New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-25
VIEWS OF ALLIANCE STATESMEN.
THERE WILL BE A NATIONAL TICKET IN '92-
TILE ~sOCKLEssa JERRY FOR PREsIDENT.

THERE WILL ID r. - NAIIONhh M
THE "soCKLEss" JERRY FOR PRESIDENT.
Washington, Feb. "a Specialization NJ. Davis. one OF
the Farmers Alliance Representatives elected from Kan
Gas TO the Lid Congress. has followed the example Of
" Jerry Simpson, the celebrated " socklees' statesman
from the same region, and has come to Washington TO
f,miuarizc himself in advance with the appearance OF
,hipcs at the Capital. Mr.. Davis is perhaps fifty eight
ny sixty wears old and is rather old fashioned in his
dress and looks, but. like Mr.. simpson. there arc really
few signs Of the typical " hayseed' legislator about him.
re presented himself on the floor Of the House today
and was introduced to many of the men on both sides
vho will be his colleagues in the next Congress.
"Thc Farmers Alliance movement he said 10 an
Interviewer. is progressive and will continue. 1t is
indeucndcnt Of beth the old parties. ! cannot say just
What will be the attitude Of The several Alliance mem
hore In tMe next House. You can't judge from what
tbo napers say. II has been stated everywhere that !
yould 90 into the Democratic caucus. ! shall not 90
,rto the caucus OF either party, and | know that the
o,bcr Alliance members Of Kansas and those of
Nebraska will not. This Alliance movement is the
cr,vth of seventeen years. lis foundation is in the
r,onev question. | have run for Congress before as a
croenback candidate, as a matter OF principle. we
hold that the volume OF money should increase with The
increase of population. In the earlier stage OF the tight
~ had TO contend against the claim that nothing but
cold and silver was money. In 157S We won the fight,
ipasmuch a. the courts acknowledged that the Govern
mcnt could make Treasury notes a lesaltender. The
| Greenback movement subsidized then because we thought
ue had won the fight. But We have had 10 90
all over il again. our people are tired Of suffering the
shrinkage of values Of our products through the
scarcity Of money, and Of being burdencd with tax
alton. We want the proper amount OF money for the
volume of business; We want fair transportation
charges by the railroads, which we by rights own. and
We want a reduction Of the taIil the greater the re
duction the better. The money question IS the first
question, however. We want free coinage of silver
but that will hardly furnish us with the necessary
amount of money"
"How about the third party movement In National
politics ~
al do not think there ia any doubt that the ALI
ancc will have a National ticket in the Held. ~
may be too sanguine to expect to elect the iresl'
dent at this time. but We will try. Weaver, of Iowa.
for President, and Polk. Of North Carolina. the presl
dent II the Alliance, for Vice President, are spoken
of as the ticket. ii il not unlikely that they VIII
he nominated. No one can say what VIII be the
result. 1t may throw the election in the House,
Chicago. Feb. 81 Special.-lliram Williams, a Kan
sas Farmers Alliance man, in an interview today
said: g Jerry Simpson will be the Farmers Alliance
candidate for President in 1892. That IS, II we put
a candidate in the field. and | think we shall DO 50
What | say is the opinion Of all the members | nave
talked to on the subject. and the prophecy Is some
thing I'd bet my next harvest on