Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-08-20
WASHINGTON NOTES,
The News From the National Capital as it
Effects the Interests of the West
ern Farmers.
Our Correspondent Tells What Our Of
fciais are Doing in the Capital

Our Correspondent Tells What Our Of
fciais are Doing in the Capital
City.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug, 17-Special|
Correspondence: The action of the third
party in nominating full State ticket
has intensified the interest in the Ohio
campaign, and on all sides one hears the
question:: ''Will the Farmers Alliance,
as an organization, endorse the peoples
party and it's candidates and more than
one emmisary of both the old parties has
tried to ascertain at the national head
quarters of the Alliance something upon
which to base definite opinion. Presi-
dent Polk refuses to express any opinion
upon the matter, saying that it is mat
ter that the Ohio Alliance will settle for
themselves in their own way without any
outside interference. Representative
Jerry Simpson. who is in town taking a
rest, is keeping out of sight of inquisitive
newspaper men, but I am told that he
said to a friend that he had no idea Of
what, if any, action the Alliance would
take regarding the state ticket Of the
peoples party, and that the only per-
81 into 1,o bo5 in, thao oior,
was to see an anti-Sherman legislature
elected t."
An Ohio Alliance man whom met
here said that the Alliance as an organi-
zation, would take no action of any sort
regarding the state ticket nominated by
the Peoples party but many Of it's mem
bers-how many he had no means of
knowing--being in sympathy with most
of the principles contained in the plat
form adopted by the peoples party
would cast their votes for it's candidates,
and another gentleman said that he had
reasons for believing that this was also
the privately expressed opinion Of presi-
dent Polk.
Some people who have not the fear of
the powers that be before their eyes are
commenting rather severely on the'naval
policy which fills the newspapers with
accounts of the splendid showing our
new vessels are making at the fashion
able watering places, while Rear Admiral
Nc Cam, commander Of the South
Atlantic Squadron is in Washington beg
ging for a flagship, and his former flag
ship is on the way to Mare Island Navy
Yar6 to be condemned as worthless.
Another one of the vessels of the South
Atlantic Squadron-the Tallapoosa-s
said to be so unseaworthy that she will
have to be condemned where she is be-
cause it would be impossible to bring her
home. Now people are wanting to know
why some of our really serviceable YES
sells cannot be sent where there is real
duty TO be done. This information
could easily be given by some of the
social leaders of Washington, if they
were so disposed, as it is fact we'll
known in this city that this has been the
power which has controlled the Army
and Navy policy Of every administration
for many years, probably ever since we
have had an Army or Navy.
Just as the taste OF blood makes the
wild animal more vicious, 50 the taste of
success stirs the ambition of man. Wash
ington having succeeded in capturing
the G. A. R. encampment for next year
now wants to corral all the national
nominating conventions next year and
it's citizens have already taken the preli-
minary steps towards presenting its
claims to the respective National commit
tees. Washington will start with only
one certain vote in both the democratic
and republican National committees, the
member for the District of Col
umbia, but if it's business men work with
as much vim as they did for the G. A. R.
encampment it will be rival not to be
despised before the matter is settled.
| Rumors are again prevalent US to the
| re- reorganization of the cabinet likely to
occur when Secretary Proctor retires,
and as many believe, Secretary Noble
goes upon the bench of the United States
Circuit Court. The story as told by