The Fort Mill news. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1890-1892, 1891-09-02
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Colonel Polk Talks I'm The Political
Objects.
The Senate the Point Towards
Which All the Energies of the
Alliance VIII Center.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Special Colo
nel l.. l.. Polk, president of the National
Farmer Alliance, was seen in regard To
the objects and AIMS OF the alliance iu the
impending state elections
"Our campaign at ptscut. said Colo
mel Polk, lis not to elect president, or
TO secure the %ovcmorslipof states We
are striking AT the mounpolists iu The
United States senate Su far we have
landed three. The first was Senator
Hampton, of South Carolina: then John
j. lugalS. of kmsu~. followed hv Gid
con G.. Moody, of South Dakota The
next one 10 90 into retirement will he John
Sherman, of Ohio. Matt Ransom of
Norh Carolina, will alS9 hc retired. The
fate oG these two senators is lust ~ Ger
tainly sealed aS that OF John J. meallS
MISTAKES Nor TO liz RErENuEp
"We made two misi,kcs that will not
be repeated, continued Colonel Polk.
"With complete control of the North
Carolina Legislature we allowed Senator
Vance To he r. elected. On the strength of
his promises that he would be "a faithful
political servant to the interest of the
people. The election Of Governor Cor
he has shown himself To be fur more in
terested in his own personal success than
that of the alliance. Hereafter NO prom
ISIS Of the politicians OF the old parties
win he accepted"
How do you propose To defeat John
Sherman in Ohio
I'VE have him defeated In lila
tive districts the alliance will support
candidates pledged to vote against Shcr-
JHM& The voting strength of the actual
tiQp J; in,nsov Gun members.
Ysr are dong missionary work
am"..g the farmers generally, and thous-
ands of voters not vet mentioned with
the alliance itself will he rallied against
sherman. If YOU would look over the
correspondence from Ohio YOU would bc
convinced that it is now an impossihilty
for him 10 >sccccd himself
lis the fight bcns made ON Mckinley
ulsol"
'I: is not. A. stated W" are now
leaning out the United States senate.
GovcrnorShips are not valuable TO us at
this time. 1t would havca good moral
effect to elect state officers, merely as an
evidence of the strength of the orguuizn-
tion, but our primary object is to secure
the balance Of power in the legislature.
which cuacts the laws, and elect United
States senators
THE FIGHT IS ONO.
'Probably many alliance members
will support the peoples ticket in Ohio.
but there is no movement To have them
do So. Consequently the alliance is not
fighting Mckinley; but don't infer from
that that think hc will be elected
turnedY
1--WE are not figuring much ON results
from Iowa, " replied Colonel Polk "Thc
organization in that state is weak. though
the popula, sumption is that We are
making great fiGht there That idea is
mistaken one The most we expect 10
get out Of the contest in Iowa is 10 deter
mine what strength the movement is de
velopmg there. No Steps are expected
In the northwest, however, the voters
seem to be more ready TO break away
from the old party than in other sections
OF the country
"Will the alliance undertake to- dictate
the successor Of Senator Quay in poun.
SyivaniaI'
AS matters stand now, ! think not
The state is not vet sufficiently organ
lEt'l llONtNtl. tllt Nhlh - Illtt'lt' lll1
rapidly You do not see much about il
in the newspapers, but about two local
alliances per day are being organized in
the state. BY the timc senator Cumcrou's
term expires we will probably be read y
To supply his succ, s,or.
WHAT NEW YoHE Will DO
SIN New York state the situation is
much the same Nevertheless, Senator
lIscock will be retired in iS93 though
other causes will operate to that end bc.
sides the spread of The alliance move
mcnt
The reports from Baltimore ave to
the effect that Senator Common has cap
turcd the Maryland alliance.
THAT is an invention was present
throughout the recent convention If
the Maryland alliance is true To its prin-
c!plcS. two alliance senators will be elect.
ed from that state next winter and Ar
thur =. Gorman will not bc one Of them.
He is To much of "a studdlcr ON The sill
yer que tion 10 suit our principles. and
is naccomt ,blr la other ways The
two Alabama senator, must also bc re
| tired from further service in the United