Omaha daily bee., 1891-05-11
MANIPULATING THE ALLIANCE
Boast Of the Democrats That They Politi.
cally Control the Farmers Organization,
SCHEME or THE BOURBON MANAGERS.
Desperate but Unfruitful Efforts to
Create Brc Ich in the Republican
Ranks Statements without
the Least Foundation.
WAsmNGToS BUREAU The BEE, J
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET
WAsHINGI0N. u. @. Nav 10. !

WAsHINGToV, d. c., May 10. }
Congressman Edmunds OF Virginia. dem
ocrat Of the old school, is in Washington,
and unwlttngly gives away the plan of the
democratic managers to use the farmers al
lance organization in the west to destroy the
republican organization in general He says,
and truly, too, that the alliance IN Virginia
has resolved to not put an independent ticket
in the field. In fact the alliance throughout
the south Is to stand to the democratic can
didates. Mr. Edmunds says
"Ihe third party movement is not seri-
ously considered IN the south, but
in the west, where the farmers
have secured a majority in several
Of the state legislatures, the demo-
Gratis and republicans are apprehensive
lest a third party may beat them both
There is, ! believe, q slight difference be
tween the farmers and democrats on one or
two questions, but the difference is not so
radical that it cannot be adjusted, and for
that reason should say the southern demo
Gratis and farmers will work together in the
fall elections"
Mr.. Edmund's further statements show
plainly that the democratic organization has
charge Of the alliance in political way. 1t
is asserted in the south, he says, that the
democrats and alliance principles are the
same, but in the west there is such variance
that the farmers are told they must have an
alliance candidate to combat both the
democratic and republican candidates.
MIR. Ednunds himself acknowledges
that in the west the democratic
members Of the alliance seldom, if ever, re-
fuse to vote for the democratic candidate.
Republicans here believe they will soon be
able to prove conclusively that the political
wing of the alliance in the west is main
tanned by democratic brains and democratic
capital The polticol and non partisan ell
emehts in the alliance are regarded as dl 6
| tnctive elements, and few of the alliance
| members in the west are believed to favor
the adoption Of the political wings demands.
DESPERATE DEMOCRATS.
A heroic effort which has perplexinglv
small effect Is being made by the democratic
| press at the direction of Senator German and
! Mr. Cleveland to create a breach between
| President Harrison and Mr., Blaine,
| primarily and the former and Cen
eral Alger latterly. For a whole week
| the charges have been rung on the statement
| that friends Of the president have been try
ing to force Mr.. Blaine to make an announce
| ment as to his intentions respecting the use
OF his name for the presidential nomination
| next year and that the statement has been
| made in every paragraph edited by the head
! of the real democratic national committee,
| German, that Mr.. Blaine is TO be forced TO
take himself out Of the line OF possible nomi-
nation. BY singular coincidence the dem
ocratic press of the east today italicizes this
| announcement and makes the further state
ment that Secretary Foster is about to begin
| the official decapitation of all the
| revenue officers in the south who have
uttered or who may In the future
| utter any sentiment complimentary to Gen
eral Alger. The republicans of the country
! should know on reading these statements
| about Mr.. Blaine and General Alger that
they are without the slightest foundation, are
hatched III democratic quarters here and in
| New York Dy the men who hope TO become
the democratic nominee for the presidency,
and that they are but part of a well-dehned
programme TO create breaches in the repub b.
lican ranks. The edict has been issued that
the republican party will elect its candidate
| in spite Of the democratic hlreltnSs and sci
FISH politicians in the farmers alliance and
prohibition party if dlssentions are not Gre
ated among the republicans, and those
who understand this will be amused
to watch the different moves from
democratic headquarters during the next
three or four weeks, moves which will show
| themselves only in ropublican circles. Sena'
tor German is to be Mr.. CleVelands candi
date if it appears that the latter cannot
safely make ii and the Maryland boss is il
the harness now.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
Ex-Congressmau Payson of Pontiac, Ill., is
| in the city. He says he has retired fron
politics, so far as he is personally concerned
but that he will always take an active inter
est in his party for the promotion Of it,
success and future. Mr.. Payson is building
himself a house on Massachusetts avenue
He intends to practice law ana make this
city his permanent home. He is one of the
ahlest and best known republicans il
Illinois and has served a dozen years in con
gress, He is well-known in Nebraska ant
other prairie states for his services in behal.
of settlers on the public domain.
! j. Is. Mapes and wife registered last even
I ing at the Shoreham.
Mrs Clara Benick Colby, the talented
editor Of the Womans Tribune, has left fo
Beatrice, her home. PERRY j. HEATH.