Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-07
A VERMONTER
Gives His Views on the Political
Situation of the Country.
The FARMERS ALLIANCE,
Rr5 It's Relation 10 the Two Great Parties, and
Third Party Probabilities.
Sc Doesn't Think silver VIII Be an Issue
EfetWcnn the Republican and Demo-
cratic Partics- The Present
Administration.

v.-Hl.GT.s Apr! 6.-In the course of
l..-'., ......z.rE with GAZETTE man on the
r-.....- situation, Senator Edmunds Of
{ TT rr.- to-day said Of the Farmers
4 -..,,..- IN Is relation 20 the parties:
Il cont tuluk there IS any danger 70 the
If,-.u.r..rl. yIr,. be replied with falnt
~ui., -.:yr5. TINS respect all IS fish that
...-g.,- .. lis lct, or. indeed, goes IN the net
.t-t... FARMERS Alliance FOR the next presi
..'.---.. ....-..u Il the Farmers Alliance
-t...-4 .a-ry rrauE states without having
-.......-. # Tho So hole electoral college the
80. r..-lrr would De there would be no
...--s..r.. f., tie people, as II Is called. and
he ,..-gu. house Of representatives,
......-. A.. SER, 1rge Democratic majority of
states s,- 9,- is members would elect
r......... .....-..... 4'cs in the constitutional
.,..o -.-- .r was. although they may have
SMALLEST NUMBER OF STATES.
A. B.. the danger Of the Republican
-..-.. r ID lid that the Farmers Alliance
... .srl., IL the next presidential election
me --4'eS tA4- would otherwise vote for
.-. F,rr.b..nuL candidate, ana thus, in
...~... 4 t4,r. should he 10 election by the
people. give The election TO the Democratic
candidate by 'ur house Of representatives. -
What uo you think Will be the issue Of
+.s presidential. campaign proper
.t..- ] Luyr SAID before substantially
..-.,.r- rg.r question. The Republicans
,.. doubtless stand by
THE SAME GROUND
.r JUS .. and cGualitE OF rights among
....s- ~ the United States, fair elections
...- t.- protection of American labor and
.r..---.es that il has maintained hitherto"
a.Ju luI think silver viii be- the issue IN
fl...-. r.,u,gU,'
.. ..l. think it will be an issue between
t., Republican and Democratic parties, for
-.- he Democratic party will hardly
.-.a g. make the silver question an issue
~ -a. extent o! running any considerable
r.-. .l p4ratiug silver and gold as coin
uu.e. OF the country. and certainly great
booty II tie Republican party, am sure,
u. -.' Up TO the point of safety have
LDu.-y. the Republican party Will be in
tyurnl
USING SILVER
as money. a. il always has been. What the
Farmers Alliance platform, if il should
a.m.r.ty d candidate for the presidency,
viii BE- On this topic l am quite unable to
sly
~, third party movement likely, and if
.g what might it lead TO; Is communism
a. the bottom Of it,
a ta.rl-plrty movement now exists in
.t- F4-urre' Alliance enterprise if Sue
.gs5fu. ~ the extent Of having presi-
Lglt and both houses Of congress. II
would doubtless lead to the enactment of
th- measures they have already indicated,
and then I a very short time, whether
cheese measures were good for the farmers
ar extremely bad for them, would mani
i--'v appear / 10 not think COM
u.Iu.sl Is al the bottom OF the Farmers
A..a..c movement A percentage of the
Comm twists in this country Is, believe, at
present almost
ENTHUSIASTICALLY SMALL
hc great Dolly of !aDorng people of the
uyLlrry which. taking all departments of
a.rau activity, embraces probably 95-l00
y be wGpl" number OF grown up people, is
-.-a-p...gr TOO Intelligent and too honest to
i...e communism will be Of any benefit 10
.h. worsiuR people or their families but
RE. believe luat il S destructive OF private
g.-,s OF persona. prosperity and personal
G-.rlass. and if carried into practice
vg... Eject the maintenance Of the vicious
AL ---. and ignorant out of the toll OF i'll
-r-' .ad industrious people"
"l-" might the finances of the country
b. t.....cIt'
THE FINANCES OF THE COUNTRY
..f..,s .rpyud very largely upon the con-
u-aa.e hat people have in the administra-
l.. of .-s government If any of the move
---. u which We have been speaking
..-1 4uuvar so formidable as 20 make I'M
.-..L ...-alariou at ali probable, finances of
.. country would be very greatly dis
...r. and that Of course would disturb
eyer, .langA Of labor and business. This
r,.rrn.4t perfectly understands