Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-19
BOSSISM IN THE ALLIANCE.
An Earnest Remonstranco Against the
Peoples Party Movement.
RANK UsURPATIoN OF AUTHORITY.
The Rock Upon which the Alliance
is Bound TO Go to Pieces Under
its Reckless Piiotagc-Gen-
cral Alliance Notes.

SILVER CREEK, Neb., May l1.-To the Edi-
tor of THE Bee The rubicon is crossed tho
Independent party is about TO bo formed and
the alliance is betrayed In the house of its
friends! Being regarded as strictly non-par-
tisan both within its own ranks and without,
the Farmers alliance in Nebraska was doing
noble work in teaching the farmers to stand
together in successful resistance to monopo-
lists, trusts and various combinations of busi-
ness men which sought to iilch from them
the hard-earned products of their toll
and in arousing public sentiment against
the domination of railroads and
great monicd interests in politics and in leg
islation; ITS power was recognized and felt,
and congressman, governors and public men
were standing cap in hand seeking to know
its pleasure; but now this noble organization,
through the influence of self-interestcd lead
ers, ambitious and unscrupulous men, and
well meaning but short sighted men, is enter
ing the arena of partisan politics and, its doom
is sealed. 1t has reached the zenith of its
glory and is on the downward grade to ruin.
| fear it has gone too far to rcccde, even if it
would, but nothing else can save it, unless 1t
be that the republican party of the nation is
to be destroyed and great party built up on
its ruins.
But it is denied that the alliance is response
bic for this new departure in party politics.
i ne ueulal Is nNpOCrlIlCdl ana lulSc, anu
those making it know it full well. The veil
is too thin; no one will be deceived; they can
not cvade the issue. The alliance is respon-
sible and will be so held at tho bar of public
opinion. l know whereof | speak, and
violate no obligation of our order in saying
that today this new party movement is being
urged and discussed in every subordinate
alliance in the state. They violate our writ
ten and unwrittcn law who force these parti-
san discussions upon us. am not bound to
submit, and | here avail myself of the only
means at my command of entering most
emphatic protest.
President Powers of the state alliance says
he did not know of the call for peoples in
dependent convention and was not consulted
in regard to IT. though he readily signed IL
and advises "all true alliance men" to sup
port the movement. | do not question Mr..
Powers statement of facts. think no one,
however, would accuse Mr.. Powers of being
the rcSponSible head of the alliance in this
state, and it is therefore not surprising that
he was not consulted in the matter The alli-
ance Is not responsible for the new party
movement. Oh, no! And yet the president
of the state alliance in this very declaration
of his makes fealty to the embryo party
test of loyalty to the alliance. Well then
[ am not "a ''truo alliance man." for
I not only will not support this movement,
but considering its inception, Irepudiate and
denounce it. And say to President Powers
and to all others that at this stage of the
game will not join with democrats, prohibi-
to down the republican party, and no true
repu ublican, be he member of the alliance or
not, will do it. Since this issue is forced upon
us, l say to my republican brethren OF the
alliance, let us wait and see what our own
party will do and then if, in defiance of pub
lie sentiment, they put before us as candi-
dates corporation tools and minions of the
money power there will be time enough yet
for us to decide what we Will do. Give the
Old Man chance.
But it will be said Has not the republican
party had chance! And has it not for many
long years been dominated by the railroads.
Admitted; and yet it is true that our party is
what we ourselves have made it, either by
our own action or default of action, more
particularly the latter. Farmers, as II rule,
do not attend the primaries, 50 that party
trickstcrs generally get away with the bag
gage, and, when they have bagged the game,
we stand off and howl. If we have not done
our duty in our old party it is not likely we
should do it in new one. To
illustrate: 1 , do not believe the farm
want Mr.. Dorsey reelected this fall. How
may they best prevent it, BY the formation
of anew partyt BY no means, but by turn.
ing out to the primaries, each for himself, and
by resort to parliamentary tactics and we'll
known political methods make their power
felt, and after this session of congress Mr..
Dorsey would then be able to devote his
entire time to loaning money to his farmer
constituents at per cent a month.
Who are this self-constituted "People's
and by what authority do they
assume to issue declaration or
principles,n on which the new
party is to stand! Mr. Burrows
says it is immaterial that we should know
who they are / say that it is quite material.
VIII Mr.. Burrows undertake to say that he
does not know or that the initials of the
name of the divinity that inspired their ac-
tion are not -. b. ~ viii he deny that this
''declaration' was prepared and printed in
the Office of the Alliance mt Lincoln and sent
to all the subordinate alliances in the state
through the regular channels of communica-
tiong
Mr.. Burrows has great deal to say about
honesty and purity in politics. He is opposed
to bossism and all that, and yet IL not di-
rcctly responsible for it he upholds and de-
fends worse bossism and despotic usurpation
of authority than | ever saw in the republi-
can party Why did not these mysterious
these pure ana patriotic gentlemen who dare
not show their faces to the world-irst take
to get 'thc people, together and
then let them make their own declaration or
principlcsi The reason is patent to all.
In politics ! never yet bowed in submission
to any boss; but ifsl must needs have boss,
prefer that heDe a republican.
CHARLES WOOSTER.
Great Growth in Saunders.