The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-08-27
Will Reap the Whirlwind.

Will Reap the Whirlwind.
The Alliance, in every State where
they have formulated a platform have
been loud and indignant in their de-
nuncation of trusts. Yet in the face of
this, they have declared for gigantic
cotton trust; for huge grain trust, and
for policy of monopoly more far reach>
ing and arbitrary than was ever sugges-
ted or thought of before. They have
formed trust to abolish National banks;
to destroy the basis of currency, and in
fact to run the gOvernment-eXecutl
legislative and judicial-in the interests
of class. irrespective and regardless OF
the interests and rights of all Others.
They would subordinate legislation, ii
nance, the courts railroads, telegraphs
manufacturers indeed every kind OF in
dustry TO the farming pursuit, and rule
everything and everybody. Yet demand
implicit obedience to their DEGREES, framed
and devised in secret, and promulgated by
means of tyrannical power more despotic
monstrous trust; ii stupendous monopoly
that would strike at the base of the en-
tire financial industrial and business
systems of the country, and institute
policy that would result in practical an
archy, and, as a consequence, ruin every
interest of the country-most surely the
farming interest. They already begin to
feel the effects of their revolutionary pro
posals in Kansas. the hot-bed OF Alliance
ism few months ago. Capital is steer
ing clear of that State. Loans are being
called in, and no amount of coaxing can
induce renewals. The banks, in selfpfo-
lection, have called "A halt to favors
and distrusted by the capital of the coun-
try, combinations are being formed to
stem the tide of resentment that has set
in against them. To defeat the policy
of reputation, and the election of Il judi
ciary that would favor the reputation
of debts and the violation of contracts,
the sensible men OF the Alliance, demo
Gratis and republicans. are uniting to save
the State from the calamity of further
suicidal tendency of the propositions and
ideas which have found ready and bla-
tant advocates among Alliance men.
They have gone SO far, as to sug .sest the
necessity for saving the State from the
disgrace such INSCRIPTIONS demagogues
as PETER and Simpson would intiict,
TO devise some means to deprive PETER
of his seat in the Senate. But this they
cannot do He has his certificate of cleo
ton signed by the proper authority, and
will appear in the Senate the representa-
tive Of everything that is crude and dan
:;erous in legislation and repugnapt to
national honor and disgraceful to the
State that sent him there The reaction
indeed, has come sooner than we thought
it would. The people there, as all over
the country, begin to feel the effects
Of the folly of placing in power
such an arrant anarchist as PETER, and
no less disgrace in Simpson. They re-
allie that their State will have to suffer
for it, and that capital and enterprise
will give that Commonwealth wide
berth, until it has resumed conservative
methods, and aligns itself with the bust
hess and political integrity of the Nation.
1hey have sown to the wind and now
will have to reap the whirwind. They
nave proclaimed the doctrine of repudi-
alton and anarchy, and are now gather
ing some of the fruits And so it will be
throughout the South, wherever such
revolutionary notions and destructive
policies as are contained in the Ocala
platform are endorsed. Capital will shun
such States, enterprise will go around
and away from them, and leave them to
revel in their own folly and ruin, if
practical effect shall be given to the ideas
promulgated.
There has never been in the history of
this country more dangerous organiza-
ton, secret in its character and oath
bound in its obligations, than the Ali
ance, taking the Ocala platform as. the
1t means destruction to the vital bust
ness interests of the nation, if its PROPOSE
lions shall be crystaliZed into legislative
enactments. We trust, however, before
it has progressed that far the conserva
tive, common sense honesty of the mass
of the farmers Of the country, will see
the danger upon which such demagogues
as PETER and Simpson are rushing them,
and that they will call an indignant halt
to the revolutionary programme.