Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
MONEY. is THE ISSUE.
According 10 the Alliance View, That
Dominates All Others.
PRESIDENT POLK Is CONFIDENT.
He Thinks His Party Will Surely Down the
Old Ones in 1892.
ORGANIZING THE DEMOCRATIC CLUBS
tFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

| WASHINGTON, April 12.-Colonel Leon
idas L. Polk, the President OF the Farmers
Alliance, is now in the city. In conversa-
tion to-day he expressed great confidence in
the growth of the new and the disintegration
| of the old parties. "The ideas of the old
mossback leaders in the Democratic party, "
said Colonel Polk, "if not suppressed by the
younger element, will certainly lead to its
destruction sooner or later, and it may come
as early as 1892 if they are not careful.
Gas for the Republican party, it is cor
rupt from core to circumference, while its
opponent is not controlled by the main body
of the people, who vote the ticket, but by
the insidious influence of capitalists. The
only wonder to me is that the farmers have
not long ago arisen in their might and swept
both parties from the field. Cleveland will
nomination will be dictated by Wall street.
Yes, and Wall street will nominate an anti
silver Republican. 49,
Object of the Democrats.
1.-THE object of the Democrats will be to
force us to place third ticket in the field,
with the hope that it will throw the election
into the House of Representatives and then
Cleveland would be declared elected. But
am not so sure that such would be the
case. as the Alliance may sweep the country.
'For years both Of the old parties have
declared for free coinage. but all the time
they were opposed TO it. But this time we in
tend to force the issue on them. Anything to
divert the attention of the people. is the Re-
publican programme. Without sectionalism
the Republican party could not exist-hence
-, f,.ra ~ Tan %In1
bill passed because it would have placed the
money question in the background but the
force bill was defeated and the Importance of
the money question remains where we want
1t. Wall street may try all it knows how, but
it cannot down the money issue. The con-
spiracy was started in 1862 and by slow degrees
it was accomplished SO that labor was prac-
tically enslaved. But the day of reckoning is
near at hand.
A Possible Case.
at is possible that Western Democrat may
be nominated by the Democrats and Southern
Alliance man placed on the ticket as COM
promise, but that is only conjecture. The
partisan press has abused the Alliance. lied
about US and in every way tried 10 inJure u.s.
but in spite of Misrepresentation, the Alliance
has prospered and is steadily increasing in
strength"
The National Association of Democratic
Clubs has perfected plan of organization,
members OF the National and Congressional
committees but has also been received with en-
thusiasm by the local clubs and politicians
throughout the country. The plan is now
being put IN operation successfully and long
before the fall campaign opens there will be a
Democratic club in every voting precinct in
the United States. Besides the Vice President
selected for every State, there will be COR.
respondent and organizer appointed for each
county, and the whole will be directed from
Washington, with the advice and cooperation
of the several State National and Congress
sional committees
All Approve the Plan.
The Executive Committee. of which Repre-
sentative W. L. Wilson, the brilliant West
Virginian, is chairman. and Lawrence Gardner,
of this city. secretar, ,,have received numerous
replies from the several States and Territories,
addressed have undertaken to carry it out in
the question of funds the committee says:
1.-THE plan of popular subscription, as sug-
gested, is about the only way in which the
Democratic party can secure organization
against the'corrupting influences of the large
moneyed corporations of the country. wko are
opposed to us"
In order that the work of organization may
be completed and the campaign of education
be pushed rapidly from this time on, Chairman
W. L. Wilson will start tomorrow on a tour TO
extend to the Pacific Coast, speaking at many
places en- route and consulting with local or
ganizers and will 60 through Wisconsin, Min
nesota and all the new States, Oregon, Cali
fOrnia, an return through the Central West
ern States, speaking in all the principal towns
and put ting all the States visited on the way to
perfect Democratic organization.
LIGHTNER.