The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-06-17
ALLIANCE FEATHERHEAOS.
Southern Democrats Join Western Repub-
Iicans in Defying the Alliance Cranks
and Soreheads.

Southern Democrats Join Western Repub-
Iicans in Defying the Alliance Cranlks
and Soreheads.
There are evidences that the demo-
Gratis in the southern states are not go
ing to submit to be bulldozed any longer
by the Farmers Alliance. This change
in the condition of things in that region
will give satisfaction to all courageous
and self-respecting republicans and
democrats. The south has submitted to
alliance dictation too long already. and
and has thus forfeited the respect OF
spunky and clear-headed men every
where. In the west the republicans
stopped all temporizing with the ALI
ance long ago, and are stronger and
more aggressive in consequence. Inc
management of that organization has
fallen into the hands of caoal OF
featherheads. impracticables and bath
erskites who could never acquire
any standing in any other party,
and who cannot command the con-
fidence or regard of conservative,
thoughtful men anywhere. They at
tempt to form pools in agricultural
products without knowledge OF even
the alphabet of the laws of trade. They
gravely propose financial schemes
which have been fully and fairly tried
in many places and under the most
favorable conditions, but which have
invariably led to disaster. If the hold
your-wheat" cry of the alliance bosses
last fall had been needed, ruin would
have come to half the farmers of the
west. If the land-currency idiocy were
to be tried here, even for single year,
a condition of financial prostration and
business disaster such as has Overtaken
the Argentine republic would inevitably
come as consequence
Even from the rigidly partisan point
of view, of course, the southern demo-
Gratis are safe in striking back at the
alliance. That organization cannot
hurt them, although few timid demo
Gratis appear to think otherwise. The
democracy will hold every southern
state this year, in spite of all the ALI
ance can. directly or Indirectly, do IN
favor of the republicans. In presiden-
tial years the minor organizations sell
dom have much weight in the political
scale. The great bulk of the voters
will divide up between the two great
parties. There is a probability that
the third party. whatever it may be
called. will secure a few congressman
in the south and west, but no reason
able being believes that its influence
will go farther. The campaign
will be too exciting and active to per-
nit intelligent and philosophical men
to throw away their ballots on presi-
Dental candidates who have no chance
TO win in any contingency. In the
south the alliance men will go back TO
the democracy, and in the west they
will fall in line with their old COM
rades of the republican party. Under
such circumstances it would be the
height of folly for either of the great
parties to make any compromise with
| the alliance bosses. These magnates
NAV, in 1898 or 1894, recover a little ot
their old potency, but even this Is i'm
probable. At all events they ART
| powerless for harm this year anC
| should not be treated with or coddled
under any Observation-Disclosures
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