Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-28
SWEEPS THE counrH, IN 1882.
That Il what Two Observing Men Pre-
diet Of the Faftnefs' Movement

eifi ~ the faftnefs' Movement.
10 inquiry is 20 often repeated In my
cars "a meet the prominent politiciana
Of the country in this city az 'what Of
She Farmers Alliance ! fnd that tih,
is the question which politicians arc ak.
ing Of each other, especially II they live
IN the west or south. The Alliance Ina
not yet shaken The eastern poiiticiapa
from thoir equilibrium. some novel
iueil about the Alliance came 10 mo 10.
day fun on unexpected eastern source.
was taking with Tx Congressman
+ Moody B0yn'un, ~ afa.snchu cts
when he expressed the opinion that tho
Alliance would sweep tho country In
isge. Mr.. Doynton defeated Con. Dnt.
ler for congress in tho seventies. and
was aficrward prominent IN the f,r,e,i.
back movement, bring associated with
solon Chase, Of Made, in trilng 10 rl,pt
the gfocnhaok doctrine he tho iaud of
steady habits. He 50 at present engaged
in promoting lh5 invention Of whnt "a
kr wn os tho b.cygls railroad. when
hc was asked to give reasons Tor his I've.
lief hc said.
"lhc fnrmcr6' Alliance Va the ontcrpn
Of seed r,wn BY the rrcenhsck agitation.
II has taken mp tho money qrmtion.
which 20 always popular. and ha. prc.
sonted % scheme That is in some respects
like the greenback proposition. Then
u has taken the side Of tho farmer
against the tnon1polist and 20 paved tho
way for union of agriculturisis against
All other vacations, aud farmers against
both the old parties. Now. found my
faith on what it will do In 1892 by what
70 has done In 1890. Kansas has been a
Republican state 20 Overwhelmingly
that since TIC Republican party was or.
ginizod no ono has ever dreamed OF its
being carried By any othor party, Tho
Alliance came up IN n day, no 10 sneak.
ana carried It by u large majority.
South Carolina has been Democratic
state with similarly oycrwhelminr ma.
1ofity from time immemorial. Yet al.
most in night the Alliance sprang into
existence In that state and secures con.
troll u IL, seniing an Alliance man 10
the United States senate"
In response 20 the suggestion that
these were only phenomenal instanres
Mr. Boynton continued. "Bnt they sloy
that tho Alliance Is cutting into both |
tho old partics-coming mp at tho OK. /
ponsc OF both. The Alliance can DO |
what none OF the old parties has bcpn
able TO do. II can settle the fouthern 4
race question. II can settle tho nnnn. .
cial question. Itcan make labor A mora
powerful factor IN government afairs. I
IN other words, u can 30 to The peopio 1
for its inspiration. whereas both tic old
parties have been gradually growing
away from tho peoplc-that q, tho
muses.. oh, It has come TO atay!"
In the same line have hoard gentle.
mon express the opinion that the farmer.
are the most independent thinkers in tho
country. and that whcn they have once
determined In their minds upon INV
course Of aetionit Is impossible 20 swerye
them from H. Undoubtedly tho Ito OF
n farmer does breed the habit OF de.
oiaion, or maslcrful direction, and u IN.
dependent thought. Iir must determine
when 10 SOW and when to rcap. Ie
must have executive ability 10 direct
his employees and his family In tho man.
agemcnt Of his broad acres. Having ox.
creisod his judgment for years in such
direction of his own Affairs. II he con.
cludos that n Farmers Alliance Is what
Is hest calculated 70 give ,he corn.-y
good government he will stick 10 that |
rpiH.oH most stubbornly. Assuming
that the old parties should divide be-.
tween them all the yotera employed Ia
M other pursuits exccp, agriculture,
there nrc enough voters engaged In az.
rieul.ural pursuits, nearly 90 per cent
OF all, TO sweep tho country. In that
view their only problem Is one Of organ.
Izltion aud n common ground Of action.
New York Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer.