St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-11
EDNUNDS ON THE
POLITICAL SITUATION.

WAsalxsTox, April e.-The Sta'
this afternoon printed IN interest
ing interview With Senator Edmands
upon the present state Of political
anairs. A reporter found him IN
judiciary committee ro0o q the
Senate, where be was occupied Ia
disposinx Of various odds and ends
Of work before retiring to bin home
in Vermont for the summer.
lis not the present political situ-
alton one Ut extraordinary interest
and importance?'' the reporter ask-
| ed, by way Of IN introduction - .
broad and general discussioa.
"Yes," replied Tie Senator, At
ter . moments thought. 81 think
il il in one sense - applied to one
aspect Of affairs, namely, the Farm
ers' Alliance subject. II other re-
spects. I do not see that Il y essen
Rtially different to what Il hes been
for several years. The attitude II
the great parties In respect to each
other and puplic allairs isapparsnt-
~ the same.
''ln respect to the FarmeSs' Al
Iliance matter, It Il In it, present
form, . new experiment in the
country, but NOT IN unnatural one.
There have been analogous fooents
lin former times, bot The present
condition makes the political situ-
alton in this respect Interesting and
important. for what It, effect viii
he upon the next national election,
4 take It, no one can foeesee with
precision.
"Mhat gives rise to he feeling
Of unrest which appears 70 Be
abroad In the land:' the reporter
asked.
81 Think. Mr.. Edmunds replied,
- large part u Il arises from In
trinsic qualities a ths human mind,
which has ito periods Of rest and
then Of excitement, just - nature
has In respect 70 storms and dis
eases, and TIE time happeas 70
come when one Of these periods
Of fever il 1t hand. Some people
are trying to psssuade the farmers
Of the snsntry, Who always have
been and always win be the
most vseful and important faction
Of The c:'mmunity, that laws hare
been made which operate unjustly
upon them, and that laws have been
made which would O. should fur.
nish them . more rapid and steady
prosperity. In bob these Gases,
I think. they are In . large degree
mistaken, and IN due time they win
discover Il. Indeed. I presume
that the largest part q The reject
ing ooes perfectly uadsEstand that
crops cannot Be increased By legis-
latioa or dents honestly paid By
cheapening tAe value a what b
called money The moet olthem.
1 think, understaad that money, .
Be Of value and serve II only tzus
purpose, must b stable, jnst -
every other measure must be-as
weight and quality-tn dealing
with commodites O. laads, and
that Il . farmer agrees 70 cen H.
next years crop for % many dol
lsrs he must b ahle 70 know what
that number u dollass will Be good
for when he gets it,
"what dangers tn both parties
aud to The country are thsro u ~
sisuatioo?''
II don't think there d any dan
Ger to the Democrasic party" The
Senator replied, With . faint snile,
s'Sof in the next presidential eles.-
ton, L the Farmefs' Alliance
should carry many States sithout
having . majority a The whole
electoral college. he simple re.
cult wou)d - that there would be
10 election b ~ psople. and The
present Hosse Of Representatives,
having . very large Dsmecsasic
majority Of Ststes . ven = uea.
oefs. ~eoA slect DE DsDoesasie
oaodtdaee h . caaOtisutioaal asA
regular Wy. a,tAangA - my h.ve
carried ehe soalleot ounSe1 Of
Seateo.
IA - tAe daagss q Tie Rspub.
hean party f = tAaS - Raf1oeD'
AAeaoos ny e@1y = Tie sext
pgeo3doot1al eaoetioa &C., 0enHea
ut VOID seheswise vots lsr -
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