The advocate., 1890-11-19
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ment, now that the smoke OF the battle has
cleared away 10 discover the true situation OF a.
fairs. We earnestly hope thar they viii not for
get these things In the next campaign EplTohl
II the farmers alliance has elected as
many membera 10 congress as claimed by
President Polk, Of that organization,
there may be no democratic sOeakor In
the Fifty-second Congress. The farmers
may have the "balance Of power" and
conclude 10 make the most Of the situa-
tion. The republicans would, no doubt,
prefer an alliance man In the chair rath-
or than 10 see q bourbon there A cor
respondent Of the Boston JonrAdl speak
ing Of the situation says
"The assumptions Of the democracy are
too far reaching. Great as their appa-
rent majority In the House Of Represen-
tatives ia, II ls not clear that they will
have straight democratic votes enough TO
elect bourbon speaker without conces-
sions 10 the farmers alliance. II is TO be
noted that In all the democratic estimates
Of the majority In the House-and one
enthusiast Is crazy enough to claim 100
the hope is expressed with more or less
confidence that the democrats will have
a majority large enough TO organize and
TO control the House without regard to
the views Of the farmers alliance. II 10
hope that the democratic leaders will
be glad TO have realized; but they are
very much less confident that IL will be
realized than they now care TO say. The
hourly new returns from all parts Of the
country indicate that from that vast ap-
parent democratic majority large deduc-
tions are TO be made Of the successful
candidates Of the farmers alliance, who
are as radically opposed TO the demo-
cratic party, and to all Of It's methods, as
they we're to their defeated republican
opponents. There are whole states whore
there have been large apparent demo-
cratic gains Of congressman, In which
there 10 scarcely one Of these nomlnallY
democratic congressman who is not BIT
terly opposed to the democratic party
and 10 It's local and national leaders.
Among the nominal new democratic con-
gressmen in the states Of Kansas, NebTas-
lSa, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Indi-
ana, many such demOCratic-hating con-
greasmen are to be found. Throughout
the southern states there are a very large
number Of congressman who appear up
on the rolls OF the next Congress as dem
Oorats, whose whole campaign has been
based upon the most determined, bitter,
aggressive opposition to the democratic
party, its platform, It's principles and It's
public men. The farmers alliance In the
south did not capture the democratic or
ganlzatlOn and It's convention, and secure
success at the polls in order TO tamely
surrender to the little clique Of ultra
bourbon leaders who aspire to be nation
al men and who are already posing as as
pirants for the 5peakershlp and even the
presidency. The farmers alliance can
didates who have been chosen are not all
OF them the equals in experience and
ability of the democratic congressman
whom they defeated; but they know
what they want, and one Of the things
which they do not want is the restoration
OF the Democratic party to national con
troll. They have left no doubt whatever
upon that subject"