The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-13
HAYSEED POLITICS.
The Farmers Alliance and
the League Trying to
Patch Up a Truce.
THIRD PARTY OUT OF FAyOK
Rapid Growth Of the Alliance-Ii
1t a Mushroom

TRENTON, April 1s, Is91-A leading
topic Of discussion in political circles al
present is the possible realization OF q
scheme to concentrate the several far
mers' organizations to a centralized body.
The first steps were taken during tha
past week. The idea is not new. and past
experiences OF a similar kind must be
considered. before any prospects for tns
future are discussed New Jersey is stil
a distinctive agricultural State, and u
the rural citizen is accredited the priv
lege OF hoidfng the balance Of power.
THE ISSUE FOR THE FARMER.
The motives that inspire three OF thg
five eentralizIng powers now contending
in the state are stimulating. because they
are evolved from a hatred OF public
extrayagances and a cordial DISLIKE of
machine politics. These are new issues for
the farmers 20 take partin and were un-
Known until the Farmers Alliance and
Farmers Political League came into the
State. The only central body that the
State recognizes IS the State Board OF
bearing, and seeks the betterment o. the
condition Of the farmers BY educational
methods. 1t is equally divided IS 10 the
politics of its members.
The Patrons Of Hnsbandry are repre-
sented in the State Board. II receives an
paid by the State. Since the Alliance has
made strides in the south and West. and
the Farmers Political League in the New
England States, the State Board has
come In for more or less criticism, and
the farmers are showing evidence Of dis
content The Farmers National Union,
organized by Burlington county farmers.
is not represented In the new combine
tion.
There was a Conference Of the new
movement men at Bridgeron last Tues
day and they made beginning that u
ent were:-Dr. i. C. Atkinson, the State
Organizer for the Farmers Alliance,
Walter Dawson of the Southern Section
Of the Industrial Senate; E n. White and
William Kirby, both State Orzauiz5xs for
the National Political League, and dele-
gates from the several organizations In
the west Jersey counties, and I. j. VIII
let's of Kansas, National Organizer or the
Farmers Alliance
NO THIRD PARTY
The principle theme of discussion was
the advsability of forming third party
In the Conference, as well as In the mass
meeting which followed, the matter OF
forming a third party was discouraged
and 3 plan Of action settled on an en-
dorsement of the best men IN the old line
parties. There was genial oenuncia-
ton Of exrravagance and hign tax
rates. 4uG b44Gc1Cy "a 41It& &41AAA-~A =
to pass laws for the corporations, as
against the farmers, was bitterly de-
nounced.
Anothsf conference il to be held n
few weeks in Bridgetou. At THAI rine
the other counties in the State that ara
being organized will be represented
New Jersey as yet has not been sue
cessful working grounds tor the organ
izers Of the semi-poiitical farmers organ
izations, because the aaricuiturallsts are
conservative, and are suspicious OF aEIsa-
tors and demagogues. The farmers look
with suspicion on an independents party
and are not in sympathy with In Sub
treasury plan, which is one OF the issues
with the Alliance people
GROWTH OF THE ALLIANCE.
Assemblyman Van Syckel, OF Cumber-
land, was the Farmers Alliance repre-
sentative in the last Legislature. and he Is
sanguiDe that the organization viii prove
an important factor in the next state
political campaign The Alliance Ii thor
oughly organized IN Cumberland, Cam
den, Hunterdon, Atlantic and Cape May
counties Mr.. Van Syckel believes that
before next Fall the agricultnrists IN
every county in Jersey VIII stand shout
der 70 shoulder.
Last Spring the sole com pany Of Ailf-
ance men in New Jersey had out sixty
members. Now they have over Il, 900
voters enrolled, and it is said over 60. 900
will be enrolled before September. The
wretcned condition Of many farms In Pas
sale and Bergen counties is expected 10
lead them into the Alliance fold by thou
sands. Mr.. Van Syckel says the political
prophets who predict the Alliance Is
merely q mushroom organization fnaf
viii collapse ae quickly as ls was devel-
oped, will be surprised by the growth OF
the organization within the ensuing four
months.