The Red Cloud chief., 1891-03-27
INGALLS,.
lie Sees q Iormidabi. Change of Poiitie. Q,
the Farmers Movement.

lie Sees a Formidable Change Of foiitic. in
the Farmers Movement.
BALTIMORE, Md. March l9-Ex-Sen-
ator John j. Ingalls,, of Kansas, who
left here for New York yesterday.
speaking of the Farmers Alliance, said.
This movement IL building greater than
the majority OF people In the eastern stop,
are willing To- admit IL presents one of the
most Interesting political prob ems OF the
age. Here ia the east where Industries and
cmploym nts ar. diversified. it, progress l.
not apprcciat Il and TIA. strength ~ IL gain
ing II not Understood. In tho west. = purely
agri, ultural section. 10 hsstakcn "a deep hold
on III. public mind. and the evolution Of the
movement II Clo-cly watched by our deepest
thinkers and political economists. These
farmers have concluded that there are
wrongs existing that need adjustment. The
growth of the organization T. not ethereal ar
spontaneous. but has come with a strong I'M
der current 81 reason hat will ultimately
land IL on n solid foundation which Will
defy al the Efforts Of political a~git1tors
to shake. OF course the blatant dcma.
gogucs. whose claims are unrra~pu-
ab q aud uut"nabic. viii not be- the onr-
to carry this movement Ia tho success I Iook
for IL To reach. You viii nnd. however. that
W ia the force behind IL and with even par
tial success. these agitaiors viii De forced o.
give way to the more conservative element.
and I'll. leadership viii be assumed 10y men
iIDpc!lci alone by pbilanthrOpic or patri
otto feelings and whose counsel can safely be
loliow-d with the assurance that 10 wiIi lead
'o tang bic results.
Tho adjustment Of the tarIn. the expansion
of the circulating medium and other meas.
ures. the absence Of which thinking farmers
believe underlic the ~-tagnation that now AZ
fct- them will be advocated Nv the best
minds Ia the movement In such a way ss to
carry with them a strong popular feeling .
think u may tee compared Ia the feeling Of re-
pubIlcan!sm which swept over the country
from $50 to Issl This result might be more
quickly reached could the vest ana south
find common ground on which TO stand. Tn.
east and the north have recognized this all
along and have very adroi'ly prevented any
coalition. They know that Ia the south any.
thing that e~ndsnger- local government by
The white element will be resisted and
hat every other Interest ~dt De sac
rinccd to this end They have man f.
aged Co strengthen this feel nS
by an occasional menace In ca. .esf sec.
tionsI feeling has been rc-ortci 20 With
varying success until this year. when :; zig
nslly failed such plays on ID. passions and
intere-t- % the sections have aioat reached
their limit. The sections are b~~eomlnK sp
athletic alike to appeals and menace. and
" hen one dies oSf and thu other 0. silsyei
We may look for a coalition that Will produce
tang BILE results The s1is;inx political par. |
ties, however. may by ther platforms aud
the candifafes nominated make surh con.
c-ssioDs TO tEc alliance n. "a cause the men
beers TO return TO their respective folds With
the belief that the evii. that they .esk TO 70.
dress - "a be reformed In their h~0usehoIdA