Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-03-26


Elk SENATOR INGALLS, has been in
terviwed by reporters at Boston and
also at Baltimore. At the latter place
he said regarding the Alliance:
This movement is building great
er than the majority of people in the
eastern slope are willing to admit.
1t presents one of the most interest
ing political problems of the age.
Here, in the east, where industries
and employments are diversified, its
progress Is not appreciated and the
strength it is gaining is not under
stood In the west, a purely agIicul-
tural section, it has taken u deep hold
on the public mind and the evolution
of the movement is closely watched
by our deepest thinkers and political
economists. These farmers have con-
cluded that there are wrongs existing
/ that need adjustment. The growth
of the organization is not ETHEREAL or
| spontaneous, but has come with q
| strong under-current of reason that
will ultimately land it on a solid foun-
dation which will defy all thee efforts
of political agitators to shake.
''Of course the blatant demagogues,
whose claims are unreasonable and
untenable, will not be the ones to car
ry this movement to the success L
look for it to reach. You will find,
however, that with the force behind it
and with even partial success these
agitators will be forced to give way
to the more conservative element, and
the leadership will be assumed by
men impelled alone by philanthropic
or patriotic feelings, and whose coun-
sci can safely be followed with the
assurance that it will lead to tangible
results The adjustment of the tariff,
the expansion of the circulating med
ium and other measures, the absence
of which thinking farmers believe un.
derlie the stagnation that now afflicts
them, will be advocated by the best
minds in the movement in such way
as to carry with them strong popular
feeling.
Il think it may be compared to the
feeling of republicanism which swept
over the country from 1856 10 1860
This result might be more quick
" reached could the west and
the south find more common ground
on which to stand. The east and the
north have recognized this all along
and have very adroitly prevented any
coalition. They know that In the
south anything that endangers local
government by the white element will
be resisted, and that every other in
terest will be sacrificed to that end
They have managed to strengthen
this feeling by an occasional menace
In the west sectional feeling has been
resorted to with varying success IN
til this year, when it signally failed
Such plays on the passions and inter
ests OF the sections have about reach
ed their limit. The sections are be
coming apathetic like to appeals anC
menaces, and when the one dies on
and the other is allayed we may lool
for coalition that will produce tangi
BILE results. The existing politica
parties, however, may. by their plat
forms and candidates nominated
E make such concessions to the allianc'
? as to cause the members to return Il
, their respective folds with the belle
that evils they seek to redress will b
reformed in their households"
Possibly if the Senator had USE
0 his powers in correcting the evils b
speaks of In the above. instead o
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would not have suffered the crushini
Z defeat it did at the last election.