New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-25
TIE ELECTION ELL IND THE T1ENERN
ALLIANCE

The farmers Of the United states have shown
decided disposition # late years t. make
themselves felt in politics independently OF
the o! PARTIES The Alliance which they have
formed IA, become a widespread and N'"r-
on, ORGANIZATIONS I'm some Of tho states vet
cr9n polit;CianS have already begun - believe,
70 their constcrn1t.on. that it is loaded Vhi.o
IN cycIy section ot the country II j., r'D"trH.d
If not ~ IN actual still %, possible p"vor
f. The first magnitude. Of course. here ~ Tho
Noita the Farmers Alliance pur-uc~ the even
tallnr Of "a, way without mocsiItiou, for the
simple reason that political movements at the
north are conducted in accordance with the
great fundamental principle Of chr republican
,vstcm-tho principle Of equal rights ana iair
play foI all.
But how i, il with the Farmers Allianc' at
the South? /, lis sta'u, the same there rs Al
the North? Is il given fair play? Arc the
right, Of lis member, respected? Are th'
farmers Of south Carolina and Mississippi, for
example. allowed {, combine for jho promotion
Of wha, they regard q, their best Interests
without let 81 hiudrancc from amy quarter
By 10 means The Democracy of those typical
southern state, have shown and are showing
4 determination t. suppress, the Farmers Al
lj9ncn lv the Same iawlc,, diSgI2cciul. IN
American means which they have 50 long en-
plovcd for the determination of southern Re
pubHcans At the North the Farmer, Alliance
i, respected and protc ted: al the south IL Is
.roatcd with coutuneiy-iou1ht against with
the poisoned weapons Of fraud intimidation.
and even tLrcIt"nod assassination. senator
Chandler call, attention f. thi, significant and
important fact 30 an article which he has pre-
pared for "1ho Forum" on "Congro ,ional
Fleet. ~; and National Control The Sen
ator Justly find, in the outraeos which the
Farmers Alliance II the South receive at the
hands Of the regular" Democrat, potent
argument in favor Of the pending Tcdoial-
Election bill He holds that such a law is
urgently needed for the protection Of southern
farmers who may GJ7-dc - run candidates of
Their own FOX Congress- A the North ;hc bulk
of the farming population is composed OF Re
puLlcans and il i not impossible that at the
Congressional elections this fall the Republican
marty will love some districts which II would
have carried had it not been for the los, oi
vote, diverted 10 the Farmers Alliance can
didatcS. # it turns ont 10 lac 50, the Bcpub-
leans will chccrIully bow to the will of the
majOuty-thcy always do. i Will be different
at the South, IN the absence Of Federal
! Election law, such n the enc which Is now
! awaiting the action Of the senate. \ much
| larger proportion of the farmers OF the South
! than Of the North are Democrats biu the
| Democracy of the S"uth is evidently deter
mined not to lose any Congressional districts
because Of the existence of the Farmers Al
| lance. If they cannot beat the farmers by
fair means, they will not hesitate to resort 10
foul ones
| This is by no means gratuitouS assertion
Far from it, Iillman, who is now making a
canvass for Governor of South Carolina with
the Farmers Alliance at his back. has incurred
the deadly hatred Of the regular HourbOnS OF
the State. A recent dispatch from Columbia
10 "Thc Augusta (GaJ Cbroniclc.' Demo
cratic journal. contains tins paragraph:
There is another reason why Tillman may not be
| como Governor. There Is possibility that he vii
| cot live 10 see election day. some Of his friend
openly assert that an EFFORT will BE- made 10 assassaic
| him. He {, said 10 have received letters Informing
him that plans have been formed for his assassination
The temper oil south Carolnau, IS such, however that
a proposition Of hi, Kind would appear absurd but
q riot should occur at any Of the approaching meet
Ing. resulting in bOoA,cd, IL is generally accepted
conclusion that 1llHan would be Killed.
The Charleston News and Courier asserts
that such tall; is absurd But is it? Tho
Farmers Alliance was suppressed at Winter
City. Miss. last winter, and in his Forum
paper Senator Chandler recalls some of the
particulars of that cod-blooacd atocity which
resulted in the violent death Of two scores oi
more Of black men, whose only offence W.,
that they had Joined that organization and
were actively engaged III promoting It's wei
fare. In view OF these considerations the farm
cIs of the United states may well regard it not
only as their duty hut as THEN privilege t.
exert themselves for the passage of the Flee
| ton bill. 1t will serve the cause of justice and