The state chronicle., 1891-08-19
mi, POLK HAS
BLOOD IN HIS EYE,
De Saws He is Going to
Clean Out the United
States Senate.
rlTKS 7HIRD-PARTYISM.

TALKS THIRD-PARTYzSM
y, Dec1ayes That There VII be a
vd,Dd alliance Ticket az the
Field Nert Fall.
Soecal TO Atlanta Constitution.
WASHINGTON, August 15.-Col.
/. Polk, president of the Nat
;onol Farmers Alliance, was seen
n regard to the objects and aims of
,be Alliance in the impending state
eections.
"Om campaign at present." said
Colonel Polk, sis not to elect a
resident, or to secure the governor
bip of states. We are striking at
be monopvlists in the United
States Senate. So far we have
auded three. The first was Sena-
for Hampton, of South Carolina;
then John J. Ingalls,, of Kansas;
allowed by Gideon c. Moody, of
South Dakota. The next one to 60
rto retirement will be John Sher-
man, of Ohio. Matt Ransom, of
North Carolina, will also be retired.
The fate of these two senator's is
ut as certainly sealed as that of
John j. ingalls,.
NsTAKES NOT TO BE REPEATED.
I've made two mistakes that will
bot be repeated" continued Colonel
Polk. "With complete control of
he North Carolina Legislature we
Lloved Senator Vance to be re-
elected on the strength of his prom
les that he would be a faithful
POLITICAL servant to the interest
of the people. The election of
Governor Gordon, of Georgia, was
lso mistake, as he has shown
imself to be far more interested in
bis own personal success than that
{ the Alliance. Hereafter nc
romises Of the politicians Of the
Id parties will be accepted"
"How do you propose to defeat
John Sherman in Ohio?"
ave have him defeated. In leg.
slative districts the alliance will
upport candidates pledged to vote
gainst Sherman. The voting
trength of the actual organization
10000. Our members, however,
rc doing missionary work among
be farmers generally, and thou
|Mds Of voters, not yet mentioned
nth the Alliance itself will be raj
led against Sherman. If yol
EOuld look over the correspondence
rom Ohio you would be convinced
bat it is now an impossibility 70
i'm to succeed himself"
"ls the fight being made on Nc
Rnley also:"
vt is not. AS / stated, we ar
IoT cleaning out the United State
Penate. Governorships are no
Auable to us at the present time
J, would have a good moral effet
elect State officers, merely as a
! aaence Of the strength of the o.
M ~ Dlzatlon, but our primary objet
II 10 secure the balance of power i
~ Y legislature, which enacts th
, u q avs, and elect United States Sen;
ou N.
: THE FIGHT IN OHIO.
.ds ds Probably many Alliance men
'sh 'sh evil support the peoples tick
ste Vmo, but there is no movemel
Ss Se nave them do so. Consequent
th9 Alliance is not fighting McKi
,op but don't infer from that
Irna aux aa he will be elected.
5 "a Van Senator Wilson, of low
; % returned p
u s,.' we are not figuring much
! ND ,r'' sou from Iowa." replied Colon
. y sa,- ~A' "The organization in tn
We We ,,n, s,e Is weak, though the popul
nd D"ip'lon is that we are makil
u@s I, ts '.ea1 light there. That idea
; gre s, mistaken one. The most '
Is new w. nv. 70 get out Of the contest
= al % j" TO determine what streng
$ "' no'enent is developing the
NJ Ups are expected. In t
'nhtSt, hOw0,or <bo votr