The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-01
ATALK VITA pRgsloENr POLK.
Some of His Views ON Finance aud poiiti-
cal Questions

Some of His Views ON Finance aud Poiiti-
cal Questions
RICHMOND, VA, August l8.-Col
l.. l.. Polk, president of the Farmers
National Alliance, who was here to-day
attending a meeting of the State Con-
y~entlon of the Order, was interviewed
on important questions connected with
the political contest of 1892. What fol-
lows are the authorized u~tterances ofthe
president ofthe National Alliance, The
colored people have an entirely separate
Alliance from the whites. They num-
Der, SO Col Polk las been told by Mr..
Humphreys, of Texas, their president,
about l,250,0O0. The colored Alliance.
as a rule, has white organizers. They
are working in perfect harmony with the
whites.
"What effect will the Alliance move
ment have upon the State election in
Virginia next f4il?" asked the newspa-
pers man, coming down to politics.
"That L cannot tell;" replied Col
Polk. 81 have not talked politics
with any members of the Order in this
State. 1t is something l have nothing
to do with. The National Alliance takes
no part in State affairs. In the canvass
in my State (North Carolina) last fall l
refused to take any part whatever in the
contest"
"Would you mind saying how the AL
lance people in Virginia look upon a
second term for Senator Dgniel?"
"As L have lust remarked. L know
nothing whatever of politics in Virginia,
ard of course l don't know what course
the members of the Order will pursue
with regard to the matter of Daniels
reelection"
"Col Polk, will the next Congress
pass a free coinage Of silver bill?"
IL do not believe it will. If they do
so it will be because that body believes
that such a measure will be defeated in
the Senate; or even ii passed by that
branch will be vetoed by the Presideut.''
in the event that Congress fails to
pass a silver bill how will it affect Mr..
Cleycland's svailbility as u Presidential
nominee"
sit would not increase il certainly
"If Mr.. Cleveland is nominated by
the Democrats, and, taking into consid-
Grafton his record on the coinage ques-
ton, will he receive the support or the
Farmers Alliance and other agricultu-
rists?"
mo, [ do not believe that any sell
respecting Alliance man would support
HIM in view Of his position on that subj
ject."
"What will be the attitude, Colonel,
of the Farmers Alliance in the national
campaign of next ycar?"
"As an organization it can take nc
part in IL, but its members as citizens
will have perfect freedom. 1 will say
that the sentiment in favor OF IL Third
Party is gaining strength every day
among the Masses"
"Who is prominently spoken OF as
the candidate of the Peoples party fol
Prcsident?"
"Ne n is now prominently spoken
of III that connection. My name has
been mentioned for a place on the tick.
ct, but / have no desire to hold any pc.
litical office and have so declared time
and again."
President Polk seems to fell confident
that Cleveland will be the Democratic
nominee in 1892. The calculation Of
Mr.. Clevelands's friends, the C,louc'
thinks, is that there will be no result at
the polls, and that The election will be
thrown into the House Of Representa-.
lives.
A reporter present just here suggest t.
MI. Cleveland will be elected"
mo. BE sure that you do not pu,
me down as saying so. l do not think
So"
Colonel, you have been recently
quoted by newspaper correspondents as
saying that your Order have determined
to make a clean sweep of your oppo.
nents in the United States Senate. Is
it so?"
"That interview was manufactured.
L never gave utterauce to any such sen.
timents. Yes it was a romance"
Speaking of the growing popularity oi
the Order and the Peoples party, Pres.
ident Polk SAID that its friends are not
confined to agriculturists. Business
men, merchants, said he, laborcrs and
the working people are joining its ranks
The party could in a contest, he thought,
count with some unanlmity upon the
support of the great labor organizations,
the Farmers Mutual Benefit Associa-
ton, and similar bodies in the country.
The latter organization, Col Polk said,
is very similar in its principles and aims
to the Alliance. They think theirs have
the better organization, and we are,
therefore, cooperating with them.
In reply to a question Col. Polk said
that he had not heard that the Republi-
cans at Washington had been sending
circulars to the colored Alliance men in
this State and North Carolina not 20
join secret orders. "We have never
made any appeals TO the colored pco-
ple," continued the Colonel. ito leave
their political party and We do not in
tend to do so. That is Il matter with
themselves.-News and Courier.
livingston Ite-elected President
ATLANTA, August 20.-The State
Alliance ibia morpinv oIactoJ Iivipu-