The Brookhaven leader., 1891-01-08
WARNING ELEMENTS.
Tho True State of AfIairs Between {

Republican rarity ana the Aliiance'
The inherent hostility toward each
other of all agricultural and labor or
carnations and the Republican party
has been apparent for some time past.
Efforts have been made, both by Repub-
lican politicians and leaders in the in
dustrial bodies, to conceal the fact, but
it has remained plain and undisguis-
able. 1t has been easy to see that If
these societies were not organized as
protests against the Republican party,
then there has been no occasion or eX-
cuse for their existence. That party is
tho only one that can justly be held re-
sponsible for the evils of which they
complain, and for the want of legisla-
ton which they consider necessary for
the promotion of public welfare.
The Republican campaign managers
exhausted all the arts of political diplo-
macy in the late campaign in the effort
to convince the industrial elements that
there was no antagonism between them
and the Republican party. After the
election returns had convinced them
that the effort had failed, the disguise
was partially thrown off, and express
sions of resentment, guarded but none
the less significant, began to appear
from the Republican leaders and in the
Republican press at the attitude of the
farmers movement in the Republican
States of the West and Northwest
Since the recent declaration against
the force bill by the National conven.
ton of the Farmers Alliance all re.
serve has been abandoned, and it may
be said that the Republicans have de-
clared war against the Alliance. The
b tier denunciationS of the movement
by the Republican statesmen at Wash
ington are only one indication of the
feeling. The party press is still more
violent and outspoken. The New York
Tribune ridicules the meeting. The St.
Louis Globe-Democrat prescribes brains
as the great necessity of the organiza
ton. But it is the Cincinnati CONNER
cial-Gazette that teaches the extreme of
hostile expression, in the course of long
attack, by saying:
In its secrecy its oathS and It's press censors
it is non American, both in it's organization ana
it's methods. Its tendency is toward com
munism as wild and pernicious as any that has
0eT6tOIOT6 CuFSeu tue world 1IS pTeSeuG uldIll
festations will prove OF great value, and an in
estimable National blessing, If the thoughtful
citizens of the land will study them with care
Such expressions of Republican feel.
ing against the producing classes are
more logical than just. 1t is as pos.
sible to make oil and water mix as to
effect any fusion of purpose and action
between the Plutocratic Republican
party of to-day and the classes who are
organized against Plutocracy.
The Republic is not surprised to see
the Republicans forced into the position
which is natural to them. 1t is sur
prised, however, to see charged as a
reason for taking it that the farmers
party is an ally of the Democratic
party because it opposes force bill.
The fact is, whether Republicans are
capable of understanding it or not, that
the Democratic party has less to fear
from the Lodge bill or any other like
measure, than have the farmers par
ties, the workingmen's parties, or
any new organization seeking to in
crease it's numbers and extend it's in
fluence. A Federal election bill which
lodges such tremendous powers of con-
troll in the hands of party in power
would necessarily operate heavily
against new parties struggling for
recognition and existence. In its prac-
teal application to elections it would
serve the purpose of perpetuating the
power of dominant party long after
the conscience and intelligence of the
people had condemned its principles and
policies.
The farmers have not failed to see
this, or to realize its import as affecting
them and others who are to follow them
They have spoken not only for them
selves, but for posterity. 1t is well
that they have, since the violent "kick'
they have provoked from the Republic
an party has shown it's cloven hoof.-
st. Louis Republic.