Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-05-16
10 rnIRD PARTY.
President q. 8. HAN Opposed 60 thO
Scheme.

scheme.
The following is taken from an inter
view with U. s. Hall, president OF tho
Farmers and Laborers' Union OF Misso-
uri, published recently in the st. LOUIS
IL will speak only for myself, NOS
having full consultation with all OF my
brother officers OF the state union q
Missouri, and will say that | will NOS
vote for or support any political party
that will declare itself against free coin
age OF silver: nor will vote for or
support any political patty that will DO
clare itself against the increase OF tno
volume OF money in the United STATES
81 feel that it is o right that every
honest man should have, whether ne %
a creditor or debtor, that the credit
or should be allowed to pay his debts
with the same volume OF money per
capita in circulation Is at the time OF
the contracting OF the debt. Now
since the contracting Of billions OF dol
lars of debts by tho western people the
volume of currency has been diminish
ed. thereby increasing the volume OF
their debts. or what is equivalent to tho
same thing, lessening their power 10
Fay tneSe ueDtS' ,.of;tSc~I
party that does not come out In us PM
form in favor OF the removal OF the
present heavy tariff tax from the neces-
saries OF life that the poor OF our coun-
try must have. AS view IL the tnrlH
issue Is by far the most Important ISSUE
before tho people. For IL we increase
the volume OF currency and leave In OK
istance the present iniquitous system o.
tariff taxation, the money that Inc peO-
pie would get would surely be taken
from them, and we would have biiilon-
aires where we now have mllllonalIes'
There are not less than billion dol
lars a wear transferred from the pock.
cts OF the farming and laboring class Of
this country to the pockets OF the Dene-
iciaries OF the protected industries
through this tariff system. This money
would all remain in the pockets OF the
people to whom it rightfully belongs
and would certainly OF itself greatly IN
crease the volume OF currency. Ine
only remedy then is to stand TO the just
principles OF the alliance, which are
conservative and right, namely, 70
abolish all forms OF class Legislation
= and let every man stand an equai
!; on ance in the race for wealth, with the
D.. government keeping its hands OIL.
"Ycur family has always been demo-
cratic, has it mott"
;, "Yes. and I still feel the same way
but AM for the principles OF the oroer
as above stated, over and above the IN
!. fluence OF partisan politics, and l nave
!. never. since being connected with TINS
: organization, in public speech or prit'
yate talk, made any statement dlferlne
1 from or inconsistent with the remarks
e have Just made"
c what will the farmers alliance DO
in the next national campaign
l. That is a question impossible 70
= answer at the present time, and Will In
L nv opiaion will be largely determined
by the action taken by the pontcSl
l. narties between now and that time.
r There are some persons outside the
IS order maliciously, and some inside the
order unwittingly, trying to draw she
attention of the farmers OF this country
J. from their greatest curse, the protec-
l. tive tariff. by saving that 1t docs not
compare in Importance to the. iarmrns
classes with the money question:. Dun
viewing it as do, were every otner
q Just demand OF the alliance enforced oy
law. the farmers would receive Due NJ
tie. il any. relief from their present oe-
e pressed condition If they are TO be ROD
), bed by the manufacturers OF the eastern
states and to be cut oil from their 1or-
k eign markets by the retaliato'y tarlhs
II of other nations on account OF our
present tariff system. Complete reel
is procity is all that we can ask on Inc
II tariff question"
) "Then you are in favor Of Mr.. Blaine's
reciprocity scher1e?"
II am not in favor OF any reciprocity
- that does not reciprocate. Mr.. Blaine's
i reciprocity will reciprocate for the
y manufacturer OF the east, and will carry
n our improved farming machinery toour
competitors in the grain markets OF tho
world, but will not open up any markets
D. for our surplus agricultural products,
). which amount to about 20 per cent OF all
II our national exports"
do YOU look with favor upon the
70 third party movement within the aili-
ance?"
: II do not, for two reasons. First
because our constitution Is directly
against partisan political action by the
!. alliance; and second, because l should
! greatly prefer more speedy remedy
than long and tedious one IL one n
ally that would arise through the Or
Q ganization OF o third political party:
II Besides, any political party composed OF
Il one class Of people, must OF necessary,
reflect the interests OF that class, or
4 what they conceive to be their interests
3 at the expense OF other classes, thereby
4 violating the principles Of justice, and
= no political party Gun long exist In our
Government that does SO"
"Will the alliance OF Missouri be rep
: resented at the Cincinnati third party
|, convention?"
: mot through any official act OF mine.
Q have advised the order not to put
\ themselves In an attitude that will com
NIT them to the organization Of . thlro