New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-04-20
TALKS AGAINST FUSION
Deputy Auditor Jorgenson leading Ali
ance Man, does not Take any
stock in it.
He Roasts Donnelly and Fish to Turn
and Makes Plain Statements Regard
ing the Democrats.
A Fusion with the Latter, he Says, Would
Mean the Defeat Of their Own
Cherished Chances.

Auditor Jorgenson the other day and in
the course of short conversation succeed
ed in bringing out some interesting views
relative to the Alliance sentiment in this
state. Mr.. Jorgenson is president Of the
county Alliance, is a close observer, and
has some very pronounced opinions.
For instance, when questioned as to the
probability of fusion between the ALI
ance and Democrats in Minnesota, he said
sOf course the air is full of rumors about
fusion and plotting and scheming Of all
sorts, but I do not take much stock in
them. In forming an opinion asto what
the Alliance will do in this state, | do
not base my conclusions upon what
the papers may have to say about the
plans of this or that real or pretended
leader. But the action of that organiza-
ton on former occasions shows the dis
nosition of it's members and indicates
what they will be most likely to do in
the future. Two years ago strenuous eff
forts were made by certain leaders to
keep the Alliance away from indepen-
dent action and to support the Republic
can state ticket, especially Merriam fol
governor. The mass of the members
however, turned deaf ear to any talk
of that kind, nominated an independent
ticket, worked and voted for it in spite
of the lukewarmness of the leaders and
the result was moral victory for the
Alliance. In the last legislature, the
leaders came to the front with a mind
made up to counteract this success, and
went and fused with the Democrats.
That fusion in turn became a moral de
feat The Democrats were all right as
far as the division of spoils was con-
cerned; they were honest and gave the
Alliance it's full share of the offices; but
when it came to a principle, real re-
form measure, the Australian ballot sys-
TEN for instance, they were no longer
in favor of united work, but turned right
around and labOred to defeat what was
wise and Just. The Alliance, therefore,
knows now, if it did not before, what flu
sion with the Democracy means. It
would simply be the swapping off of
principles for a share in the spoils and
nothing else. Some seekers after office
night be in favor of such scheme, but
the principle object of the organization
is not office-g getting. The rank and file
of the Alliance people in Minnesota is
made up of sincere and honest men who
have Joined the organization for princi-
pies sake. They believe in direct taxa
ton for revenue instead of ''tariff for
revenue" (the income tax); they believe
in government control instead of corpor-
alton control of our money system and
of the means of transportation and COM
munication, or, in onr word, they believe
something must be done to prevent capt.
talistic power from grinding down the
average citizen of all classes to slavery
and proverty. -.. q
Now if the democratic party had the
same object in view, then fusion would
be a matter of course. But there's every
reason to believe that in every one of
these reform measures and others of the
same kind, the democrats would do the
very same thing as they did in the last
legislature, turn against them to defeat
them. There is nothing therefore to
gain for the Alliance by schemeing and
trading. On the contrary, there is only
one tllllS W 90, anu tllttt ID W SIdllel 1lhe
honest men by the cause they have enlis-
ted to serve, no matter whether they are
ma jority or a minority"
Here he broke off from the fusion
question for moment and turned him.
self to a nut brown ROAST of certain lead
ers within the Alliance who are endea-
voring to assume control. ''The ques-
ton now" he said, sis whether the sober
common sense of the average members
\ prevails in the Alliance or Third Party
convention or not. Will they have the
courage to consign to their proper place
those men who ever since the last cam
pain have been engaged in scratching the
eyes out of each other? Will they have
the manhood and moral courage to sit
down on this absolutism and bossism,
this decided disposition to take the con
troll of affairs out of the hands of the
people themselves, which has manifested
itself ever since the Cincinnati convention
took place? If they have not, the Ali
ance will lose more than those bosses are
worth. In the Minnesota Alliance there
is a strong element of Scandinavians and
North Germans. These people are in the
habit of doing some little thinking OF
their own; their ideas are all homemade
they don't get them from the pope. They
are getting along without a popein reIi-
gion, they will get along without pope
in politics. They have a certain natural
disposition to do business with God anG
the devil without a middleman. They
will never appreciate the idea of boss
with mob behind him to carry out :
reform. If political poperism, therefore
is to be forced upon them, they will sim
ply do the same thing again as they have
done before, turn protestant.
Henry Crone is paying for eggs II
cts cash n cts in trade.