The Coconino sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1891, 1891-10-01

movement. One of them, Senator
Ransom, who is strongly opposed to
both the demands of the Alliance and
third party, says there is no third
party in the state, and that there will
be none, because the members of the
Alliance, with the exception of a few
demagogues, are all Democrats, and
will continue to be. The other gem
tleman, Colonel L. l.. Polk, who is
President of the National Farmers
Alliance, and presumably acquainted
with the intentions of the organization
over which he presides, says that the
Alliance in North Carolina, as well as
in the other Southern States, is pre-
pared in certain contingency to enter
heartily into the third party movement.
The contingency is that botf, of the old
parties shall refuse to recognize the
demands of the Alliance. Which of
these two men ought to be the best
posted on this subjectp
Ex-Representative deacon" White,
who was at the head of the New York
firm that went under this week on ac-
count of its failure to ocorner September
corn, was well known in Washington,
where he servd tw years in the House
of Representatives, nominally repre-.
senting Brooklyn district, but in
reality directly representing the specu,
lators of Wall street. He has beer
charged, and his actions confirmed the
charge, with having purchased a nom
ination and election to the House fol
the single purpose of gaining an entire
to the floor to look after the interests
of himself and other spectators
While member of the House he was
never heard from except when there
was legislation up that effected his in
terests. Then he never failed in Q
single instance to stand up unblush
ingly and advocate what would put
money in his pocket. Since his tern
expired he has visited the capital as {
lobbyist whenever there was any like
likood of legislation effecting Wal
street. 1t is bit of retributive justice
that he should have lost his large for
tune in grain speculation, after he hat
been instrumental in defeating tn,
bill which was before the last Con
gress to prohibit dealing in Futures
and "options" on agricultural pro
ducts. 1t was charged at the tim'
that he was the disburser of larg,
fund raised in Wall street to .'han,
up'' the bill, which had been endorsed
by the Republican caucus and whicl
appeared certain to become law
He openly made his boast that he hat
succeeded in putting the bill where i
would not be heard from, and it wa,
not heard from again, Notwithstanding
the efforts of its author-ex-Repre
sentative Butterworth-and others t
get it before the House.
Washington has this week enter
tanned two distinguished bodies-th,
American Congress of Physicians an'
Surgeons and the American Pomologi
cal Society, The physicians were th'
most numerous, but the pomologist
caught the popular favor by reason o
the handsome exhibit made of nearl,
one thousand varieties Of improve,
fruit raised by themselves, which wa
held in one wing of the National Mu
scum building, and which the publi
was permitted to see and admire.
In room at the Postoffice depart
ment there has been small but i'm
portant gathering holding session
every day since Tuesday, consisting o
the eleven District Railway Mail Ser
vice Superintendents and the Genera
Superintendent. They met here unde
orders from Mr.. Wanamaker for tn
purpose of exchanging experiences an,
discussing ways and means of improy
ing the railway mail service. In
speech on the first day the Genera
Superintendent congratulated his col
leagues that the past fiscal year ha'
shown the most efficient work in tn
history of the service, the number o
errors being smaller in proportion Il
the number of pieces of mail matte
handled, the complaints fewer ant
the complimentary letters more numer
Gus. 1t has been custumaiy for thes
Superintendents to meet here once il
two years, but Mr.. Wananaker pro
poses that they shall hereafter NEE
once year or oftener, as the meeting
are found to be of great benefit to tn
service.