The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-27

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aud sell Is taken way. This plane had
70 be dropped because n uelegate from
Newark iuttnated that the Stale Liquor
Dealers Association would make short
WORK OF a party that voted CIR attempted
to Interfere with their profitable business.
The h1lt has ~alreatty begun between the
Peoples party leaders aud some of the
ProhibltionistS
FARMERS LEAGUE.
III the uprer part Of New Jersey there
is what is known as the Farmers Ma
tlonal Puliticsl League. the same as
nouriShes in the New England States and
Central New York. where the Alliance
pever gaiued II hold. There are organiza-
lions III Sussex. Warren, Bergen, and
then there are remnants Of them in
Salem and Cumberland counties. They
made particular effort to get these lower
counties. but the Alliance was so we'll
planted there that their organizer made
little headway. They believe about the
same as the Alliance in education and
moral Improvement of the farmers, but
in politics they do not believe in putting
out any ticket for oppositiof to The old
party, but prefer working with the Old
parties If they can get them to make
pledges TO the league. They came into
existence about the time that the ALL
anre WIS creating so much political eX-
element in the West. Their purpose
was To gather the farmers into Il more
I COuScth illFc UIIdiltLAblON-
In Burlington County there is the
Farmers National Industrial Union. 1t
was originated by Professor e. g. Travis.
ap artist who lives about three miles
from Burlington City. He has gathered
around him about twenty-five farmers,
mostly members of the Grange, aud they
meet weekly in one of the school houses
and discuss how they can reform the
universe. Wfils this has u constitution
OF a national character a I'd devises that
its government Shall consist of local,
township, county Stale and National
unions. il has made ve1y little progress.
and there are only Two organizations in
the whole United States Que is near
Travls's nome and the other is at Rauco-
cas-, a QUAKER locality. They have SINH
lar ideas To the other three in reference
10 securing fair representation in the
Legislature and more economical admin
istration of the State government, pledg-
ing old line candidates., and when they
refuse to be pie iged, opposing them.
TRIO OF HUSBANDRY.
1t will probably be unjust 20 class the
Patrons of Husbandry among the former
class of organizations. nevertheless they
are a body of people having peculiar no.
lions as to their particular industry and
government. The Grange, particularly
in New Jersey, is not as strong as it WAS
ten years ago. 1t has become a great
big family tea party. The Grange has
in its constitution IL very pleasant means
OF bringing q number OF very good peo-
Die together OF Il working basis. If tue
figures could be ascertained as to the
membership the extent of the decrease
could be stated. but in the reports made
only generalities are dealt with. 1t
would oe safe 10 say in its membership
the women outnumb Der the men.
The old Grange idel OF having the con-
sumner buy directly from the producer
and do away with the middle man Is not
so much heard OF. Here and there there
are local alliances that have a purchasing
agent. and VINO buys fertilizers and
agricultural implements in a direct way,
saving some percentage for the farmer.
but the idea was never enlarged as it was
expected, and in some OF the
smaller Oranges no attention is
paid TO it any more. The Grange
in politics has never been active because
OF the presence OF SC many women.
The only time recently that they demon
strated that they did vote was last year,
when the Statehouse was being improved;
there was no place for them to meet, and
they were obliged to go outside aud hire
a hall. They all rather took umbrage at
this treatment, and declared that the
Democrats, who owped the Statehouse.
would discover that the Changers all had
a vote. Whether they carried out their
threat or not could not be traced in the
result last November.
SOCIALISTS.
The Socialistic Labor party, which has
placed George b. Klein of Elizabeth in
nomination for Governor, claims that iU
has 5000 members in New Jersey. This
Is Mr.. ke1n'S own statement, aud a re-
markable one, as there seems 10 be no
trace of organization among the people Of
that party. Klein even has gone 80 far rs
to declare that they expect a ballot of TO-
0o0 votes In the coming election, and they
are likely to come from both parties.
While they have the name of being So
c~lalists, they claim that they are mild So
c~lai1sts, and have nc sympathy or fedora
ton with Anarchists or revolutiouists.
They want a better system of government,
and believe that legislation can reform
existing abuses. They expect in a few
years to be strong enough TO command
them to terms. George B. Klein, their
candidate for Governor, once resided in
Philadelphia and now is in the painting
business in Elizabeth.
= The "Mutualists" organization has
never reached below Newark in New
Jersey. They are devoted to mutual az.
1t Is an organization seeking to secure
fair wages TO fair labor. fair services
to fair custom, fair profits to fair dealers,
fair dividends TO fair capital" They are
banded together for the purpose of ex-
tending unionism. They agree only TO
uedk Win SuCu stores was secure their
goods from manufacturers that employ
union labor. Henry A. Beckmeyer, who
was lately interested in the Industrial
Senate. is editor of the Mutual Aid pub
LEGATION, whlchis devoted to this mutual
legion. just now the MutualisGs are
having a great deal to say about the in
crease IN the price of coal. and they have
just organized a consumers circle,
and are securing pledges to a scheme
which has for its object "a compact.
The head of the compact reads:-
II will buy what you make and sell,
II you buy and use what l make aud
SELL" Out of all this they expect there
viii grow a decided movement against
the old parties. In a recent issue of the
Mutual Aid the following ~
was printed:-"There is q big difference
between casting your vote as an or
ganized consumer, the citizen of an in
commonwealth, and casting it as
you do now as the political subject of a
political State under hidden plntocratic
rule. To him that seeks, light will come.
Think it out" In their publications |
they give a list of all stores in the differ
ent cities has have fair prices aud are
worthy of the support Of the ~unlonists.
PROHIBITION CLAIMS.
The Prohibitlonists claim that there
will be no 1eSerterS in their ranks thic