St. Paul daily globe., 1890-04-06
The Alliance
Campaign :.
Outlined.
The politicians, par
ticularly the old party
bosses, are in a whirI
of excitement over the
announcement that
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the Farmers alliance
intend to put state ticket in the field.
The farmers are very close-mouthed
people, and speak very cautiously as to
their intentions. The farmer is the
hardest man in the world to interview.
and if he does give you tip he does it
with a beSeeching look on his face,
which plainly appeals TO you not to
give him away. l got one cOrnered in
back room of the Clarendon the other
evening, and asked him to outline their
plan for the state campaign He agreed
to do it on condition that l would never
reveal word titat he said. 1 promised,
and intend to keep my promise. That
interview shall be sealed book to the
public. But as l came out of the door I
met another granger who knew was
closeted with the alliance man, and was
hanging around to find out what was
going ON. '.See here, now, that fellow
in there has given you our whole plan,
hasn't he?' was his pointed query. l
tried to parry the question. "Oh, it is
no use denying it. 1 know he has," was
his remark, as he thrust his arm through
mine, and proceeded to accompany me
the most confidential loquacity, but en-
tirely tOrgetful of the necessity of eX-
tracing a promise from me to keep
mum. When we had reached the Office
lobby he drew me to one side and pro-
ceeded to unbosom himself in this wise:
"You see if we nominate Knute Nelson,
we have got 'em.. Don't you be afraid
about Knute not accepting. That is all
fixed, or it will be. What we want is
to nominate Nelson for governor, and
then let the Democrats nomI-
nate the rest of the state ticket.
There will be fusion ticket Oh tariff
reform platform that will count for
something. With such ticker as that
we can elect a fusion legislature that
will send a tariff reformer to the senate
and will elect tariff reformers to con-
gresS in perhaps all the five districts.
Donnelly is disposed to kick On that ar
rangement, but he will have to stand in
with US or show his hand as Merriam
worker. We have the whip hand of
Donnelly this year, and he has got to
work with us or get out of the alliance
harness. AS for myself 1 prefer to keep
him in harness, because he is man of
great ability and can be Of good service
to us if he will getdown to honest work
for the alliance cause and quit dicker-
ing with the Merriam squad. Suppose
the Democrats will not fuse with us?
Oh, that's another matter. But whether
working in single harness or double the
alliance is going to cut figure in
Minnesota politics this year. We have
the war paint on. and we are going to
cut our own swath regardless of the
politicians. That supreme court decis-
ion has stirred the farmers up as they
have never been stirred before. That
Mckinley bill is red flag to in the sight
OF the farmers. 1t proves the futility
of relying on the Republican party for
tariff reform. If the Democrats want to
help us to establish Democratic princi-
pies now is their chance. If they don't
help us, all we have to ask is that both
of the old parties stand aside and see
the salvation of the Lord as it will be
wrought by taX-burthened, monopoly
ridden farmers of Minnesota