The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
The Farmers Alliance.

The most ms ! us article Whl"h
has yet fallen from the facile pen OF
the editorial writer of our Demo-
cratic contemporary appeared in the
columns of that Journal last week
under the above caption.
The attempt was made and very
cleverly so. to arraign tins nHpNr aS
the ourspoken enemy Of the A llianc"
for having styled that Organization
"a Democratic SideShOW." etc.
THE REPUBLICAN, so far rs its
perception extends. has no reason to
change its opinion of the Ali 'nrP III
this state. 1t j. heing manipulated
by Democratic politicians for per-
sonal and party gain; its meetings
are being presided over Ivy the LEAF
ers of the Democracy and the farmers
are being coddled and cajolpd ty
men whose political life depends
upon the extent to which they can
presume upon the ignorance of this
sturdy and intelligent class Ofcur Gill
gems. We are convinced, however.
that the soicitudr our neighhor OK
presses for the Farmers Alliance,
was not born of an honest desire t"
see that organization prosper save in
so far as it may advance III" Interests
of the Democratic party; neither
does it arise f'nm an intention
cause of the Alliance, in "Dp1si'
ton to our opinion of the sane'
but If well founded rumrr is entitled
to credence, its anxiety for the wei
fare of this new factor in politics
springs from one of the most mPrct n.
ary motives ever evolved from the
mind of a willy and crafty politician.
It is a well known fact that most
determined effort is to he made this
fall by the Democracy to retain
power in the County Commissioners
Office in Garrett County and this end
is to he attained even at the expense
of the remainder of the ticket.
"But the best laid plans Of mice
and men aft gang a glee." and If we
tan he of assistance in exposing III"
dastartlly scheme now on the tdpiS
among the Democrats OF G. 'rrptt
County, whereby the Farmers Ali
ance is to he made the scappgoat by
whose assistance and upon whose
back the Democracy hopes t" again
ride into power in the Commi >ioner-
office, we shall feel fully and amply
repai6 for our efforts in this belalf.
In plain unvarnished language the
plan rs recently connected is this:
The Democratic party hopes to see,
and will use its kindly Offices to help
organize a branch of the Farmer
Alliance in this county, aud desires
above all things else to have the FIR
mers of the county become members.
without exception, of the Alliance.
Then, when the Democratic county
convention assemblies in O kland ihi-
fall, il will nominate FIR the Office If
commissioner three Democratic far
mara, who are also members of the
Farmers Alliance, and then every
farmer In the county who is an Alll-
ance man will he called upon to Sup-
port them, not as Democrats. but a.
Farmers Alliance candidates.
This j. we'll laid plan and shows
the fine Italian hand of a shrewd
politician, but rs Italians are not at
this time very highly este emrd in
this country. we are justified in say
ing that the workmanship of Italian
hands will not meet with much
favor.
We expect a denial of the above
statements, which AS already remark.
ef,are founded upon rum0r. We ex.
Dect loud and hitter denunc;atiun flr
having put the Republican farmers
OF Garrett County upon their guar';
we also expect 20 be "calIed names"
but the louder and the more wrathy
the denial is, the more firmly con,
WINGED will the people he that we
have lit our friends. the enemy, in a
tender spot and spoiled the greatest
political scheme OF the season.