The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-03-27
TRUTH FROM A RELIABLE
BUT UNEXPECTED SOURCE.
INGALLS, CONVERTED!
New England In Mourning The
West Rejoicing.


chester for Baltimore. after having
made brief visit to the scenes OF his
childhood and to his parents, who re-
side in West Roxbury.
Before leaving lie spoke freely to a
reporter concerning New England's
policy toward the West and South 10
the most caustic terms.
"The Republicans of New England"
he said, may paste this in their hats.
IF the next Republican Convention
dominates monopolist and the platform
contains declaration against free
coinage, unless some remarkable change
occur in public opinion, doubt if they
will carry two states west of the ALLIE
ghany Mountains"
Again he says: "The very pressure
Of economic questions has forced a
combination between the Western
States and those Of the Mississippi and
the Missouri Valleys, those of the Gull
and the Southeastern Atlantic States :;
between the great grain and cotton
producers, as against the manufacturing
and commercial interests Of the East.
This combination has been forced by,
the great and grasping characteristics
Of the Eastern capitalists
"The New England people do not
understand either the disposition
or the temper of the Western
people, and have not understood
them from the beginning. The Yankee
idea seems to be to treat the demands
ofthe West with derision and contempt.
The people there have become tired OF
being ridiculed and of having their
favorite measures of legislation over
ridden, and are determined to secure
for themselves the privileges which it
has been the custom of the East to- set
aside for itself. This is the back bone
of the Alliance movement, and among
the last things its leaders would be
likely to harken to would be the warn
ings from the noneyed interests Of the
New England States.
"a crisis is threatened and it will
take the combined wisdom of the
country to avert it. BY this crisis q
Inc Of separation between the East and
the West will be drawn, and it will be
preeipitated unless there is a modifica-
ton Of the proscriptive and intolerant
criticism which prevails against West
ern men and measures. The conse-
quenees of such a crisis cannot be
predicted, buf they will be momentous.
The West md South want revision
and adjustment of the tariff, they want
the free coinage Of silver, they want d
series Of economic measures to protect
their agricultural interests, and every
word Of derisispee - forth from New
England does not tend to increase their
coincidence in their Yankee fellow
countrymen.
"The West and South know their
power. They know, by the adjustment
Of the political forces of the country
according to the eleventh census. that
the seat Of power has been transferred
to them. They know that if they
unite, as they are likely to do, that
they can elect majority of the Senate,
majority of the House Of Represen-
tetives and majority of the Electoral
College. Where would New England
be 1? There would be no need of revo
luton. New England could then be
lcgislated to the place it desires the
West to occupy. New England wants
gold basis. The West and South are
unanimous for free coinage; they want
large increase in the circulating
medium, and all that New England
may do to the contrary cannot change
this determination. They have long
submitted. for the sake of party. to
New England's tariff demands, but they
will submit no longer.
This new political movement in the
West is misunderstood by the East
purposely misunderstood, it would
seem. There are but few of the West.
eri States that are not within the grasp
Of tie secret lodges of the Farmers
Alliance. Its surprising growth in
Ohio, which started with $4,000
members and promises to have $50, 900
by the next election, is equalled 10
several other States, and for President
Eliot, Of Harvard College, to tell these
people that they are ignorant aud do
not know what they are doing is not
likely to modify their opinion Of
Eastern instruction. AS a matter OF
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