The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-11-17
with republican farmers. shoulder TO
shoulder, and 'settled'the hash ola par
ty not calledior by any issue.'

shollder, and settled the hash ofa par
ty not calledior by any ISSUE"
John Il. Sumpter, chairman of the
republican central committee, SAYS he
was sure the democrats would vote the
republican ticket, on account of the wild
theories advanced by the alliance speak
ers, each of whHass'had plan," and no
two OF which were alike.
Sol Smith, who conducted the cam
pal I In this county for the peoples
party, says he A3as surprised at tha re-
suit, as he though a democrat would
vote anything rat aer than u, republican
ticket, but has formed a new opinion in
regard TO democratic proclivities. Many
other leading politicians express similar
views.
This country gave from 400 to 800 al
lance majoritles in 1883, from 80 to 200
in 1890, and thus far gives the republl-
can ticket pluralities of from 900 to l 900
and the democrats are rejoicing with the
republicans.
WICHITA, KAN, Nov. 5.-There
was no union OF democrats and republic
cans in this county or judicial district
against the Farmers Alliance. Each
party had straight ticket in the field,
anil the republicans won the day.
In the adjoining districts where there
was such fusion it was entirely due 10 a
belief that IN that locality the alliance
had plurality of the votes, and that
the success of that party of despair
meant new accessioLs to it's ranks aud a
prolongation of the ruinous policies In.
augurated by the late alliance legisla-
ture and which have proved so disas-
trous to the credit and welfare Of Kan
sas.
The visionary land loan and SUBJ
treasury scheme promulgated by alli-
ance legislators, the class legislation de-
manded, the monopolistic tendency of
the body, as seen in their twenty MIL
lion dollar mercantile trust, which pro-
poses TO establish farmers cooperative
stores of all kinds, and the generally
wild vagarles and dangerous doctrines of
the secret, oath bound alliance have
aroused men OF all other political beliefs
to a sense of the destruction of business
and credit bound to follow in the wake
of alliance success.
1t is the general belle that the defeats
OF last Tuesday will inaugurate dlsin-
tegratlon OF the alliance men in Kansas.
which will leave it an unimportant fac
tor in politics year hence when its
members will be distributed among The
old parties, the greater per cent. going
to the democracy as the exponent Of
many measures that vitality concern the
people.
COLONEL POLK ON TIE ALLIANCE.
Col. l.. j.. Polk, president of the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance, said: "The
alliance has not been weakened. 1t is
as strong as ever. In many places the
democrats who co-operated with us last
year joined with their old enemies, the
republicans, in endeavoring to defeat our
candidates. In some places like Kan
sas this would give the appearance that
our strength is less than heretofore.
"Tho truth is that we did not have the
force TO wage a fight in OHIO. We were
only organized there last spring. The
ballots cast yesterday signify absolutely
nothing so far as we are concerned. One
thing is inevitably certain: the alliance
people of this country will stand for
their demands, and will keep up an az
gressive fight until these demands are
compiled wilh."