The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-11-20
FROM THE CAPITAL
Senator Van Wick Of Nebraska,
Confident OF the Ultimate
Success ~ the Alliance.
Ex-GOVerzOr Foraker Of Dale, = Can
dI&ate for Seaator---Col. Polk in
FsYsf 81 . Third Party.

teal fortunes with the farmers alIi-
ance, is not one. of those who believe
the alliance movement to be only
temporary. He SAYS: Some folks are
saying that the alliance has gone all
to pieces. That is not so. and they
will find it out next year. don't
know Just what the alliance win do.
but they win do something TO make
themselves felt in the presidential
election, and, mark what say, though,
from various causes, there was fall
ing off in the vote they cast this year,
the great working body of the organ
isstion is all right and will be found
pulling together next year"
Ex-Governor Foraker, of Ohio, who
is here on professional business in
conn ection of site for a public build
Jag in Pueblo, Col, has fer once dis
appointed the newspaper cores
pondents who expected to get some
sensational interview with him con-
corning his fight with Sherman for the
senatorship and the scheme to deprive
Senator Brice of his seat. His talks
for publication are entirely moderate
and conservative. He says he is &
candidate for senator. but as the cleo
ton is to be by the Ohio legislature.
and not by the newspapers. he has
nothing to say of his prospects. About
the Brice matter he pleads ignorance,
and says that Il is a question that
belongs to the United States senate.
Could anybody be more discreet7 He
called on President Harrison and also
on Secretary Blaine. but as the adj
ministration is understood TO favor the
reelection of Sherman, it could not
have been TO ask aid in his senatorial
campaign
The latest news from Brasil Is a
cablegraIn to their minister here.
which says that the republic is not nor
has it been in any danger. and that
tranquility has been restored.
Secretary Foster will, in his annual
report, upon which he is nov at work,
commend several amendments to the,
national banking laws and an increase
in the number of bank examiners. He
will also try to show that the public
clamor against the government officials
on account of fraudulent failure of
national banks In Boston, Philadelphia
and other towns is unjust. He has
undertaken no light task.
President Harrison's Thanksgiving
proclamation was little late in being
issued this year, but the date has be-
come so thoroughly n fixture in the
public mind that the proclamation has
come TO be looked upon IS an almost
useless formality. The fourth Thurs
day 10 November would probably be
just as generally observed, even il
something occurred to prevent the
Issuing of the presidential proclana-
ton.
Senior Months credentials having
arrived Secretary Blaine on Saturday
formally presented him to the presi-
dent as the CHILEAN minister 70 this
government, and the usual speeches
of courtesy were exchanged. Senior
Montt has never wavered in his belief
that everything would be settled in g
satisfactory manner, and now that hi:
brother has become acting president
of Chilli and will soon be regularly
elected president. his influence il
likely to be all powerful with that gov
eminent.
All the prominent national farmers
alliance officials have gone to Indian
apOlis, where the annual convention d
that organisation is to meet this week
Although the final determination as t,
what, il any, action the alliance is {,
take in the formation of a nationa
third party will not be known uati
the national conference, provided fol
at the Cincinnati convention which
launched the peoples party, to b,
hsld in Washington on the 27nd Of mex
February. shall be held, there are NAM
who believe that the seton Of thil
weeks convention viii really SETH,
the question. Colonel Polk makes n