The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-14
GOING TO PIECES.

Evidences OF disintegration are already
seen in The Farmers Alliance Last fall
they swept everything in Kansas, electing
the legislature, some members of Congress
and various other officers They were
strong in several other western states
where if they did not win their
influence was felt and had an
excellent effect on the other parties.
The Alliance gained much in the
south, both directly aud in tn e way of die
tating terms TO the old organ izations.
But it would almost seem that the zenith
was reached in November of last year, and
that the Alliance has been on the down
grade ever since. All through the south
the members are quarreling sayagely, and
charging each other with bribery and cor
ruption and with selling out to the enemy.
In Mississippi the state organ has been re-
pudiated by resolution. The editor refused
TO support the sub-treasury scheme, and
failing to bring him into line the majority
of the Alliance declared that his paper emo
longer represented the party and should
not be supported by the organization. The
editor of the National Economist is openly
charged with having accepted railroad
passes and s., 900 in cash to support CAL
HoUN for United States Senator from
Georgia 1t is also alleged that
the charge was clearly proven at
the Ocala convention, but the in
vestigation committee whitewashed
him for monetary consideration. In the
municipal elections in Kansas last week the
Alliance cut very little figure. Papers all
through the state are saying that the strong
men of the party are drawing out, being
iisgusted with the lack of ability shown in
che Alliance legislature. The Alliance
newspapers, which were well supported
having passed into decline. Some have
already suspended and others are eking
out miserable existence.
All of which verifies the predictions of
cool headed and shrewd politicians, who
have declared from the first that the ALI
ance would follow the Granger and Green
back movements into 'innocuous disue-
tude.n 1t also teaches again the practical
lesson in politics, that not many men know
how to use power well. The farmers knew
thatevils existed that administrations were
acted laws in the interest of classes and
against the masses; they knew that these
evils should be cured, but they didn't know
how TO cure them. 1t was easy enough to
see that INGALLS, was an enemy to the peo-
pie, but it didn't improve matters much to
send to the Senate a crank whose most
conspicuous characteristic is an immense
whisker. What influence can man like
PETER have in the United States Senate
He will simply be guyed in all that he IN.
dertakes; whereas, if the farmers had sent
man of brains and force to the Senate, be
might have accomplished something
"Socklessn JERRY SIMPSON is another
crank Lwho will be compelled to flock by
himself in the House. He will cure nj
evils, even if he had the ability to sugges
cure. The judiciary of Kansas wa.
thought to stand in with the rich corpora
lions, and the Alliance undertook to rem
edy the evil by electing Judge in one O
the districts. The votes being counted
and it being ascertained that their man wa
chosen, it was discovered that while b.
was good enough fellow, he had never seel
the inside Of a law book, and was absolutel,
ignorant of the duties Of Judge. Con tri
an eastern law school for term Of thre
months to qualify for the bench.
Is it to be wondered at that party S
clumsily and ignorantly managed should q
10 pieces? Were the party the hold togethe
under such circumstances, would it not b
most surprising?