Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-11

Probable Results Of the Coming Farmers
Alliance Convention In Cincinnati.


Alliance Convention In Cincinnati.
TALK WITH yIRRY SIMPSON AND WHAT HE
THINKS ABOUT TIE CONDITION OF THINGS IN
THE HAsr-Hn Views ON TIE NEXT sPEAxER-
SHIP AND TIE suBrlEAsuaY PLAN.
There win probably be lively contest at the
Farmers' Alliance convention TO be held at Gin
cinnad on the 18th Of this month. The con-
vention win not be the national alliance con-
tion 10 be held in Warrington in February,
1892, but . great many, nearly all of the
leading alliance men will be present and there
will be delegates from some of the strong alli-
ance states. The contest will be over the
question Of forming third party. The alli-
ance leaders who are best known by
the public for their activity and
prominence In the movement are
in favor Of forming third party,
but they do not want the matter forced upon
the public too soon, and their influence will be
used to prevent the Cincinnati convention
from taking any action which can be con-
msnt before the national party is ready for It.
RzPRIsENrAr1vI SIMPSON ON THE Third PARrY.
Representative-elect Simpson says that the
third party must be grown, not made; that they
are now planting aud they do not want TO har-
vest too soon. He does not think that there
will be third party started at the Cincinnati
convention, but thinks that the national con-
vention, which meets at Washington in Febru-
airy, viii adopt . platform and tnaugurste
great third party movement
The Cincinnati convention viii be An i'm
portant and An interesting gathering, however,
both for the contest that ia possible over the
question OF forming the party and for the num-
Der OF leading alliance men who will be present
The day before the convention Of the alliance
the viii be . convention Of the alliance publ
cation or Newspaper association. of which Mr..
McCune II the head
He L4ANRHD soMIrHNo m TIE EAST.
A star reporter met Representative Simpson
at the alliance headquarters today. Mr.. simp-
son says that he learned good deal of interest
to him during his eastern trip. He found that
in New York state perhaps 80 per cent of the
farms wore mortgaged for more than they
would actually bring If sold now. They were
mortgaged when farm lands were high and
were then. In New England, he says, the peo-
pie are rapidly becoming free traders. He pre-
diets that the manufacturers will discover that
protection 10 ~ much q mistake for them a. was
slavery for the south. The democratic party, he
says is not free trade party; it is and will be
the conservative party and q new party will ac-
complish the reforms that are necessary. Tariff
for the revenue, he says, IL not FREQ trade. The
free trade party will have no use whatever for
the customs houses; protection will have to be
uprooted as slavery was, by bold radical
action, not little by little.
AZ TO THE sPEAxERsHn.
Speaking Of the organization Of the next
House he said that he supposed that the dem
ocrats might elect Crisp Speaker, as he was
strong. well-balanced, brainy and conservative
man. As to the Farmers Alliance members
they would, he said, act together. Their num-
Der was not definitely known, but there would
be thirty-fve or forty Of them, he thought.
They would demand some concessions from
the candidate they supported, and if they could
not get these concessions they would bolt the
democratic caucus. He thought probably it
Springer than from either Mills or Crisp.
THE suBrRKAsuRY PLAN.
In response to q question about the subtreas-
ury plan he said that he was opposed to class
legislation Of any SORT but that this plan, he be-
to adjust things. Thus far there had been much
class legislation and it had all been in favor Of
other classes to the detriment Of the farm
ers. or course what he would prefer to
see would be the abolition Of all class
legislation, but that the farmers had as
much right to legislation expressly for
their benefit a. had any other class Of citi-
zens There must be something done, he
said, to place the farmers on an equal
footing with others in this matter. He
thought that the discussion of the sub
treasury plan was . good thing, and it
might be necessary to adopt 1t under the pres
ent condition Of things. In arguing against il,
the weaknesses Of their own position; for the
argument against the class legislation proposed
on one hand was Just as strong against that in
operation on the other.