Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-06
TWO CENTS.

the Farmers Alliance, for In the next presi-
DENTAL election, il the Farmers Alliance
should carry many states without having a ma
jority of the whole electoral college, the sim
pie result would be that there would be no
election by the people. ss IL is called, and the
present House of Representatives, having q
very large democratic majority Of states as
well as members. would elect the democratic
candidate in constitutional and regular way,
although he may have carried the smallest
number OF states. As to the danger Of the re-
publican party, it is that the Farmers Alliance
may carry in the next presidential election
some states that would otherwise vote for the
republican candidate and thus. in effect. IL
tnere should be no election by the people, give
the election to the democratic candidate by the
House OF Representatives
Nv hat do you think will be the issue of the
presidential campaign proper"
what i have said before substantially an
swers your question. The republicans will
doubtless stand by the same ground for justice
and equality of rights among the citizens of the
United States and fair elections and for the
protection Of American labor and industries
that 1t has maintained hitherto"
SILVER WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE.
DO you think that silver will be an issue in
the next election?'
II don't think it will be an issue between the
republican and democratic parties. for think
that the democratic party will hardly wish TO
make the silver question an issue to the extent
OF running any considerable risk of separating
silver and gold as the coin money OF the coun-
try, and certainly the great body Of the repub-
hcan party am sure will not. Up 10 the point
Of safety have no doubt the republican part
will be in favor Of using silver as money as il
always has been. What the Farmers Alliance
platform, II il should nominate a candidate for
President, will be on that topic 1 am quite
unable 70 saw
How is the feeling Of unrest among certain
classes to be metz
Il think it is to be met as every other
disturbance in society ought to be-by candid
consideration, by correct information, Just
reasoning and the enactment of such laws as
may fairly appear to be promotive Of the gen.
eraI public good. 1t is upon such considera-
tions that every government Of the people must
be carried on
what might II lead to? IL communism at the
bottom of it?'
THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT.
"A third party movement" replied the SEN
ator, docs now exist in the Farmers Alliance
enterprise. II successful to the extent of hav-
ing the President and both houses Of Congress
1t would doubtless lead to the enactment Of
the measures they have already indicated and
then In very short time whether those meas
ures were good for the farmers or extremely
bad for them would msnifestly appear.
w Hot tniuh COMMUNISM at the
bottom Of the Farmers Alliance movement.
The percentage Of communists in this country
Is, believe, at present almost infinitesimally
small The great body of laboring people OF
the country. which. taking all the departments
OF human activity. embraces probably ninety
five one-hundredths of the whole number OF
grown-up people, are altogether too intelligent
and too honest to think that communism will
be OF any benefit to them or their families. but
they believe that it is destructive Of private
rights, Of personal prosperity and personal
happiness, and if carried into practice would
effect the maintenance Of the vicious and the
lazy and the ignorant ont of the toll Of the in
telligent and industrious people"
How might the finances Of the country be
affected by this movement"
The finances Of the country always depend
very largely upon the confidence that people
engaged in business and people having capital
have in the administration Of its government
II any Of ne movements of which we have
been fpeakaag sAould appear 90 formidable ai
to make unseund iegislaison % IN probable
the fpancss Of the country would be very
greatly disturbed, and that. Of course, would
disturb every, branch of labor and business
This everybody perfectly understands"