Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-20
GOING TO PIECES.
The Farmers Alliance in the
Southern States.
hays EX-SENATOR WADE HAMPTON.

lXhe Sub-Treasury Scheme and Secret
methods Doing the Business, He Thinks
some Views on the Speakershtp-
~ stJoer Manley Again Quoted as 10
Blaine's Position in 1ss2-Boom for
the Alliance in Georgia-The National
Republican Convention-Political Field
Notes.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 Exhibited States
Senator Hampton arrived here yes
terday. En- route here he stopped at Bal
timore and said to a reporter regarding
the Alliance: IL am out of politics, ano
Intend for the future to keep in the back
, ground The Farmers Alliance is rapid
ly disintegratins in the south, and with
In the next four years it will completely
disappear, to live only in the memory of
those who have benefited by the upheaval.
This will be the case not only in South
Carolina, but throughout the whole south
The people there are rapidly awakening
to the absurdity Of the demands that the
organization has promulgated, aud are
gradually dropping off and forswearing
all allegiance to the Alliance.
Founded on Demagoguery.
@In my own state the governor, who
was elected by the sentiment that secured
my defeat for reelection to the senate,
has already broken away in q great
measure from the Alliance measures and
Is catering in his administration of the
affairs of the state to the conservative and
better thinking element. The uprising
was founded on demagoguery and fanatic
ism and therefore can not have long ex-
istence. Moreover, the history OF this
country has shown that no secret politi-
cal organization can live long or retain
any lasting hold on the public. We are
too conservative a people and too fair
minded in our judgment of right and
wrong in popular government to permit
any sway by secret societies.
Not Worthy of Discussion.
ain my opinion it is folly for any one in
this country to enter into a controversy
with Farmers Alliance adherent on the
subtreasury plan The measure is so pal
pably wrong on its face as to make it alb
surd to all who have the prosperity and
welfare of the country at heart. 1t cnn
never become law until passed by con-
gress, and its absurdity will prevent this,
no matter how much demagogues may
urge its enactment. This feature of the
Alliance has never been fully accepted in
the south, and have too much confidence
in our people to think that it ever
will ben
The Next Speakership.
Mr.. Hampton had something to say of
the speakership of the next house. eff l
had the decision of this matter would
not elect one of the three southern candi-
dates, but would take some northern or
western representative for the place. l
think in the last general election we suf-
fered as much from Mr. Carlisle appoint
ing so many southern men as chairmen of
leading cammittees as from any other
cause. They are as capable, as painstak-
Ing, and as efficient as any he could have
chosen, but in the north political capital
was made Of his course in this direction"
He also said that the south and west were
for Cleveland, and that if the Democrats
win in New York nothing can prevent
him from being the nominee of the Dem
ocracy.
Blaine's Position Once More Noted.
A gentleman who recently had a talk
with Mr.. Manley at Augusta, Me, quotes
that gentleman as saying the Maine dele
cation would not present the name of Mr..
Blaine as a candidate before the Repub-
lican national convention, Mr.. Blaine
having expressed a desire that the Maine
delegation should not make him a candi-
date; and that if, however. his name were
presented by some other delegation and
he were nominated he would not decline