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So it's said;
could skate and sEw York Herald
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Make + tLnited States Senate are
are AFTER" said President
could walk, of the Farmers Alliance.
play tewentleman with corps OF as
ting in is now busy in forwarding A1ll-
Linterests, which means the inter
cous CT a third political party. The Al
coince is in politics to stay, and fresi-
silent Polk does not care who KNOWS II:
An interesting feature OF the Ihird
Party movement is the fraHkness with
which tho leaders take the public into
their confidence. They have evidently
no secrets and announce their plans
without hesitancy. That WAS the case
today with President Polk when he
said in the course of an interview:
"Our campaign at present IS not TO
eject President or to secure the COY
eruorship of the States. We are strlk-
ing at the monopolists in the United
States Senate. SO far we have landed
three. The first was Senator Hampton,
of South Carolina, then John }. ingalls,,
OF Kansas, and he WAS followed by
Gideon e. Moody, OF South Dakot;t:
The next one to go into retirement Will
be John Sherman, Of Ohio. Matt Rail-
SOM, of North Carolina, will also be
retired. The fate of these two Senators
IS lust as dertainly sealed as that d
John J. Ingalls,.
OLD POLITICIANS MUST GO.
ave made two mistakes that will
not be repeated" continued Col. Polk.
"With complete control OF the North
Carolina Legislature we allowed Sena-
tor Vance to he reelected on the
strength of his promises that be would
be q faithful political servant to the
interests of the people. The election OF
Governor Gordon, Of Georgia, was also
a mistake, as he had'shown hlmseitt2
be more interested in his own personai
success than that OF the Alliance. Here.
after no promises of the politicians OF
the old parties will be accepted"
"How do you propose to beat John
Sherman in Ohio?"
1--WE have him defeated. In the leg
islative districts the Alliance will sup
port candidates pledged to vote against
Sherman. The voting strength OF the
actual organization is ~, 600. Ourmem-
| 1ers, however, are doing missionary
work among the farmers geperall and
| thousands of voters not connected WITH
the Alliance itself will be rallied against
Sherman. IF you would look over
the CORRESPONDENCE from Ohio you
would be convinced that it is 30" an
impossibility for him to succeed hlnl-
self"
"Is the fight being made Oh Mckin-
ley also?"
"It is not. AS / stated, we are now
cleaning the United States Senate.
Governorships are not valuatl lie to US at
the present time. 1t would have a
good moral effect to elect State officers,
merely as an evidence Of the strength
of the organization, but our primary
object is 10 secure the balance Of power
in the Legislatures, which enact the
laws and elect United States Senators:
Probably many Alliance members Will
support the peoples tckes IN Ohlo,
but there is no movement to have them
do so. Consequently the Alliance is
not fighting Mckinley, but 40 not
infer from that I think he will be-
elected"
NOT FIGURING on IOWA.
"Can Senator Wilson Of Iowa, he re-
turned?"
1--WE are not figuring much on results
from Iowa." replied Col. Polk. "The
organization in that State is weak,
though the popular assumption is that
weare making great fight there. That
| idea is a mistaken one. The most we
expect to get out of the contest in Iowa
| is to determine what strength the
movement is developing there. No
scalps are expected. In the Northwest,
however, the voters seem to be more
ready to break away from the old par
ties than in other sections Of the coun-
try"
"Wili the Alliance undertake to die
tate the successor of Senator Quay IN
Pennsylvania"
Gas matters now stand, I think not.
The state is not yet sufficiently orga-
nized. However, the work is progress
sing rapidly. You do not see much
about it in the newspapers, but about
two local Alliances per day are being
organized in the State. BY the time
Senator Camcron's term expires we will
probably he ready to supply his success
sor. In New York State the situation is
much the same. Nevertheless, Senator
| Hiscock will he retired in 1893, though
other causes will operate to that besides
the spread of the Alliance movement"
HOPE TO BEAT GORMAN.
"Tne reports from Baltimore are to
the effect that Senator German has cap
tured the Maryland Alliance. IS it
true?"
"That is an invention. I was pres
ert throughout the recent Convention.
IF the Maryland Alliance is true to its
principles two Alliance Senators will
be elected from that State next winter,
and Arthur ?. German will not he one
of them. He is too much ola straddler
on the silver question to suit our prln-
ciples, and is unacceptable IN other
ways. The two Alabama Senators
must also be relieved from further SER
vice in the United States Senate. Mr..
Morgan will come first, then Mr.. Pugh.
Congressman Oates, who has openly
declared against the Alliance, will head
the procession Of those who 90 out OF
public life from that State. This fall we
expect to secure complete c"ntro: OF
| Virginia."
"You have been mentioned as the
probable Alliance Presidential candl-
date in 1892, Col. Polk, have you not "'
"Well, tie newspapers said soine time
ago that I wanted to be Governor OF
North Caro- ina, and VIXEN that did not
transpire was announced as desiring
old shoes. THAT statement likewise
turned out to be incorrect. 1ou can
draw your own conclusion about the
report now going around. DO not Tor
get, though, there will be all AIilamce
national ticket in tie field next fail. ="