The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-15
no THIRD PARrN
President q. 9. Hall Opposed . a

President o. 9. Hall Opposed % a.
Scheme.
The following Is taken from an inter
view with U. s. Hall, president OF the
Farmers and Laborers' Union OF Mlsso
uri, published recently in the st. Louis
Republic.
81 will speak only for myself, not
having full consultation with all OF my
brother officers of the state union OF
Missouri, and will say that | Will not
vote for or support any political party
that will declare itself against free coin
age of silver; nor will l vote for or
support any political party that will de-
clare itself against the increase OF the
volume of money in the United States
81 feel that it is right that every
honest man should have, whether ne De
a creditor or a debtor, that the credit
or should be allowed to pay his debts
with the same volume OF money per
capita in circulation as at the time OF
the contracting of the debt. Now,
since the contracting of billions OF dol
lars of debts by the western people the
volume of currency has been diminish
ed, thereby increasing the volume oil
their debts, or what is equivalent to the
same thing, lessening their power to
ray these debts.
Nor will l support any political
party that does not come out in its plat
form in favor of the removal OF the
present heavy tariff tax from the neces-
saries OF life that the poor OF our coun-
try must have AS view it the tariff
issue is by far the most important issue
before the people. For IL we increase
the volume Of currency and leave in ex-
istance the present Ubiquitous system Of
tariff taxation, the money that the peo-
pie would get would surely be taken
from them, and we would have billion
aires where we now have mllllonalres.
There are not less than billion dol
lars year transferred from the peck.
cts OF the farming and laboring class Of
this country to the pockets of the bene'
ficiaries of the protected industries
through this tariff system. This money
would all remain in the pockets OF the
people to whom it rightfully belongs,
and would certainly OF itself greatly In
crease the volume OF currency. The
only remedy then Is to stand to the just
principles OF the alliance, which are
conservative and right, namely, to
abolish all forms OF class Legislation
and let every man stand an equal
chance in the race for wealth, with tbs
government keeping its hands of"
"Ycur family has always been demo
cratic, has it not?"
Eyes, and [ still feel the same way
but am f.av the principles OF the order
as above stated. over and abovn the IN
nuence OF partisan politics, an have
never. since being connected with TIL;
organization, in public speech or pri
vate talk, made any statement differlrE
from or inconsistent with the remarks
have just made" :,
"What will the farmers alliance az
in the next national campaign
That is a question Impossible U
answer at the present time, and will II
nv opinion will be largely determined
by the action taken by the polltlca
| parties between now and that time
There are some persons outside thu
order maliciously, and some inside tn
order unwittingly, trying to draw TN
attention of the farmers oil TINS count
| from their greatest curse, the protec
tive tariff, by saying that 1t does no
compare in importance to the 1arm.n.
classes with the money question. Bu
| viewing it as | do, we're every othe
lust demand OF the alliance enforced D.
/ law. the farmers would receive but Ill
tie. if any. relief from their present de
pressed condition if they are to be rot
bed by the manufacturers OF the easter
states and to be cut off from their for
eign markets by the retaliatory tariff
of other nations on account OF on
present tariff system. Complete rec
procity is all that we can ask on TN
tariff question"
.0Thcn YOU are in favor Of Mr.. Blaine
reciprocity scheme?" o..
al am not in favor of any reciprocit
that does not reciprocate. Mr.. Blame
| reciprocity will reciprOcate for IN
manufacturer of the east, and will carr
our improved farming machinery to on
competitors in the grain markets OF I'll
world. but will not open up any marker
for our surplus agricultural products
which amount to about 20 per cent OF a
our national exports"
DO YOU look with favor upon th
third party movement within the all
| ancc?"
l
because our constitution is dlrectl
against partisan political action by tn
alliance; and second, because L shout
greatly prefer more speedy remed
than long and tedious one iii one 8
ALI that would arise through the OF
ganization OF third political party
Besides, any political party composed
one class Of people, must OF necessity
reflect the interests of that class. G
what they conceive to be their Interests
ut the expense of other classes, thereo
violating thy principles OF justice, an
no political party can long exist in on
Government that does So"
"Will the alliance of Missouri be rel
resented at the Cincinnati third part
convention?"
Not through any official act OF mine
| have advised the order not to pu
themselves in an attitude that will con
nit them to the organization OF thlr
political party at this time, and L hoT
it will not be necessary to do so at an
time in the future. Sending delegate
to the Cincinnati convention woul
commit the alliance to any action take
by that convention, and the controllin
spirits of that convention will unique
,iunably be men who have for saver;
years been laboring in third part
movements of various kinds"
The Connecticut Governorship.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, May 1l.-Atto