Blue-grass blade., 1890-11-01
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The Farmers Alliance Meet.
ing In this CITY Nov cMl-
lpcr II.

on Tuesday, November ii.
l hope the meeting will b.
most enthusiastically and largely
attended by the farmers of the
country; and il the public is in
vited to its deliberations, as
hope and suppose it will be ! ask
that Prohibitionists shall, as fal
as possible, be present.
The BLADE will support the
Alliance people just as TAR as il
can do, consist, ntly with III
vows to Prohibition; and it may
be possible to do this without any
reservation. When it is remem-
bered that / am farmer that
works at the plow with my own
bands, and that | am proud tc
proclaim this, | do not believe
that any just man will charge me
with making advances to the Al
lance people as Il piece of politi-
cal strategy.
| believe that the Farmers AL
lance aud the PrOhibitionists have
common cause against the poll
tics that is dominant in this
State.
The Farmers Alliance is full
brother to Prohibition; out Of
the same dam. old "IlOnesty,
and by the same sire, "Chmmon
Sense," both thorough reds.
1t must be evident to our
farmers that they are neglected
in the political ministrations OF
the gentlemen that we send to
represent us at Washington.
These gentlemen are what are
justly called brilliant men, and
they attract attention for their
genius at Washington; Col.
Breckinridge as much or more
perhaps, than any man there.
But the gentlemen we send there
do not own farms, and have no
practical experience with the ne
cessities of the agricultural inter
est, upon which all interests here
depend.
Men praise the bridge that
carries them over. Our caDdi-
dates have never been nominated
by farmers. but by ward politi
clans who live in cities, and by
little political oligarchies. vul-
garry known as "rings," who al
ways live in towns; the ring of
Lexington debating the pol tics
for the whole State of Kentucky.
Louisville and Covington will
of course repudiate the state
ment, but one club room in Lex.
ington that was a few years since
indicted by Fayette county
grand jury, for selling liquor
without license, has made more
governors, senators and con
gressmen than any other dozen
rooms in the State of Kentucky.
The most influential two gen
tlemen in Louisville are Gen.
John b. Castleman and Judge
John q. Simrall, both born and
raised in Fayette county, and
strongly retaining their natural
and just predilection for this Vi
cinity.
IfCarlisle was sent to the Sen
ate from Covington, it was SIM
ply because, while every body
recognized his eminent genius,
Lexington had enough of gener-
DUSTY, or expediency, to say that
it would look bad to have three
senators who came from Just as
near to Lexington as the law
would allow.
Our representatives at Wash
ingtOn being sent there by the
PEOPLE of the towns, to recipro
cate these favors by the politi,
clans we tind perfect contagion
Of ''bOoms" in towns throughout
the State; while the land of tn,
Bluegrass region sells today, on
AN average, for less than it did
twenty ye, ago, and the farm
ing depres sion OF th''. whole coun
try is demonstrated by the rot
ting fences and unkempt dwell,
ings all over this region, lamec
from ocean to ocean for its beau
ty, and proverbially having Al
exemption from the national GA
lami,ies that beiall other states
until it looks like the specia
BENSON of Heaven +, SITS upon Ms
The only things in the farming
line in which | have ever known
our representatives ut Washing
ton to take any special lntcres
are whisky, race horses and to
bacco; three things against whlci
the most advanced enlighten
ment is making the most siren
ons ptlorts.