Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-14
THE FARMERS. ALLIANCE
What Ex-senator Van wyck saws About the
Organization and Its Strength.

ofEantxnttou ana It's >trtukth.
Ex-senator Van wyok Of Nebraska is at the
Riggs The Senator has cut loose from the
republican party and is an indepenpent mem
Der OF the Farmers Alliance. and IL the same
free and outspoken man he was in the Senate.
when his bursts Of frsnkness used sometimes
to startle the earnest partisans Of both sides.
The political situation" he said 20 Srsn
reporter today. lis enigma 20 every one.
1t is impossible 70 predict for the future. Some
folks are saying that the alliance has gone all
to pieces. That is not 80. and they will find Il
out next year I do not know Just what the
alliance will do. but they will do something 70
make themselves felt in the election Of
80. There was falling OF Of the alliance
vote this fall and a was due largely 20 the fact
that there was u large number Of people who
voted with them before with the expectation
Of immediate results. Like the children of
Israel they after the flesh pots.
They wanted 60 get a peep into the pots.
even they empty. They did not
| realize that the work they had undertaken
WAS not the work Of day. As soon rs they had
won their first victory they thought they were
in sight Of the promised land and wanted 20
enter At once and set into the flesh pots.
| Those persons are suffering momentarily
| the effects Of disapr ointment but the
great working body Of the alliance is all right
and the organization viii be felt at the next
election. Whether not thev will have n presi-
dental candidate in the field cannot say; but
they viii certainly be powerful in some of the
states. There has been some impetnosity
COULD NOT BE sErrLED NOW.
Questions have been forced TO the front %
occupy public attention. which, though per-
haps proper enough in the proper time. could
| not by any possibility be settled az this time.
and they have diverted attention from matters
which could be settled now The leaning OF
money by the government on lands and the
! subtreasury plan are things which can
not be accomplished until the alliance has both
| branches OF the Congress aud the executive,
and II may be that they will have 20 get the
supreme Court too before they can accomplish
| IL, therefore il is useless TO make those the
| issues OF the hour. IL takes a long time 90 undo
what has been gradually brought about duringa
| long term OF years. and some of our folks do
| not fully appreciate this. The enactment Of
just usury laws and of legislation with relation
10 railroads is something that can be accom-
| plished now, and we would be stronger IL We
| would devote ourselves 10 this now aud take the
issues in turn as they come along with some
prospect of success. OF course. there are
some enthusiasts who become conspicuous in a
| work OF this sort. They want 20 do at once
things which for the time are impossible, and
these are held mp TO the public the repre-
sentatives of the movement. and their savings
are quoted as catLedra- There Is
a certain element Of weakness in
that, but at bottom the movement
| II strong. ms hbt lta1Ntk VINO VIII control anu
much will be accomplished by the organization.
As to the vote this iall. n great deal was lost
through the fact that the Lord gave US good crops
and our people were too busy taking them in
10 be able 10 devote much time 20 politics.
Next year they will be on hand.
DEMOCRATS VOTED WITH THE REPUBLicANs-
"In Nebraska large number of the leading
democrats voted with the republicans against
} the alliance. They put their hats under their
arms and walked up to vote the republican
ticket as IL they thought 1t great privilege and
an honor TO do 80. The republicans are owned
by the corporations and these gentlemen who
vote with them seemed 20 consider il triumph 10
march along for a while under the shadow of a
corporation wing. This brought about the re-
suit in that state and then the republican.
! claimed great victory. Next year the repub-
! licars anu democrats cannot vote together
They viii then be pulling at each others hair.
: We will again have a fair show and will win.
''As TO the nominations OF the old parties il
'92l Vel. think one knows. Blaine II
: strong in the west. Either he or Harrison vii
be nominated by the republicans. The demo
Gratis of the south and west do not agree with
Cleveland on silver. but If he IL nominated
Z they will support him. They will 60 further
IL they think II is necessary 10 the Of thu
party they will throw silver overheard and hely
, nominate him. Ali that IL necessary IL for then
. to be convinced that the party success depend
| on il and they will do anything. They woul,
throw over both silver and tariff reform il the,
], thought il in the interest of the party. Part
: success is to them the only thing worth consld
l. ering