The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-28
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Colonel Polk Talks oi The Political
Object
The Senate the poA. Towards
Which All the Ener&es Of the
Alliance Will q enter.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Stccial. Colo
mel L.. L. Polk, president d the National
Farmers Alliance was sect in regard to
the objects and AIMS of tho dalliancc in the
impending state elections
Our campaign at prcsedt," said Colo
mel Polk, "is not to elect president, or
to secure the govcrnorship Of states. We
are striking at fhe, monopolists in the
landed threeS .Hfst sas Senator
Hampton, of South Carolina; then John
y. ingalls,, of Kansas, followed by Cid
con q. Moody, of South Dakota The
next one to go into retirement will be John
Sherman, of Ohio. Matt Ransom, of
North Carolina, will also be retired. The
fate of these two senator's is lust as GER
ta'niy scaled as that OF John ]. Ingalls,.
MISTAKES NOT TO BE REPEATED.
"We made two mistakes that will not
be repeated" continued Colonel Polk.
''With complete control of the North
Carolina Legislature we allowed Senator
Vance to be reelected on the strength of
his promises that he would be faithful
political servant to the interest of the
people. The election of Governor Cor
don, of Georgia, was also mistake, rs
he has shown himself to be far more in
tcrested in his own PEI 'sonal success than
that of the alliance. Hereafter no prom
ises of the politicians of the old parties
will be accepted"
: How do you propose to defeat John
eve have him defeated. In legi.la-
tive districts the alliance will support
candidates pledged to vote against Sher-
man. The voting strength of the actual
organization is 100000 Our members,
however. are doing missionary work
among the farmers generally, and thous-
ands of voters not yet mentioned with
the alliance itself will be rallied against
Sherman. If you would look over the
correspondence from Ohio you would be
convinced that it is nov an impossibility
for him to succeed himself"
''Is the fight beng made on Mckinley
also2"
'It is not. As I stated, we are now
c'caning ont the United States senate
Governorships are not valuable to us at
this time. 1t would have good moral
effect to elect state officers, merely as an
evidence of the strength of the organiza-
tion, but our primary object is to secure
Which ehacts tnc1aws,i antH eject bhif,rer btii,r
States senators.
THE EFIeHr IN OHIO.
'Probably many alliance members
will support the pc pies ticket in Ohio,
but there is no NOV ment to have them
do so. Consequently the alliance is not
fighting Mckinley; but don't infer from
that that / think he will be elected
" Can Senator Wilson, of Iowa, be re-
turned2"
''Wc are not figuring much on results
from Iowa, replied Colonel Polk. "The
organizationSn that state is weak, though
the popular assumption is that we are
making great fight there. That idea is
a mistaken one. The most we expect to
get out of the contest in Iowa is to deter
mine what strengththc movement is de-
veloping 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
o. the country"
OWN the a{sance undertake to dictate
the successor df Senator Quay in Penn
sylvania2"
GAS matters stand now, I think not.
The state is not yet sufficiently organ
lied However, the work is progressing
rapidly. You do not see much about it
in the newspapers, but, about two local
alliances per day are being organized in
the state. BY the time Senator Cameron's
term expires we will probably be read y
to supply his succt ssor."
WHAT NEW YORK WILL DO.
'Tn New York state the situation Is
much the same. Nevertheless, Sena' OF
Hiscock will be retired in 1898, though
other causes will operate to that end be
sides the spread of the alliance move.
! ment."
"The reports from Baltimore a'e tc
the effect that Senator Gormon has cap,
tured the Maryland alliance"
"That is an invention. was present
throughout the recent convention. II
the Marylae rSslliar.sais true to it's prin-
ciples, two alliance senators will be elect
| ed from that state next winter, and Ar.
| thur p. German will not be one of them.
| He is to much of straddler on the sill.
yer que .tioa to suit our principles, and
| i, unaccount ,ble in other ways. The
| two Alabama senators must also be re-
tired from further ,clvice in the United
States senate. Mr.. Morgan will come
first, then Mr.. Pugh. Congressman
Owen. who has openly declared against
the alliance, will head the procession OF
those who go out Of public service from
that state. This fall weIexpect to secure
complete controlof Virginia"
| "You have been mentioned as the
probable alliance presidential candidate
In 1862, Colonel Polk, have you not2"
"Well, the newspapers said some time
,go that ! wanted to- be governor OF
North Carolina, and Jhen that did not
trapspire was announced as desiring to
| come to the senate to fill Vauce's old
shoes That statement likewise turned
out TO be incossss =. You can draw your
| own conclusioHs about the report now
| going around DO not forget. though,
| there will be AZ alliance national ticket
in the field ne4 fall9r
GROWTH OF fHs FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Since last addressing you as president
of the North Carolina State Alliance, il