The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-16
THE WEST ANDSAVANNAH
MAI. RIVALS BACK FROM TRE
FARMERY CONGRESS

The Deep Water Movement Taking
Hold Everywhere-Gov. Francis of
Missouri Interested and the Farmers
Endorsement Unanimous-The Politi-
cal Outlook in the West-The ALI
ance and Third Party on the Rapid
Decline-The Westerners' Choice for
President.
Maj. Ryals. one of the delegates at large
from Georgia TO the recent national farm
ers' congress at Sedalia. No., returned yes
terday morning. He entertained a number
Of his friends during the day with an ac-
count Of his trip and the results accom-
plished By the congress.
Most OF the states Of the union were rep
resented at the congress, but the democratic
states, Maj. Ryals said, seemed
to pay less attention to it than
the republican states. This, the major
thinks. should be remedied, because the
meeting is interpreted with about as much
politics as agriculture.
DID ALL GEORGIA ASKED.
"The congress" said Mai. RIVALS, did
everything Georgia requested. The deep
water project for Savannah was gracefully
Endorsed, and the members told US that
when they returned to their homes they
would use their influence with their repre-
sentatlves in congress to have the desired
end accomplished. Gov. Francis, the Young
| democratic chief executive Of Missouri, who
delivered an address before the farmers,
aided Georgia's delegation very materially
In securing the Endorsement and promised
TO do everything In his power 10 get Savan-
nah deep water. The governors father was
a delegate to the congress, and he intro
duced myself aud the other delegates from
this state to his son.
POLITICS AND THE FARMERS.
1.-THE questions discussed by the congress
were of varied character" Maj. Ryals
said, pertaining to the development of the
| agricultural interests of the country. The
| transportation question came in for its
share of consideration, and the tariff was
also discussed. The sentiment Of tue dele
gates, almost to a man, is for tariff reform,
and representing as they did, the agricult-
ural interests of the country, this means good
things for the Democratic party in the fut-
| ure. The people of the west have thor
oughly studied the tariff and are reformers
In that direction from conviction.
THE ALLIANCE NOT IN IT.
show did the alliance and the third party
| figure IN the congress"
Didn't figure at all, replied Maj. Ryals.
"The third party seemingly has fallen to
| pieces, aud the alliance is rapidly passing
into the things that we're. 1t is out of poli-
| tics in the west The farmers seem to be
losing confidence III the organization, aud
have turned back politically to their first
lovo, but the republican element waivers Ia
their old allegiance on the tariff.
"The recent elections" continued Mai.
Ryals, "were discussed considerably outside
OF the congress by the delegates, and from
the opinions l heard expressed Gov. Boies
| OF Iowa is a great favorite for either Presi-
dent or Vice President on the democratic
| ticket
"Of course the westerns favor a western
man for the head, aud would like to see
Boies nominated, but Cleveland has a
strong hold on their political affections,
because of his tariff record. The silver
question, however, is almost paramount
with the tariff among them, and the
farmers are for free coinage"
The agricultural outlook for the west,
Maj. Ryals said, Is splendid this year. Fine
crops are being raised, and there are plenty
of good markets with high prices prevailing.
ST. LOUIS WITH US.
Maj, Ryals stopped in st. Louis On his
way to Sedalia, and, in company with
Harry Brown, waited upon the merchants
exchange and secured its Endorsement for
deep water. Savannah. he said, is being
well advertised by the agitation. 1t is
| known now In every part Of the west, and
the people have awakened to the fact that
she must be an important city. The cam
| paign or education Is showing great results
| What surprised many people in st. Louis,
Maj. Ryals said, was to find out that they
were about 300 miles nearer the ocean by
way of Savannah than by New York.
| They hadn't realized this until il was shown
them by the maps
Maj. Ryals humorously told of how he
4 md hoorl 1xyaA in
wearing a beaver. He told one of his
friends that the reason he had adopted the
style was because he didn't want to be con-
| founded with the alliance any longer.