Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-25
TIE CROP As A POLITICAL FACTOR.

TIE CROP As A POLITICAL FACTOR.
It is a fact that is receiving the
notice OF the entire press of the country
that the new political departure.
known as the farm r. alliance, H. rap
idly falling to pieces before the glOri1u-
revelation of the abundant crop that
has blessed the great northwest this
season. The vast array Of farmers who.
while depressed aud discnnteuted by
a succession Of failing crops and pOlr
markets, were clevrrly ba'ringued by a
lot Of designing politicians aud made
20 believe that the Republican party
were responsible for all their misf0r-
tunes, have now no time TO listen to
these sophistries. aud with we'll filled
graneries and a "a sing market are now
able to see with what baseless argu-
ments they have been led astray, and
are returning 10 the old faith so rapid.
~ rs TO utterly deprive the alliance #
any basis Of organization whatever,
save what may be sffJrded by such
pu.e and undsuDted patriots a. Igna
titus Donnelly, Senator PETER aud
Scckless jerry : mTspn. These men
and their immediate following. who
were alliance mel "'lr revenue oniy,u
can scarcely realize lat the new party
which burst upon { e nation in such a
plaze Of glory aud Enthusiasm at Gin
cinnati IN May ls. has actually and
absolutely disarT AIRED from the fac
Of The earth, a. { e frost disappears be-
fore the uorniD sun, but they will
realize IL when 1ey 90 out amo1g the
farmers Of Ka ss-, Nebrasks, Iowa, I
Minnesota anC the Dakotas, where the
craze was wild spread and endeavor 10
renew the teachings OF last year. Then
with ruin staring them IN the face, the
farmers were ready to grasp at any
straw that promised a change for the
better, and the spacious argument of
these teachers ofthe gospel was eagerly
seized upon and adopted as a means
Of redemption. The effect was seen
IN the election Of last falls, wherein the
wholesale detection from the Repub-
licau ranks actually threatened the
life Of the party, but before the results
of thO~e elections have had time To be
come in any way operative on the
policy Of the nation there 10 a sea-
son Of such uDquestioned prosperity to
the til.ers Of the soil as bas rarely been +
and which u once lif.s them
from property TO independence. l.
they are thinking men they U Il real
lie that they have no longer any cause
complaint or any reason { wander
after any new and ials goods, aud
those who do not think FOR themselves
must surely admit that the party that
wss alleged to be the author Of their
misfortune is now entitled TO the
of their good fortune. 1t - a
rule that doe.n't work both way,
we do not believe that even the
Iilver-tOngued Ignatius could now sue
urge enlistment under the 4;
Illisnce banner, IN search Of the Z 4
Dor do that is now found. I
Like ali other political departures
he alliance movement was a Demo- :
ratio aid society, drawing ninety per 7
ent Of its strength from the Republi- '
an ranks. and for this reason aided (
nd abetted by the Democratic Leaders, /
rho saw in the enormous detection
rOm the party in Republican states a ;
loriOus promise Of victory for the y
democrats in 1872 II was an alluring 9
icture, but it lie wiped out by Gods :
1T to the people-the abundant crop :
'9l. Another year Of failure would ;
ave been a godsend to the Democratic ii
but an ins0Rutable providence :
as denied IL this Fictitious aid, and IL =
now make its campaign on its q
and its record, such as they are.