The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-08-20
FARMER TALK ON THE TARIFF.

MILLER PURvIs, leading lecturer of
the Farmers Alliance and the editor of
Farmers Alliance newspaper, says the
Alliance and the Peoples party are
separate organizations. Mr.. Purvis is
an old Republican and while he is
violently opposed to the robber tariff
fathered by Mckinley, he he not in
sympathy with some of the planks in
the Peoples party platform. He seems
to take very practical and sensible
view of the situation. In an interview,
first published on Sunday, MIR. Purvis
says:
what are your objections to the Re-
publican party?"
principally on the tariff issue. The
party must get back to where il was
prior to 1860 on this question. While
not an issue at that time the party
favored incidental protection, and It
seems to me that tariff for revenue is
all any man could ask"
"How many Republicans in the state
believes as you do on this issue"
""Fifty thousand would be q low
estimate"
"What number of the $4,000 will vote
for Campbell or against Mckinley"
"That is difficult to estimate, but L
would cay that at least 25,000 of them
will support Campbell and the number
may exceed these figures. Others will
vote the Peoples ticket"
"From what you say take it that the
farmers are making astudy of the tariff
and becoming educated on the subject
ofprotectionP"
Eyes. They have been advised by the
leaders to study political economy, and
this has induced them to familiarize
themselves with the issue. In former
years the farmer, as rule, kept their
hands off the tariff and financial policy
of the government, believing that only
the leaders could understand and mas
ter such questions. They would listen
to the stump speakers of their respec-
tive parties and consider their utter
ances as gospel truth, the Democrat and
Republican each sticking to his party.
Now, they are enlightened on the ques-
tions, and have opinions of their own ?"
aside from the tariff, is there any
thing else that is likely to cause dissat-
isfaction from the Republican candi-
date for governor, especially among the
farmers 2"
Eyes. They feel that they have had
enough of Sherman and his policy"
ain what way will this feeling affect
the vote of Mckinley"
"a vote for Mckinley under the pres
ent conditions and circumstances
would amount to an indorsement of
Sherman and his policy. These objec-
tions will enter more largely into the
campaign than many suppose and the
number to be influenced by them will
be surprise"
"Then you believe Mckinley will be
defeated, do you?"
The election is an uncertain guam
tity, but would not be surprised to see
Mckinley defeated by the largest vote
of any man since John Brough was
elected in 1863"
"Will it be money campaign ?"
"Most certainly it will. Mckinley Is
already using money. The Republi-
cans have commenced the canvas early,
probably because they have more fruit.
ful sources of revenue than the Demo
crate."
"What of the Peoples party? viii
they have money to put into the can
vass? ?"
"No. We have no money, ard will
probably have not much more than S5.-
000to put in the canvass. That much
Is in sight, and we will probably get a
little additional through small vOluu-
tary contributions from our members
throughout the state"
elbow about the legislature? Will the
Alliance hold the balance of power"
THAT is uncertain, but l think we
have good show for 1t. We expect to
elect representatives in GaIlis, High
land, Adams, Pike, Darke, Huron,
Portage, Seneca and Delaware. These
counties are considered as certain to
send Alliance men to the legislature,
while we have fighting chance in
Hardin, Logan, Shelby, Miami, Ashta-
bula, Mahonjng, Trumbull and KuOX.
In some of the latter the chances are
decidedly in our favor There is gen
eral dissatisfaction on the Western Re-
serve, aud this Is not confined to the
legislative ticket. Mckinley viii lose
many votes there, aud liom present ap.
peaTances it would seem that this will
Offset in that section alone the loss to
Campbell in Hamilton county"
"In the event that the Alliance Sc
cures the balance of power ia the legis-
lature, who will be their candidate for
United States senator?'
"John SeitZ. There will be no one
else in il SO far as the Alliance is con.
cerped."
"At what do you estimate the vote of
the Peoples party in the state?"