The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-02
New York Herald
HERALD BUREAU,
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WASHINGTON, Nov. Is, 80.
The spectre of the Farmers Ali
overshadows all other political
~annoideration here. Clever politicians
innate that the vote polled by that
a~"-onization in the recent election at
oe9 loss than $500, 900. The Alliance
noonIe themselves are saying nothing
EEot can be construed as an indication
" their future purposes. The expec.
tation is that their party will increase
~ repidly during the next two years
hat their voting strength in 1892 will
MT fall much, if any, short of 5000,
n00 In that event they will undoubt,
oJIv n ace a Presidential ticket in the
GsId with a moral certainty of carry
mo half a dozen Southern and West
or0 States. Already they r claim,
inc all the agricultural States in '92.
This is. Of course, an exaggerated and
over sanguine view of the situation,
9rowipg out of their recent success,
RRnt they have a reasonable probability
If carving North and South Carolina,
South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska and
Minnesota. l am told by their leaders
here that not only will they continue
to develop strength in the States
where they have already show WI unex
nectei power out that Ohio, Pennsyl-
vsnia, New York, New Jersey and
Massachusetts, offer them an equally
promising field, The work of organ
izing will go on rapidly in these
States from this time, with the posi-
bili5v of bringing one or more of
them also under their domination.
WILL FUSE WITH NO OTHER PARTY.
1t is obvious to any student of pc
liticaI affairs tuat the Alliance people
are " feeling their OATS" as they igur-
stively putt. They organized originally
fer mutual benefit, but they have
drifted into politics almost 1mpercep
tibly from the start, and their mani
fest purpose now is to secure control
Of the country, or at least develop
such strength as will enable them 10
hold the balance of power between
the two great parties. 1t is not their
intention to consolidate with either.
Their leading men tell me they will
welcome any man or set Of men who
may choose to enter their ranks, but
they can only be- admitted by renounc,
ing forever their former political afil-
iations. 1t IS only as a distinct organ
izatiOn with distinct aims aud pur
poses that they a hope to win, and
from this course they will not swerve
a hairs breadth.
The Alliance people are claiming
fifty FIVE votes IL the next House. Oh
this number forty ale straightout Ali
ance Representatives and fifteen others
have committed themselves in writing
to the measures advocated by them.
The more important OF these measures
are the free silver coinage and SuO.
Treasury bills. They will not stop,
they say, until they accomplish the
passage of both. Judging from their
conversation they expect to do this
before the close of the Fifty second
Congress.
OPPOSED TO SECTIONALISM.
There is one tenet of their political
faith which fair minded men without
regard to other considerations will
cheerfully indol Sc. They are opposed
to sectionalism and to the statesmen
who support such doctrines. They
tell me seriously that their principal
opposition to Senator ingalls, arises
from his mAlevolent and repeated
efforts TO widen the breach between
the North and the South. His other
Sins they could forgive, bu5 this they
regard as objectionable. [ asked
tnem what IN that case they purposed
DONG with Senator'S Hoar ana Chand.
Ter. They replied that as 500 as the
organization became stronger In Mas.
sachusetts and New Hampshire, these
gentlemen should be Immediately
turned down, unless their "brigadie1
scalping" tactics, as they term them,
are abandoned.
Inc General Council Of the Alliance
will nold It's annual meeting at Ocala,
rla, December 2 next. About two
hundred and fifty delegates and fifteen
uunored other leading members OF
Sne Alliance will be in attendance
Inc Conference will be an important
one' and before its close the aims and
purposes OF the Alliance for the future
Will no doubt be better understood.
THE aTTTANrE