said the Western Con
gresham elect, "the wise aad conser.
vative administration Of President
Polk, of the Alliance, looking to a
perfect u%nifcation IF all agricultural
orders and a combination of farmers
and w~orkingmen throughout the
country, has been of such a far
reaching character and so we'll con,
du ;ted that he will be unanimously
re elected resident of the Alliance.
President Polk, in his administration
of the affairs of the Alliance, has done
much to allay bitterness and antagon,
ism within the order, and its harmoni
Gus condition at present is largely due
to is administration.
"Sectionalism is fast dying out, I"
continued the Congressman elect,
I" and it is not impossible that the
Peoples party will have a ticket in
the field in 1892. If we do nominate
one we will have a Pacific Coast or a
Western man with a Southern man
One will be a former Republican, the
other will be an ex Democrat"
The party fell to figuring. 1t may
be interesting to know how they di-
vided the States, using, of course, the
old electoral vote. Here is their ar
rangement:
Surely Republican in 1892-Maine,
6; Vermont, 4; Pennsylvania, 80,
Ohio, %. Total, So.
Surely Democratic-New York, SO;
New Jersey, 9; Della ware, 3; Mary,
land, 8; Texas, -; Kentucky, g..
Total, 70.
Sure for the Peoples party-North
Carolins, IL; South Carolina, 9; Geor-
gia, Il; Kansas, g., Nebraska, 5;
Michigan, ID; Mississippi, 9; North
Dakota, 3; South Dakota, 4; Mime.
sofa, Z. Total, 81.
Good fighting ground-Alabama,
10; Arkansas, 7; California, 8; Col
orado, 3; Florida, 4; Illinois, %; In
diana, l5; Iowa, 10; Louisiana, 8;
Missouri, IA; Tennessee, u; Virginia,
II; West Virginia, 6; Wisconsin, IL.
Total, las.
The argument is that in all of the
States given as fighting ground the
farmers and laborers' organizations
are, or will be, strong enough to hold
the balance of power. one of the
party put the plan in this way: "In
States where the Democratic party 10
in the minority the Peoples party
will fuse with the Democrats, each o:
the parties in the fusion to receive an
equal share of electoral votes. The
same will be done with Republicans
where they are in the minority. That
will insure US a full and fair vote.
North, South, East and West, some,
thing that is most devoutly wished for.
The probabilities of a third party
coming into the field will confus e the
plans of the old line politicians. No
one can so easily determine in advance
the posi- Oilities of the future on that
line as those who are in the secret
councils of the Farmers Alliance
Therefore the advantages in the
triangular contest will be ours. In
the light of these possibilities the
meeting of our National Congress at
Ocola next month will be the most
important gathering of farmers and
labOring men ever held n this
try. We will there consider u
policy for 1892"
Speaking of the organization of the
next House the Southern member
elect said: I'VE are not taking much
interest in the organization of the
House; it is the work that the House
will accomplish that interests us most.
If the Democrats airy out in good
faith the pledges they made before
election to us we shall fear no evil,
but on the other hand, if they do not
we will treat them as we did the Re
publicans. Having tried both the old
parties and received nothing, we will
look out for the Alliance alone in the
Congressional elections In 1892. Con
gresham Springer has already de
clared in advance that he is opposed
to our plans of getting financial relief
for the people. Mills, of Texas, is
opposed to US, and in fact most of the
old Democratic leaders oppose US, and
claim the result of the recent election
to their good management of the cam
Globe Democrat.
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