Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04
ohio Agriculturists Will Not De-
sert the Emine Mt Republican
Protection Leader
Auuring but Visionary Plans of the
Alliance Will Have Little Effect
in the Campaign
Campbell, However, is Prepared to
Play Every Possible Game
to Secure Votes

CoruNBUs. Ohio, jane 30.-The inter
NEW with Secretary Foster has attracted
attention in Ohio ana tlsewhere, and it is
generally admitted tuit the ex-governor is
not only pretty well informed, but knows
what he is talking about.
The Hon. L. Il Bonham, president of
TIE state board of agriculture, after read
rg what Secretary Foster had to say. re-
marked: Foster has hit the nail on the
head DO not believe that many of the
Ohio farmers will desert their party and
follow the rothren ui Kansas or indorse
the nonsenslcal and ruinous financial
schemes fajhered 10y ) lckless Simpson and
his followers. By the way, it might be a
Dprtinent question to ask when and where
these Corn-crib treasury advocates do their
farming. We hear OF them almost daily
and read their words of alleged wisdom,
but il seems to me that their deep sympa-
thy would be more appreciated if they
were uttered from the field of labor, from
the farm and field ln.t.ad of emanating
from summer resorts and Washington.
"Wil the farmers 0Ult the nomination
Of Mckinley?
Some republicans will not vote for him,
but ON the other hand very many demo-
Gratis, especially in the manufacturing dis
tricts, will. Ii is the veriast bosh to say
that the farmers as a class will leave their
own party and join in the labor of vindl-
eating Governor Campbell in the fight he
is now engaged in with sUme of his own
party What interest is it to the farmers
which faction wins? The grangers are
not sentimental, md don't care one straw
about the wrangie.
"What Of the third party?'
AS tota2i, little can be said. The con-
yantion will be held at Springfield, In
August, but ! hardly think the farmers
will Join it, 1t is a crazy quilt conven-
ton composed Of labor organizations,
prombitionists, and some other underlined
clements Until after this convention it
will be hard to form any opinion resting
uuon tangible lasis Of the strength of a
third party, should he.e be one
DO YOU think JJlt Mckinley will be
knitted ma amy Of the counties by his farmer
communities
He may lose some. but it should not be
understood that it viii all be on one side.
Now there is Brown county, democratic at
all times and under all circumstances. ID
has no manufacturing industries to speak
Of, and tariff reform. socalled, is the
watch-word, but Notwithstanding this the
alliance has placed a full county ticket in
the field This hardly indicates that the
farmers, as in organization, are after the
republicans more than the democrats and
indicates plainly that the alliance meu
will cut quite as many democrats as re-
pubicans in the rural section, while Nc
kmIar viii have great advantage over
Campbell in the manufacturing districts.
Itl~ apparent that Governor Campbell Is
preparing to play every penal and benevol-
eat institution in the state for votes rs he
las lust pardoned Benjamin +. Sheridan,
the man who used to sing in the choir al
Jackson, and was sent to the penitentiary
IN 1855 for ten years for stealing a horse
from Orlando Robbins, of Beaverton, Pike
county and a pair Of matched blacks from
Jane, Hickey. of Scioto county, after his
application had been rejected by tA9 board
of parions Sheridan is an uncompro-
missing democrat, and comment is un-
necessary.