St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-18

to get them to take such action. AT the
Republican convention at Grand Forks
the Alliance was represented in force,
and they hoped some excuse would be
afforded them then and there for the step
they have now taken. but the occasion
was not what they desired. and so
they waited and consulted with
the Knights and further among
themselves, and finally decided to
they do, that the Independent party
will be factor in the next presiden-
tial campaign, and they want Organiza-
ton in this in order to be prepared for
that. The work of organizing Alliances
has been pushed with the greatest vigor
since the meeting in June. until the
membership has been more than dou-
bled, and it is beIieved a much stronger
feeling for organization will be shown
at the meeting in September than at the
one in June last. 1t has not been de-
termined
What to Do.
whether to put a third ticket in the
field, or make up combination ticket,
taking suitable names from each of the
full tickets now in the field. or to put a
partial ticket in the field, leaving blank
the positions where it is not desirable to
defeat the Farmers Alliance members
who are candidates on the party tickets
now before the people. The Farmers
Alliance people believe they are
a living, active force in the pol
itics of this country, and they are
unwilling longer to play second fiddle to
the other parties. They are not willing
to lose all credit for good accomplished
by helping to elect good Democrat or
q hi bod
in the opposite party. when they can do
it as certainly by naming one of their
own party-and strengthen themselves
for the future. Besides, when they at
tempt to accomplish anything in their
ow party they are spat upon and de-
nounced aSkickers, grumblerS or boilers.
And so it has came to pass that the In
depenent party of North Dakota is
about to be organized. The Republi-
cans profess to encourage the oraaniZa-
ton, and congratulate themselves, they
are about to get rise of what they term
the disturbing element, but the
shrewder ones see that this movement
may make North Dakota Democratic in
1892. The Republican party is too
eager for its own good health to slaugh-
ter some of its best men. There are too
many unburied dead who have never
trained with any but the Republican
party: two many old soldiers who, with
Ben Butler, think there is
Something Coming;
too many farmers who do not worship
at McKinley's shrine, and too many in
dependent voters who have determined
to no longer stand the crack Of the old
party whip, or longer to be party to the
oppression of the people.
1t is not yet apparent what the effect
of this movement will be on the sena-
torial election. But the indications are
the Alliance people think the monopo-
lies are too eager too see Pierce returned
to the senate. They look upon his re-
cent interview as a play for Alliance
votes, and take very little stock in the
story that the railroads are opposed to
him. They do not think his anti-lottery
protestations are all they are pretended
to be, as he was out West explaining
why he pounded the boys when Hans
was pushing the thing in Washington.
The truth is, Gil Pierce is a carpet-bag-
ger, and no wants him in North Dakota
but the Northern Pacific railroad, and
they have no posterior to kick nor soul
to save.