The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-30

monopolists would be much more cas-
lily defeated if they should adopt such
course than if they pursued the usual
tactics of debating the candidates of
both parties, then starting the people
to fighting over the Mills bill, the Nc
Kinley bill, or some other equally un-
important and never ending question.
But now that the new party is TN
assured fact, the only question of inter
est is from whence Will come it's
strength. The Daniels of the republi-
can party seem already to have inter-
preted the handwriting on the wall;
but whether they recognize it or not,
the republican party has won its last
victory It's stronghold III the great
northwes: is wrenched from it's grasp
by those who We're once its followers.
If it had been the democrats that
routed the republicans from their
strongholls it might be reasonably snp-
posed that they would retrieve their
fortunes just as soon as the democrats
had time to prove that they would do
| nothing for the relief of the people.
But it is to be noted that where the re-
publicans suffered worst defeat in the
election last year it was at the hand of
q new element, and in some of those
sections, particularly in Kansas, the
| defeat of the democrats was even more
| disastrous in proportion. if the depl"
| tion of their ranks he considered ii 'e
feat to party that was always jn The
| minority. In the meantime democrats
are hugging themselves with c3unteT
| felt glee and eXclaiming, Oh the new
party won't hurt the democratic parts.
| for all its strength in the south I4nst
come from the alliance and the allia:."e
will remain democratic. for fear the
negro will get out of his place. But
the idea Of negro domination" Las
been worn entirely threadlare. No
one has the least confidence !. H. L.
l.. CAN'T, who has harped more than
any living man about black heels on
white necks," now changes front and
says that the idea of negro domination
is fake: the farmers work the negroes
and Will vote them With the negro
question relegated to the background
the southern farmer will consider the
proprletv of seeking redress Of griev
ances complained Of in new party
iust as seriously as his western brother.
| The only question he will ask is which
is the shorter road by which to reach
the destination. Alliance men have
studied the cause Of depression of agri-
culture and arrived at certain conclu-
sions, and have discovered what they
conceive to he a remedy for the evil
complained of, and set forth the rem
edv in platform of principles, and in
specific bills for legislation. The de-
mands of the alliance may be briefly
stated under the three heads of finance,
land and transportation. They de-
mand that the government adjust the
finances by loaning money at nominal
interest on land and farm produce.
Will the democratic party in national
convention endorse that demand. and
make it part Of the democratic plat,
form? There is not a man so big a
cratic party adopt as a plank in the
platform the government ownership o1
railroads? The question is preposter
Gus Of course nothing of the sort
will be done. These are the two ques
tons to be settled first, either one way
OF the other: and on these questions
every alliance man will soon he callet
upon to decide between bis politica
party and his alliance principles. /
he thinks that the democratic party i.
serving him best it will he his duty to
. continue in its support, but if on the
other hand he places the principles hs
processes to maintain above partisan
ship he will he absolvel from his alleg
lance to party.
If the democratic party pursues th.
course that its heretofore leaders de
clare that it will. We predict that whel
the election of % closes the remains o
of the democratic party in Georgia vii
be as small as the republican party il
Kansas now is. IIarmony Grorc (Go.
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