The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-24
FARMERS AND TEE PREs1D ENcY
Cleveland and Blaine Lead in Pos
tai Gard Ballot.

cleveland and Blaine Lead in Pos
tai Gard Ballot.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Dec. 22-An elabo-
rate canvass to ascertain the opinions of the
farmers throughout the country on certain
practical, economic and political questions
has been conducted on an extensive scsle
for the past three months by the agricul-
tural press Of Springfield. The questions
were so arranged as to create much discus
sion In the farmers organizations every
where and induce large poll of
postal card ballots In order to re ach the
farmers of the whole United States, the en-
terprise was worked in the New England
states through the Neto England HOnle-
stead, and in the Atlantic and middle states
through the eastern edition of the Farm
and Home, while the central states, west
and south, northwest and Pacific slope were
reached through the western edition Of the
Farm and Home, published at Chicago.
A QUESTION AS TO THE PRESIDENCY.
Nearly 10000 cards were received con-
tanning ten questions, most of which relate
to the business OF farming, but the last OF
which was as follows: Who should be the
republican and democratic nominees for
the presidency in 1922 (Note that the
question is who should be, not who will be,
the idea being to draw out the farm
ers' views as to the best men for
the presidency rather than to guess
who the politicians may try to
put up). The answers have been fully
tabulated DULY as far as they relate to the
last question, but enough has been done to
show that federal aid to agricultural educa-
zion and the teaching of agricultural science
in the rural public schools are over
whelmingly Endorsed.
The sentiment regarding government
ownership of railroads is quite evenly
divided. A great many who vote against
such ownership insist on government super
vision and full control of railroads.
The views expressed as to the new tariff
law, reciprocity and proposed modification
of the national land policy are SO diverse
that it will be some days before they are
classified.
THE VOTE ON THE PRESIDENCY.
In reference to the vote of the presi-
Dental candidates it is explained that the
journals interested Interpreted the Novem-
Der elections as meaning that the farmers
we're weary of old favorites and old
measures and demanded new men and
new issues. These journals therefore adj
vocated j. NJ. Rusk Of Wisconsin. Secret airy
of Agriculture, add Congressman William
Hatch OF Missouri ex-chairman OF the
House committee on agriculture. as the
proper republican and democratic standard
beare for 1892. III spite of this influence,
however, the farmers expressed their pref
ererce for presidential candidates in the
following manner:
Cleveland II 1877, Hill II, 11S,
Hatch II, 0SS, scattering S,S03; total los, 100
Republican-Blaine SO. 209, Harrison 81 .0l3,
Rusk 20,746, scattering 1898; total 107, ST..
OF the scattering republican vote,
Speaker Reed leads with $685., followed by
Mr. Mckinley with 3 (l29
All but 256 Of these cards were mailed
before the November elections. Mr.. Depew
has 2, 727, and Senator Plumb OF Kansas
has q goodly showing, but the rest are
mostly for "a farmer"
In the scattering democratic vote Gov.
Pattison leads with over 1900; Carlisle has
70, and Gov. Russell Of Massachusetts, 500,
the Others being for "a farmer" In the
democratic vote Mr.. Cleveland's vote is
uniformly the greatest ia every section of
the country, while in the republican vote
President Harrison leads in the central
states, Secretary Rusk in the northwest and
Secretary Blaine everywhere else.